Internal Defibrillator & Pacemakers

[Lollazizi]

I have been living with my 3-lead ICD for 2 years now (am 48yo) and actually forget it's there for most of the time. I can occasionally feel it pacing me and have been defibrillated 5 times since it was implanted but I am so grateful that I have it. I would not be here today without it. It's like having my own private paramedic team on board 24/7. To think of not having it is terrifying.

[hugooc]

I wonder why Dr. Leslie Saxon is not identified anywhere on this page. She's the Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at USC Keck School of Medicine. What an omission! She's also a thought leader and a great proponent of patient access to data collected via remote monitoring. And to Dr. Saxon, thank you for not saying that the ICD "is the guardian angel on our shoulder."

[anandakshar]

i am on an icd for 6 yrs now :D

[valfavours86]

@anandakshar I was told by my doctors that I will be having the ICD. How does it feel like?

[Kinkyismyname1]

Thank you for this, this was very helpful and very educational.