Assertion: pacemaker | /r/HasProperty | placed
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text: Your doctor will typically advise you to avoid heavy lifting and excess motion of the arm on the side where the pacemaker was placed to help minimize bleeding and keep the device in place as you heal.
text: Most of the risks that come with a pacemaker are due to the implantation surgery while the pacemaker is being placed.
text: You may also need to limit movement of your arm on the side that the pacemaker was placed.
text: Most pacemakers are placed to prevent the heart from going too slow.
text: Can anything go wrong when a pacemaker is placed?
text: What happens after the pacemaker is placed?
text: Often, just after the pacemaker is placed, a sling or "immobilizer" will be placed so that the arm is not moved too much, and this reminder will be kept in place for several hours to as long as a day or two.
text: Swelling of the arm and/or hand where the pacemaker was placed may indicate that a clot has formed in that vein, and requires prompt evaluation.
text: This is a very common question, and is fueled by the almost universal instruction to "take your pulse" after a pacemaker is placed.