Since most of my friends are on this forum...

[Emerson40]

Give up the cigarettes, woman!

<<< This Guy agrees with what this ^^^ fine woman is saying.

^^^ This Guy does not agree.

 

[BeachMomma]

Give up the cigarettes, woman!

<<< This Guy agrees with what this ^^^ fine woman is saying.

^^^ This Guy does not agree.

I know you both give me shit out of love. And I'm going to try again. I can do it.

 

[NippleMuncher]

I know you both give me shit out of love. And I'm going to try again. I can do it.

Quitting is easy, dealing with the issues that drives you to smoke, as well as relearning how to be a non-smoker is what can be difficult. What helped me was to determine "why" I smoked, once I did that, quitting and staying smoke-free was easy. Good luck.

 

[NightL]

I quit many many times - but the thing that got me there was the thought "who will I be a burden on if I get ill?" - that and a constant sore chest

 

[BeachMomma]

I quit many many times - but the thing that got me there was the thought "who will I be a burden on if I get ill?" - that and a constant sore chest

You'd think as much as I see the long term consequences, it would be easy. Maybe personalizing it a bit more would help.

Quitting is easy, dealing with the issues that drives you to smoke, as well as relearning how to be a non-smoker is what can be difficult. What helped me was to determine "why" I smoked, once I did that, quitting and staying smoke-free was easy. Good luck.

Thanks sweetie. You're exactly right. I need to learn what the real triggers are and new coping techniques. I'm fine unless I'm bored or anxious. Boredom really isn't that big a deal. I can always find a way to occupy myself. Anxiety is another animal altogether. That's the one that brings me to my proverbial knees.

They just need to make justifiable homicide legal. Then I wouldn't have a problem.

 

[Saucyminx]

Well you just have to remember. . . .

 

[BeachMomma]

Hahaha! Thanks! I needed that giggle!

 

[Emerson40]

Well, kids, we've come full circle. Here we go again. I'm going back to the cath lab. This time they'll induce the arrhythmia I've been having, determine where the extra beats are originating, and then burn those spots. I hope to god this works!

Before you ask, I don't know yet when it'll be scheduled. I'll let y'all know.

So was this a result of the appointment you've been waiting on, or did your tinky-tonky ticker flutter-shutter again?

I know you both give me shit out of love. And I'm going to try again. I can do it.

1. Absolutely, positively.
2. Glad to hear it.
3. Absolutely, positively.

 

[NippleMuncher]

They just need to make justifiable homicide legal. Then I wouldn't have a problem.

Nah, then you'd just have a new addiction!

If you ever want to talk about what worked for me, you know how to find me.

 

[BeachMomma]

So was this a result of the appointment you've been waiting on, or did your tinky-tonky ticker flutter-shutter again?




1. Absolutely, positively.
2. Glad to hear it.
3. Absolutely, positively.

It was my heart. I went back for the appt. he just increased my meds. I've been under tremendous stress and my heart finally said no more. It tried to run away from home. Bad pun. It's been acting up for about a month now. Worse than ever. I gave up fighting it. I concede defeat. Strangely enough, the person who has been the constant source of my stress did a complete 180 yesterday. Either somebody said something to her or she realized what a bear she's been or something. Something happened.

Thanks love.

 

[BeachMomma]

Nah, then you'd just have a new addiction!

If you ever want to talk about what worked for me, you know how to find me.

I joke all the time that I have to smoke. I'm not allowed to drink or take drugs that could impair my judgment on the job, and murder is still illegal. Smoking is the only vice I have left.

Please do tell! If you want to send a PM, feel free.

Thanks!

 

[Emerson40]

BeachLady,

This is probably not any kind of news to you, considering your profession, but a friend of mine who is currently attempting to "kick the butt" mentioned this website.

I had him send me the link, so I could send it to you, so you could peruse at leisure while snacking on the tasty, toasty pumpkin seeds you made.


If there is one little thing that you can find among the visual media that can aid in your "battle of the butt"... well that would just be s'wonderful.




<< Heart goes boom, boom, boom

 

[BeachMomma]

Awake. Burned two spots. Still have do do more. Gotta go to Tampa for next phase. Much better than I was. BP 157/72. Pulse 57. Yay

 

[perkyT]

Awake. Burned two spots. Still have do do more. Gotta go to Tampa for next phase. Much better than I was. BP 157/72. Pulse 57. Yay

Sweet!

Isn't it nice to be brady once in awhile?!

 

[BeachMomma]

What do you mean "burned two spots?" Exactly what procedure did you have done?

I had an ablation. They put me under general anesthesia and gave me adrenaline to induce SVT (the arrhythmia that I've been fighting all this time). They had me hooked up to all kinds of equipment; that was actually pretty cool. I didn't get to watch the procedure though. Once they induced the SVT, they could tell where my heart was firing from, and they knew where to burn the pathways to stop the inappropriate electrical impulses.

I was in SVT, meaning that the electrical conduits in my heart were firing from too many places. It's supposed to fire from the SA node (the pacemaker of the heart), but mine was firing from four other places as well. Instead of beating at a happy little 60-100 beats per minute, my heart sometimes beat 180 times per minute - and it topped out at 220 beats per minute (that I know of). He burned two of the overactive pathways to stop them from firing.

