Of all things....now my attitude is explained! Dr. Ingelmo, my electrician just made his rounds. Interesting, but a bit overwhelming. I have what is called an anirritable heart .....(huh,guess that answers a lot, regarding my attitude at times!). He said that immediately, when entering the heart muscle there was a tiny area which threw a fit. They burned it. Then, he found another larger area in the left ventricle, which was a bugger....a trouble maker which suddenly threw off the rest of the heart, over and over,making a huge loop...so they burned it also. Then they tried to shock it, more than once, with adrenaline. ... cool! Fixed. There are 2 more small areas which cannot be touched out of fear of damaging the heart, one in back and one very deep within the muscle, which he believes can be tamed with a med. (Dang) But all in all the troublesome areas are zapped like villains shot with a ray gun! In seven days I can return to a full normal lifestyle. After 6 weeks we will review meds... of course Mike has not made it here....and he was told Doc made 6am rounds.....bwahahaha.....always happens. Hmmmmm........irritable heart? Hmmmmmmmmm. Lol Good news, I am going home when my ride gets here. Now, time for a nice hot shower! Maybe I give too much info, but perhaps it will help another person. Actually I have some very vivid memories from childhood. When in middle school I could not run without gasping for breath and my face turning extremely red, accompanied by a racing heart. And in high school I could not physically keep up. I rode a bike, but could never run for endurance, while the boy I dated was a distance runner. I believe this explains SO much. I would even have classmates comment how red my face would become. They did not know how my heart raced.....and being just a child I just thought I was not built as fast and just could not keep up......not that I didnt want to. It really explains so much, during a time we did not understand much about heart. Some young athletes fall dead, trying to keep up, when their hearts, physically cannot. My parents, through no fault of their own, could not understand how my brothers could be so athletic ..... and not me. It is such a release of insecurity for me at this point in life, to finally understand. Now, I wonder if I can finally RUN! But more important, listen and watch your children for the signs.... 1. Regardless of weight, I could not physically keep up. The earliest I remember is 4th grade, when we would run around the block of Normandy Middle School. 2. If they commonly complain about a racing heart which seems out of the ordinary, especially if prolonged. 3. You notice their face quickly reddens with what would be considered mild exertion and it takes what seems to be a long time to recover. Maybe nothing.... I am no doctor, nor a nurse. But remember a child is just that and may assume they just are not as good as others, so they keep quiet, like I did. And if caught early, there is treatment. Love you guys. If this helps even one person, this ramble is worthy.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:19:21 +0000
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