Patient restrictions

I am a retired 70 year old active male (I play tennis year round)
who on February 21, 2008 passed-out while walking from my car to a restaurant. This is the first time this has happened.
On the second day of my hospitalization a defibrillator was implanted into my chest after the completion of a number of tests. It has been 3 weeks and recovery is going well except for some swelling which the cardiologist is not concerned about.
I would like to hear from other implant patients what their restrictions are.
Mine are no driving for six months.
No tennis or golf for three months.
Thank you.
Enzo

1 Comments

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by bowlrbob - 2008-03-15 01:03:17

most states restrict driving for 6 months after a blackout or pass-out. If it happens again you will be back to square one. As for golf, everyone is different. I got my pm at 63 yo. I was released with no restrictions after exactly 1 month. Some Doctors are more cautious. Just keep asking. They don't want the wires pulling loose. Bowlrbob

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