Better day.

[Rubyladyemerald]

I had my pic line put in. That went well. I had my heart cath too. Again no issue there. I did get to talk to my doc about the sympathetic nerve severance surgery. He was not against it But he is hesitant. It is a very advasive surgery and not many doctors do it here in the States. But my doctor is going to set up a doctor at Duke Medical University Hospital just in case. Personally I'd like to have the surgery but it is a last resort. It is my last option if I should have another episode of VF. So I have a plan and a very tiny safety net. I just pray that I'm done with this mess and nothing more happens for a while. I have grown tired of all of this. ( sorry for no jokes like usual. I'm still a bit foggy from my heart cath sedation.)

Love to all and many hugs.

[pottypete1]

So glad it went OK.

It must be too early to make any judgements on the real outcome.

Try and relax and make sure you rest a lot.

Pete

[jeanjeannie50]

Fingers crossed that you'll have no more problems.

Wishing you well.

Jean

[Finvola]

Thank you for the update - glad things went well and that there is a plan in place.

Very best wishes.

[rosyG]

D you have a pacemaker- or wouldn't that deal with the VF???

[BobD Volunteer in reply to rosyG]

she has an ICD from memory.

[Rubyladyemerald in reply to rosyG]

I have a what they call a dual chamber ICD it does both pace and defibrillate. I have such a severe case of arrhythmia that somtimes I thing this device gets mad at me and just wants to give up.

The pacer side was supposed to help my AF. Sometimes my AF could not be paced out and I got a shock like I was in VF even though I wasn't in VF. But my beat per minute threshold was 217. So even if I had a normal rhythm in the ventricle because it was keeping up with the AF I would still get a shock to stop it so I would not to into VF.

AF is much easier to deal with than VF. The shocks even feel different. A shock for AF left me with chest pain near the sternum. A shock for VF didnt leave any pain.

I hav3 also had divides made by two different companies. The first 5 defib/pacers I had were made by St. Jude. While I had them all my arrhythmia were atrial. Now. I have a Boston Scientific. It smaller than St. Jude. When it has shocked me for both Arrhythmia it didn't give me too much pain but it did pull the muscle around the device and my shoulder.

Anyway the point is these devices deal with both arrhythmia but it's really based on the severity of your condition. Mine is the most extreme.

[rosyG in reply to Rubyladyemerald]

you seem to be coping very well in a bad situation- well done!!

[meadfoot]

Well done and good luck.