My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?
At the office visit when they told her this, they said they could do
it the next day. No special prep. You're kidding us, right? We
heard what kind was going to be installed and looked it up. It's
about half the size of a triple A battery. It was inserted through
her groin. A little after she woke up they had her walking and she
immediately felt so much better, stronger etc. They sent her home the
next day. She was informed that she would have to have regular checks
of her pacemaker. That makes sense, right? Guess what? The doctor's
office sends her a card in the mail. She holds it to her chest for 5
minutes. In a little while the doctor's office calls and tells her
that the pacemaker is working fine.
Today we found out that she has joined a exercise class and they had
her on an elliptical. Wow, just wow.
Janet US

On 10/7/2017 2:48 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
> mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?
> At the office visit when they told her this, they said they could do
> it the next day. No special prep. You're kidding us, right? We
> heard what kind was going to be installed and looked it up. It's
> about half the size of a triple A battery. It was inserted through
> her groin. A little after she woke up they had her walking and she
> immediately felt so much better, stronger etc. They sent her home the
> next day. She was informed that she would have to have regular checks
> of her pacemaker. That makes sense, right? Guess what? The doctor's
> office sends her a card in the mail. She holds it to her chest for 5
> minutes. In a little while the doctor's office calls and tells her
> that the pacemaker is working fine.
> Today we found out that she has joined a exercise class and they had
> her on an elliptical. Wow, just wow.
> Janet US
>

Amazing what they can do. My wife has a combo pacemaker/defibrillator
that was slid in a small incision. Hers calls home while she is asleep.
There is a phone module next to the bed and it has a range of about 5
feet. They kepy her overnight.

Fortunately, we have good insurance. The total billing was just over
$200,000, but the Medicare approved amount paid was about $35,000. That
was for a 30 hour hospital stay.

"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?
At the office visit when they told her this, they said they could do
it the next day. No special prep. You're kidding us, right? We
heard what kind was going to be installed and looked it up. It's
about half the size of a triple A battery. It was inserted through
her groin. A little after she woke up they had her walking and she
immediately felt so much better, stronger etc. They sent her home the
next day. She was informed that she would have to have regular checks
of her pacemaker. That makes sense, right? Guess what? The doctor's
office sends her a card in the mail. She holds it to her chest for 5
minutes. In a little while the doctor's office calls and tells her
that the pacemaker is working fine.
Today we found out that she has joined a exercise class and they had
her on an elliptical. Wow, just wow.
Janet US

==

Wow indeed!!! That is amazing! It certainly takes away and fear of having
to use such thing!!

Good for her You must be so proud


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In article >, says...
>
> On 10/7/2017 2:48 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >
> > My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
> > mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?
> > At the office visit when they told her this, they said they could do
> > it the next day. No special prep. You're kidding us, right? We
> > heard what kind was going to be installed and looked it up. It's
> > about half the size of a triple A battery. It was inserted through
> > her groin. A little after she woke up they had her walking and she
> > immediately felt so much better, stronger etc. They sent her home the
> > next day. She was informed that she would have to have regular checks
> > of her pacemaker. That makes sense, right? Guess what? The doctor's
> > office sends her a card in the mail. She holds it to her chest for 5
> > minutes. In a little while the doctor's office calls and tells her
> > that the pacemaker is working fine.
> > Today we found out that she has joined a exercise class and they had
> > her on an elliptical. Wow, just wow.
> > Janet US
> >
>
> Amazing what they can do. My wife has a combo pacemaker/defibrillator
> that was slid in a small incision. Hers calls home while she is asleep.
> There is a phone module next to the bed and it has a range of about 5
> feet. They kepy her overnight.

One of my elderly friends who lives alone wears two emergency
pendants. One is for her to press if she falls or needs help. I asked
her what the other one is for and she replied "That one's monitoring my
heart implant, if anything goes wrong,it calls for an ambulance"
:-)
Janet UK.

