ICD implants pends.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is a device implantable inside the body, able to perform defibrillation, and depending on the type, cardioversion and pacing of the heart. The ICD is the first-line treatment and prophylactic therapy for patients at risk for sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.[1][2]

 

[Carrot Flower King]

Definitely useful for some folk with some cardiac problems.

I had a couple of conversations with a devices cardiologist who was just a bit too gung ho for having me look at that option: it's not good for me and they could not get their head round my descriptions of how it would interfere with what life I have left. Carrot Flower Queen, who was present, was very impressed that I kept my obvious annoyance (well, CFQ is an expert in my signs of annoyance) well enough under control.

Useful for some, as I say.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I used to kill people for a living, and it shows when the BS gets too deep. Storm warnings are evidently easy spotted. The local "heart hospital" here in St. Loser expedited my return to a normal life when I realized I hadn't done anything for two days. They were milking my stay. Clarified the situation for them. Not gently.

 

[TragicMonkey]

I used to kill people for a living

The local "heart hospital" here

I'm pretty sure they've killed more people than you have. And charged more for it!

eta: I was disinvited from the "share your perspectives on patient care" activity during the corporate spirit week thing. I wonder why?

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'm pretty sure they've killed more people than you have. And charged more for it!

eta: I was disinvited from the "share your perspectives on patient care" activity during the corporate spirit week thing. I wonder why?

To hear some guys tell it I killed anyone who came near the RTB movement before they knew I was out there. Too much beer I think.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Fun fact. Glamorous Glennis, the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound deliberately was shaped after a .50 cal. bullet. Chuck Yeager's bullet was bigger than mine by a good bit. Supersonic bullets do make for surprised expressions on the opposing side. The round itself weighs between 4.2 oz and 4.8 oz IIRC. That's over a quarter of a pound going in excess of the speed of sound. The kinetic energy is oh ◊◊◊◊ me level.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

at this point, it's the Dick Cheney/Darth Vader option simpler?

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

at this point, it's the Dick Cheney/Darth Vader option simpler?

Imhotep.

 

[a_unique_person]

I had a friend with one in Canberra. His fired four times then his heart settled down again.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Yeah, the tech is getting better and better.

 

[TragicMonkey]

I know Big Medicine likes to tout its fancy devices, but it may be cheaper to do this yourself at home.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I know Big Medicine likes to tout its fancy devices, but it may be cheaper to do this yourself at home.

I haven't tried to do CPR on myself while malfing. I'll leave myself a note.

 

[Andy_Ross]

My dad had one for years. His heart would occasionally miss a beat.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I know Big Medicine likes to tout its fancy devices, but it may be cheaper to do this yourself at home.

Do what at home?

 

[TragicMonkey]

Do what at home?

Build and implant your own automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator, of course! How difficult can it possibly be? You've put together LEGO, right? It's much the same principles, I assume.

 

[catsmate]

Definitely useful for some folk with some cardiac problems.

I had a couple of conversations with a devices cardiologist who was just a bit too gung ho for having me look at that option: it's not good for me and they could not get their head round my descriptions of how it would interfere with what life I have left. Carrot Flower Queen, who was present, was very impressed that I kept my obvious annoyance (well, CFQ is an expert in my signs of annoyance) well enough under control.

Useful for some, as I say.

Back seven months or so when I was in an acute hospital, there was a woman in my ward having one removed due to the problems it caused her.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Build and implant your own automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator, of course! How difficult can it possibly be? You've put together LEGO, right? It's much the same principles, I assume.

I have never put together LEGO.

 

[Carrot Flower King]

Back seven months or so when I was in an acute hospital, there was a woman in my ward having one removed due to the problems it caused her.

Aye, they are not a panacea, but, per previous comments, useful sometimes.

I'm in AF, so I was not at all clear how an ICD was going to be of benefit to me and would not cause problems with spurious shocking.

 

[novaphile]

My cardiologist (I feel weird every time I use that phrase, it just sounds wrong) has advised me, that one of those is likely in my future (because of my susceptibility to atrial fibrillation). However, I haven't noticed an event in more than two years, so I suspect that it's a long way into my future.

So far, the very low amount of daily beta-blocker (for heart rate limitation) has proven sufficient.

Note that there is a growing suspicion, that even very small amounts of quinine, for example present in 'tonic water' can be a trigger for AF. Accordingly, I no longer drink gin and tonic.

There also seems to be a more general association between consumption of sweetened beverages and various kinds of tachycardia.

Sweetened drinks linked to atrial fibrillation risk

Research Highlights: An analysis of health data in the UK Biobank found a 20% higher risk of irregular heart rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation, among people who said they drank two liters or more per week (about 67 ounces) of artificially sweetened ...

newsroom.heart.org

 

[Thermal]

Totally read the title as "I see D-implants pending", and thought we were gonna have some amazing pics here. The disappointments on this forum, man...