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Pacing wire coming out of husband’s chest, attached to heart. Should it be removed?
My husband had a pacing wire come out during a dermatologist appointment after heart surgery 10 years ago. No tugging it just came out with tweezers when the dermatologist was removing a cyst that we thought could be skin cancer. Went to surgeon and was told we had nothing to worry about. Husbsnd now has a second wire trying to come out the same hole. Surgeon who did heart operation 10 years ago said not to worry about it because it has retracted. However it has to be below the surface because hole will not heal. Just had a CT scan today, ordered by another heart surgeon, to see if he can remove. Worried about complications because it is still attached to heart and husband on blood thinners. Should we be concerned?
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