U.S. Janet B. > Wrote in message:
>
> My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
> mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?
> At the office visit when they told her this, they said they could do
> it the next day. No special prep. You're kidding us, right? We
> heard what kind was going to be installed and looked it up. It's
> about half the size of a triple A battery. It was inserted through
> her groin. A little after she woke up they had her walking and she
> immediately felt so much better, stronger etc. They sent her home the
> next day. She was informed that she would have to have regular checks
> of her pacemaker. That makes sense, right? Guess what? The doctor's
> office sends her a card in the mail. She holds it to her chest for 5
> minutes. In a little while the doctor's office calls and tells her
> that the pacemaker is working fine.
> Today we found out that she has joined a exercise class and they had
> her on an elliptical. Wow, just wow.
> Janet US
>

That's absolutely amazing!

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"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...

On 10/7/2017 2:48 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
> mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?
> At the office visit when they told her this, they said they could do
> it the next day. No special prep. You're kidding us, right? We
> heard what kind was going to be installed and looked it up. It's
> about half the size of a triple A battery. It was inserted through
> her groin. A little after she woke up they had her walking and she
> immediately felt so much better, stronger etc. They sent her home the
> next day. She was informed that she would have to have regular checks
> of her pacemaker. That makes sense, right? Guess what? The doctor's
> office sends her a card in the mail. She holds it to her chest for 5
> minutes. In a little while the doctor's office calls and tells her
> that the pacemaker is working fine.
> Today we found out that she has joined a exercise class and they had
> her on an elliptical. Wow, just wow.
> Janet US
>

Amazing what they can do. My wife has a combo pacemaker/defibrillator
that was slid in a small incision. Hers calls home while she is asleep.
There is a phone module next to the bed and it has a range of about 5
feet. They kepy her overnight.

Fortunately, we have good insurance. The total billing was just over
$200,000, but the Medicare approved amount paid was about $35,000. That
was for a 30 hour hospital stay.

==

Oh my goodness!!! I hope she keep well with all that?




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On 2017-10-07 2:48 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
> mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?

It's not that big a deal these days. The cut a slit and slip the
pacemaker in. Once in a while they have to change the batteries. The
alternative is that once in a while the heart slows or stops and the
person goes down, possible forever. My mother had one because he had
blacked out a few times, and on one of those occasions she went down in
a parking lot and knocked out a tooth on a parking lot curb.

The only problem we encountered from it was a bit of a snafu. She had
been scheduled for an MRI at 7 am on a Sunday. Thank goodness one of my
brothers was able to do that. The showed up in time for the scan only
to find out that she could not have it done because of the pace maker.

On 2017-10-07 3:19 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/7/2017 2:48 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> Fortunately, we have good insurance.Â* The total billing was just over
> $200,000, but the Medicare approved amount paid was about $35,000.Â* That
> was for a 30 hour hospital stay.
>
>

Wow. You guys should do something about that. My bypass surgery cost was
has about $10,000, compared to $20,000 in the US. I was billed nothing.
I know it is covered by taxes but that does not cost me as much as
health insurance would in the US. Earlier this week I ended up in the
ER, got treated immediately for a hornet sting in the mouth of all
places, was monitored for four hours and walked out with no bill.

On 10/7/2017 2:48 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
> mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?
> At the office visit when they told her this, they said they could do
> it the next day. No special prep. You're kidding us, right? We
> heard what kind was going to be installed and looked it up. It's
> about half the size of a triple A battery. It was inserted through
> her groin. A little after she woke up they had her walking and she
> immediately felt so much better, stronger etc. They sent her home the
> next day. She was informed that she would have to have regular checks
> of her pacemaker. That makes sense, right? Guess what? The doctor's
> office sends her a card in the mail. She holds it to her chest for 5
> minutes. In a little while the doctor's office calls and tells her
> that the pacemaker is working fine.
> Today we found out that she has joined a exercise class and they had
> her on an elliptical. Wow, just wow.
> Janet US
>
That's pretty amazing! I'm glad to hear she's doing so well.

