Marsha/CA
Moderator Emeritus
Well, the last several days have not been fun and even a little scary.
On Tuesday Tim (hubby) went to the dentist for teeth cleaning. At that time his pulse was low (30) and the dentist didn't think any thing about it because his blood pressure was good. By chance on Wednesday we had scheduled our annual physical exams and our doctor caught the fact that his pulse was still low and sent him to the emergency room hospital. We ended up at Heart Hospital in Bakersfield where within 20 minutes they determined that his heart was beginning to fail, scheduled a few tests and to put in a pacemaker the following morning. There was no damage to the heart and he does not have any blockage or clogged arteries. They are not sure what was causing the problem, but the upper chamber was pumping regularly; while the lower chamber was not keeping up. This condition is one they see in people 15 years older than he is at 63; but this is what we are dealing with.
He was released yesterday and is now home with the new pacemaker clicking away. He's tired, has a bronchial cough from before the implant, but we are very thankful. The coincidences that happened that prevented him from having a full blown heart attack are remarkable. He was actually on the roof of the house on Thursday and keep complaining of how tired he was and that he couldn't get his breath. We both attributed his symptoms to a cold he's been fighting.
Take care of each other out there.
Marsha~ (very tired)
On Tuesday Tim (hubby) went to the dentist for teeth cleaning. At that time his pulse was low (30) and the dentist didn't think any thing about it because his blood pressure was good. By chance on Wednesday we had scheduled our annual physical exams and our doctor caught the fact that his pulse was still low and sent him to the emergency room hospital. We ended up at Heart Hospital in Bakersfield where within 20 minutes they determined that his heart was beginning to fail, scheduled a few tests and to put in a pacemaker the following morning. There was no damage to the heart and he does not have any blockage or clogged arteries. They are not sure what was causing the problem, but the upper chamber was pumping regularly; while the lower chamber was not keeping up. This condition is one they see in people 15 years older than he is at 63; but this is what we are dealing with.
He was released yesterday and is now home with the new pacemaker clicking away. He's tired, has a bronchial cough from before the implant, but we are very thankful. The coincidences that happened that prevented him from having a full blown heart attack are remarkable. He was actually on the roof of the house on Thursday and keep complaining of how tired he was and that he couldn't get his breath. We both attributed his symptoms to a cold he's been fighting.
Take care of each other out there.
Marsha~ (very tired)