did they put in an electrode to fix it?

ah, right again

2yr old?

yes

yes

thats pretty young

cyborg baby

yeah it was either get a pacemaker or die

lol

not only can it lead to acute complications, it can also increase stress on heart

so even if you don't die, it's not really good for your heart

hey, a fellow "would not be alive without modern medicine" here (well, mine was just severe cleft lip-palate, so you win, but still)

Irisawa, H., H. F. Brown, and W. Giles. "Cardiac pacemaking in the sinoatrial node." Physiological reviews 73.1 (1993): 197-227.

I remember reading that study.

My pacemaker was shut off when I was in 6th grade and they left it in because there was a short in the lead wire. Problem was that they failed to realize that the battery was draining and the pacemaker had a safety reset so when I was a senior in high school, it turned itself back on and started leaking electricity into my pectoral muscles

Also, this one: Boyett, Mark R., Haruo Honjo, and Itsuo Kodama. "The sinoatrial node, a heterogeneous pacemaker structure." Cardiovascular research 47.4 (2000): 658-687.

the safety reset also set the baseline pace bpm too high, which caused constant shocking, damaging my heart muscle

so it fucked me over

I am still trying to recover from that

Sorry to hear. I hope it recovered somewhat after.

but don't forget, someone left a banana peel

lol

I still have bad premature atrial contractions sometimes and high blood pressure, but other than that, I'm alright

Ha, I was saved by modern medicine as well. Have a genetic disease that cause my immune system to attack my body. Have to take a drug to shutoff my immune system whenever I begin to get symptoms.

Brown, HILARY F. "Electrophysiology of the sinoatrial node." Physiological Reviews 62.2 (1982): 505-530.

so who actually has it tough?!? huh!?! (for reals though, shit condition, hope you stay clear of complications and have good follow-up)

autoimmune diseases suck @Crimsom

The upside of my body trying to kill itself is that my immune system is much stronger than the average person.

the pacemaker issue happened in 2010 so I've been slowly recovering since then @Tinytim

@EndangeredProdigy good to hear

I just have to be careful with how much physical activity I do

gotta "pace" myself amirite

badum-tish

AAAAAY

and you can only eat one brand of salsa

oh no

Did they have you take cyclosporine ?

or not that serious?

I can't remember what medicines they gave me

ouch