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Hey, after my ICD implant everything was going great, I was in the hospital for one night and then was released. I played a game of football the following week. As I said everything was fine and I had no pain.
Just yesterday I was at my girlfriends house and her 13-year-old brother punched my chest where my ICD is. He hadn’t realized this until after he hit me, as I understand how difficult it would be to remember that someone has something different from everyone else and is not visible. His mom was about to yell at him but I said it wasn’t necessary. Anyways, since this occurrence whenever I touch my chest where the ICD is it hurts. Imp wondering if this is something I should be worried about. As the last time I went to see my doctor he had asked me if it hurts when he does this, (touch the area of my chest where the ICD is located), I said no and he said good.
Just yesterday I was at my girlfriends house and her 13-year-old brother punched my chest where my ICD is. He hadn’t realized this until after he hit me, as I understand how difficult it would be to remember that someone has something different from everyone else and is not visible. His mom was about to yell at him but I said it wasn’t necessary. Anyways, since this occurrence whenever I touch my chest where the ICD is it hurts. Imp wondering if this is something I should be worried about. As the last time I went to see my doctor he had asked me if it hurts when he does this, (touch the area of my chest where the ICD is located), I said no and he said good.
Take care and good luck,
I did stop exercising for about a month after my surgery though as my doctor had informed me. Now i exercise daily and have gotten my heart rate up to an average of about 160 everytime ive worked out. I live by the ICD like this, If i excert myself too much i really have nothing to fear as the ICD will shock me. I'm actualy quite curious of how it will feel to me when i get shocked. You might call me crazy but the movie Fight Club was actualy an extremely good movie. People should live for the moment and not fear trying doing and being involved in new experiences. Some of the experiences portrayed in the film may have been a bit too extreme however they do surve their point. For example when they were driving down the highway they decided to crash the car, they were afraid at first but after the crash they realized that there was little to fear. They got out laughing as any human will do in a stressful moment yet they felt like they were reborn. The same way i felt after i got my ICD i felt as if i had been handed an extension to how long i am to live. Ever since I have turned my life around to a great amount. I use to write rap lyrics, now i write poetry; i didnt have a job, i now have a job; i didnt have a girlfriend now i have a girlfriend; i didnt do well in school, i ended my final year of school with great improvement; my relationships with girlfriends didnt last long, this one has lasted 3 and a half months and many more to come. And on and on i can go but i beleive i have made my point. Thanks again for the replies! 
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