Thanks Saggar, I've often come across posters etc for CRY but hadn't thought about asking this question on their forum. I'll have a look, thanks. I hope all is well with you dd.
stan, it was the cardiologist who said to leave things as they are. He wouldn't have even spoke about it had I not queried about the interest in my last defib check. During the defib check the technician asked for his colleague for advice, and because I heard her ask whether they should have me back for a further defib check in 3 months rather than 6 months........ well my ears pricked up.
The cardiologist said that they could go down the ablation route( had that and didn't work) or the wire could be repositioned. But he would rather use the 'wait and see' approach. He said I was at a higher risk of inappropriate shocks, and of course I went home and had a google. I'm not happy about it, especially since I've since read that a shock could cause a VF and so would need a double shock. All this for what could be a potential harmless arrhythmia!
I'm still on atenolol at 50mg per day, and stopped amiodarone couple years ago(after 10 years on it)
stan, I would really appreciate it if you could throw a little light on my ICD card if you don't mind. Programmed therapy is on at defribillation therapy, and my lowest successful shock is at 20j in VF. Would this seem rather high? I've read that cardioversion could re-correct the heart beat so I'm a little confused as the why I would go into immediate defib therapy.
I hope you don't mind me asking you but it would be a huge help to me. I'm not sitting here every minute fretting about it but I would like to know if perhaps I should at least ask as my next defib check.
Thanks