Guest guest Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 - I ditto what Adam has said. I have had three ICD's over the last 10 years and my same set of leads, but I have discussed the lead replacing with my surgeon as I will be up for replacement sometime in the future and as young as I am want them removed now vs later when I am that much older. Find out how many lead extractions they hvae done - how they do it, and ask how many patients they have had to " open up " when the lead removel doesn't work the way it should.... Be as educated as you can when you meet with the Doc. Good luck and know we are thinking of you - Keep us posted. ~guin Adam wrote: > > , > > A couple of things from an ole hand who¹s been shocked numerous times and > who is on his 4th ICD in 4 years. > > First, are you sure they turned the ICD off completely or could they have > just turned off some of the functions that might have been causing the > inappropriate shocks? It's very strange that they would leave you > unprotected without any ICD at all. > > If you're nervous about it, they can set you up with an external vest to > wear. I had one for almost 3 weeks when I was waiting for my chest > infection to heal. Go to: > > http://www.lifecor.com <http://www.lifecor.com> > > and check it out. They should be able to get it for you the same day as > they order it. > > Second, and I feel very adamant about this. DO NOT LEFT YOUR EP > REPLACE THE > LEAD...MAKE SURE A CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON TRAINED IN LASER LEAD EXTRACTION > DO THE PROCEDURE. > > It's okay for an EP to place the device but they are NOT surgeons. If > there > is any substantial amount of scaring they will have to call a surgeon in > anyway to do the extraction. Many times the EP will just cut and cap the > lead and put another one in. Call me crazy but hey, I'd rather have as few > leads sticking in my heart as possbile!!! But that's just me. > > If you want to discuss this in more detail feel free to call me or > email me > at the address below. If you have AOL Instant Messenger, we can chat that > way or , MSN, etc. > > Let me know. > > Good luck, > Adam > > ============================= > Adam > Tel: 305-891-2326 > Email: adam@... <mailto:adam%40adamrogers.net> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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