@walkinggirl
What? I am on topic. You share your experience with others what you did to lesson stress, anxiety, in your life. We are suppose to share our experiences. We participants have been discussing the role of pets in our PTSD and anxiety/panic that comes with having a foreign device in your body, and PTSD from shocks, etc.

AND the role of our pets can play with the anxiety and panic disorders that can come and the role of pets to help with that. And the breed of many dogs to consider when and if they would seek that as a help with ICDs, Pacemakers, chest pain or anything that causes stress and anxiety.

Participants should feel welcomed to express how they deal with having a ICD/Pacemaker and what they had and did to find a way to feal with stress, anxiety and for my PTSD.

If you feel we cannot share that experience of what worked for us please contact the Director of MCC and have her send me a private message. I have shared my dogs help for me not only for ICD/Pacemaker anxiety, but having prostate cancer, heart failure, and many other issues that my dog has helped me immensely.

I just spent 5 days in critical care cardiology at Mayo Jacksonville after I lost my PTSD dog of 13 years which caused so much stress and anxiety I received ICD shocks and tons of PVCs and PACs.

I did until his death have the comfort and anxiety of a PTSD dog. He was certified and registered (with Mayo Jacksonville Psychiatry) as a PTSD dog. Every single one of my Mayo doctors and psychiatry specials asked me about him all the time. They even welcomed me to bring him with me.

Do you have any experience with developing PTSD from multiple and ongoing ICD shocks? And then the worry and anxiety about having more? Do you recognize the importance and role of a PTSD or emotional service dog for those who have ICD/Pacemakers, heart issues, and dealing with the stress and anxiety and what you do to reduce it. I think discussions about participants breeds very helpful as a source of information.

We should encourage others to share what worked for us. I have often suggested others to consider exercise (with doctors opinion), and or hobbies and the role they can play with reducing stress, anxiety and panic disorders. Stress and anxiety can and will cause more PVCs, PACs, and heart issues, pain and discomfort. My doctors at Mayo Jacksonville encourage me to talk and the role my having a PTSD dog helped me and encourage me over and over to continue my exercise routine, and consider another PTSD dog.