Safety Knights

Wonder's Of Medical Technology

I do not hide the fact I have had a pacemaker since 2006. I discovered I needed one after playing basketball (I played 4-5 times a week) at Noon Hoopes and returned to work and was just working at my desk. Suddenly I just fainted, my head hit the desk. I came to a few seconds later and went to the Doc. Three days later I got a pacemaker. As it turned out I have no "plumbing issues" but have electrical issues. Since, generally I see a regular cariologist, but most of those are "plumbers". Sometimes I am sent to an "Electrician", called an Electrophysiologist (MD) or "EP".
Any case thanks to this medical wonder, I have lived a mostly normal life. I remained active after the pacemaker and went back to basketball 4-5 times a week up to about a year ago. I ride bikes, swim, cut wood, hunt, fish. and walk 4 miles a day. I have A-Fib issues but that is another story. I always wanted to be a jock, and the doctors say I have an "athletes heart!"

When I had my first implant there were some issues. Over the years they have eliminated most. One was the leads, which can cause some people big problems. Looks like they have a handle on that one now!

https://www.machinedesign.com/medical-design/article/21240993/a-new-lead-for-cardiac-defibrillators?utm_source=MN+MD+Medical+Design&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS230202110&o_eid=9827H7431678B9N&rdx.ident [pull]=omeda|9827H7431678B9N&oly_enc_id=9827H7431678B9N

With the new pacemaker (I just got one) I can be anywhere with wifi. If I feel uncomfortable I call the Doc and they can see a running "EKG" of my heart for the last 6 months (even at the instant they check) via Bluetooth.

I wonder how people lived without pacemakers just a few years ago. I am not sure I would be around at 68 if I had been born 50 years earlier! Praise the Lord!