Guys, I have an ICD - interactive cardiac defibibulator - was serves as both a pacemaker and a AED if my heart goes to fast. I died in 2009 from a-fib and happened to be in a fitness center with a defibrillator. Mine is above my left breast bone and the wire runs under that to the heart out put I think. I am not sure if that wire that triggers the whole mechanism can run from the right side or not. I have heard it can. My cardiologist says he will not put them in that way. I would rather live than hit golf shots but sometimes I don't act like it. I don't think it has ever caused me to hit a bad shot or have I had pain around it from hitting golf balls. I did have some one punch me there and that hurt. Hope this helps,
myKey Phelan mykeyg...@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Bob S <bobartg...@gmail.com> To: ShopTalk <ShopTalk@mail.msen.com> Sent: Fri, Jul 26, 2013 8:57 pm Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Pacemaker Location I have mine on the left side near the left shoulder and no problem but it gets in the way of my seat belt shoulder strap. Had to get one of those pads that wrap around the seatbelt strap. Bob Simmons On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Jack's Golf <jacksg...@cox.net> wrote: I have mine on the left side, high on the chest. 2nd one. It may have bothered me 10 years ago, but not now! Cheers, Jack From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Bob Barrette Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 5:54 PM To: Spine Talk; shop talk Subject: ShopTalk: Pacemaker Location Hi Guys: I have been wearing an Event Monitor because I have had a few dizzy spells, I had one on the golf course on Sunday. I just got a call from my Cardiologist and he wants to see me on Monday. The last time I saw him he thought I might need a Pacemaker. I have a golfer friend that had one installed about 5 years ago, and he told me they had installed it on the wrong side for a golfer. It bothered him quite a bit when he played golf. He has since moved away and changed his phone # so I have lost touch with him. Do any of you have a pacemaker and if your a right handed golfer which side should it be on? Thanks, Bob
