@erryj10 Hello Jerry! Yes, this is a new device for you and you are asking great questions. In my opinion, it's worth it if it saves your life! Yet, we have no crystal balls to predict if we will be in that group. As you think about this, do search in your browser: Mayo Clinic ICD and Mayo Clinic Pacemaker. That hopefully will generate questions to ask and help you decide. Buddy, my ICD and I have been an item for over 3 years. No shocks, much pacing. Are you treated at a COE? What prompted your doctor to suggest a device?