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Hi @pngbee74 Welcome I see your experience some pain in your arm? Interesting I had a pacemaker with defibrillator for about 10 years and can't say I had any pain in my arms. Does your pacemaker so a defibrillator? The kind of pain your describing sounds like a shock but at.least when I had to gets delivered a treatment It was brief and in my chest. I noticed you talked about TKR in another post could it have something to do with that? I'm not familiar with that problem but I also know that pacemakers usually only can affect the heart area . I have heard of people complaining about a strange sensation from the leads of the pacemaker but usually there in around your heart area. The only problem I remember is an itchy type feeling at the pacemaker location . But I also know any issues with the pacemaker itself will be recorded on the device and the EP doctor can check that when they download the pacemaker. Let me know n if I can help further and what type you have.
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Thanks for your input. The pain is in my shoulder and left arm. There is no relation to the total knee replacement (TKR). I do have follow up from my electrophysiologist and have a home monitor, which is checked automatically. I have regular follow up appointments. Regards, Pat

Good evening, after seeing your post that you have a pacemaker and defibrillator you got my attention. I just need to talk to someone. I have both as well, a couple weeks ago my defibrillator went off 5 times while I was taking a shower. I stayed a week in the hospital on blood thinners and waiting on an ablation for afib. Since this incident I have been very depressed and full of anxiety, so bad that I have thought about having the shocking function cut off. I am so full of anxiety I feel like I’m losing my mind. Do you have any help advise.