Popular Post 2Far ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted July 8, 2021 15 days of 24/7 cardiac data from the monitor (and a call literally every day about my low heart rate), he says the low 30s heart rate (occasionally during the day) is a concern. Says that it is time to be a proactive before it causes an issue which needs (urgently) correcting. Gonna get a pacemaker on the 28th. They'll set the base rate at 60 bpm & said that I'll feel like superman with almost twice as much blood flowing coursing thru my veins. I told Wo2 to get ready. Restrictions: no driving for 2 weeks, incision care/restrictions for 2 weeks, no lifting my left arm over shoulder high for 6 weeks. He didn't see any A-fib, so no more monitor. I forgot to ask about the Eliquis, so I submitted a question thru the portal. If you're gonna get old, ya better be tough. 7 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Share #2 Posted July 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, 2Far said: 15 days of 24/7 cardiac data from the monitor (and a call literally every day about my low heart rate), he says the low 30s heart rate (occasionally during the day) is a concern. Says that it is time to be a proactive before it causes an issue which needs (urgently) correcting. Gonna get a pacemaker on the 28th. They'll set the base rate at 60 bpm & said that I'll feel like superman with almost twice as much blood flowing coursing thru my veins. I told Wo2 to get ready. Restrictions: no driving for 2 weeks, incision care/restrictions for 2 weeks, no lifting my left arm over shoulder high for 6 weeks. He didn't see any A-fib, so no more monitor. I forgot to ask about the Eliquis, so I submitted a question thru the portal. If you're gonna get old, ya better be tough. Good to at least be aware and ahead of the issues than unaware and falling further behind. Hopefully, with them having a better handle on it, the treatments will give you a lot of improvements short and long term! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Share #3 Posted July 8, 2021 You are on your way to six million dollar man! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Razors Edge ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Popular Post Share #4 Posted July 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: You are on your way to six million dollar man! Wait until he sees the plumber! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Share #5 Posted July 8, 2021 Ignorance is bliss, unless it kills you. Glad they found this now and when it gets fixed you do feel like Superman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 8, 2021 Share #6 Posted July 8, 2021 53 minutes ago, 2Far said: If you're gonna get old, ya better be tough. If not, courageous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Share #7 Posted July 8, 2021 56 minutes ago, 2Far said: 15 days of 24/7 cardiac data from the monitor (and a call literally every day about my low heart rate), he says the low 30s heart rate (occasionally during the day) is a concern. Says that it is time to be a proactive before it causes an issue which needs (urgently) correcting. Gonna get a pacemaker on the 28th. They'll set the base rate at 60 bpm & said that I'll feel like superman with almost twice as much blood flowing coursing thru my veins. I told Wo2 to get ready. Restrictions: no driving for 2 weeks, incision care/restrictions for 2 weeks, no lifting my left arm over shoulder high for 6 weeks. He didn't see any A-fib, so no more monitor. I forgot to ask about the Eliquis, so I submitted a question thru the portal. If you're gonna get old, ya better be tough. Good luck with the procedure. Sounds like you're in good hands and caught the problem early enough to avoid serious problems! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted July 8, 2021 Share #8 Posted July 8, 2021 Glad you're taking care of this before it needs any urgent care! Keep us posted! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petitepedal ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Popular Post Share #9 Posted July 8, 2021 Wouldn't an electric cattle prod do the same thing ? I am guessing @Thaddeus Kosciuszko could set something up. 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Share #10 Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, 2Far said: Gonna get a pacemaker on the 28th. They'll set the base rate at 60 bpm & said that I'll feel like superman with almost twice as much blood flowing coursing thru my veins. I told Wo2 to get ready. Second nomination for POTD, although Ralph snapping beans is really cute. I wore the Life Vest monitor for two months and never heard a word from them. Then I wore the second heart monitor for 30 days and haven’t heard anything from them either. I don’t think that second monitor was working because it was connected to them through Bluetooth and wi-fi and I discovered one time when the battery went dead it shut itself off. I thought when I recharged the battery it was good. I wore that stupid thing for three days before I figured out it was still shut off. They never called me about it. I restarted it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Share #11 Posted July 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Second nomination for POTD, although Ralph snapping beans is really cute. I wore the Life Vest monitor for two months and never heard a word from them. Then I wore the second heart monitor for 30 days and haven’t heard anything from them either. I don’t think that second monitor was working because it was connected to them through Bluetooth and wi-fi and I discovered one time when the battery went dead it shut itself off. I thought when