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lyn1951
lyn1951

Tuesday morning husband, he the one with dialated cardiomyopathy, and I am his carer, reported to me he felt dizzy.

Got out our blood pressure heart beat monitor, blood pressure normal, heartbeat at 30 - 35, NOT GOOD, was my diagnoses.

Didn't bother to wait for Dr, drove him straight to the heart hospital where his specialist is, they also agreed NOT GOOD, is a good description.

He is presently wired up to an external pacemaker, it will give him a shock if he needs it, as well as ecg machine and blood pressure machine, all reporting back to the nurses station.

In the next 24 hours or so the are going to install a fancy pacemaker (Dr's words), three wires going to his heart as the electrical activity in his heart has failed, the specialist said he is not going home until he is stable, and he is not stable at the moment.

More modern technology saves my husbands life as well.

Thankyou hippies, say a little prayer for me and husband, as this I really don't need after the not so good THR, and I was just starting to improve, with all the extra exercise and physio I am doing.

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  • lyn1951
    lyn1951

    Posted

    Hospital has just phoned me - hes come through the surgery, and they tell me he is OK.

    But the surgery took about 3 hours, I understand usual pacemaker takes about 20minutes, they need to see me tonight in the recovery area, so I assume its not all good news.

    Will keep you updated, kind of relieved and a little anxious, but not as anxious as I was.

    • Lorna020247
      Lorna020247 lyn1951

      Posted

      So pleased he has had surgery do hope the news will be okay.

      lorna

    • renee01952
      renee01952 lyn1951

      Posted

      Hi Lyn, 

      thinking of you and sending healing rays to Clive -

      in loving embrace

      renee

    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 renee01952

      Posted

      Renee and freinds - You should see Clive, bright eyed and bushy tailed is a good description. Oh my God, and all those kind prayers and healing thoughts, have worked and well, given the surgeon a gift that is rare. In surgery 3 hours, had some problems. Last night his heart failed completly at midnight, and the external pacemaker kicked like a mule, his words, and then alarms in the ward were screaming, and footsteps running, (his words). apparently they have given him a cordless pacemaker, very new techology, and probably very expensive, thankgod for national health system in australia.
    • renee01952
      renee01952 lyn1951

      Posted

      dearest lyn,

      🎉🍷cheers to both of you. ..

      this is all I can say. ..

      wow

      big warm hug

      Renee ❤

    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 renee01952

      Posted

      renee and friends - I'm feeling alot better this morning, got some sleep last night at last.

      Well I think we have collected a lifetime of taxes from the hospital system, me the bionic woman, with my double hips, and now Clive with his bionic heart. I am feeling very grateful for the national heath system this morning, and thinking when I looked up cordless pacemaker, they were only testing it in 2011, and now they are installing it into patients.

    • renee01952
      renee01952 lyn1951

      Posted

      Good morning from  Holland, Lyn,

      I am so intensely happy for you both - might be a little early  to ask, but do you know when he will go home? No rush ... 

      take good care of your self Lyn - rest and relax in the knowing that alls is well right now - that is all that matters

      blessings and peace

      renee

    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 renee01952

      Posted

      Renee - he was sent home this afternoon, cannot believe it myself, he is doing soo well, have you ever seen the energizer bunnie commercials, that's what it feels like in my house at the moment, and they tell me he has to rest up for two weeks, Oh dear I cannot see that happening. He hasn't had so much energy in the last five years, could never catch his breath, always demanding too much of his dialated heart, and it just wasn't happening.  He doesn;t know the meaning of an off switch I'm afraid, no matter how hard I have tried to convince him to stop, it doesn;t happen. He was an Olympic class swimmer in his teenage years, and if his family could have afforded the fees at the time he would have been up against Mark Spitz at Munich, I don't doubt he would have given him a run for his money.
    • renee01952
      renee01952 lyn1951

      Posted

      Goodness, Lyn - I can hardly believe it .  Of  course I have seen the enegizer bunny - just going and going ...

      a little word of caution here:   I have a girlfriend who got a pacemaker - she was an avid tennisplayer and couldn't do her beloved sport for a couple of years - then the pacemmaker was inserted and she went off -

      sound like Clive is doing the same .... however ... at some point she was physically exhausted  and called me to tell me that she could not slow down - I took her to her doctor who adjusted her pacemaker to a slower pace - if that makes sense ... plus that she was very dehydrated - by no means do I want to worry you .....

