Icd implant

[Garry56]

Hi all hope all is well im new here and i have had quadruple heart surgery lord knows how many stents i think its about 10 now im due to go in to hospital on the 30th of this month to have an icd implant done and im worried sick anxiety level is up through the roof any suggestions on how to make my mind relax

[Wodney1966]

Just chill there's nowt to I've had my icd 4 yrs so far so gd touchwood lol a bit sore at first but than you don't know it's there

[Hidden]

After a quadruple heart surgery, an ICD implant should be a walk in the park. I was very nervous about having one just over a month ago but it really is nothing to worry about. I had a sedative which made me all relaxed, but still aware, and although I had the sensation of what the surgeon was doing, I had no pain. It took about an hour, then I was back on the ward for tea and sandwiches. I went home the same day after the device was checked. I had very little pain afterwards, and the wound is now healed nicely. I can move my arm freely and don't even notice the device now. Best of luck.

[Garry56 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for the vote of confidence i guess its just my anxiety playing up

[Thanksnhs in reply to Garry56]

Hi I felt a lot less anxious after I got my icd, I had a lot more confidence going places myself knowing it was there if anything happened, and when it did fire I never even noticed it was only when the hospital phoned to say my monitor had picked it up I new anything about it, I seen it as my little insurance policy, my arm was a bit stiff after it was put in but after a few weeks I just forgot about it, I am sure it will all go well, they are all very experienced with the procedure, take care char

[Garry56 in reply to Thanksnhs]

Thanks for the confidence boost i know i am in good hands icd implant is my chance to get a longer life plus i know the surgeon doing the implant as i have been under the team for 10 years now

[Thanksnhs in reply to Garry56]

That is even better if you have met the surgeon before hand, I didn't no mine at all, but I was definitely glad to get it done, and pleased that everything went well and that it done its job, wishing you well with it, I am sure it will be fine, char

[Garry56 in reply to Thanksnhs]

Yes it all started back on april 19th 2011 2 weeks before my 46th birthday blood clot caught just in time 12 stents in total now plus quadruple surgery now icd next week feel like a knackered bionic man lol 😆

[Thanksnhs in reply to Garry56]

😅It is amazing what they can do, I was February 2019 I never new there was anything wrong with my heart when I collapsed in my doctors, I was 58, ended up I had arythmogenic cardiomyopathy and severe heart failure, I got a transplant last July, right in the middle of the pandemic, thankfully it well, recovery takes time but I am getting there, icd now gone with the old ticker, apparently I was born with a faulty gene and had lived with and just adapted to it all my life, till age caught up with me, I can't thank my donor and her family enough and of course the NHS, char

[Garry56 in reply to Thanksnhs]

Char you were very lucky but at least your on the mend .... my anxiety is high at the moment as im on my own so will be a struggle doing everyday things from next until i heal only down fall is my birthday on the 1st may so no drinking 😢 i have been invited to hungary to recuperate but all depends when i have my first check up lol

[Thanksnhs in reply to Garry56]

Hi I live on my own as well so I fully understand what you are going through, I was discharged three weeks after my transplant and that was a worry but I managed all right, same when I got my icd, I got my messages delivered and I was just very careful what I was doing, I did miss being able to drive, so glad I can now, I am sure a small tipple for your birthday 🎂 would be fine unless the docs have said not too, mine are fine about it, hungry sounds interesting a place I have never been, I am still hoping to go to Spain in the summer, I could do with some sunshine not a thing we get a lot of in Scotland, saying that it's beautiful today, just message anytime if there is anything else you want to know, char

[Garry56 in reply to Thanksnhs]

Hi char hungary is a beautiful place and if you ever get the chance then you should visit ... thanks for your kind and supportive words its so nice and reassuring that we can chat here .garry

[Thanksnhs in reply to Garry56]

My son was there and said it was lovely, I might just put it on my bucket list, I know what a worry it can be on your own when you are going through things like this so it's no problem if you want to message any time char

[Garry56 in reply to Thanksnhs]

It is a truly beautiful place and you should put it as number 1 on your bucket list ... i spent many years in scotland as a child as my grand parents both came from paisley i love it .. like i said i just want this done now and enjoy the rest of my time on this planet may even be in hungary . Gaz

[Thanksnhs in reply to Garry56]

I live four miles from Paisley, that's where my two sons live, its a small world, I think I should put Hungary on my list, I had never really thought about it before, it sounds lovely and looked it in my sons pictures char

[Garry56 in reply to Thanksnhs]

Just had my pre admission call for next week was told to watch the procedure on youtube OMG wish i had not do i hate needles 🤯 .... did send you a private message char .. gaz