OT -- Scary Weekend...

Jamie, did they give you a name for the problem

I ask because last week I was looking through some old medical test
results and discovered a note about some arrhythmias that had been
detected when doing a sleep study and that I should get an EKG, I'm glad
I looked as this had somehow been missed by both the doctor who had
referred me for the test and my primary care doctor. So as I had an
appointment on Wednesday I mentioned it to the doctor and she had the
nurse do an EKG there and then, it was just the 30 second trace this
time and the machine did pick up some things that need to be
investigated further, so whilst not an emergency situation I'm obviously
a little anxious - but I don't have to wait too long, I've got an
appointment with a cardiologist on Thursday.

Being me I've been reading as much as I can and I was amazed how many
different subtle things there can be variations from normal when it
comes to heart rhythm. Having heard what has happened in your family,
I'm feeling lucky their has been unrelated things that led to getting
further tests, because it should avoid any emergencies!

I hope both you and your DH are able to recover from the shock and he is
able to come to terms with it quickly.

Cheers
Anne

lol "pants" means rubbish, crap, not very good (as well as it's normal
meaning of trousers or underwear)

Hope that clears that up.


--
Pip, in NZ

My girls :
DD1 Jasmine - 5 weeks early - March 02 - 4lb 12oz
Still as small as a peanut but as smart as a whip!

DD2 Abby - 8 weeks early - Feb 05 - 3lb 14oz
Two and a half and still a terror!!

"Yes you can drive me insane just by talking to me!"

"Jamie Clark" wrote in message
. ..
Thanks April.

What exactly is a "pants of a weekend" ? LOL. That must be a UK slang
thing! Thanks for the well wishes, he basically is fully recovered
already. It was a very quick and simple out patient procedure. He'll have
to go back in a week for a wound check and to recheck the pacemaker, but
he's basically fine. I aprpeciate the prayers.

--

Jamie Clark



"april & co" wrote in message
...

snipped but read....

I am so sorry about your pants of a weekend Jamie and just hope and pray
now that your hubby makes a full recovery.

april

We've heard a couple things. A right branch bundle block that is associated
with syncope (fainting) is what the doctor told us.

Thanks again. He seems to be doing okay.
--

Jamie Clark



"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
...
Jamie, did they give you a name for the problem

I ask because last week I was looking through some old medical test
results and discovered a note about some arrhythmias that had been
detected when doing a sleep study and that I should get an EKG, I'm glad I
looked as this had somehow been missed by both the doctor who had referred
me for the test and my primary care doctor. So as I had an appointment on
Wednesday I mentioned it to the doctor and she had the nurse do an EKG
there and then, it was just the 30 second trace this time and the machine
did pick up some things that need to be investigated further, so whilst
not an emergency situation I'm obviously a little anxious - but I don't
have to wait too long, I've got an appointment with a cardiologist on
Thursday.

Being me I've been reading as much as I can and I was amazed how many
different subtle things there can be variations from normal when it comes
to heart rhythm. Having heard what has happened in your family, I'm
feeling lucky their has been unrelated things that led to getting further
tests, because it should avoid any emergencies!

I hope both you and your DH are able to recover from the shock and he is
able to come to terms with it quickly.

Cheers
Anne

I assumed as much. So how did they go from being an item of clothing to
meaning something that is bad or crappy? Just curious.

--

Jamie Clark



"Me Myself and I" wrote in message
...
lol "pants" means rubbish, crap, not very good (as well as it's normal
meaning of trousers or underwear)

Hope that clears that up.


--
Pip, in NZ

My girls :
DD1 Jasmine - 5 weeks early - March 02 - 4lb 12oz
Still as small as a peanut but as smart as a whip!

DD2 Abby - 8 weeks early - Feb 05 - 3lb 14oz
Two and a half and still a terror!!

"Yes you can drive me insane just by talking to me!"

"Jamie Clark" wrote in message
. ..
Thanks April.

What exactly is a "pants of a weekend" ? LOL. That must be a UK slang
thing! Thanks for the well wishes, he basically is fully recovered
already. It was a very quick and simple out patient procedure. He'll
have to go back in a week for a wound check and to recheck the pacemaker,
but he's basically fine. I aprpeciate the prayers.

--

Jamie Clark



"april & co" wrote in message
...

snipped but read....

