loose leads

I had my pacemaker installed in December, the lead came loose, had a sudden cardiac death, the leads have been replaced 3 times now due to them being pulled out. I wore a sling on my arm for 3 weeks to prevent it happening, then at night another week. I slept with my arm over my head so it gets pulled out that way. The lead has moved slightly, so Im waiting to see if I need surgery again. Anyone have any ideas to keep this from happening again?

3 Comments

How can you tell?

by cdegrass - 2012-04-03 05:04:36

How do you know your leads have come out? I also sleep with my arms over my head and I just woke up with quite a bit of pain.

Loose leads

by azkat - 2012-04-03 05:04:36

I couldnt tell, they did testing, and found it that way. I have found a new cardiologist, and am going to have another surgery to repair the leads. Hope to have it scheduled at my appt on Thursday. The leads were screwed into the wall, I remember the surgeon asking where his screwdriver was while I was "under"
The leads are supposed to adhere with scar tissue, so if you.ve had it a while you should be ok, if you are in pain, you should probably call your Dr.
Good luck!

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by Mary1998 - 2012-06-01 01:06:45

might be your answer. LOL Really, the sling kept my arm where it needed to be. I would think about support wrapping your arm to your torso. Perhaps you can sleep slightly elevated, which would discourage raising your arm up.

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