Nothing to worry about. Just uncomfortable. VERY uncomfortable. And I'm hoping it will be also short-lived, though I supposed there is a better way to word that given what the issue is. The feeling of my heart speeding up out of nowhere and staying elevated. The erratic beats and resulting anxiety, that isn't emotional but physical in nature, and it waking me up, and keeping me up at night. The weird pressure in my throat... all I could very well do without. It's what's kept me absent from here for a few days (for the most part).
It's the salt, I think. Having given it up for the most part, except for the occasional smidge added here and there in a salad or something prior to this (except during juicing), I've maintained a low-sodium diet. But.. I fell off the rails on that over the past couple of weeks, and REALLY derailed completely over the past week. Yeah. Not one of my brighter moves.
Still hurts, though. Not bad. Just so uncomfortable. At least it's not lasting, these episodes. They come and go. Not terribly persistent, except they've been happening now for a couple of days. I'm worn out. Thought I was done with this brand of fatigue. Body feels heavy, a little dizzy, arms aching... that sort of thing. I'll get through it.
The above image was at one point today.. 137 bpm. Ugh. Haven't seen that in a while, and certainly not much since my ablations (for AFib, Atrial Flutter, and SVT.. for those who don't know). And not at all in a few months. But again, these are thankfully short-lived as far as duration. Now if they would just stop. That would be nice.
A cough. A lump in the throat..that feeling like there's something stuck in your esophagus or just at the back of your throat, maybe a lump in the upper part of your chest... just a few of the fun things that go along with arrhythmia(s). Not 'everyone' gets these, but they are super common.
The pic to the left...this was my heart, I guess, trying to get itself back into NSR. Slowly but surely. Down to 101 at this point. Still looking erratic.
These episodes make me cough, too... which I don't like. Not long coughing fits mind, you. It's usually when my heart converts there's just enough pressure to make me cough like once.
This definitely puts a damper on things, I have to admit.
I'm using this time to drink more water and use a lot less salt and just take it easy. Our house closing is this week and we have a bit to do in and around that--need to get a couple of estimates on getting the deck refinished, the floor of the sunroom included, most of the rooms painted, and possibly the carpet removed from the hallway and master bedroom removed and replaced with wood flooring. Nothing wrong with the carpet, we just don't LIKE carpet. We'll leave the other two bedrooms and the formal dining area carpeted for now. The breakfast nook and kitchen have ceramic tile, and the living room has wood flooring so those are good. And there are a couple of other things. Then there's the new bedroom set to be delivered in about 5 weeks. But packing and such... oh boy. I really need my strength to deal with that.
The pic at the left is when it came back into NSR (normal sinus rhythm), and boy was I glad. Thing is, after these episodes... I still feel spent and achy. Even the short bursts take so much out of me.
So anyone who prays, say a little prayer for me that this resolves soon. :) It will. I just want it resolved NOW... because it sucks.
Anyone reading who has an arrhythmia, or anyone who's had an ablation... please go easy on the salt if you're not already! I'm pretty sure this is my issue. "Could" be my MVP is getting worse, sure, but.. I think it's the salt.
It's worth it to cut back. Salt makes things taste good, but really... not THAT good! lol
Be well everyone. I'll post more 'interesting' things soon.... ;p
