@dabertime

Wow, that is a really interesting "side effect". I am very, very pleased you've recovered from the arrest. Do you have a cause for that?

I've been a pain management nurse consultant for too many years to remember, and have never come across this sort of outcome. However, I do hope that the pain issues don't return. If you're under a pain team, it would be worth informing them if you haven't already. Best wishes from down under!

@kaffando Although pain from the trauma and a subsequent surgery is lower, I still have another estimated two months of recovery ahead.
It will be interesting to see if the side effect is long-term. 🤞
I am no longer under the care of our chronic pain clinic, but still have contacts who might be interested in this.
I learned that scar damage on a part of my otherwise healthy heart, most likely a result of some sort of viral infection many years ago, ultimately caused a short circuit in the rhythm, and the cardiac arrest.

Source of some years old mystery symptoms and pain that often could not be duplicated in examination have taken on a new perspective in light of this event.
No cure, but meds and a new implanted ICD should help.