gall bladder surgery

anyone with a pacemaker had gall bladder surgery and if so was there a pacemaker rep on hand.
Cecil

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Hi Cecil

by Grateful Heart - 2014-03-12 08:03:01

I had a gall bladder removal...laparoscopically.

Yes, you should request a rep there. Don't just assume it will be done, make sure you ask. You want to coordinate it with your Cardio and Anesthesiologist.

Not sure if you have an ICD or not but the rep should be there to check the programming on your device after the surgery.

You'll be fine. I think this was the easiest procedure I've had. Here's a little reading for you.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1420917/

Donr has a lot of info on this.

Grateful Heart

gall bladder

by manaman - 2014-03-12 09:03:23

just got a Medtronic ADDR01 pacer. Thanks for the reply
cecil

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by wandoloswki - 2014-03-12 10:03:14

I had mine removed too with no problems with a pacemaker.

gall blatter

by neff - 2014-03-14 04:03:56

Mine too no problems

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by RAVI - 2023-11-15 06:53:31

Thanks for all this input - I just discovered that I might have gall bladder stones and I will be having an Ultra Sound of the whole abdomen tomorrow - and then the Doctor will decide the line of action - The situation is that I have to travel to Europe on Dec 7 - for 1 month and my doctor says that if required - I could undergo the procedure and still be functional to travel. I am 70 years old with Abbot pacemaker model PM2140 ( simple Pacemaker ) - and in good shape - - any advice or comments will be most useful - my email is : bluedruk@gmail.com - Thanks

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