I found out last Friday that I need a pacemaker. My heart is not healing the way they would like at this point and it's not safe to see if it gets any better on it's own. I wore a holter monitor (24-hour heart monitor) on Thursday and Friday about 2 weeks ago and finally got the results back last Friday, and they were not so great. Apparently, I'm having pauses up to 4 seconds during the night, my resting heart rate during the night is in the 40's (low and especially low for someone my age), and they tracked arrhythmia's all day when I was wearing the monitor. I don't really understand all that's going on but once I have my consult with the electrocardio guy at UCLA, Dr. Shannon, I'll know more and will hopefully feel better about things. I'm scared this procedure won't be the last of my heart health problems and I'm scared about having the device. I'm angry that I'm still not healed and I'm frustrated that I'm having so many issues at such a young age. But, I don't really have any other choice but to hang tight and hold on. I feel like I'm on a roller coaster ride and I just want to get off.
As soon as I have more information about the actual procedure, I'll keep everyone posted. Thank you for your continued good thoughts and prayers. Jason and I are so blessed to have such wonderful and caring family and friends.
2 comments:
You are strong and brave...and in my prayers. Love ya, Callie
You're the strongest person I know! You're taking care of yourself and you are going to come out of this thing better than ever. Love you tons and tons, Cathy
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