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Pacemaker & ICDs | Last Active: Sep 12 6:38am | Replies (116)Comment receiving replies
My name is BarbH. My husband Bill has had a PM for several years. In February, it was replaced with a defib one. He describes this replacement as being the most debilitating of all his operations, including a knee replacement and quad bypass in the same week. (He also is entering stage 5 Parkinson’s which doesn’t help.)
Has anyone had such a reaction to a defib? If so, any suggestions on how to deal with it?
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I would like to know what part has been debilitating for him. Some thoughts: pocket is expanding due to the larger size of an ICD, the incision , the ICD’s location: under chest muscle rather than on top of it. Interested in more details.
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I am a little confused by your post.
Why did they change his PM to a ICD?
A ICD is put in the same way a pacemaker is. I have had a ICD/pacemaker since 2006 and on my 3rd device. All my surgeries went fine and were done as an outpatient.
Talk to your doctors about his Parkinson's causing his reaction to the surgery.
When you say reaction to defib are you saying the surgery or being shocked? If it is being shocked that is another whole scenario of how to best deal with them.