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I found out today that my brother will have a pacemaker implanted in 6 weeks. Despite this, my sister doesn't seem very optimistic, and told me she got a black dress in case she needs to hold his funeral.
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Sorry
I'm sorry to read that. Hugs.
-- Daphne Xu
I've Got One
I have now had it for nearly ten years, so it's almost time to get it renewed. I wouldn't even know it's there but It's one of medical science's inventions that has helped keep me alive. If your brother's heart problem is atrial fibrillation it will keep him alive too. Installation is simple and painless.
I hope your sister bought an LBD she can wear to go clubbing!
pacemaker
My wife is getting hers replaced this month, her AF is at nearly zero now and it once shocked her heart back into normal rhythm when she was seriously ill. This is after I watched her die and be brought back in the hospital. The doctors know what they are doing.
No polite way to say this ...
... that "black dress" is a {redacted} ... unwise .. choice ...
If she wants rid of him that badly ... divorces are cheaper than funerals.
Either way, she should be ready to live on her own. [1]
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Last I heard, pacemakers go under the skin, (some kind of) imaging lets the docs guide the wires into the right spots. None of this opening of the chest ribcage and such, as is sometimes needed for other heart surgeries. {Mine.}
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[1] This is generally true for all XX wives. Women tend to marry older men, and XY men tend to die younger than women. Sigh ... and men tend to "depart" more often than women.
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This article is perhaps(?) unnecessarily scary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacemaker
she doesnt want to get rid of him
she is terrified she is going to lose him. telling me about the dress was just her way to make sure I realized how serious the situation is.
Double oops!
Well ... I got that one exactly backwards. Sigh.
Sorry.
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"Magic" still lives, no matter how much Technology and Science we have.
I feared that if your brother learned his Wife was preparing for his imminent funeral ... it would weaken his chances.
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Years back, a co-worker got the call that a kidney was available for him. Of course he left in haste, leaving his desk lamp on.
I reached to turn it off ... and stopped. No.
I told this to my supervisor ... and he had done the same. No way were we going to "turn off his light" until we knew he was OK.
Two college-educated "Men of Science" refusing to do Bad Magic ... go figure ...
How could his desk lamp possibly affect the outcome of his surgery ... ? But we left it on anyways.
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As far as I know, our coworker was in decent health when I left the company.
I think
I think that your sister is freaking out over what is closer to a mole hill and not a mountain. I have AFib but do not require a pacemaker yet. My cardiologist told that if and when I need one it would be inserted through a catheter as the latest pacemakers are quite tiny. The risks are less that having a stent inserted in a heart artery. Of course I do not know how ill your brother is but pacemakers are for people who have great potential to live, not die. I wish to encourage you. Be calm and hopeful for you brother and your sister.
Pippa NewHouse