subpectoral pacemaker implant

I am a physically active 68 year old male having my pacemaker moved to under my subpectoral muscle due to discomfort and movement of my pacemaker implanted pre-pectoral last December . Can anyone comment on the their pain experience in recovering from a subpectoral  PM implant surgery?

 Thank you

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Subpectoral

by doublehorn48 - 2024-10-06 12:08:59

Like your pm mine also moved. Then it was put in subpectoral. That was in 1990 and then in 2004 it was moved to my left side and implanted under my collarbone. As I recall, there wasn't that much pain. It swelled up  but nothing to be concerned about. I went back to work just as fast as I did from any of my other implants. I'm sure, after I left the hospital, I wasn't given any pain meds.

Good luck

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