Life Happens Fast
Thursday, 23 October, 2025
7:40 AM
Almost
a week ago I ended up in the hospital out of nowhere. This would be my third stay in a hospital in
71 years. First was a cesarean section
birth in 1980 with Chris. Second was a
meningioma tumor in 2018. Now 2025 is a
heart issue. My heart is in Atrial
Fibrillation or A-Fib. It is not beating
correctly and therefore caused me breathing issues. I am now on a blood thinner, two high blood
pressure medicines, high cholesterol medicine and potassium. I went from zero prescriptions to five!
It
looks like I caused all of this with the way I have eaten whatever I
wanted. I lead a sedate lifestyle
without any exercise. I did not care
about my weight and let it go. My poor
heart was just forgotten about. Now all
of me is suffering. Until I have an
echocardiogram I will not know just what I have done to my heart. Than will not happen for 2 more weeks. Doctor's offices are filled with sick people
and appointments are days in coming. An
appointment with a cardiologist to review the echocardiogram is scheduled for
January 6, 2026, over 2 months away.
In
the meantime all I can do is eat better to try to get my cholesterol down. I can try to get my blood pressure down. I am in a weak state so any exercise will
have to wait.
I
can pray for mercy from the Lord!
An
Echocardiogram was done on October 30th and the results were as expected but
they were unable to get a good one for some reason. The report was listed fair to poor and they
were unable to capture good pictures and diagnostics. It still was good enough to say I have
congestive heart failure due to Atrium Fibrillation of my heart which was
caused by high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and lack of exercise.
Now I wait for an appointment with my new primary care provider on November
18th so she can go over the echo and talk with me about a plan with her and a
cardiologist.
I
am in the arms of God each moment of the day and for how many days he gives me.
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