While I hadn't planned to blog today, I decided I would give you an update on Buck's heart. Wednesday night he thought he was going into AFIB. Yesterday morning we took his blood pressure (which was fine) but his pulse rate was around 135. This is called a "flutter" and is occuring in the left side of his heart. After a call to Dr. Hanna and a return call from him, we headed to Princeton Hospital. We went directly to his office and were told he was expecting us in the hospital! After checking in downstairs and a short wheelchair ride, Buck was settled into a room to await a Cardio Inversion. They basically stopped his heart and shocked it into starting up again. When it starts back up, it is in a normal rhythm. The procedure worked and we got to come home yesterday with instructions for him to start taking the Rhythmol once again. Hopefully the medication will keep him in check, otherwise he will be having another heart procedure. . .but ONLY IF this doesn't work.
2 comments:
Oooh. I love your background. I might use that one too. Thanks for the update on dad. I love you!
Thanks,it's in the summer section. Love you too!
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