As I mentioned in a previous blog, during my annual physical last week, it was discovered my low heart rate (years of being a runner) had slowed down into a “dangerously low” stage. Most folks have a heart (pulse) rate between 60-100. Mine was down to 33. Worse yet, during sleep, my heart stopped beating for up to 10 seconds. The mystery remains “why don’t I have any symptoms” of a slow rate? The fact is, unless I get a pacemaker, my rate will continue to slow just due to the aging process. I will have my pacemaker implanted Wednesday morning at 11 AM. If all goes well, I’ll return to Ch. 8 next Monday with a new “tick to my Ticker!” I’ll try to update my blog later this week. The lesson learned here is you must keep up with your health. I thank my long time internist Dr. james Conway for alerting me to a danger BEFORE I even had any symptoms. Usually, if symptoms start to show up, it often is too late. Get your regular check up my friends!
It will be colder in the morning since I don’t expect any clouds around to save us like this morning. Hopefully, the freeze will not cause any major problems? A warm up starts Wednesday PM and will last through the weekend. Some stormy weather could return late Saturday so keep up on the weather later this week.
There is a new report that CO2 does NOT cause Global Warming. Instead it’s ozone depletion caused by volcano eruptions. Wow! Interesting. Consensus? I don’t think so. Stay informed Gang.
2 comments:
Good luck Bob.
No wonder you don't like the cold your blood doesn't move!
Best wishes on a successful surgery Bob.... You are in good hands and I wish you a speedy recovery....You are in my prayers...
I often watch the movie, Something the Lord Made....it was a movie about the Blue Babies and the first heart procedure....where would we be today without those pioneers to originally perform what we take as common practice today...
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