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Get well soon my guy!
Edit: for those who don't know he has a heart condition. He is okay now.
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Get well soon my guy!
Edit: for those who don't know he has a heart condition. He is okay now.
External link →Thank you for the well wishes.
Long story short, half my heart was racing with an irregular beat. This is the same thing that happened about a year and a half ago, but this time medications weren’t doing the trick at getting me back on track. Took a shock to the chest, and I’m back to “normal.”
It’s funny, as I was in the same room as last time. AFIB is somewhat common, and I was the third cardioversion of the day at the ER. Sure, it’s terrifying... I was shaking the majority of each visit. End of the day, I was in good hands surrounded by medical professionals and everything was alright.
A few folks have asked “how do I know if I should go to the hospital, my heart is sometimes irregular!”
Call up your general practitioner. See if you need to go to a cardiologist. If your heart is racing for more than 6-12 hours even when resting, go to urgent care. Like I said before, it’s scary. Needles suck and being in a hospital is not fun. Challenge those fears and do what’s right for your health, even if that means you have to cut back on the G-Fuel.
Love y’all. I’m not going anywhere.
Good to know you're doing well.
I provide anesthesia for cardioversions at a major city hospital, and I have to say, it's actually one of the most satisfying treatments we do. You zap someone (once they're adequately anesthetized, of course) and you can see immediately if you put someone back in sinus rhythm. It's not common in medicine to be able to "fix" someone so quickly and immediately, so when you have the chance to do so... I dunno, it's very gratifying.
Story time: Neither of the anesthetics worked. Second attempt, we waited just a little bit but I was still coherent. I ended up just saying “bring it on, just do it”
The doc said it would feel like a horse kicking me in the chest. I have never had a horse kick me in the chest, so... bam.
Pain was instant, but quick. The pure joy of hearing my heart at the right beat and seeing my EKG all green overrode any other feeling in my brain.
Thank you for the well wishes.
Long story short, half my heart was racing with an irregular beat. This is the same thing that happened about a year and a half ago, but this time medications weren’t doing the trick at getting me back on track. Took a shock to the chest, and I’m back to “normal.”
It’s funny, as I was in the same room as last time. AFIB is somewhat common, and I was the third cardioversion of the day at the ER. Sure, it’s terrifying... I was shaking the majority of each visit. End of the day, I was in good hands surrounded by medical professionals and everything was alright.
A few folks have asked “how do I know if I should go to the hospital, my heart is sometimes irregular!”
Call up your general practitioner. See if you need to go to a cardiologist. If your heart is racing for more than 6-12 hours even when resting, go to urgent care. Like I said before, it’s scary. Needles suck and being in a hospital is not fun. Challenge those fears and do what’s right for your health, even if that means you have to cut back on the G-Fuel.
Love y’all. I’m not going anywhere.
Glad you lived.
Neither of the anesthesias worked.
not being a jerk or pedantic...the term you were looking for was "anesthetics". "Anesthesia" is the administration of anesthetics.
Glad you are doing well. Heart stuff can be super scary.
I learned something new today! This is why I’m not a doctor. Edited accordingly :)
Glad you lived.
Glad you’re coming back tomorrow
Story time: Neither of the anesthetics worked. Second attempt, we waited just a little bit but I was still coherent. I ended up just saying “bring it on, just do it”
The doc said it would feel like a horse kicking me in the chest. I have never had a horse kick me in the chest, so... bam.
Pain was instant, but quick. The pure joy of hearing my heart at the right beat and seeing my EKG all green overrode any other feeling in my brain.
Note: I have had a horse kick me in the chest, and from experience I can tell you it hurts quite a lot. So... good that it worked the first time. Stay healthy!
I....... I feel like this needs to be elaborated on. Can’t just say you got kicked in the chest without telling a story. And saying you got kicked by a horse is also a scenario worth describing.
But this..... this sounds like the center of the most perfect Venn diagram containing events that I need to hear more about.