Comments on: Heart Valve Replacement Surgery – Pacemaker Complications After Open Heart Surgery! http://heart-valve-surgery.net/heart-valve-replacement-surgery-pacemaker-complications/option. Surviving and Recovering From Heart Valve Surgery Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:17:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Candice http://heart-valve-surgery.net/heart-valve-replacement-surgery-pacemaker-complications/option./comment-page-1#comment-47 Candice Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:17:17 +0000 http://heart-valve-surgery.net/?p=204#comment-47 Hi I seem to be inthe same boat. My pm is 7 years old. Has dislodge drastically have Togo under ga to remove it as battery has aged. Doc say that with the tugging to remove it the leads may get damaged and thefore will have to undergo open heart surgery.... They tried to do it with local to day but had to abadone procedure to painful and pm way to deep and lodged in fibroustissue. Will operate on we'd/ Thursday. Good luck to you Hi I seem to be inthe same boat. My pm is 7 years old. Has dislodge drastically have Togo under ga to remove it as battery has aged. Doc say that with the tugging to remove it the leads may get damaged and thefore will have to undergo open heart surgery…. They tried to do it with local to day but had to abadone procedure to painful and pm way to deep and lodged in fibroustissue. Will operate on we’d/ Thursday.
Good luck to you

]]> By: Kamma http://heart-valve-surgery.net/heart-valve-replacement-surgery-pacemaker-complications/option./comment-page-1#comment-46 Kamma Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:41:07 +0000 http://heart-valve-surgery.net/?p=204#comment-46 Hello I was curious as well. I am also on my third pacemaker and have had it "slip". I went and saw my cardiologist and he told me that I should wear very supportive bras (as I am breast heavy, in his words) until the pacemaker settles and a new pocket can be naturally formed. He said it was a stitch which holds the pacer in place had slipped. He said to watch for inflammation and if the area feels warm (it is neither gladly). Otherwise to take advil until the new pocket forms. Hope this helps. Best regards Hello I was curious as well. I am also on my third pacemaker and have had it “slip”. I went and saw my cardiologist and he told me that I should wear very supportive bras (as I am breast heavy, in his words) until the pacemaker settles and a new pocket can be naturally formed. He said it was a stitch which holds the pacer in place had slipped. He said to watch for inflammation and if the area feels warm (it is neither gladly). Otherwise to take advil until the new pocket forms. Hope this helps.

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