Guest guest Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 I just joined. My Dad is 82 & had a Guidant ICD put in in 2002. In September of this year, the ICD started to zap continously. We thought it was the end for him. Finally, they realized both the battery & ICD unit were gone. They replaced it with a larger Medtronic unit. No more zaps. He is feeling heat & some pain in the area quite often though. It leads to panic attacks & often his BP gets elevated. Once they called 911 & rushed him to the ER. We have been trying to teach him relaxation techniques because the ICD clinic said his ICD unit is fine & the heat & discomfort is due to a larger unit being place where a much smaller unit was. He thinks they are " full of it " . Is anyone else familiar with this? I think the ICD clinic is so tired of seeing us. Thanks for any assistance/ Jina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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