[Magdalen] A Fib

[Jay Weigel]

Glad to know what it is, Ginga! A-Fib, or atrial fibrillation, is the most
common cardiac arrhythmia on the planet. My dad had it for some 30 years.
He had to take rat poison (Coumadin/warfarin) though as the newer drugs had
not yet been developed.

I had to laugh at myself though as the way you put it in your header caused
me to think you had told a lie somewhere along the way..

On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 12:27 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sounds like very good news all around, Ginga!
>
> > On Aug 15, 2018, at 12:00 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > My cardiologist called this morning to report that the heart monitor
> showed
> > I have A Fib.  He thought this might be the case.  (Nuclear stress test
> and
> > also echo cardiogram were both normal.) I will begin Eliquis today and be
> > fine by nighttime!
> >
> > I am not glad to have this diagnosis, but I am glad to know what is
> causing
> > my annoying and sometimes frightening symptoms.  I have several friends
> who
> > also have A Fib - some have responded to treatment and others have not.
> > Everyone seems well, so I am anticipating a very good result.
> >
> > I must add for those who know me well.  I had convinced myself that I was
> > just being a hypochondriac and making much up.  I have a congenital
> > arrhythmia and have had the chest discomfort, dizziness and excessively
> > elevated blood pressure on and off throughout my adulthood.  No heart
> study
> > has ever shown anything but I've only worn a heart monitor one other time
> > in my early 30s which showed nothing.  Thankful for good doctors with
> > modern machinery to pick this up.  I am not a hypochondriac after all,
> AND
> > neither am I an invalid.  This is treatable.  I'll be feeling better real
> > soon!!
> >
> > Whoopee! Thanks for praying me through this.  All shall be well!
> > Ginga Wilder
>