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Tue Apr 17, 2018 12:47 pm
Hello. Hope this is the right part of the forum.
My mother is having a pacemaker fitted. I'm expecting her home in the next day or two.
I know that she's likely to be quite tired for the first few days, that she shouldn't over exert and that she needs to keep her arms down. I also know she needs to be careful with anything that has a magnet in it or certain radiowaves and keep them away from her chest.
To be honest, everything seems relatively straightforward - however, as I am not able to be at the hospital with her* I'm relying on relatives to relay messages from the doctors and there is always the chance they'll miss something, and I thought I'd ask here as I'm sure some people have experiences with these things and might be able to offer some advice.
*Just in case the question is asked - we have a dog prone to separation anxiety. If left alone, she'll either trash the house, do something stupid and injure herself, or if crated, howl and annoy the neighbours. Hence, I've needed to remain here. She's already having a whine because mum isn't here but as long as I'm here, she keeps calm and is content to stare out of the window waiting for her to come home. Poor thing.
My mother is having a pacemaker fitted. I'm expecting her home in the next day or two.
I know that she's likely to be quite tired for the first few days, that she shouldn't over exert and that she needs to keep her arms down. I also know she needs to be careful with anything that has a magnet in it or certain radiowaves and keep them away from her chest.
To be honest, everything seems relatively straightforward - however, as I am not able to be at the hospital with her* I'm relying on relatives to relay messages from the doctors and there is always the chance they'll miss something, and I thought I'd ask here as I'm sure some people have experiences with these things and might be able to offer some advice.
*Just in case the question is asked - we have a dog prone to separation anxiety. If left alone, she'll either trash the house, do something stupid and injure herself, or if crated, howl and annoy the neighbours. Hence, I've needed to remain here. She's already having a whine because mum isn't here but as long as I'm here, she keeps calm and is content to stare out of the window waiting for her to come home. Poor thing.
