zapping feeling

Has anyone ever felt what I can only describe as a live wire jerking feeling?  It is in the left side closer to middle under my breast.  I can go days without feeling it and then be shopping and it hits which stops me in my tracks.  The duration of the feeling varies as does the jerking motion.  It can happen once and be done or a few times in succession but it hurts and is very uncomfortable.  Since I never experienced this before the PM I assume it is related.  I did ask the doctor about it but he just strugged his shoulders.

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Do you mean jerking as in sudden pulling sensation ?

by Gemita - 2020-06-18 14:43:34

Hello Hit&Run,

We are all trying to self diagnose this week and why not when we don't get answers from our doctors!!  I see you have successfully completed your Bio.

"Live wire jerking feeling" sounds a bit like an electric shock type pain to me and I would immediately think irritation of a nerve ?

I had surgery lower end of my oesophagus some years ago and I can get sudden pain, sharp, lightening fast in the chest (epigastric upwards and spreading).  A bit like a trapped nerve I suppose.  Then when my pacemaker was implanted I started getting a similar sensation around the pacemaker site and spreading inwards.  For me it was clearly nerve related but I am happy to say it has almost disappeared.  (Actually my husband also complained of the same problem shortly after his pacemaker implant and doctors confirmed it was nerve related).  

I wonder if a nerve has been irritated during your pacemaker implant.  My symptoms have got better over the years without any intervention although I still occasionally get this sensation and it really does feel like an electric shock.  I have tried neuropathic pain medication and it definitely helped.  Hopefully your symptoms will disappear with time.

life wire shock

by HIT&RUN - 2023-03-29 23:28:14

Just following up here.  After a year of this sensation, I demanded that the Boston Scienific Rep. come in to check the wiring.  I have Sick Sinus in Right Atrium. It was explained that they put a two lead in at the time because usually the second one to the Right Ventical is needed later.  It was set in neutral.  Apparently, even so, it was sending electrically currents which were hitting some nerves.  Quite interesting looks on Doctors and PM Reps (two became involved) when this was figured out.  The easy fix was just to turn the second lead off.  No problem since!

Quite unhappy that it took ME to demand that the PM Rep get involved (after one year) before the problem was taken seriously and solved.  Also demonstrates that you have to keep talking to your Doctor until they listen to you and doesn't just shrug his shoulders makng you think you are imagining things.

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