I know that some members here have had a pacemaker fitted, and that a lot of us are not getting any younger, and perhaps wondering what happens
Dear old mother in law, 93 years, has just had a pacemaker fitted
The marvels of modern medicine
Tuesday afternoon, she had a turn, and was taken to our local Bunbury hospital
Wednesday afternoon, was transported to Perth by patient transfer ambulance
Friday morning, had a pacemaker fitted
Friday afternoon, had a late lunch
Saturday afternoon, we brought her home to Bunbury by car
She will stay with us at our home base, until she is steady on her feet again
We will take her back to Perth for a check up in five weeks time
From then on, it will be an annual check up
Hope that this info will alleviate any fears, anyone may have, concerning this procedure
Tony Bev said
10:19 PM Jul 21, 2017
Took my dear old mother in law, (93 years young, and still not one mean bone in her body), up to our big smoke
She recently had a pacemaker fitted, and this was her first checkup
Her next appointment is in 12 months time
Just putting this out so that others are not afraid, when it is time to receive one
PeterD said
03:51 PM Jul 22, 2017
Tony Bev wrote:
I know that some members here have had a pacemaker fitted, and that a lot of us are not getting any younger, and perhaps wondering what happens
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Hope that this info will alleviate any fears, anyone may have, concerning this procedure
I will drink to that A few people I know have put things off for a while, they went downhill during that wait and did not recover to their original condition after the device was fitted. I got to the stage where I could not get right around the dance floor in a Viennese Waltz so I thought something has to be done It took a couple of months to go through the process of getting to the specialist and having the stress test done. The box was fitted a couple of days later and I have not looked back since.
The procedure is done whilst you are conscious but they put up a curtain so you can not see the actual procedure but you can see the monitors. You may be drugged a bit and the local anaesthesia is so effective you can not feel anything apart for an occasional tug. If you are done early enough you are released on the same day.
I am onto my third one, the battery lasted 12 years in the first box and 14 years in the second one. The only problem is you have to front up for your periodic checks.
In March last year my Dad (then aged 90) had a pacemaker fitted and in May he went on holiday to Bali - without insurance I might add - the insurance was going to cost more than his holiday so he didn't bother! He'll be 92 in November, is going for a colonoscopy this Friday and looking to go to Bali again shortly after - this time with insurance he's promised!
I know that some members here have had a pacemaker fitted, and that a lot of us are not getting any younger, and perhaps wondering what happens
Dear old mother in law, 93 years, has just had a pacemaker fitted
The marvels of modern medicine
Tuesday afternoon, she had a turn, and was taken to our local Bunbury hospital
Wednesday afternoon, was transported to Perth by patient transfer ambulance
Friday morning, had a pacemaker fitted
Friday afternoon, had a late lunch
Saturday afternoon, we brought her home to Bunbury by car
She will stay with us at our home base, until she is steady on her feet again
We will take her back to Perth for a check up in five weeks time
From then on, it will be an annual check up
Hope that this info will alleviate any fears, anyone may have, concerning this procedure
She recently had a pacemaker fitted, and this was her first checkup
Her next appointment is in 12 months time
Just putting this out so that others are not afraid, when it is time to receive one
I will drink to that A few people I know have put things off for a while, they went downhill during that wait and did not recover to their original condition after the device was fitted. I got to the stage where I could not get right around the dance floor in a Viennese Waltz so I thought something has to be done It took a couple of months to go through the process of getting to the specialist and having the stress test done. The box was fitted a couple of days later and I have not looked back since.
The procedure is done whilst you are conscious but they put up a curtain so you can not see the actual procedure but you can see the monitors. You may be drugged a bit and the local anaesthesia is so effective you can not feel anything apart for an occasional tug. If you are done early enough you are released on the same day.
I am onto my third one, the battery lasted 12 years in the first box and 14 years in the second one. The only problem is you have to front up for your periodic checks.
Here it is how it is done
For the squirmish ones - no live bodies or blood in either of the videos
For the not so squirmish - Youtube video of the real thing, a little blood flows.