by Jon | Aug 26, 2017 | ICD, Online Patient Communities, Support Groups
The trolls used the night from August 28th to August 29th 2014 well. When I – the founder and administrator of the Living with an ICD Facebook Support Group- was sleeping peacefully, one of the troublemakers wrote a short post about Implantable...
by Angela Watschke | Jul 31, 2017 | Fundraising, ICD, Long QT Syndrome, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
On the morning of June 7th, 2014, our just turned 2-year-old daughter suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in our home. This came as a complete shock to us, as it occurred with no warning whatsoever. Once stabilized in the ambulance in our driveway, she was transported to...
by Aimmy | Jul 24, 2017 | Connecting with others, ICD
In December 2015, I found out I had a small problem on one of my leads in which it had a higher threshold pacing causing it to use more energy to detect my heart. I was given the choice to have the leads extracted sooner or wait until replacement time. Due to my...
by Aimmy | Jun 29, 2017 | ICD
What kind of anesthesia would be use and why? What antibiotics are going to be use to prevent infection? If I am allergy to certain antibiotics, what alternatives will be used? Is the same incision going to be use? Is the ICD going to be in same spot and pocket? How...
by Aimmy | Jun 29, 2017 | ICD
Why is this particular brand the best one in my circumstances and not the other brands (the brands are Abbott (formerly St Jude), Boston Scientific, Medtronic, and Biotronik)? How many leads will I have and why? Are the leads and ICD going to be the same brand? What...
by Aimmy | Jun 29, 2017 | ICD
In the event I should get therapy (shock) from the ICD, what should I do? Should I just call the office and wait for response? Should I go to the ER? Did I have any episodes? If yes, what rhythm was I in when those episodes happen? What is going to done to prevent it...
