A new year has come!
1.1.11...starting out with a bunch of new beginnings - firsts - I'm likin' this already. :o)
I wouldn't change 2010...but definitely wouldn't choose to repeat it.
With all the ups and downs of life, I'm thankful to know that the Lord never changes...
Cheers!!!
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Thursday, December 30, 2010
merry Christmas!
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| great to see grandpa handley! |
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| a white Christmas! |
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| award-winning gingerbread house ;o) |
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| merry Christmas! |
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Success!
Dr. Cogert & his team at the Oklahoma Heart Institute were successful in finding & burning the cause of my heart arrhythmia! Everyone was so wonderful - I had a great experience.
They had to give me some drugs to induce a fast heartbeat, but it worked - they eventually found it, burned it, waited a bit...and then pumped me with more drugs to induce another fast heartbeat to make sure that it was fixed...and it was - success!
The weirdest feeling was the combo of the adrenaline with the muscle relaxers and laughing gas that they gave me! Usually when my heart is racing, my entire body is also literally, racing...but this time, I was just relaxing on a cold table with warm blankets on my body, yet somewhat aware that my heart was completely maxing out! Ha.
I ended up having SVT, which is the most common type of arrhythmia...but I had a rare form of it - AVNRT. Apparently, I was born with it. There is now a 98% chance that I won't ever have it again, but if I do, they will know exactly where to find that little bugger and will zap it again.
I'm not supposed to do anything more than a leisure stroll for 2 weeks...I definitely told them not to worry! My groin had 3 catheters sticking in it for 4 hours, so it is an understatement to say that it is tender. :o)
My mom flew in this week to be my personal nurse, and boy was she a lifesaver! I can't believe I forgot to take pictures :o(
It was beyond special to be with her this week! We're thankful for her company, cooking, errands, & massages! It was hard to see her go...but there were many back in Knoxville missing her, of course. And Stephen's here to take care of me. :o)
I'm so thankful!
They had to give me some drugs to induce a fast heartbeat, but it worked - they eventually found it, burned it, waited a bit...and then pumped me with more drugs to induce another fast heartbeat to make sure that it was fixed...and it was - success!
The weirdest feeling was the combo of the adrenaline with the muscle relaxers and laughing gas that they gave me! Usually when my heart is racing, my entire body is also literally, racing...but this time, I was just relaxing on a cold table with warm blankets on my body, yet somewhat aware that my heart was completely maxing out! Ha.
I ended up having SVT, which is the most common type of arrhythmia...but I had a rare form of it - AVNRT. Apparently, I was born with it. There is now a 98% chance that I won't ever have it again, but if I do, they will know exactly where to find that little bugger and will zap it again.
I'm not supposed to do anything more than a leisure stroll for 2 weeks...I definitely told them not to worry! My groin had 3 catheters sticking in it for 4 hours, so it is an understatement to say that it is tender. :o)
My mom flew in this week to be my personal nurse, and boy was she a lifesaver! I can't believe I forgot to take pictures :o(
It was beyond special to be with her this week! We're thankful for her company, cooking, errands, & massages! It was hard to see her go...but there were many back in Knoxville missing her, of course. And Stephen's here to take care of me. :o)
I'm so thankful!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thankful, Part III :o)
Yesterday, the Cardionet monitor recorded my HR to be 258 bpm for 30 seconds.
The good news is that the craziness occurs in the upper chamber, so the doc said that there's a great chance it can be fixed.
I have a follow-up appt on Monday to discuss the options. :o)
The good news is that the craziness occurs in the upper chamber, so the doc said that there's a great chance it can be fixed.
I have a follow-up appt on Monday to discuss the options. :o)
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Thankful, Part II :o)
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| fam pic(LtoR): sisinlaw+bro+nephew+parents+me+niece+huz |
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| andrew is so cute! |
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| andrew+uncle stephen counting while daddy hides |
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| guys team exchanged high-5's after andrew bowled |
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Thankful, Part I :o)
Welllll, my back/neck started hurting a couple days after my post about the lady who prayed for my neck. I do think that I was healed, but I re-injured myself...again.
