On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:32:34 -0500, "Duke of URL" <MacBenah@kdsi.net>
wrote:
>Hokay, I'm back.
>And I'm in a state of shock.
>I meantersay, just HOW often do we get good news when we visit the
VAMC?
>It seems that my heart is getting better and they don't want to monitor
it.
>Not even changing the meds. Apparently, the sleep apnea was putting
such a
>strain on my previously-weakened heart that it was causing the
misfiring.
>Now that I have my CPAP (airpump/mask) and am actually sleeping all
night
>without stopping breathing once or twice per hour, my heart is relaxing
and
>running on-cycle!
>No pacemaker, no monitor, no constant repeats of treadmill tests ... in
>fact, I was told not to come back. That is, assuming I have no further
>episodes - in that case, I'm to get right in.
>So, although my wetware can't be with all of you, my friends, please
lift a
>virtual glass with me in a toast to modern medical science and that
fact
>that they DO cure things sometime.
>
Good news, Duke.
Hard to believe until you experienced it that not sleeping can ruin the
heart. Know someone now going thru the treatment.
My heart is fine; now if I can jack up the body and get a replacement
I`ll be great.
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