65-year old man
virtuoso dr defibrillator
serial model
pul415978h d154awg
lfj205023v 694965id
bbl143210v 407652
whose difib went off last year - water retention.
Last couple of weeks, alarm keeps going off and they tell him a lead is broken, and gave him 2 options. One requires medical team (to replace) and the other has about 90% chance of fixing the problem - add another lead. Procedure scheduled for Thurs.
He is in mental anguish because he doesn't feel right about either option.
We learned from this class action web site
http://www.millerandzois.com/Medtronics-lead-lawyer.html
that these wires are inserted through his veins! He didn't know wires were inserted in veins - and now understands why they are so hesitant to "replace" as apparently the vein can grow to the wire. But he isn't wild about putting another wire in the same (or even another vein).
Johnwen, et. al. any ideas? Does he have other options? What would you recommend
for your father?? Thank you!