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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Chest Pain
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Chest Pain
by mothershoe, Jun 20, 2003 12:00AM
I am a 38 year old female who recently had a pacemaker implanted for a pauseing heart rate. It has only been one week, and I realize that there will be some pain and discomfort, but what I am expierianceing does not feel normal. It does not happen continually, about once a day, I will experience a ache in my chest. I am assumig that it is my heart becuase it is not a continuous ache, but one that I feel with each beat. Enough to make me very uncomfortable.... about 15 beats long. The pressure and ache I feel is equal to the feeling of drinking something really cold too fast. I have seen my Dr. who says the EKG looks good so everything is o.k..... I feel as though he thinks I'm being extra sensitive (with out a doubt I'm more in tune with my body), but this is somthing that happens out of no where and startles me when it happens. Could the voltage be to high on my pacer and I'm feeling it take over? Thanks for your time, Jennifer
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-M.D.-RCJ, Jun 20, 2003 12:00AM
Jennifer,
Thanks for the post.
If indeed you are feeling the ache with the beats, then you could intermittently be pacing something else in addition to your heart. Sometimes the diaphragm, the chest wall, or the esophagus can receive pacer discharges and contract, which can lead to discomfort. These episodes are often positional, so try different positions to see if you can precipitate the sensation. Talk to your doctor again if this keeps up, it's obviously not normal.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for the post.
If indeed you are feeling the ache with the beats, then you could intermittently be pacing something else in addition to your heart. Sometimes the diaphragm, the chest wall, or the esophagus can receive pacer discharges and contract, which can lead to discomfort. These episodes are often positional, so try different positions to see if you can precipitate the sensation. Talk to your doctor again if this keeps up, it's obviously not normal.
Hope that helps.