I am so sorry about your pants of a weekend Jamie and just hope and pray
now that your hubby makes a full recovery.

april

"Jamie Clark" wrote in message
. ..
Well guys, I need to talk about this, and I can't talk about it to any of
my
real life friends yet, so I'm going to talk about it here. This is very
long...

We had a very scary weekend, and I think we're all still in shock. It all
started out well -- Dh and I were going to drive up to my Dad & Step-Mom's
house, spend the night, then leave the kids with them and go up to Lake
Tahoe. We were going to spend 1 night at the Mont Bleu hotel and see the
English Beat in concert. We were both really looking forward to the
weekend. 1 night and 2 days away. Instead, we ended up in the ER, dh
spent
2 nights/days in the hospital, and came out with a pacemaker. Here's how
it
happened:

snip
And I thought we had an ill weekend.
(((hugs))) look after yourself (and him too)
Debbie

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:55:52 -0800, "Jamie Clark"
wrote:

I'm doing much better than I was on Friday during his surgery. I called and
talked to my mom and his folks and explained to everyone what was going on.
I read all the documentation that they gave us with the pacemaker, and it
made me feel much better. They are so common, and so many people have them,
that it took away a lot of the fear for me. The restrictions that he will
have due to the pacemaker are very minimal. It has been easier for me to
adjust to than it has for him though. I wish there was more I could do for
him. I know he needs to join some sort of support group for people with
pacemakers, and even one for young men with pacemakers, but he's not much of
the joining type.

Holy crap. If you need to talk, my inbox is open anytime..... my addy
is nlb63ATyahooDOTcom.

Nan

"Jamie Clark" wrote in message
. ..
I assumed as much. So how did they go from being an item of clothing to
meaning something that is bad or crappy? Just curious.


Well who knows but I guess you get crappy pants when you're young lol. Glad
to hear he's much better though.

april

*hugs* to you all Jamie... I'm stunned just sitting here reading it, I've no
idea the shock you guys must be feeling. I'm glad you trusted your instincts
and called 911, even though he said he felt ok - 3 times in 4 days is just
a bit too often! I hope that your dh is a far better patient than mine (also
a Rob!)! I should imagine part of his feeling at a pacemake is shame - shame
that normally old people have them, shame that he thinks people will think
he's not been looking after himself/overweight etc, and shame because men
just don't like being ill.

Look after him, but look after yourself too - with this new stress, added to
the previous pressures, and with the girls to look after too, don't get
yourself lost and left out. You've been through a shock too. I hope when
he's better, you'll get your weekend at lake Tahoe

Take care

Lucy xx

Anne Rogers wrote:
Jamie, did they give you a name for the problem

Right bundle branch block.

Your heart normally starts firing at the top, the SA node. The
electrical impulses travel through the intraatrial and internodal
pathways to the AV node, which is at the bottom of the atria (top
chambers of the heart). After that it travels to the Bundle of His,
then it splits into the Bundle of His, where it splits into the right
and left bundle branches...one of each takes the impulses to the right
and left ventricles. After that it travels down to the Purkinje fibers,
which transmits the impulses to the cardiac cells.

If he had a right bundle branch block, it basically means the impulses
weren't transmitting through to the right ventricle. That's the chamber
of the heart that pushes blood to the lungs to gather oxygen.

I ask because last week I was looking through some old medical test
results and discovered a note about some arrhythmias that had been
detected when doing a sleep study and that I should get an EKG, I'm glad
I looked as this had somehow been missed by both the doctor who had
referred me for the test and my primary care doctor.

Some arrhythmias are pretty benign...I have a Sinus Arrhythmia...which
basically means my heart goes faster when I breathe in and slower when I
breathe out. I used to have Sinus Tachyarrhythmia...which means the
same thing, but that it used to beat very fast, too.

Being me I've been reading as much as I can and I was amazed how many
different subtle things there can be variations from normal when it
comes to heart rhythm. Having heard what has happened in your family,
I'm feeling lucky their has been unrelated things that led to getting
further tests, because it should avoid any emergencies!

What falls into Normal Sinus Rhythm is all over the map, really.

Michelle
Flutist

Michelle J. Haines wrote:

chambers of the heart). After that it travels to the Bundle of His,
then it splits into the Bundle of His, where it splits into the right
and left bundle branches...one of each takes the impulses to the right
and left ventricles.

Blah for typing while distracted. Travels to the Bundle of His then
splits into the right and left bundle branches....

Michelle
Flutist