When should I call my doctor after ICD or pacemaker surgery?
Notify your physician if you experience any of the following symptoms after a pacemaker insertion procedure:
- fever and/or chills
- increased pain, redness, swelling, or bleeding or other drainage from the insertion site
- chest pain/pressure, nausea and/or vomiting, profuse sweating, dizziness and/or fainting
- palpitations
Call your doctor if you have any of these signs or symptoms after pacemaker surgery:
- recurrence of symptoms you had before your pacemaker implant
- swollen ankles
- redness or drainage at the incision
- fever
- swelling and warmth at incision site
- fainting, dizziness
- chest pain
- shortness of breath
- prolonged weakness or fatigue
- excessive hiccupping
- muscle twitching
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Pacemaker
This small, battery-operated device weighs about an ounce and sends a signal to your heart to correct a slow or irregular heartbeat. A pacemaker is implanted under the skin, usually on the left side of the chest below the collarbo...
ne. The procedure takes about an hour, and most patients go home within a day. Types of pacemakers vary; some correct a slow heartbeat, while others stop an irregular heartbeat or stop severe heart failure.
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