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Won’t go to that Hospital again
by: 1948granny on Thu, Sep 27 2007

I needed a replaced valve replaced and ended up with a pacemaker put in also. I thought if you were not in any shape to be asked about having a pacemaker inserted, they called or talked to your family. I guess not, we live 2 hours away from the hospital where they replaced the valve (then they had to take me back in and fix the bleeding); my family saw me and came home. No one called my family to ask them anything (I wasn’t conscious-they kept me out for 4 days, so they couldn’t ask me). They found out I was having the pacemaker put in after they called to find out how I was, and were told it was done. I was confused, ‘out’ of it for months, and still have days where I find it hard to write so people can read it. I feel like I went through a lot of hell regarding this last surgery (altho I will have it done again if needbe-but at a different hospital.

September 2007

Won’t go to that Hospital again - by 1948granny - (Thu, Sep 27 2007)
I needed a replaced valve replaced and ended up with a pacemaker put in also. I thought if you were not in any shape to be asked about having a pacemaker inserted, they called or talked to your family. I guess not [more..]
AFTER EFFECTS OF PACEMAKR SURGERY DUE TO MEDICINES - by OK - (Mon, Sep 24 2007)
I had a surgery one week back and given the following medications with a severe depression problem and can’t sleep at night: These are: [more..]
Pacemaker - by Ralph - (Mon, Sep 17 2007)
At 85 years old I found my heartbeat irregular and eventually it sometimes dropped to around forty beats a minute. The Dr proposed a pacemaker and I had it inserted last week. The result has been amazing. [more..]

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