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Anyone know about the newer pacemaker technology?
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<blockquote data-quote="BonnieJean" data-source="post: 9481" data-attributes="member: 851"><p><font color="purple">On Friday my niece Molly, whose 16 and a REAL sweetheart wasn't feeling good. She's an excellent student who helps her dad out at his tanning salon after school. She's the perfect daughter! in my opinion! Anyways, she asked her dad if he could take her to the ER because she wasn't feeling well, he thought she was being a typical teen and said no she had to go to school. Well she walked herself up to the ER. One nurse came in, checked her vitals. Another nurse came in and checked her vitals then when the doctor came in and did the same thing, Molly's like "Is there something wrong?" Yes he replied.</font> </p><p></p><p><font color="purple">See, when Molly was in Kindergarten her mother, my baby sister, would lie awake watching Molly sleep. She would find her skin icy cold night after night. Well, after taking her to some specialists at the Children's Hospital in another province, it was discovered that for some reason Molly's heart wasn't beating as it should, so she eventually had to get a pacemaker. Talk about a scary thing, right?</font> </p><p></p><p><font color="purple">Well, when the doctor told Molly that something was wrong, her dad was called immediately. He must have felt stupid for not believing her but that's neither here nor there, just a normal parent thought really, right?</font> </p><p></p><p><font color="purple">Today Molly, her mom and stepdad arrived at the RMH close to the Children's hospital. Tomorrow she goes for some tests, echo, stress and even the dentist. On Tuesday they will probably operate. I am thinking my baby sister must be going crazy with these thoughts of being terrified. Molly is her only daughter. I want to stay positive and told Molly to have faith and everything WILL be alright. She went offline just moments after we talked, she said she was tired. She's been getting dizzy, that's what happened on Friday too.</font> </p><p></p><p><font color="purple">I have heard of many new technologies since Molly got her first pacemaker so many years ago. One is inserted in or near the bellybutton and another one could be inserted at the same incision as the last one, but moved slightly. They say this newer one will last at least 20 years.</font> </p><p></p><p><font color="purple">Has anyone had any experience with these or know of anyone that you can ask how things went. I am so worried. I love Molly, she's just a bright ray of sunshine! Everything was just starting to go good for her. I feel sad!</font> </p><p></p><p><font color="purple">BonnieJean</font> </p><p> :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BonnieJean, post: 9481, member: 851"] <font color="purple">On Friday my niece Molly, whose 16 and a REAL sweetheart wasn't feeling good. She's an excellent student who helps her dad out at his tanning salon after school. She's the perfect daughter! in my opinion! Anyways, she asked her dad if he could take her to the ER because she wasn't feeling well, he thought she was being a typical teen and said no she had to go to school. Well she walked herself up to the ER. One nurse came in, checked her vitals. Another nurse came in and checked her vitals then when the doctor came in and did the same thing, Molly's like "Is there something wrong?" Yes he replied.</font> <font color="purple">See, when Molly was in Kindergarten her mother, my baby sister, would lie awake watching Molly sleep. She would find her skin icy cold night after night. Well, after taking her to some specialists at the Children's Hospital in another province, it was discovered that for some reason Molly's heart wasn't beating as it should, so she eventually had to get a pacemaker. Talk about a scary thing, right?</font> <font color="purple">Well, when the doctor told Molly that something was wrong, her dad was called immediately. He must have felt stupid for not believing her but that's neither here nor there, just a normal parent thought really, right?</font> <font color="purple">Today Molly, her mom and stepdad arrived at the RMH close to the Children's hospital. Tomorrow she goes for some tests, echo, stress and even the dentist. On Tuesday they will probably operate. I am thinking my baby sister must be going crazy with these thoughts of being terrified. Molly is her only daughter. I want to stay positive and told Molly to have faith and everything WILL be alright. She went offline just moments after we talked, she said she was tired. She's been getting dizzy, that's what happened on Friday too.</font> <font color="purple">I have heard of many new technologies since Molly got her first pacemaker so many years ago. One is inserted in or near the bellybutton and another one could be inserted at the same incision as the last one, but moved slightly. They say this newer one will last at least 20 years.</font> <font color="purple">Has anyone had any experience with these or know of anyone that you can ask how things went. I am so worried. I love Molly, she's just a bright ray of sunshine! Everything was just starting to go good for her. I feel sad!</font> <font color="purple">BonnieJean</font> [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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