Dear everybody

I am from India I received my icd in October 2007.

I had a heart attack in 1980 and a repeat attack in 1987. In 2000 I
had my first VT (severe one @ heart rate of 220 bpm) reverted by
electric shock. I ignored the episode until I started getting repeated
episodes, diagnosed as drug resistant repetitive V tack and was
recommended ICD. In October 2007 I received the ICD. The condition was
uneventful till July 2007 when suddenly I started getting V tach on
three successive days. Two episodes were controlled by pacing and I
was shocked on three occasions. Though the shock was destabilising,
the first one gave the comfort feeling that the device is doing fine
and saved my life. But subsequent shocks,believe me, shattered me
completely. Subsequently there had been no episodes.

That is what it is.

Now can somebody can react on my feelings below

1 a fear if the device is malfunctioning how to know ?
2 what if an episode happens during a drive ?
3 what if there is a shock when you are alone ?

shunmugam k