[Magdalen] Prayers - cardiac worries

[Ginga Wilder]

Praying for Noel and all who love him.
Ginga

On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 12:25 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Let's hope you have nothing to worry about, and everything works out fine.
> It's always a bit nerve-wracking having someone else in hospital in any
> case.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 11:57 PM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > No, Jay - they're definitely implanting something which will apparently
> be
> > there for a year!! I think it's very extreme and am concerned, because
> he's
> > gone to a private specialist rather than the NHS specialists. I've seen
> the
> > Holter several times before in the hospital where I work, but haven't
> come
> > across this other thing.
> >
> > My sis in law, a trained nurse who's worked for years now as a medical
> rep,
> > will be going with him to the hospital and staying the night thereafter
> > (he's in Swansea and she lives in London) -  but she won't be able to ask
> > the questions I'm sure she'd like to ask out of concern for upsetting
> Dad.
> >
> > Sally
> >
> > On Thursday, 13 November 2014, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Sounds to me like a Holter monitor (external) would be the first course
> > of
> > > action to take. It's uncomfortable, kind of like having an octopus
> stuck
> > to
> > > your chest, but it's only for a few days. Are you sure that's not what
> > > they're doing, and then possibly a pacemaker? "Implantable recorder"
> > sounds
> > > a bit extreme, not to say improbable for a first step. That said, my
> dad
> > > got his pacemaker at 78 and felt like a new person thereafter. He had
> > > what's called "sick sinus syndrome" where his heart would just go off
> on
> > > tangents (fast OR slow) for no apparent reason. He lived to 93 with it
> > and
> > > no further trouble.
> > >
> > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com
> > > <javascript:;>>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Please dear friends, bear my father in law Noel in your prayers. He
> is
> > > due
> > > > to have an "implantable cardiac recorder" sited to help his doctor
> > figure
> > > > out why he's been having dizzy spells in recent months and years.
> > > >
> > > > As he's now in the upper Eighties and living alone, he's finding it
> > hard
> > > to
> > > > deal with this and coping with the worry is sapping his energy and
> > > > strength, as well as his peace of mind. We are wondering whether it's
> > > > counter productive, since presumably the desired outcome is better
> > > health,
> > > > not sleepless nights and raised blood pressure!! But ours not to
> reason
> > > why
> > > > and he's not of a generation that would even make personal demands of
> > the
> > > > medical profession let alone argue with it.
> > > >
> > > > I have also wondered why a doctor would want to put an elderly person
> > > > through this - or maybe simply not expect him to be anxious about it.
> > > >
> > > > Sally D
> > > >
> > >
> >
>