He had it implanted Thursday (we call it his new iHeart), got out of the hospital Friday, and now he's a bit sore and quite tired.
The ICD is a miracle (in my view). It monitors the heart rhythm continuously, and can detect ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, and will deliver counter shocks a few seconds after a dysrhythm has started to convert it back to a normal rhythm. It guarantees rapid treatment, even if Jim's far from a hospital (which he usually is, since we live in the boonies).
Here's a photo of the device. It makes a lump under his shirt, but that's okay.
What's amazing is that he'll get another device in the mail soon that will pick up data from the ICD, and transmit it through the phone line to his doctor. That way the doctor can keep tabs on Jim's heart, and his ICD.
Isn't this all just so incredible?
I've been doing lots of gardening and sewing, so I'm very contented. I'll post some photos soon.
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