. . . what I used to describe happiness as being was: firing up the charcoal grill and pounding a ice cold beer while the coals started burning down and then singeing a 2" thick slab of New York strip and washing down that blue-rare piece of beef with some more ice cold beers. It has been at least a few years since I have done that.
Happiness is...
Finding the 1 screw missing from my all metal Hegel H200 remote while cleaning under my couch cushions for the first time in years before I sucked it into the vacuum.... 
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+1001 Thanks for the definitions, info, etc. I just had dinner and now feeling like I need a nap. So, I’ll be brief now. But...
That is a very good description of what my heart does. But after the pause there is often a rush of beats as if it’s trying to catch up! And when it’s bad, the rhythm doesn’t normalize for hours. I think my heart is in a more advanced stage of a-fibulation, or arrhythmia though. Anyway, I hope you’re ok!!! |
@unclewilbur , I am assuming that you are on medicare (I just started on it a year ago, and I still don't know all the ins and outs) but if you already have a cardiologist, I'd say try to schedule an ECG and have him interpret it. I am going from memory on this (I can get the textbook out in a bit) but as I recall, if it is a PVC, that is another rhythm originating somewhere other than the SA node and what happens if I recall correctly is it is one signal for a heart beat from somewhere other than the SA node landing on top of the SA node signal (but I will look that up). What I do remember for sure is that this is another generally benign rhythm unless you get too many directly in a row (I'll look up how many) because that can turn into v-tach. As far as A-fib, that's a bit of a different animal, and my understanding is that strokes are one of the big risks as the atrium is fibrillating which is a recipe for potential clots to form. I would also think that fibrillating atria wouldn't be properly (completely) emptying into the ventricles that therefore the output (also known as cardiac output/CO) from the ventricles would be reduced and that this could result in certain physiological sensations and possibly an increased heart rate as maybe the response to decreased CO. I do know that when one's blood pressure drops (as in one of the early stages of shock) the heart rate elevates as a response to compensate. But don't take anything I type very seriously--I am NOT at all qualified on this subject and the best thing to do is to get in to see a cardiologist.
Thank you for the good thoughts. Generally I feel okay most of the time, but having seen what happens when someone's heart ceases to produce an adequate pulse has made the concept seem real to me, and in all honesty, I have not completely come to terms with it on a personal level. Although sooner or later it is inevitable for all of us. Best thoughts back at you, and talk to your PCP and or cardiologist.
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Actually, @gano , when Something seems 'off spec' and you notice it.... It's good to have a grasp of wtf it is and what it's about. I was born with an aortic valve with only 2 flaps...and started getting 'backflow'. Woke to feeling better Immediately. Minimal Recovery Therapy, no pain other than a large bandaid inside right thigh for 2ish weeks. On a stationary bike, the nurse noticed I'd skipped a beat or 3..... Spouse Ev now demands I outlive her. My latest CT of my lungs sez I'm cancer free...despite 'lifestyle' and tendencies. "Place your bets...." She's 5 younger, and has her own flock of Rx tubes. |
Some lighthearted and some serious stories. Hope everyone is okay and staying healthy. Thinking of this site and happiness, for me happiness is listening to my music wherever I am. My happy place this time of year is the lake, so listening to music looking out at the sun sparkling on the water is happiness. |
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