Two years plus a day

October 5, 2012 I was implanted with an S-ICD. Actually during that surgery I was implanted with two.  The first one had a failure after my heart spontaneously restarted after having it stopped for S-ICD testing. It was only through luck that there was a second one available for implant.  My surgery had been originally scheduled a week before. A rep from Cameron Health brought the S-ICD up with them.  Then my surgery was cancelled due to infection. The ICD was left. So a week or so later a different Cameron Health rep brought up a second S-ICD. The day of my surgery had the failed one and the one currently residing in my body.  I needed them both.
The failure later caused a Dear Doctor letter and a software upgrade.  I still have an untested unit in me.
The unit has caused me constant daily pain, impedes movement, interferes with sleep, I hate it with a passion I really haven't felt about anything since my SCAs. On the flip side it provides a measure of security to my family that they will never have to see me on life support again. That makes it worthwhile.

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