RECOVERY AFTER PACEMAKER IMPLANT
JC, my handsome young son had a dual chamber pacemaker implant on 10 April 2008.
He is doing fine, with a few symptoms still affecting him in a bad way, like nausea and chronic insomnia - Not to mention the pain at the implant as well as the psychological impact!
The Dr. said he implanted the “ROLLS ROYCE” of pacemakers and that he can even play rugby again, without taking too much impact!!! How do you do that??
The cardiologist had his work cut out for him; (excuse the pun) trying to make a pocket for the pacemaker, without damaging JC’s pecs (pectorals) muscles. These are the two large, flat muscles that run across the surface of your chest. JC trained like a lunatic to define his pecs and increase his chest size and of course that included a very healthy diet with no fats, and his discipline never wavered.
You can actually see and feel the metal case under his skin, because there is no FAT to disguise/hide it.
He is not very happy with the scar – it didn’t heal properly and formed a bad Keloid...
I do have a genetic susceptibility to this type of scarring, so it worries me a lot at this stage of this unreal race...
JC will have to come to terms with the fact, that his RUGBY career is over!
He is so fit, strong and well-built and so keen on his rugby – what a waste.

He achieved everything that he could in every age group and that will be something special to cherish in years to come.
But at least he can still concentrate on ‘body building’ - luckily he’s addicted to gym work and that should keep him happy and occupied
He can support his younger brother Jules when he plays rugby....