On May 31, I had an ablation done to my heart. Here is the run down on why.... While on bed rest at the hospital when I was pregnant with the girls, they found that I had an irregular heart beat. It has never bothered me, until 3 1/2 months ago. I started having frequent dizzy spells. I wasn't concerned until it started to affect my vision. After an echo cardiogram, EKG and wearing a heart rate monitor for 48 hours, they realized that I was having 24% extra beats. Every normal person has 1%. So in other words, I was having a LOT. The cardiologist explained to me that I was a good candidate for an ablation, which would stop my extra beats. I also was given the option of medicine. I didn't want to be on medicine for the rest of my life, so Ron and I decided it would be best for me to get it done.
Contrary to the picture above, I was super scared the day of surgery. I just kept thinking that they were going to be cauterizing my heart and could easily slip and make a mistake. The doctor's assistant was very nice and helped calm me a little bit. I went in for surgery and was only in for 2 hours. They were able to find the area that was triggering the extra beats and cauterized it to make them go away. I have felt so much better since. I am so glad that I made the choice to have the surgery.
I have some great friends and family. My parents and my cousin, Lindsey, brought us dinner Friday and Saturday night. Ron's sister, Lisa, brought us amazing doughnuts from Beyond Glazed. I even liked the Maple Bacon, even though I really didn't want to try it. A group of my friends brought me flowers and yummy cookies from Costco. Thanks everyone that helped my recovery go better.
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That sounds so scary! I'm glad you're feeling better.
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