I wanted to share with you that I had a pacemaker implanted the other day (Thursday, 19th). This is not news to some of you, but, probably, surprising news to some. I've had an irregular heart beat for a few years; so we knew that something was wrong with the electrical part of the heart. At a routine check with the doctor a week or so ago, it was noted that my pulse was slower than my normal. After some further tests, the doctor said that it wasn't a question of "if" I need a pacemaker, but "when".
Given that we'll be moving in a couple of months and the possibility of further problems, I decided to go ahead and have a pacemaker put in. Even though it was done rather quickly, it wasn't an emergency; the timing was just that it was going to work best to do it sooner rather than later.
I went in Thursday, I was in the hospital about 25 hours, and now have two weeks of limited activity (no driving, no raising my arm above my shoulder, no lifting) In four weeks I'll be able to resume all activity at the same level that I was before.
At least, I haven't felt guilty about watching NCAA basketball all week-end.
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