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Pacemaker & ICDs: Introduce Yourself & Meet Others

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@walkinggirl It has been 8 years now with my ICD and not one shock. (knock on wood). I got over my fears by sharing them with other women in the Womenheart support group. I just needed to talk about them and listen to how others dealt with the same. I believe The American Heart Association has men and co-ed support groups. Contact them for information in your area.

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@deniseheart Thank you, again for bringing awareness of the Womenheart, a 501 (c)(3} organization to all who read your posting. It seems to be an online place for women who have experienced heart attacks and and has created a wonderful opportunity to connect and discuss and help each other. ICDs certainly play an important role for many of us, in my case to control arrhythmia after a septal myectomy. Anytime we experience a health crisis we are placed in a scary and unknown place without a road map. Are there groups that meet in person, perhaps to go for walks and have a heart-healthy lunch afterwards?