I do not have a pacemaker, but know a couple people who do. The device was implanted

[Atticus]

(installed? ) in a brief surgical procedure and I believe they came home the same day. After a couple of routine follow-up exams, they were good to go and had few, if any, problems.

Unless Fetterman's situation is more complicated than I understand, getting a pacemaker should not have much effect on his candidacy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That is basically it. It should not have any effect on his candidacy. n/t

[JohnSJ]

2. Pacemakers do not treat Atrial Fibrillation. If they put a pacemaker in, it is usually because his

heartrate is too slow I believe

[Yonnie3]

6. The news story I read says he is getting a pacemaker with defibrillator

I've known folks who had this combo unit.

I believe it shocks them to get them out of the fibrillations.

[JohnSJ]

7. Hopefully it isn't a ventricular tachycardia, because that is potentially more serious

[shrike3]

15. My husband has one. Works very well.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Yep, my brother has one

[multigraincracker]

13. I got mine for a slow heart and works great.

those with afib are given drugs to slow it and then get a pacemaker to keep the drugs from slowing it down too much, from what I understand. I just wore a monitor for 48 hours and it showed an out of sink heart beat in less than 1% of the time.

[JohnSJ]

14. makes sense. Thanks

[Xolodno]

16. As someone who has AFIB...

...medications take care of that problem. But if they have to up them, screw it, I'll go for the ablation. Had that to take care of my atrial flutter...and its never been a problem since. Granted for AFIB its a 50/50 shot they get it on the first time, but, I'll do the second if need be. This isn't the 1980's where they have to rip open your chest.

[nebby70]

3. .... the science has come a long way since the 'olden days'...

... John's young and this will prevent him being a repeat patient ...
... biggest challenge down the road for him will having to give up his Sheetz vs WaWa junk food quest ...
... in terms of him being able to be an outstanding Senator; it won't affect him serving the next zillion terms one bit ...

[underpants]

4. Well, he can have a big come back this summer

Hoping for the best for he and his family first of course.

He lost a lot of weight a few years ago I think.

[OLDMDDEM]

5. It will have no effect

I have had a pacemaker for 45 years. I would not be here without it.
Fetterman will be fine.

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. My mother had a pacemaker to correct her slow heart rate.

She died a week before her 94th birthday. Fetterman will be fine. He still has many years ahead of him.

[Sneederbunk]

9. We had a VP with a pacemaker.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Yeah, and at least two transplants IIRC...

in fact, I believe they put a mechanical pump in his chest for a while when he was waiting for his last transplant.

[wishstar]

10. My Mom had one put in at about age 78 and it restored her both physically and mentally

Her erratic heartbeat and episodes of tachycardia caused her to have fainting spells and signs of dementia which were totally reversed and brought both her her thinking ability and physical condition back up to par until her death from cancer 7 years later.

[bahboo]

12. yep..last year I was in at 7AM and out by 1230P....

still have some occasional a-fib being treated by meds. Walk 6 miles a day and am otherwise pretty healthy. 68 years old...

[Mr.Bill]

17. My wife is on her third pacemaker.

She turns 72 next months. She has some health issues, but her heartbeat is not one of them.

[rogue emissary]

18. It's not just a pacemaker.