Re: Getting older isn't so bad when you consider the alterna
Hello to everyone. Got back from my nuclear stress test. Felt fine during the whole thing. Now just have to wait for the test results.
I mentioned earlier that I have a pacemaker. Long story short: I got it in February because my heart rate was in the mid 30s and while I was in the hospital my heart stopped several times.( I had absolutely no symptoms prior to landing in the hospital except for 1 or 2 incidences of lightheadedness.) That meant emergency implant surgery. I had no problems with my heart until just last week when I noticed that my heartrate sped up while I was just sitting (not palpitations, just rapid heartbeats that slowed down quickly). No history whatsover of heart disease in my family. I was the athlete, am slim , eat right, etc. With the pacemaker I am not on any medications whatsoever.To this day I still don't understand why this happened to me and now am wondering what else could be wrong with my heart.
It brought tears to my eyes reading about the medical problems some of you are experiencing. Especially not knowing the why's and how it happened. But what I do know from reading all the posts that we are strong and will get through everything that life dishes out.
I am not ready to call it quits just yet. I have to see my DD graduate high school, college, start her own life, etc.
Hello to everyone. Got back from my nuclear stress test. Felt fine during the whole thing. Now just have to wait for the test results.
I mentioned earlier that I have a pacemaker. Long story short: I got it in February because my heart rate was in the mid 30s and while I was in the hospital my heart stopped several times.( I had absolutely no symptoms prior to landing in the hospital except for 1 or 2 incidences of lightheadedness.) That meant emergency implant surgery. I had no problems with my heart until just last week when I noticed that my heartrate sped up while I was just sitting (not palpitations, just rapid heartbeats that slowed down quickly). No history whatsover of heart disease in my family. I was the athlete, am slim , eat right, etc. With the pacemaker I am not on any medications whatsoever.To this day I still don't understand why this happened to me and now am wondering what else could be wrong with my heart.
It brought tears to my eyes reading about the medical problems some of you are experiencing. Especially not knowing the why's and how it happened. But what I do know from reading all the posts that we are strong and will get through everything that life dishes out.
I am not ready to call it quits just yet. I have to see my DD graduate high school, college, start her own life, etc.