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Friday 29 June 2007
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Defillibrator and decisions.
So what has been going on. I have been lax in keeping a so called blog going so will just bring people upto date with my visit with the Cardiologist who would be responsible for putting this thing into my body. Firstly let me say I firmly believe I was dealt a hand of cards when I was born, as we all were, and I would not change my life one iota. I could not be more happy and contented.
I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday which resulted in a damaged heart. This was found out 9 years after the event The lower left anterior descending was completely blocked and inoperable. Never expected to see 60 but when this looked a possiblity I organised a large party for my work-mates and friends. Never thought I see 65 but that has come and gone and now I have reached the milestone of 70.
The latest readings from wearing a halter for 24 hours shoed that there is now some abnormality with my heart beat. I feel absolutely 100% fit with no outward symptons of any kind.. I can walk for as long as I want to without getting out of breath, temerature permitting. I do not have blood pressure problems and only a slight cholestorol problem for which I am now taking medicine for. My wife is very much concerned that the decisions to be made will be the right one from all concerned.
The visit entailed an explantion about the reasons for having a defillibrator. What it means with do's and dont's. The risks involved etc etc. The kick you get from one of these is like a mule kicking you in the chest (Dr's words). There were questions I asked to which he did not have an answer and said he would find out and so another appointment was made for July 17th.
I dropped off to sleep last night and woke up about 4hrs later with another load of questions to ask on my next visit. As I contemplated these I thought of what I had lived with since I was 47 and the life to come. The more I thought about it the more I came to the conclusion that there are still things I want to do and I do not want to be hampered by having one of these things implanted in my chest. So I will take the decision to put it off for at least 2yrs or until I definately feel different to what I am today.
I need to make it clear that I am not afraid of dying . Was I at 47? Yes. Am I now? No. On the other hand I do not want to be going anywhere at the moment as I feel I am in the best years of my life. So that is the decision. My wife does not know I have come to this conclusion but I know she will be more than happy with it.
Now next Thursday I have to see the Urologist as my PSA reading has now jumped to 7.48. Having had cancer and radiotherapy to treat it the options become less. I know what he would like to suggest but that is going to be another story.
May peace , contentment and joy be yours also.
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