Now, I'm realizing that my cycle de re-injuration :o) continued for 8 months because of muscle imbalance/weaknesses in my upper back, shoulders, and neck. Lately, I've gone to Daren Kosters who is a specialist in the Muscle Activation Technique (MAT) - and I've felt a lot better. Basically, I have some muscles that were not firing at all (slackers!), so my body was constantly compensating to succeed at whatever motion my brain was telling it to do. PTs, chiros, orthopedic docs, neurosurgeon, sport meds, MRI, xrays, and now also MAT...all conclude the same thing - soft tissue is the culprit.
But before when I was completing the prescribed exercises, I used cords, bands, & light weights, which was too hard. My body's way of completing the task was by using the default (stronger) muscles, so all the exercises were just reinforcing my problems....
At this point, I'm still in a very slow progression...Right now, I'm working on doing one swimming stroke in the air with correct form and muscle use, and the goal is (of course) to be able to complete an entire triathlon while maintaining proper form and muscle use! ...baby steps ;o)
So, in sum, if you keep re-injuring yourself and everyone thinks you're crazy...try a MAT specialist - maybe your brain doesn't realize how inefficient it is using your body and that's the cause of your problems! ;o) It's always nice to have information that proves you're not crazy...
My new medical mystery has to do with my ticker. To explain, I'd rather post a few pics - the first is of Stephen's heart from the polar heart rate monitor graph, and the next 3 are mine. In his, he is working really hard. Mine are from times when I was just cruising...
Maybe I wasn't sweating enough to get a direct reading (?)...maybe atrial fib? maybe something else? how long has this been going on? I don't like training with HR gadgets, and I just recently started wearing this contraption...I'm sure that in time, we'll get more data and conclusions...or maybe I am crazy? :o)
Starting next week, I will wear a monitor for 2 weeks and try to capture my heart freaking out.
...to be continued :o)
But until then, Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Now, I'm realizing that my cycle de re-injuration :o) continued for 8 months because of muscle imbalance/weaknesses in my upper back, shoulders, and neck. Lately, I've gone to Daren Kosters who is a specialist in the Muscle Activation Technique (MAT) - and I've felt a lot better. Basically, I have some muscles that were not firing at all (slackers!), so my body was constantly compensating to succeed at whatever motion my brain was telling it to do. PTs, chiros, orthopedic docs, neurosurgeon, sport meds, MRI, xrays, and now also MAT...all conclude the same thing - soft tissue is the culprit.
But before when I was completing the prescribed exercises, I used cords, bands, & light weights, which was too hard. My body's way of completing the task was by using the default (stronger) muscles, so all the exercises were just reinforcing my problems....
At this point, I'm still in a very slow progression...Right now, I'm working on doing one swimming stroke in the air with correct form and muscle use, and the goal is (of course) to be able to complete an entire triathlon while maintaining proper form and muscle use! ...baby steps ;o)
So, in sum, if you keep re-injuring yourself and everyone thinks you're crazy...try a MAT specialist - maybe your brain doesn't realize how inefficient it is using your body and that's the cause of your problems! ;o) It's always nice to have information that proves you're not crazy...
My new medical mystery has to do with my ticker. To explain, I'd rather post a few pics - the first is of Stephen's heart from the polar heart rate monitor graph, and the next 3 are mine. In his, he is working really hard. Mine are from times when I was just cruising...
Maybe I wasn't sweating enough to get a direct reading (?)...maybe atrial fib? maybe something else? how long has this been going on? I don't like training with HR gadgets, and I just recently started wearing this contraption...I'm sure that in time, we'll get more data and conclusions...or maybe I am crazy? :o)
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| Stephen's heartbeat polar RR graph |
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| mine |
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| mine |
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| mine |
...to be continued :o)
But until then, Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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