The timing on my heart gets a little messed up once in a while. It starts with an uncomfortable feeling in my chest and then what can only be described as a flopping around the inside of my chest. It takes my breath away; and, I do not mean that in a "WOW, would you look at that view" kind of way. One episode usually lasts a few seconds. The after-effects (shortness of breath, a dull ache in my chest and a general feeling of fatigue) last 15 or 20 minutes. The problem comes when I get recurring episodes before I recover from the previous one.
To my horror and humiliation, this happened at work this morning. The flutters started during my commute. I was shaking off the first round during the dog walk when the next round started. By 8:00 AM, cold sweats and a blood pressure drop made it hard to stand on my feet. And sure as Bob's Your Uncle, I found myself being escorted to the South Hampton emergency room by my principals. This was, as they say, highly irregular. Seated in the back of a beautiful luxury sedan while my boss is seated in what is normally my seat when we are together in a car.
The condition is technically called Arrhythmia. This is not necessarily a new condition for me. I was looked at a few years ago for the same problem. In my case, it is likely stress induced. The good news is my blood work and EKG came back positive.
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1 comment:
Yikes!
I'm glad the EKG and blood work came back okay. I hope you're feeling better now.
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