Wednesday, November 05, 2008
SIGGHhhhh.....
I wish I could express more what and how I'm feeling today. I was not so pleased with election results. I think it's the fear of the unknown. I hope that our new Pres. Elect can live up to his words and his promises and not drag us into a depression or scary foreign affairs.
Right now my feelings on that just took a back seat. I wish I good news to report from the Dr's office. I mentioned that I had a heart monitor on due to some other symptoms that were still not making sense. Well, this morning we have an explanation and it makes sense.
My heart rate is slowing down and it's picking up on the monitor. It's down into scary rates. 20 and 30's. A normal heart rate is in the 70's and 80's. It's mostly at night or very early am. About the same time as my heart attack in August. Then I take the Vaprimill in the am before I got to work. I start feeling light headed and the rapid heart rates and nauseated and the pass out feeling. That's because the medication is doing it's job and compensating. Trying to get my heart rate back up.
Every one has an electrolite (spelling?) system that's part of the heart and how it works. Mine is not working properly due to my conditon. I also have scar tissue from previous surgeries that may be interfering.
What does all this mean and what are my options? Well, first my cardiologist (the guy I haven't seen since August. I've seen someone else and been frustrated!) explained it all to me! LOVE HIM!! He is sending me to an electro- specialist. It's in their office. He just specializes in this part of the heart. Then I go back to Ambrosia and they will decide if a pace maker is in my future. It will be we just don't know how soon. They don't want to right away because of my age. I'm too young and the battery would have to be changed a numerous times in my lifetime. So they are hoping they can adjust with medication. But I am not losing the monitor anytime soon or the Vaprimill. It's doing it's job I just have to deal with the side affects. They want to keep monitoring me because of the irratic readings and the low heart rates and my blood pressure is all out of wack! I hope they can adjust the medications. I know a pace maker will be in my future eventually - I just hope it won't be so soon.
In the meantime, I am a little more bummed because I was going to have my dental stuff redone and it's been put off indefinitely, dr's orders. He is afraid that the meds will slow down my heart rate.
I am a little bummed. I was getting excited to have them fixed.
Right now my feelings on that just took a back seat. I wish I good news to report from the Dr's office. I mentioned that I had a heart monitor on due to some other symptoms that were still not making sense. Well, this morning we have an explanation and it makes sense.
My heart rate is slowing down and it's picking up on the monitor. It's down into scary rates. 20 and 30's. A normal heart rate is in the 70's and 80's. It's mostly at night or very early am. About the same time as my heart attack in August. Then I take the Vaprimill in the am before I got to work. I start feeling light headed and the rapid heart rates and nauseated and the pass out feeling. That's because the medication is doing it's job and compensating. Trying to get my heart rate back up.
Every one has an electrolite (spelling?) system that's part of the heart and how it works. Mine is not working properly due to my conditon. I also have scar tissue from previous surgeries that may be interfering.
What does all this mean and what are my options? Well, first my cardiologist (the guy I haven't seen since August. I've seen someone else and been frustrated!) explained it all to me! LOVE HIM!! He is sending me to an electro- specialist. It's in their office. He just specializes in this part of the heart. Then I go back to Ambrosia and they will decide if a pace maker is in my future. It will be we just don't know how soon. They don't want to right away because of my age. I'm too young and the battery would have to be changed a numerous times in my lifetime. So they are hoping they can adjust with medication. But I am not losing the monitor anytime soon or the Vaprimill. It's doing it's job I just have to deal with the side affects. They want to keep monitoring me because of the irratic readings and the low heart rates and my blood pressure is all out of wack! I hope they can adjust the medications. I know a pace maker will be in my future eventually - I just hope it won't be so soon.
In the meantime, I am a little more bummed because I was going to have my dental stuff redone and it's been put off indefinitely, dr's orders. He is afraid that the meds will slow down my heart rate.
I am a little bummed. I was getting excited to have them fixed.
Sorry to hear about your heart troubles! I hope you get some good news soon!