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Does the "raised feeling" of a pacemaker implant ever go away?

Pacemaker & ICDs | Last Active: Mar 27 6:03pm | Replies (17)
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@gloaming

My intraocular lens implant, a small plastic lens put in place of a cataract, even has a label and a serial number, which were handed to me as I stepped out of the surgery. So, I agree, if this patient was not handed a sheet of paper with guidelines or instructions, it's not very ethical in my opinion.

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marybird | @marybird | Jan 12 5:30pm

I agree all pacemaker patients should be given written instructions for the care of their pacemaker/ICD incisions following surgery. I know I was.

They also gave me the pacemaker monitor and a temporary pacemaker card showing the name, model and serial numbers of the pacemaker generator and the two leads A permanent card came in the mail in a few days showing this information, also the name and contact information of the doctor who was managing the pacemaker.
It may be that not everyone gets the specific pacemaker information ( ie, model and serial numbers) when they leave the hospital, but they should get it either from their pacemaker clinic or the manufacturer in the mail shortly after the implant

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