Health Update

It's been quite a while since I blogged.  After our wild and crazy summer, I guess I just needed some time to decompress.  There are many things I need to catch you all up on, but today, as I sit at the Honda Dealership waiting for my car, I thought I would write about how I've been feeling since my procedure this summer.

The answer to this is, I'm feeling quite well.  We hoped that the ablation would have gotten rid of all of my funny heart beats.  When I woke up from the procedure, it was evident that had not happened.  But there was still some thought that maybe my heart was just irritated from the procedure and after it had time to heal, the funny beats would settle down.  Now 5 months after, it is quite apparent that is not going to happen either.  I still feel those funny beats pretty much every day, usually between the hours of 5 - 8pm.  However, they are considerably less than what I was experiencing before.

The best part is that I'm on so much less medication.  Yes, I'm still taking medication to control what I am having, but it is considerably less than what I was on.  In fact, when any doctor heard about the amount I was taking, they all responded with "I've never known anyone that was on that much of that drug."  The result of being on less is that I feel so much better than before.  I guess I never realized that I felt that bad.  I have a greater amount of energy each day.  I'm still not a morning person, but it's not quite as hard to get up when my alarm goes off, most days anyway.  I don't feel the need to lay down and take a nap every day like before.  I can exercise and actually get my heart rate up above 100.  And after exercising, I don't feel so run down for the rest of the day.  I feel healthier and better equipped to make it through each day.

Now lets not get crazy.  I'm not going to go out and start training for a marathon tomorrow.  That task will never be on my list of things to do.  I think my doctor would agree with me on that.  I know my body pretty well and I know when to push myself and when to back off.  The lazy side of me tends to lean towards the backing off, but I guess it's better to be safe than sorry.

So I guess all in all, my little trip to Ohio this summer turned out to be quite effective.  So what if we didn't get rid of all of my funny beats.  I have greatly improved my quality of life.  I am so thankful that I had an option to do this.  I'm thankful for a doctor who always tries to make life easier and better for me.  Taking care of my family is the most important thing I do and having the chance to do this for a long time means the world to me.  There may be more trips to Ohio in my future.