I recharged the battery it was good. I wore that stupid thing for three days before I figured out it was still shut off. They never called me about it. I restarted it. You would have gotten a call if the BILLING had been turned off. The battery, bluetooth, wifi, etc., are simply secondary functions 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Share #12 Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Razors Edge said: You would have gotten a call if the BILLING had been turned off. The battery, bluetooth, wifi, etc., are simply secondary functions True story 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 8, 2021 Share #13 Posted July 8, 2021 30 bpm? No wonder they were calling you telling you to crank it up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 8, 2021 Share #14 Posted July 8, 2021 5 hours ago, 2Far said: Restrictions: no driving for 2 weeks, incision care/restrictions for 2 weeks, no lifting my left arm over shoulder high for 6 weeks. Did he cut you back on hookers and blow? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 8, 2021 Share #15 Posted July 8, 2021 Glad you are dealing with this proactively. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted July 9, 2021 21 hours ago, petitepedal said: Wouldn't an electric cattle prod do the same thing ? I am guessing @Thaddeus Kosciuszko could set something up. We have one of those electric tennis rackets to kill flying bugs. That MFer will LIGHT you up (I had to test it). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 9, 2021 Share #17 Posted July 9, 2021 22 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: You are on your way to six million dollar man! But they never tell you about the $1-$5,999,999 men. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share #18 Posted July 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Wilbur said: But they never tell you about the $1-$5,999,999 men. I know, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share #19 Posted July 9, 2021 I am kinda interested in the price of the hardware. The nuts & bolts for my hip were ~$26k. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 9, 2021 Share #20 Posted July 9, 2021 15 minutes ago, 2Far said: I am kinda interested in the price of the hardware. The nuts & bolts for my hip were ~$26k. When Einstein got his pacemaker his blue tooth sender of data thingie was confused. It was sending data all the time, not once a week. The nurse must have called him a million times until they got it corrected. I'm sure that cost our insurance company a pretty penny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 9, 2021 Share #21 Posted July 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Airehead said: When Einstein got his pacemaker his blue tooth sender of data thingie was confused. It was sending data all the time, not once a week. The nurse must have called him a million times until they got it corrected. I'm sure that cost our insurance company a pretty penny. The dang Russians got in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share #22 Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Airehead said: When Einstein got his pacemaker his blue tooth sender of data thingie was confused. It was sending data all the time, not once a week. The nurse must have called him a million times until they got it corrected. I'm sure that cost our insurance company a pretty penny. How's Einstein's life with a bionic regulator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted July 9, 2021 Share #23 Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 11:13 AM, petitepedal said: I am guessing @Thaddeus Kosciuszko could set something up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted July 9, 2021 Share #24 Posted July 9, 2021 What is your normal rate? (not counting the rare 30). Seems like if your usual resting rate is say 50, then that would be the best base setting for you. Just my uneducated opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share #25 Posted July 9, 2021 18 minutes ago, Road Runner said: What is your normal rate? (not counting the rare 30). Seems like if your usual resting rate is say 50, then that would be the best base setting for you. Just my uneducated opinion. Low to mid 40s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted July 9, 2021 Share #26 Posted July 9, 2021 1 minute ago, 2Far said: Low to mid 40s Mine is usually about 47. I'm not sure I would like being at 60 all the time. I wonder if it could affect your ability to sleep and stay asleep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share #27 Posted July 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Road Runner said: Mine is usually about 47. I'm not sure I would like being at 60 all the time. I wonder if it could affect your ability to sleep and stay asleep? Whelp, we're gonna see on the 28th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted July 9, 2021 Share #28 Posted July 9, 2021 Seems like doctors get more concerned about low heart rates than I would have thought. I always thought a low rate was a sign of good cardio health. But my doctor seems a bit concerned about mine as well (upper 40's). He recently wanted to take me off of one of my meds because he was afraid that my heart rate was too low. I guess in my case, my age has a lot to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 10, 2021 Share #29 Posted July 10, 2021 All this talk about low heart rate I decided to check mine. My blood pressure cuff reads mine so I took my blood pressure. 80/49 pulse 74 my heart rate is usually in the fifties, don’t know what is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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