Two more pathways were firing inappropriately, but they were too close to the AV node. The AV node allows the atria and ventricles to communicate so the heart can work efficiently. He didn't want to take the chance of disrupting the AV node, so he didn't mess with those pathways.

If I'm still symptomatic, he'll send me to a larger, more sophisticated hospital to have another ablation. They use cryo-ablation - they freeze the pathways. They can get closer to the AV node and destroy those pathways without damaging the AV node. He said it's possible that the 2 pathways he burned will be sufficient. Now we get to play the wait and see game.

Sweet!

Isn't it nice to be brady once in awhile?!

I used to live at brady until this happened! It didn't matter what I did....how active or stressed I was.....I never went above 70, and I usually lived in the 50s. It's kinda nice to be back home.

I'm exhausted. My happy little ass is on its way to bed. There is one thing worse than being at work, and that's being at work but not being able to do anything! I was so bored and antsy I couldn't stand myself!

I have to say one thing though. I work with one helluva good group of nurses. I love my peeps! They took awesome care of me, and I appreciate them. We struggled to stop the bleeding at one of my puncture sites, and we fought hard to get my blood pressure under control. Then they tried their best to help me sleep - but that just wasn't happening. I only slept about half an hour last night.

I just realized that I couldn't sleep last night because of the adrenaline. And I feel like shit today because I've been hypertensive and living in junctional tachycardia for almost a year. Now I'm back to normal - if not brady and hypotensive. No wonder I feel like crap. It'll probably take a little while to adjust to a slow pulse and low blood pressure again.

 

[Emerson40]

I used to live at brady until this happened! It didn't matter what I did....how active or stressed I was.....I never went above 70, and I usually lived in the 50s. It's kinda nice to be back home.

Ah yes, the brady ideal. Is your BPM / rhythms being regulated by meds, or are you tick-tockin through the village of Bradycardia au natural?


Secondly, and more personal... were the cardiologists and supporting cast able to find catheters and electrodes suitable to the task of dealing with such a ginormous, caring heart? Did they charge extra for this?

 

[BeachMomma]

I'm still on meds too.

You're such a sweetheart! Sure enough, the normal catheters didn't work. Nurses are the kings and queens of arts and crafts hour though. They put together a couple of 16 French foley catheters and worked through them.

 

[Emerson40]

Happy Belated BeachLady!!!

Hope you had a super-fine birthday, and the boy-toy provided you with a multiple or two for a prezzie.

I also hope you are mending well and will be back among us soon.

 

[BeachMomma]

Happy Belated BeachLady!!!

Hope you had a super-fine birthday, and the boy-toy provided you with a multiple or two for a prezzie.

I also hope you are mending well and will be back among us soon.

HAHAHAHA! That's hilarious! I love it!

Hate to tell you this, but....

The boy toy in question is my doc. The prezzie is all the morphine I can stand. Yup you guessed it. I spent my birthday in the hospital. No, it's not heart problems. I get to add diverticulitis to my list.

Yippee.

 

[BeachMomma]

Happy belated birthday, and sorry it was spent in hospital. My brother has diverticulitis it's a shit of a thing.

Thank you sweetie. It really is. I'm running a fever and so cold I'm shivering. In Florida!?! God-awful pain. Even worse diet. I've been the good patient for a few days now. It's time for Mizz Crabby to make an appearance.

 

[Saucyminx]

Thank you sweetie. It really is. I'm running a fever and so cold I'm shivering. In Florida!?! God-awful pain. Even worse diet. I've been the good patient for a few days now. It's time for Mizz Crabby to make an appearance.

Just checkin in tootse. Hope you are feeling a lil better. I thought you might like this better than flowers.

 

[BeachMomma]

Thanks, Minxie! That's just what the nurse ordered!

I got out of the hospital today. Six days. Blech. At least they gave me the good stuff - morphine, every hour if I needed it. That was absolutely the most miserable thing I've ever gone through, and I hope like hell I never go through it again!

If you have an enemy and really want to work them over, that's as good a curse to put on them as I can imagine. I feel like I've been run over by a truck. Actually, being run over by a truck would've been preferable.

 

[Emerson40]

Thanks, Minxie! That's just what the nurse ordered!

I got out of the hospital today. Six days. Blech. At least they gave me the good stuff - morphine, every hour if I needed it. That was absolutely the most miserable thing I've ever gone through, and I hope like hell I never go through it again!

If you have an enemy and really want to work them over, that's as good a curse to put on them as I can imagine. I feel like I've been run over by a truck. Actually, being run over by a truck would've been preferable.

Paging Doctor Voddie. Doctor Voddie to the hottub, STAT.

 

[BeachMomma]

Paging Doctor Voddie. Doctor Voddie to the hottub, STAT.

Code blue = resuscitation
Code red = fire
Code pink = baby abduction

At another hospital that I work at, dr show means we need a show of strength. Dr Armstrong means we actually need to overpower a patient and take them down.

We need a code that means nurse down. Revitalization efforts are needed. We could call it a "Nurse Margaret" code. (Instead of margarita). Whaddaya think?

 

[TomBoner]

Hey beach! Sorry to hear about your latest trying times. Hope your getting better now. I missed seeing you around. We need more hot mama's like you around.

Anyway, glad you're posting again.