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Afib
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:53 pm
by ChrisNeilan
I wish afib was a lie, but for me it wasn't a joke! I've been having afib with tachycardia all summer. Heart rates of over 220 beats per minute. I have an physically and mentally demanding job (funeral director), and at the advise of my cardiologist ( he did not want me to become my own client!), decided to have a cardiac cathartic ablation which was performed Friday. Eleven hours under on the table! Holy crap, I've been loopy for days, but finally got that out of my system. Not allowed to lift over five pounds, but I have a lot of small pieces of wood to turn into window dressing for some birdhouses. Time to get busy!
No more rapid/irregular heartbeats. I can act my age again. I'm a 25 old year in a 55 year old body!
Cudos to Yale-new Haven Hospital and it's staff. Top notch, except for giving me decaf coffee!;)
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:08 pm
by roy_okc
Chris,
Glad you're out and improving.
Roy
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:19 pm
by edflorence
[quote="ChrisNeilan"]
Cudos to Yale-new Haven Hospital and it's staff. Top notch, except for giving me decaf coffee!]
I feel your pain on the decaf. If its any help, I will share that the best thing I ever did for my PAC's ("skipped" beats) was cut way back on the high octane stuff. I can still get away with a cup of espresso now and then, but the daily dose is a thing of the past. It takes some getting used to, but the heart seems to approve. and we need to keep the heart happy because there is a lot of sawdust waiting to be made.
Congratulations on a successful procedure.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:45 pm
by JPG
I went the opposite direction. Bradycardia 24 bpm!
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:23 pm
by charlese
Congrats on a successful proceedure, Chris. Best Wishes and keep on keepin' on.
Geez, I've been a lucky guy to date and know it.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:27 pm
by BuckeyeDennis
Hey Chris, that was largely Greek to me. (Well, Latin, anyway.
) But my very cute nursing-professor wife says that procedure has been around for quite a while, and that your ticker should now should be as good as new.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:32 pm
by skou
charlese wrote:Congrats on a successful proceedure, Chris. Best Wishes and keep on keepin' on.
Geez, I've been a lucky guy to date and know it.
Ain't that the truth. Outside of a hernia at 3, and an appendectomy at 11, I've been able to stay away from the hospital!
Except, I'm a disabled Veteran, and my primary care doctor works at Phoenix VA. Yes, THAT Phoenix VA! I'm 56, and haven't seen them in 3 years.
steve
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:33 pm
by skou
[quote="ChrisNeilan"]I wish afib was a lie, but for me it wasn't a joke! I've been having afib with tachycardia all summer. Heart rates of over 220 beats per minute. I have an physically and mentally demanding job (funeral director), and at the advise of my cardiologist ( he did not want me to become my own client!), decided to have a cardiac cathartic ablation which was performed Friday. Eleven hours under on the table! Holy crap, I've been loopy for days, but finally got that out of my system. Not allowed to lift over five pounds, but I have a lot of small pieces of wood to turn into window dressing for some birdhouses. Time to get busy!
No more rapid/irregular heartbeats. I can act my age again. I'm a 25 old year in a 55 year old body!
Cudos to Yale-new Haven Hospital and it's staff. Top notch, except for giving me decaf coffee!]
Chris, GLAD to hear this!
(Oh, 18 {12?} year old, stuck in someone's 56 year old body.)
steve
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:20 am
by idcook
Glad you're feeling better Chris. At 25 (55) I expect many a bird to be well housed.
Cheers!
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:27 pm
by baysidebob
Chris, good to hear that you have your heart on a more regular beat per minute. Keep those bird houses coming............