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Pacemaker recipients: Looking for support from others

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@pngbee74

Hi: I've had PM for 10 months. I still have minor pain from time to time. After surgery, it was quite painful and that lasted many months. It's a tricky area to operate on. My surgeon was gruff and not at all concerned about my pain level, during surgery and after! I still have pain during some activities. Hang in there- it does improve.

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ajnewyork | @ajnewyork | Mar 7, 2022

Thanks for getting back to me with your experience. I was starting to wonder about pain too because my doctor wrote to me that it should mostly clear up in 10 days, but I'm on day 12 and am still experiencing pain and sensitivity that is completely tolerable (I quite the tylenol a week ago), but I'm wondering when it will ease. Naturally, I re-injure the incision site a little bit on most days as my range of motion improves and my activity level increases. Using some ice tonight! I'm also tired but in a different way, thank goodness, than before when my bradycardia was so symptomatic and scary. This just feels like regular tiredness and I think it will get better.
Thanks again!

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