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This is Dirk. I am an 82 yo male in heart failure. I have had an mi about 22 years ago and a bimodal pace maker/defib about 10 years. My ef is about 20 percent and this is complicated by CTCL (cutaneous T cell Lymphoma) for which I get biweekly infusions of Romidepsin.

In spite of this I have a good quality of life and positive outlook. I did, however, have my first defibrillator shock from my pace maker about 3 weeks ago due to A tach.

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@dirko I like your attitude, Dirk. None of us is going to leave the way we want to, almost none anyway. It's going to be a surprise one way or another, and that's only if we have all our marbles when we learn of it.

I'm slowly learning more and more about defibrillators and pacemakers....something as yet beyond my need....so far....but I do understand that someone up the chain is supposed to glance, at least, at your monthly record, or maybe there's also a concurrent warning/alert system to see if you have any events that are worth investigating. It sounds to me like you should be getting a phone call, a text....something inquiring how you're doing and if you felt the shock. I would think....