I AM SO UPSET!

• by booknbrdcrzy
• 2009-03-28 11:03:48
• Batteries & Leads
• 1727 views
• 1 comments

Hello, people. I have both sinus tachycardia (Afib) and bradycardia so I had my pacemaker put in in October (13th)for the bradycardia. I had complications of a collapsed lung so was in the hospital 9 days. About 2 weeks after I got home, I felt like a shocking sensation one night and the next day I bent to reach over the side of the chair and felt a worse shock. I suddenly saw my pulse that was usually in the 60's go into the high 80's and 90's. Apparently, I pulled out my lead, but no one seemed to know that's what I did. Until I went in for a "routine" check about a month ago. So on the 16th I had the lead fixed.
Came home. My pulse stayed in the 60's again and I haven't felt anything "off" but I am SURE that ONCE AGAIN, my lead has COME OUT!!!! All of a sudden, my pulse is in the 90';s!!!
I am SO upset I can't even speak to this issue. I looked up "after care" on the net last night and it said don't move your arm in rapid movements, don't raise it above your SHOULDER (my doctor said head), don't put it behind your back (no one told me that!) all kinds of things.
I am SO upset.
I have progressive MS, so I HAVE to use both of my arms quite a bit.
I don't know what to do.
Has this happened to anyone else?

Thank you for reading this.

I am VERY upset at the thoughts of going back to surgery yet again in less than 3 weeks after the 2nd surgery in 5 months.
PLEASE give me some input....
Thank you.
Victoria
victoriab7@sbcglobal.net