Hello and thank you for including me in this forum. I am new at this. My counselor found this site for me as a great support group resource. I am a 9-week post-pacemaker-implant patient and I'm not dealing with the recovery process very well. My pacemaker incision site is healing beautifully according to my electrophysiologist but I still have the leads healing, which takes about 3 months. Each time a symptom shows up I get into a panic mode. Has anyone felt their nerves have been irritated or damaged due to the procedure? I feel an internal coldness traveling along my both arms regardless of how hot the room might be and then feel numbness in my hands during sleep. There is no pain, just coldness and numbness. Doctor said it is normal but he has never been through this. Any experience you shared would be so appreciated and helpful.
Lee Lee
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Lee Lee Wong
School Teacher
Briarcliff School District
Scarsdale, NY NY
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