February 17, 2022

15. Chemo Thing 1 and Thing 2

Just when I thought I had a fairly decent grip on Thing 1, sure enough,  along came Thing 2.    Diagnosed with having atrial fibrillation (rapid and irregular heartbeat) after an Electrocardiogram (ECG), I ended up having to go to Emergency, where thankfully, I got admitted very quickly.  The staff injected me time after time and had me swallow pills and more pills, you name it, for 2 days to no avail.  Then finally, yesterday, the cardiologist decided that if my situation hadn't improved by this very morning, they were going to use the paddles on me and "let 'r rip." 💥😟 Needless to say  I was a teeny bit worried last night and cried.  But lo and behold, somehow during the night, miraculously, the meds kicked in and I awoke feeling refreshed and relieved with a heart that was beating like normal again. 💓 Apart from the health scare, I enjoyed my all-inclusive stay-cation courtesy of the Regina General Hospital:  the staff was wonderful and the food was honestly great!  Given a choice however, I would prefer to dip my tootsies into warm, beachy sand with a cerveza in one hand.  Now, can anyone tell me if there is such a thing as Thing 3?

When I am down I like to listen to  Dieu  / God (where are you?) by "Boom" Desjardins: beautiful, haunting song for when you want to have a good cry You can't beat those natural painkillers! 

4 comments:

  1. Oh no! So sorry to hear you were having some heart problems, but so thankful that the treatment worked.

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  2. YeaH!! You're not kidding! Thanks I feel soo much better!

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  3. Nice to see you kept your good sense of humor through that scare(((-: S.A.

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