For about four years now, I have been living with an ICD implant, which I received at 28 years old after surviving a sudden cardiac arrest. As a young person, I’ve learned a lot from this experience, and I hope this video, containing all the advice and tips I’ve gathered over the years, can be useful to you.

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Episodes mentioned:

In-Depth Q&A About ICDs: Former Medtronic Employee, Douglas Rachac (In this Q&A, Douglas Rachac, a former Medtronic employee and a device patient, talks about ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrillators).)
Mental Care for ICD Carriers and Cardiac Arrest Survivors | Dr. Samuel Sears (Dr. Sears, a clinical health psychologist, discusses mental care for ICD carriers and cardiac arrest survivors on The Heart Warrior Project.)
Psychologist Dr. Samuel Sears: Mental Health Challenges of Cardiac Arrest Survivors (Clinical health psychologist Dr. Samuel Sears answers your questions about ICDs and SCA in this Q&A episode of The Heart Warrior Project.)

Vital Beat (This is the company I mentioned that offers t-shirts with protective shields for medical device carriers, such as ICDs, S-ICDs, etc.)

Cardiac Comeback Crew (Every month, at The Heart Warrior Project, we organize two online meetups that are completely free for cardiac arrest survivors. If you are a survivor, check out the info page and join us if you'd like to meet more survivors.)
Living with an ICD (Support Group) (Facebook group)
Defibrillator, Pacemaker, and ICD Implant Support Group (Facebook group)
PacemakerICD (Reddit group)

Products mentioned:

Vital Beat (This is the company I mentioned that offers t-shirts with protective shields for medical device carriers, such as ICDs, S-ICDs, etc.)

Support groups:

Cardiac Comeback Crew (Every month, at The Heart Warrior Project, we organize two online meetups that are completely free for cardiac arrest survivors. If you are a survivor, check out the info page and join us if you'd like to meet more survivors.)
Living with an ICD (Support Group) (Facebook group)
Defibrillator, Pacemaker, and ICD Implant Support Group (Facebook group)
PacemakerICD (Reddit group)

What is Life Like Living with an ICD Implant? 4 Years Later

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