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Barry
I'm very much into shooting, mostly plinking (informal competition among friends, shooting at tin cans and some such in the desert). I've got a word of advise and an observation for shooters who've got heart problems:
1. Pacemakers are generally, but not always, installed just in from your left shoulder. If you're a shooter, be sure to ask the doc to install it by your non-shooting shoulder - especially important if you're a lefty. And be sure to be a bit of a nag about it, because my experience has been that instructions to medical staff get lost in the chaos. I considered marking myself with a large indelible-ink pen to make sure they put it where it belonged!
2. When you shoot shotguns and large-caliber rifles, you'll get a lot of bruising on your shooting shoulder if you're taking Coumadin/Warfarin. At least I do, and didn't before. Seems especially true of black powder rifles, with their narrow buttplates and heavy projectiles. Anyway, I consider it nothing to worry about.
1. Pacemakers are generally, but not always, installed just in from your left shoulder. If you're a shooter, be sure to ask the doc to install it by your non-shooting shoulder - especially important if you're a lefty. And be sure to be a bit of a nag about it, because my experience has been that instructions to medical staff get lost in the chaos. I considered marking myself with a large indelible-ink pen to make sure they put it where it belonged!
2. When you shoot shotguns and large-caliber rifles, you'll get a lot of bruising on your shooting shoulder if you're taking Coumadin/Warfarin. At least I do, and didn't before. Seems especially true of black powder rifles, with their narrow buttplates and heavy projectiles. Anyway, I consider it nothing to worry about.
) but still had bad bruising. I haven't done target shooting for years so I wouldn't even know how bad my old bones would be in addition to the coumadin.
