awwww Doody...Alffe said..she has been through so much already.

Check in when you can. I have kept her in my prayers, even though I haven't been posting much.

((((((((((((((Doody)))))))))))))))))))))
I hope they get this figured out soon and she can go HOME...where she will be much happier and things will even out.
And you can get some peace.
Love you...

I sighed big before starting typing lol.

They took mom this morning to have an..I don't know, echogram? They sedated her and put something down her throat to look at her heart and lungs for clots. She was in arrythmia?

After that they were going to shock her heart. But, while the heart doctor was looking he 'tickled' (he called it) the heart muscle. Really, just the scope pushing against the heart, and voila. The heart muscle went into a normal rhythm on it's own. He said he had seen that happen only a few times.

So she didn't have to get shocked. When she woke up, she said she felt much better.

They were more worried than I knew. He said she was in danger of cardiac arrest or stroke so it had to be done right away. and they don't know why but are guessing the stress of the surgery yesterday.

They are putting her on several medications including coumadin, some heart thing and some blood pressure thing and well that's really all I know.

I think I may have an alcoholic drink after work.

Oh my gosh, Dood! Your poor Mom has been through so much and you have, too! That was totally remarkable about her heart going back into rhythm like that~ guess she was in good hands.

I hope you take some time for yourself, put your feet up and have that lil brewsky tonight. Poor Bruna~ I'm sure she felt the tension and strain you have been under for her to have a little accident. Our doxies' (I have 2) are very people orientated and know when we are stressed.

Take care Dood and I'm keeping you, your Mom and lil Bruna in my prayers.

Oh, gosh. At least it happened in the hospital...at home it could have been a different ending!

There is a research bone cement coming soon...but not here yet.
It would have been ideal for your mom... dang!

Was she in A-fib? This happens in the elderly.

I'm so glad that your mom is doing better now Doody. Hopefully now you'll be able to stop worrying quite so much.

He tickled her heart..... I can't stop grinning over that.

Thank you all very much, you are such good friends and support.

After it was all done I went back to work to get away from it and for those who know me, work is usually the last place I wanna go.

Yes, Mrs. D, she was in A-fib, that's exactly right. Ms. Koala messaged me about it and explained it more clearly and it's exactly what happened.

The heart doctor thought for sure that after the echo they would have to give her a 'shock' to her heart. Yes Ms. Alffe, lol, he called it tickled. And as I said, he has only seen that happen a few times.

They showed us the graphs of her heart from while they were doing the procedure. The graphs looked exactly like the ones on this web site. Before he 'tickled' her, her heart rhythm looked exactly like the chart on the bottom. Afterwards it looked exactly like the chart directly above it. http://www.a-fib.com/Overview.htm

Good thing for any of us to know I guess.

And here I thought they were making much ado about nothing and that it was her anxiety taking over. Shame on me.

Thanks for letting me unload and in return you give me all this loving support.

Okay, this is hard to believe but she is home! They released her!

Everyone collectively now knock on wood.

(knocking on wood!) Doody how scary that must have been for you
Glad she is home and hoping she has a speedy recovery (and you too!) Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers