Pace Maker Time

ASPEN ANN REVALLO having fun.
 

This has been a week of WIND.  It blows and blows and warms up,
the wind stops at it gets cold.  And so it goes.  Not pleasant
walking weather.  I've been glad of my membership at Frasier
Meadows Wellness Center.

On the medical front, I've been trying to get my blood thin
enough such that I can revert from Warfarin to another chemical
that requires less attention to the details of what I do/do not
eat. On Monday I went to get my INR tested and decided that I
should mention that I was having frequent and more and more
frequent dizzy spells; I don't actually pass out, but feel as if I
might.  My INR was good such that I could get off warfarin, but
it was determined I should wear a heart monitor for 48 hours to
see what was going on.  I picked one up while I was there at the
clinic.

On Tuesday we went to the VA to see what were the results from
the blood draw.  It turned out that he can't take more infusions,
at least for 4 weeks. Robert was disappointed, but I must admit
that I was relieved.  He has been so sick after each set of
infusions that I wasn't sure whether he was going to be able to
stand any more.  At the moment he feels good and his blood work
says he is out from most of/if not all of the cancer.  The
question is how long this will last, but there really haven't
been enough tests to determine that at this time.


Wednesday noon I turned in my heart monitor and Dr. Weksler
called shortly after that.  I was out, but Robert took the
message.  It seems that my heart stops from time to time for as
much as 4-5 seconds (the dizzy spells).  Of course the question
is, will it start up again.  So far it has, but.  In any case, I
went in to talk with the cardiologist and stayed to be admitted to
the hospital to have a pace maker inserted!

I came home yesterday.  I think I had taken too many percacet and
benydril pills.  I had a terrible lower back ache such that I
couldn't sleep nor sit still for very long either.  I paced, sat
and read, got up and paced, etc until about 2:30 AM.  At that
point I was so tired and sleepy, I tried sleeping on the sofa and
did manage to sleep until 4:00 AM, at which time I went back to
bed and slept until 7:30 this morning.  I feel fine this morning.
I really have no idea of what was going on last night.

I think, as soon as the incision heals up and the pacemaker
settles down, I shall feel fine!