title: Ask the doctor. A heart attack caused me to develop heart rhythm problems. These made it necessary for me to get an implantable cardioventer/defibrillator (ICD) that can shock my heart back to a normal rhythm. My medical story is a lot like Vice President Dick Cheney's, but my social situation isn't--I don't have anyone to drive me around. My doctor doesn't want me to drive. But depending on friends and family is a major problem, and we don't live near public transportation. Any suggestions?
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000592:standards*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000592:standards*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013997:Time Factors