Follow-up Appointment

I am usually a good patient. I always take my all my medicine and I follow orders pretty well. However, I usually never follow through on the follow-up visits. I don’t like to pay money for the doctor to tell me I’m all better, which I already knew. Yet, I figured since I was in the hospital for three days I would go to my follow-up visit that was on Friday.

I did find out some more precise information and the results of my 24 hour heart monitor called the “holter”. In regards to my neck, I have lost the curvature in my neck, never good. I asked if it could be found in “Lost&Found” but to no luck. I also have bone spurs in my neck all pointing to deterioration; which my doctor is really surprised due to my age. There’s really nothing I can do about it. I will just one day be in a lot of pain. Oh yippy.

In regards to the esophagitis, it’s a grade A, which means it’s the least sever. In two weeks, I will get off one medicine completely and begin to eat real food again! I will also cut the other medicine in half for 4 months. While being more aware of what foods affect me I can reduce the need for any more meds and treatments. Yeah!

The results of the “holter” showed that I have a very slight arrhythmia (the stopping and starting of the heart.) My doctor is not the least bit concerned. He said for me to need treatment, I would need to have 10 episodes an hour. I had 27 in 24 hours. It’s just something for me to be aware of and if I feel like my palpitations are getting worse and a heck a lot more frequent then I need to check with the doctor.

The results also showed that my lowest heart rate was 41. I thought this to be a little strange so I asked him if that was okay. He told me that it says to him that I am an athlete because only athletes can usually have such a low heart rate while sleeping. Sweet! I never thought of myself as an athlete but heck…I’m in athletic condition! Yeah. Ha.

Thanks again for all your prayers and support. God has been faithful to provide good medical care, good insurance (once the fee was paid), lots of prayers and even providing financially through some of you. Thank you.