Hiccups!

I had my PM on 10/2 then a revision on 10/9 due to a lead came loose. Now I'm having an occasional hiccup. I'm not a person who hiccups but I have had them.

Also on 10/8 when I was admitted to hospital, I had a high BP 150/121 they put me on BP meds, has anyone else had anything up with their BP. I've never had high BP before and I had a really bad headache. 

I'm just really nervous of a lead coming loose again. Even though they dont really know why it did it, it did and I am afraid of any movement right now.  

7 Comments

Thank you

by Glenna - 2018-10-11 23:30:31

Swinging from a trapeze I was not. Lol. I did wake up one night with my arm above my head but meditronic said the lead stopped working on sunday and that happened on thursday. I'm just really nervous. The doc told ng husband that they even tugged on the lead to make sure it was attached before they closed me up. I'm nervous because we also live out in the country and our roads are horrible and wondered if the jostling in the car could have caused it. So I'm a nervous wreck that this will happen again

 

Tearfully thank you!

by Glenna - 2018-10-12 11:59:52

Thank you! You are right it feels like you're  about to jump off a cliff, you said it beautifully and made me tear up! As with this I'm super emotional and I'm so thankful for this group!

Hiccups

by AgentX86 - 2018-10-12 12:06:16

Robin covered the emotional and physical issues very well. I just wanted to mention that hiccups are caused by spasms of the diaphragm. It's not unusual for a pacemaker to pace the diaphragm. Sometimes it's a leaky lead or unfortunate placement in the heart. In any case, it's something that your EP should know about.

Leaky lead

by Glenna - 2018-10-12 16:49:52

What is a leaky lead? I also now have a gurgling that I didn't have before?

Leaky lead

by AgentX86 - 2018-10-12 21:25:46

In electronics "leakage" refers to electricity (charge) that escapes from a node or wire in an undesired way.  In this case, the electricity (current) can leak out of the wire into the surrounding tissue.  This can cause spasms.  Basically, it's pacing tissue in a way that's not desired.

Hiccups

by cecmjensen@gmail.com - 2018-10-19 13:39:47

I thought I had the wierdest hiccups after healing my implant, but never associated it with the device. This often went on for hours and got almost painful. Sometimes I could move or stretch and they would stop only to start again.

Finally mentioned to doc. Turns out the lead was placed very near the diaphram out of necessity, and each time there was an electrical impluse on the unit, I "hiccupped." He backed off the power and the "hiccups" stopped completely. 

Hiccups

by cecmjensen@gmail.com - 2018-10-19 13:39:47

I thought I had the wierdest hiccups after healing my implant, but never associated it with the device. This often went on for hours and got almost painful. Sometimes I could move or stretch and they would stop only to start again.

Finally mentioned to doc. Turns out the lead was placed very near the diaphram out of necessity, and each time there was an electrical impluse on the unit, I "hiccupped." He backed off the power and the "hiccups" stopped completely. 

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