Jill

On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 20:06:08 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 18:05:21 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Wow. You guys should do something about that. My bypass surgery cost was
>> has about $10,000, compared to $20,000 in the US. I was billed nothing.
>
>Bypass surgery costs a hell of lot more than $20K anywhere. You
>didn't even HAVE surgery if you think that was the price.

Unfortunately, we Canadians have no idea what our medical treatment
costs. Nobody ever sends us a bill.

Doris

On 10/7/2017 7:06 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> My mother's aortic valve replacement

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On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 22:09:25 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/7/2017 2:48 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
>> mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?
>> At the office visit when they told her this, they said they could do
>> it the next day. No special prep. You're kidding us, right? We
>> heard what kind was going to be installed and looked it up. It's
>> about half the size of a triple A battery. It was inserted through
>> her groin. A little after she woke up they had her walking and she
>> immediately felt so much better, stronger etc. They sent her home the
>> next day. She was informed that she would have to have regular checks
>> of her pacemaker. That makes sense, right? Guess what? The doctor's
>> office sends her a card in the mail. She holds it to her chest for 5
>> minutes. In a little while the doctor's office calls and tells her
>> that the pacemaker is working fine.
>> Today we found out that she has joined a exercise class and they had
>> her on an elliptical. Wow, just wow.
>> Janet US
>>
>That's pretty amazing! I'm glad to hear she's doing so well.
>
>Jill

Yeah it is. Tonight she said ' that's a pretty nice machine you know,
it exercises your arms and legs at the same time' :-)) She is living
at a senior facility that has all kinds of programs. She's a kick.
Janet US

On 10/7/2017 10:50 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 20:06:08 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 18:05:21 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Wow. You guys should do something about that. My bypass surgery cost was
>>> has about $10,000, compared to $20,000 in the US. I was billed nothing.
>>
>> Bypass surgery costs a hell of lot more than $20K anywhere. You
>> didn't even HAVE surgery if you think that was the price.
>
> Unfortunately, we Canadians have no idea what our medical treatment
> costs. Nobody ever sends us a bill.
>
> Doris
>

We get bills but still have no idea of the real cost. Those with
insurance and subsidizing those than don't pay.

"Doris Night" wrote in message
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On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 20:06:08 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 18:05:21 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Wow. You guys should do something about that. My bypass surgery cost was
>> has about $10,000, compared to $20,000 in the US. I was billed nothing.
>
>Bypass surgery costs a hell of lot more than $20K anywhere. You
>didn't even HAVE surgery if you think that was the price.

Unfortunately, we Canadians have no idea what our medical treatment
costs. Nobody ever sends us a bill.

Doris

==

Same here, thank goodness!



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"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 22:09:25 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/7/2017 2:48 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> My M-I-L needed a pacemaker a couple of weeks ago. She's in her
>> mid-90s. Are you sure? That's big-time serious, right?
>> At the office visit when they told her this, they said they could do
>> it the next day. No special prep. You're kidding us, right? We
>> heard what kind was going to be installed and looked it up. It's
>> about half the size of a triple A battery. It was inserted through
>> her groin. A little after she woke up they had her walking and she
>> immediately felt so much better, stronger etc. They sent her home the
>> next day. She was informed that she would have to have regular checks
>> of her pacemaker. That makes sense, right? Guess what? The doctor's
>> office sends her a card in the mail. She holds it to her chest for 5
>> minutes. In a little while the doctor's office calls and tells her
>> that the pacemaker is working fine.
>> Today we found out that she has joined a exercise class and they had
>> her on an elliptical. Wow, just wow.
>> Janet US
>>
>That's pretty amazing! I'm glad to hear she's doing so well.
>
>Jill

Yeah it is. Tonight she said ' that's a pretty nice machine you know,
it exercises your arms and legs at the same time' :-)) She is living
at a senior facility that has all kinds of programs. She's a kick.
Janet US

==

Wonderful)

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On 10/7/2017 10:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> I believe that.

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