I am Blessed

I had a pacemaker implanted in June of 2008

I have had no issues infact I know it saved my life 

I was lucky enough to have a great surgeon and everything went well when they replaced the battery 

My current cardiologist is amazing it makes life so much easier when your surrounded by competent medical people 

I never even think about it 

 

 

4 Comments

I am Blessed too!

by Grateful Heart - 2024-08-13 20:02:54

My first CRT-D was implanted December 2008.  I know I wouldn't be here today without it and the wonderful Cardiologists I have as well.

Great post!!

Grateful Heart

 

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by Lavender - 2024-08-13 21:48:27

Cute pup, Kenny! Always great to hear stories wherein the pacemaker experience has been totally positive!

All blessed

by piglet22 - 2024-08-14 06:30:43

We, implantees, patients, with dodgy tickers, are indeed very lucky to be in this technological era.

Our devices are masterpieces of miniaturisation, extremely complex silicon "chips", battery technology, material technology.

All these devices started as someone’s idea, probably using whatever was available at the time, then pioneering surgeons and cardiologists developed techniques to use them.

Some of real and forgotten heroes are the inventors of the transistor and other fundamental building blocks.

Our newer devices analyse our hearts electrical activity millions of times a second, make instant decisions, record things, communicate.

There's a whole army of people involved.

I often think what people did centuries ago. Conditions like heart block have probably been around as long as we have. Not only was it not understood, but it was untreatable.

We are blessed.

Blessed for sure

by Tex61 - 2024-08-14 07:37:23

My 3rd degree block hit as I was driving my wife on a busy Houston highway in the rain at 70mph.  I blacked out.   She said an angel took the wheel and kept the truck straight for the seconds I was out.   
 

yes.  Very very blessed.     Not sure I would have survived a major wreck.   HR was between 14-22 at the ER (which I finally drove myself to after I took. My wife to her Dr appt). 🤦🏼‍♂️

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