I started getting high B/P readings in @ 2004. I got in under control and kept it there. Was taking the baby aspirin everyday and I thought everything was fine.
Fast forward to last October. I was going to have some minor surgery done and had a pre-op appointment at a hospital in Texarkana. Was my birthday too and we had plans to get a steak dinner before heading home. Since it we were going to eat dinner early, we barely ate anything that morning. So as part of the pre-op tests they ran an ekg. Had them before my hip(2) and knee replacement so I wasn't concerned. When the tech ran it he said Uh-oh. He ran it again and said there was an arrhythmia. Sent me down the hall to the head nurse who put me in a wheelchair and took me to the ER., which of course with covid, was out the door. They got me right in for another ekg. Atrial fibrillation. Instead of my heart going bump, bump when it beat it was only doing the first bump. The only thing that was keeping the beat in check was the B/P med I take is a beta blocker. Waited in a room for hours. Really hungry by then and with the steak housed closing so my wife brought some McD's in. Heck of a birthday dinner. The whole deal shook me up, I mean to tell you. My cardiologist says not to worry and I don't, but I can tell my wife does. Now on a blood thinner, probably forever. See the doc next month and he is going to run some kind of tests. I'm 71 and though I'm still overweight I've been slowly losing for over a year and thought I was in pretty good health. You just never know.
One thing though is I told the cardiologist and my PCP I was talking to a guy about driving a truck part time and they both said that the A-Fib won't keep me from passing and get a 1 year card.
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So, it's not a good idea to play F. You B. By Wheeler Walker Jr. When a woman is upset. Just a little advice for you other gentlemen.
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They made me an Criminal!! Lol. One of my favorites. Old John Garfield movie.
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