2 more appointments down---back is healed!

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Phew! We've had a wild week. On Weds we had to leave at 5am, drive

almost 7 hours straight to get to Hamilton where I saw the

cardiologist for my appt. RE my constant tachycardia. He and his

resident were both really good. I was happy with both of them. They

checked my blood pressure laying down and then sitting and it dropped

so I'm schduled for a really in depth tilt table study that will take

half a day to complete. I'm not much looking forward to being

strapped to a tilt table hooked up to blood pressure and heart rate

monitors, an EKG and an IV for 3 hours getting blood regularly drawn

and if I don't faint on my own in their time box they'll make me

faint with IV meds as one of the tests is to see how my body responds

to a faint. But I am happy just the same that the test will be so

thorough as I know they're doing a good job at getting to the bottom

of things. Basically they're trying to determine whether my tachy is

sinus tachycardia or postural orthostatic tachycardia, or a

combonation of both. Once we know which then we'll dabble in more

drugs (I'm still on my 2X daily metoprolol beta blocker). One good

thing is that they are pretty darn sure my intense nausea and even

vomiting and other unpleasant issues I've been putting up with are

directly related to my tachy. It sure is nice to know WHY I feel

like that, and even with the beta blocker I " ve had more days iwth an

appetite and even..gasp..hunger! :-D Because I require such a big

time slot for my tilt table my date will probably be for Oct or Nov.

I'm suppose to see them again a few weeks after the test to talk

results, but I'm looking into a telehealth conference or something so

I don't have to go through such an awful drive too many more times.

My other news is that I saw my back surgeon today. Today's 12 week x-

rays showed that my fracture has healed! Yayyyyyyyy! Whoo hoo!! :-

D :-D :-D I'm allowed to start the process of ditching my brace :-D

I don't have to wear it at all in the house, eventually I can go for

a little safe venture outside without it, but if I go into crowds I

still have to wear it to protect things a little while longer. He

thinks after my next (and hopefully final) visit with him in 6 weeks

time I won't have to wear it at all! :-D Yayyyyy! I am just

thrilled :-) I went 3.5 hours without it before my back started

hurting enough to put it back on again. Sure is a relief to loose

the brace in this terribly hot, muggy, weather!

So that's my news! Happy day, for sure ;-)

-Rhea