What should i do?????????!


Question: i just had heart surgery and had a ICD (pacemaker) put in me.

when marching band starts next year should i march or should i just sit out?????

what is it like a year after you had the ICD put in you????


Answers: i just had heart surgery and had a ICD (pacemaker) put in me.

when marching band starts next year should i march or should i just sit out?????

what is it like a year after you had the ICD put in you????

An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), also known as an automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD), is a small battery-powered electrical impulse generator which is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation. The device is programmed to detect cardiac arrhythmia and correct it by delivering a jolt of electricity. In current variants, the ability to revert ventricular fibrillation has been extended to include both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias as well as the ability to perform biventricular pacing in patients with congestive heart failure or bradycardia.

I dont see why your cardiologist would object but i would just check with him first

My advice would be to ask your cardiologist. He would best know how well your heart and body are responding and if it would be a good idea. Generally marching band isn't overly strenuous, so I would say it would probably be okay, but you should ask the doctor.

Wow you are so brave to go through such a surgery. I had surgery myself on my back because I have scoliosis. Ha Ha, I was in marching band as well and still participated in it right after my surgery. Heart and back surgery are not the same so the best thing to do would be to talk to your doctor about participating in marching band. Good luck.

That is a question your Cardiologist should answer, not some stranger. Go ask him.

While all the other respondents are generally correct, none have considered the following:

Why do you have an AICD in the first place?

Inotherwords, your heart can be so irritable that it can throw you into a lethal rhythm that could end your life suddenly and without warning. Your AICD is not a cure, rather it is nothing more than a safety net, waiting for the event to happen and hoping that it can stop the lethal rhythm before it kills you.

I'm sure that your doctors have already tried a variety of antiarrhythmic drugs, and have found that they still don't adequately control your bad rhythms; hence the AICD implantation.

Marching (sometimes in hot or unforgiving weather) is a strenuous and physically demanding event; hence it would be something that increases your myocardial work load and potentially irritate your heart. Your cardiologist is probably not going to allow this.

I'm sorry for being blunt, but sugar coating anything is not going to give patients the accurate information that they need.

I wish you well, and good luck.

Ralph





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