DH, aka Teacher's Pet, has the wireless Carelink which allows him to send in a reading from anywhere he can get a Verizon signal. When he was undergoing cancer treatment, we sent in a reading daily to his interventional cardiologist. The treatment center had a library where we went right after his radiation treatment because it was so quiet and it took about 5 minutes to set up and send in. It was great, because otherwise, they would have asked us to go over to the main hospital and wait in the cue so they could do it manually. MD Anderson in Houston is a big place. I think it costs us $11.49 a month and is worth it. If anything happens we want his doctor's opinion on, we can send it in. With the 3-lead, however, his life has been good. Prior to his heart attacks in '98, he was an avid and voracious reader. After his heart attacks, he couldn't concentrate enough to read a book and gave it up completely. After the 3-lead changeout, he took up reading again and I bought him a Kindle for Christmas last year which he really likes. The 3-lead makes your heart beat nearly normal, unlike the previous ICD's. Both chambers of the heart are stimulated to beat in an even rhythm. Where before, he could feel when the pacemaker worked, he cannot tell the 3-lead is even working, it is sooooo smooth. He can tell if something is amiss. . . has happened once in 3 years, but the ICD paced out of it and he didn't require a shock.
Life is good. And yes, I do drive the big rig, all the time. Terry parks it, though. He likes that part. We continue to full time even after 8 years!
Dale
