Well, guys and gals, now that this is no longer such a big deal, I can tell you about it.
I went in a week ago last Thursday for my annual physical, Mainly to get my BP meds (I’m on the lowest dose they make) and pain pills refilled. They did an EEG. PA looked at the readout, told me that she needed to see the head Doc about it. Came back and told me that I had pretty serious Atrial Fillibration (patent pending), and that I needed to go to the Cardiologist. I replied that my insurance and deductable was going to change in a couple of months, and could it wait that long? She looked at me like I had just stepped out of a UFO and said: “No – I mean you need to go today. Right now.” Ulp.
So I walk the length of Medical City complex (wondering if I should be doing this) and saw the Cardio, who had apparently moved his next appt back to see me. I left with scrips for Beta Blockers, Anti-coagulants, and other fun meds, and an appt for one week later (the quickest they could get approval from my insurance) for a Echcardiogram to look into my alleged heart, and please don’t make any plans for directly afterwards, sir, just in case.
Well – the chambers are normal size, and no huge clots with one-way tickets to my Medulla Obligata detected, so now it’s an anti-arrythmatic to try to get my auricles to stop doing the samba – if that fails, a cardioversion (which I refer to as “a jump start”), which is not such a big thing. So – on balance – I’m one lucky sonofabitch. If you have to have afib, this is the one to have.
All that being said (patience, this is going somewhere), I had intended to take the week off from doing a post, BUT NOOOOO!!!!
This happened:
ARIZONA GOVERNOR VETOES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL
AP ^ | 2/26/14 | BOB CHRISTIEPosted on 2/26/2014 6:57:14 PM by markomalley
Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties.
Brewer’s decision defused a national furor over gay rights and religious freedom.
The bill backed by Republicans in the Legislature was designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays. But opponents called it an open attack on gays that invited discrimination.
The bill thrust Arizona into the national spotlight last week after both chambers of the state legislature approved it. As the days passed, more and more groups, politicians and average citizens weighed in against Senate Bill 1062. Many took to social media to criticize the bill, calling it an attack on gay and lesbian rights.
RINO HOMOSEXUALIST.Time to boycott Arizona.
1 posted on 2/26/2014 6:57:14 PM by markomalley
To: markomalleyThe c**ze.
Bye, Jan.
To: markomalley
Jan Brewer will go down as a spineless homosexual ganglia. What a joke she was. They will not TRUMP GOD.
Leviticus tells us what to do in the face of abomination.
Wow, Tommy. Sorry to read of your medical concerns, bust as you said it sounds like things are treatable. Best wishes to you.
And yes, it was long…but I ALWAYS read it all. You’re a very good editor of this cesspool of insanity and always manage to make it a fun read with appropriate comments.
I’d sprinkle in some apostrophe’s for you, but I always seem to use ’em correctly.
Oops, there you go!
What Harry said. Be well, Tommy–we depend on you to make sense of the freeper idiocy.
Here’s to good doctors and future good health. Thanks for all you do, Tommy. 🙂
Glad they identified your medical issue and are taking care of it. Be proactive.
I applaud your ability to continue to wade through this shit without boots every week. Do you think it has any effect on your condition?
Guys – afib is genetic in origin.
And anyway – this is not that big of a deal, compared to afib patients who are at 50X greater risk of stroke.
And no – reading FR doesn’t aggravate it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_fibrillation#Electrophysiology
Tommy
Take care, Tommy. A friend of mine has the same condition and is doing fine. OTOH, he doesn’t read the Freep!
We appreciate all you do.
Tommy,
I’ve been on afib medications since 2006. Other than cuts and bruises healing a bit slower, I’ve had no adverse effects from the meds, and they keep the afib well under control.
In other words, anecdotally at least, your prognosis looks real good.
Take care of yourself Tommy! That comes first! Sounds like you and the Drs have the situation under control.
The one thing I really don’t get is all the Putin love on the right. For a group that’s allegedly all about defending their constitutional right, they do seem to have a big ol’ hard-on for dictators.
And all this time I thought Liberals were supposed to be the fascists (at least in the Freepers version of reality).