      does he still like swimming ??? Olympic Munich , in 1974, I remember ..

      hugging you both

      renee

    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 renee01952

      Posted

      renee - they have his pacemaker pacing him at 85, they said that is not a high rate, but higher than his natural rate at rest at about 55 as it was, resting his heart because of the dialated cardiomyopathy. They warned him that it will not go higher, you just have to tune your requirements down to the level that you are comfortable, otherwise you are going to get dizzy again, if you try to push to hard, and you are going to find yourself lying flat on the ground until your oxygen demand levels out again.
  • linda38528
    linda38528 lyn1951

    Posted

    Very glad that he had the gurgery and it was successful. You can handle anything else - you are such a strong woman. Hoping for the best for you both. Hug, and more hugs.
  • Guest
    Guest lyn1951

    Posted

    So npleased to hear he is through surgery, hope your looking after yourself too Lyn, when he comes home you can both get better together as Alan and I did smilesmile

    My love to both of you Gill xxx

  • AnnieK
    AnnieK lyn1951

    Posted

    How very wonderful that he is doing so well! May he continue in that positive direction!
  • linda38528
    linda38528 lyn1951

    Posted

    Hi Lyn - it is lovely to hear you actually 'bubbling' with happiness with all the good news about your husband. Life is letting you breathe again and thank goodness.

    I understand the feelings all too well as my husband was 'dragged' to the ER for what turned out to be a system wide infection (sepsis) complete with the 'running through the halls following him and the team working on him' to ICU with all the extreme measures being taken. It was 3 days until we knew he would make it and 10 days before a recovery allowing him to return home. What a rolllercoaster. It sure takes a lot out of one even the euphoria and relief when things start to settle.

    I could not be happier for the outcome for your husband and you. I can imagine a trip to warm waters soon to test out the swimming with a heart working efficiently and happily.

    Best wishes to both of you.

    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 linda38528

      Posted

      No swimming for 9 weeks, he is soooo disapointed, as it has been a source of relaxation even just floating in the water as his heart has not allowed him to really get in and swim, just couldn't catch his breath enough to really swim. I noticed at the pool he was pulling up the lappers, and giving them some informal coaching, very gently and not too pushy about it, they all loved it, because his advice was soo good, he would get them to try this or that and see how it feels,. Even the pool staff and coaches were not too annoyed they had a tendency of standing around and listenening themselves, and saying to me afterwards he knows what he is talking about.
    • renee01952
      renee01952 lyn1951

      Posted

      Oh Lyn, that is so beautiful and wonderful to read - 

      Again, things happen for a reason - you saved his life by taking charge at that time - not only that but you gave him the best care for 5 years and now  you have your man back !!!!

      ​now, how about you ? How are you doing and getting on - 

      blessings for both

      renee

    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 renee01952

      Posted

      Renee - thankyou for your kind words.

      Me a little shell shocked by the whole process I'm afraid, and a little tearful.

      Haven't had a good crying session yet, i suspect it will come.

      Friends have been very suportive, going to go out and see daughter tomorrow and also grandchildren, not very far, just have been passing each other with her on holiday with her family away from the city, and even missed each other at the hospital, but we have been talking on the phone.

      Also been talking to my siblings in New Zealand, they also have been very supportive, and nurse sister has been answering any questions as best she can from a distance.

      We went out today to chemist to collect prescription the hospital gave us, Clive got tired very quickly, so we came home again and he rested up in the afternoon, next thing i know he is outside supervising our son mowing the lawns, do this and do that, even reached to pick up the washing basket and said he would help, I found myself yelling at him in my best well trainined opera voice, I sure the whole neighbourhood heard me screech don't lift that basket, I had to remind him of the Dr's instructions. no lifting.

    • renee01952
      renee01952 lyn1951

      Posted

      Hi Lyn, 

      Checking in with you - How are you both doing? 

      thinking if you 

      big warm hug

      renee

    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 renee01952

      Posted

      Renee - Wondeful - Hubby still gets very tired, with pushing to hard, but he feels soooo much better in himself he now wants to move about more.

      Still telling him constanly NOT to do this or that, no holding him down.

      Our adult son has come home for a few weeks to help me and supervise, and be a second for me.

       

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