Sorry I am posting slow today, I have Atrial Fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation (AF or Afib) is the most common type of irregular heartbeat. It is found in about 2.2 million Americans. If you have AF, the impulse does not travel in an orderly fashion through the atria. Instead, many impulses begin simultaneously and spread through the atria and compete for a chance to travel through the AV node.

The firing of these impulses results in a very rapid and disorganized heartbeat. The rate of impulses through the atria can range from 300 to 600 beats per minute. Luckily, the AV node limits the number of impulses it allows to travel to the ventricles. As a result, the pulse rate is often less than 150 beats per minute, but this is often fast enough to cause symptoms. The AV node limits the number of impulses that travel to the ventricles.  Taken from WebMD

It has not been a fun evening, or morning.  Having 300V pumped through your body to get your natural pace maker working is not something I like to do on Thursday’s.  Followed by running on a tread mill while a heart specialist shakes his head wondering why a healthy 26 year old could have this.  The solution, more tests….Oh yea, and because of my genes, I have inherited bad cholesterol… great day!

Anyways, I hope to resume normal posting later in the day or Monday.

One series I am going to start (and it will be my first series) creational scientist.  I will profile a scientist who is a creationist.  Why?  To show people that not all Scientists believe in evolution.  That is all, no other point.

And with that, I am off to schedule my first appointment with my new diestist!  Oh yea….

Quick side note, and the most important note:  Praise God for the abilities He has given our Doctors!  With out them, and His guiding hand, I would not be here to post to you.

~ by Jeff de Ruyter on June 8, 2007.