You will be admitted to the hospital overnight. The nurses will monitor your heart rate and rhythm. The morning after your implant, you will have a chest X-ray to ensure the leads and pacemaker is in the proper position.

You will be shown how to care for your wound. Keep your wound clean and dry. After five days, you may take a shower. Look at your wound every day to make sure it is healing. Call your doctor if you notice:

• Increased drainage, bleeding, or oozing from the insertion site.
• Increased opening of the incision.
• Redness around the site.
• Warmth along the site.
• Increased body temperature (fever or chills).

Your pacemaker settings will be checked before you leave the hospital.

You will receive a temporary ID card that tells you:

• The type of pacemaker and leads you have.
• The date of the pacemaker implant.
• The name of the doctor who implanted the pacemaker.

Within three months, you will receive a permanent card from the pacemaker company. CARRY THIS CARD WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES in case you need medical attention at another hospital.