HI I see you are new to our community, having just joined up yesterday at 10:22 p.m. Welcome to our community. Glad to see that you are already participating here in the forums. I am hopeful others in the community will see your inquiry and respond by sharing their own anecdotal experience using this device -- and preparing for it as you currently are. I also have something to contribute. This topic has been discussed at various times in this community, and you can see some of these conversations here by this link. (https://heart-failure.net/search?s=icd). I think the general consensus of others who have gone through what you are going through is that the fear of getting one is normal, and so too is the fear of getting a shock. Although, those who have had one successfully inserted have talked about the feeling of calm and reassurance knowing that it is there in case it is needed. Likewise, after the device is inserted, your cardiologist will continue to monitor you and adjust your treatment regimen as necessary to keep your heart calm and prevent the ICD from going off. Also, if you do continue to feel concern over getting this device, it may be a good idea to touch base with your physician so that you can talk about it further with him or her. Your doctor, or perhaps a nurse at the office, should be able to answer any questions you have and/or offer you reassurance that getting the device is the best thing for you to do. What do you think? John. heart-failure.net community moderator