[Magdalen] Prayer pats - cardiology appt

[Ginga Wilder]

Stay in the slow lane, Cady.  Prayers continue that your heart will behave.

Ginga

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 1:51 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sounds like a good report, hope your two weeks are uneventfully peaceful.
> If a Rx drug is is good as aspirin why not take aspirin says I
> (ALERT-rhetorical riff)
>
> (((Cady)))  gentle hugs
> Lynn
>
> On Jan 13, 2017, at 10:55 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ​Job stress probably isn't helping, of course.​
>
> > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 11:45 AM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you -
> >
> > One way to break the ice with a nurse is to have one (clean) bumblebee
> > (striped YELLOW AND BLACK) sock stuck in your waistband - we laughed
> > so hard, the EKG hardly worked!
> >
> > The reason behind the unusual anxiety was heart palpitations/atrial
> > fibrillation, so my heart did a lovely dance for the EKG. BP 90/58.
> > These physical changes bring on anxiety - poor body does NOT like low
> > blood flow. .
> >
> > Rather than putting me into the hospital right away, the cardiologist
> > gave me one more med to try out. I am to monitor my BP closely after
> > taking it. I'm due back in 2 weeks.
> >
> > Eliquis bleeding risk is no more than taking aspirin, so a
> > reverser/blocker isn't considered necessary (according to the
> > cardiologist). Nevertheless, the company making it has promised a
> > blocker for several years. Not yet ...
> >
> > Given zero swelling on my legs, general good health, and conversion of
> > the a-fib before being seen by the cardiologist, all made him think it
> > wasn't necessary to put me back into the hospital TODAY. I am "out on
> > good behavior" of my heart. If it behaves well, great. If it does not,
> > back in. Serious stuff.
> >
> > Adjusting to life in the slow lane,
> >
> > hugs anyway - Cady
> > back home & starting my work day ... surrounded by cats & dog
> >
> >> On 1/13/17, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Praying now
> >> Lynn
> >>
> >> On Jan 13, 2017, at 7:09 AM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear ones,
> >>
> >> I am at the cardiology office in Charlottesville, felling unusual
> stress.
> >>
> >> Prayer pats please,
> >>
> >> Grateful,
> >>
> >> Hugs - cady
> >>
> >
>