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OT -- Scary Weekend...
I have no idea
-- Pip, in NZ My girls : DD1 Jasmine - 5 weeks early - March 02 - 4lb 12oz Still as small as a peanut but as smart as a whip! DD2 Abby - 8 weeks early - Feb 05 - 3lb 14oz Two and a half and still a terror!! "Yes you can drive me insane just by talking to me!" "Jamie Clark" wrote in message . .. I assumed as much. So how did they go from being an item of clothing to meaning something that is bad or crappy? Just curious. -- Jamie Clark "Me Myself and I" wrote in message ... lol "pants" means rubbish, crap, not very good (as well as it's normal meaning of trousers or underwear) Hope that clears that up. -- Pip, in NZ My girls : DD1 Jasmine - 5 weeks early - March 02 - 4lb 12oz Still as small as a peanut but as smart as a whip! DD2 Abby - 8 weeks early - Feb 05 - 3lb 14oz Two and a half and still a terror!! "Yes you can drive me insane just by talking to me!" "Jamie Clark" wrote in message . .. Thanks April. What exactly is a "pants of a weekend" ? LOL. That must be a UK slang thing! Thanks for the well wishes, he basically is fully recovered already. It was a very quick and simple out patient procedure. He'll have to go back in a week for a wound check and to recheck the pacemaker, but he's basically fine. I aprpeciate the prayers. -- Jamie Clark "april & co" wrote in message ... snipped but read.... I am so sorry about your pants of a weekend Jamie and just hope and pray now that your hubby makes a full recovery. april |
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Yup. That's what they said. It was really trippy to see his EKG when he
skipped a beat or two. You know how there is the big tall spike, then the little bumps? (I'm not using technical terms because no one else would know what I'm talking about except those with medical background.) His little bumps were regularly spaced, and his tall spike were regularly spaced, but when the cardiologist applied pressure to his carotid artery, he would drop a big spike and then normal for a few beats, and then drop two in a row. He fainted because his heart skipped 3 or more beats in a row. Scary. So now we have the ultimate backup system installed...he sounds like the bionic man...LOL. -- Jamie Clark "Michelle J. Haines" wrote in message ... Anne Rogers wrote: Jamie, did they give you a name for the problem Right bundle branch block. Your heart normally starts firing at the top, the SA node. The electrical impulses travel through the intraatrial and internodal pathways to the AV node, which is at the bottom of the atria (top chambers of the heart). After that it travels to the Bundle of His, then it splits into the Bundle of His, where it splits into the right and left bundle branches...one of each takes the impulses to the right and left ventricles. After that it travels down to the Purkinje fibers, which transmits the impulses to the cardiac cells. If he had a right bundle branch block, it basically means the impulses weren't transmitting through to the right ventricle. That's the chamber of the heart that pushes blood to the lungs to gather oxygen. I ask because last week I was looking through some old medical test results and discovered a note about some arrhythmias that had been detected when doing a sleep study and that I should get an EKG, I'm glad I looked as this had somehow been missed by both the doctor who had referred me for the test and my primary care doctor. Some arrhythmias are pretty benign...I have a Sinus Arrhythmia...which basically means my heart goes faster when I breathe in and slower when I breathe out. I used to have Sinus Tachyarrhythmia...which means the same thing, but that it used to beat very fast, too. Being me I've been reading as much as I can and I was amazed how many different subtle things there can be variations from normal when it comes to heart rhythm. Having heard what has happened in your family, I'm feeling lucky their has been unrelated things that led to getting further tests, because it should avoid any emergencies! What falls into Normal Sinus Rhythm is all over the map, really. Michelle Flutist |
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Jamie Clark wrote:
Yup. That's what they said. It was really trippy to see his EKG when he skipped a beat or two. You know how there is the big tall spike, then the little bumps? (I'm not using technical terms because no one else would know what I'm talking about except those with medical background.) Well, what there is ...technically, is a little bump (this is the electrical impulse transmitting through the atria, the P-wave). Then the big spike (this is the electrical wave transmitting through the ventricles, the QRS complex). Then another smaller wave (this is the ventricles resetting for the next electrical impulse, the T-wave). The atria resets at the same time the ventricles are transmitting, so you can't see that. (yes, I'm using some technical terms, 'cause I figured I'd explain them a bit...and I'm simplifying it a bit anyway) His little bumps were regularly spaced, and his tall spike were regularly spaced, but when the cardiologist applied pressure to his carotid artery, he would drop a big spike and then normal for a few beats, and then drop two in a row. Drop, as in it would skip a P-wave, and then you'd get a downward QRS complex? That's PVCs. Premature Ventricular Contractions. (hard for me to say without seeing the EKG, though, and I'm still new at cardiology) If the ventricles contract before the atria do, of course there's no blood in the ventricles to actually push anyplace. Which is a bit of a problem. He fainted because his heart skipped 3 or more beats in a row. Scary. So now we have the ultimate backup system installed...he sounds like the bionic man...LOL. Pacemakers are good for that. Michelle Flutist |
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"Michelle J. Haines" wrote in message
... Jamie Clark wrote: Yup. That's what they said. It was really trippy to see his EKG when he skipped a beat or two. You know how there is the big tall spike, then the little bumps? (I'm not using technical terms because no one else would know what I'm talking about except those with medical background.) Well, what there is ...technically, is a little bump (this is the electrical impulse transmitting through the atria, the P-wave). Then the big spike (this is the electrical wave transmitting through the ventricles, the QRS complex). Then another smaller wave (this is the ventricles resetting for the next electrical impulse, the T-wave). The atria resets at the same time the ventricles are transmitting, so you can't see that. (yes, I'm using some technical terms, 'cause I figured I'd explain them a bit...and I'm simplifying it a bit anyway) His little bumps were regularly spaced, and his tall spike were regularly spaced, but when the cardiologist applied pressure to his carotid artery, he would drop a big spike and then normal for a few beats, and then drop two in a row. Drop, as in it would skip a P-wave, and then you'd get a downward QRS complex? That's PVCs. Premature Ventricular Contractions. (hard for me to say without seeing the EKG, though, and I'm still new at cardiology) If the ventricles contract before the atria do, of course there's no blood in the ventricles to actually push anyplace. Which is a bit of a problem. No, the whole QRS just wouldn't happen. If I remember correctly, he would have a normal P-wave and a normal T-wave. He just wouldn't have the QRS spike. He fainted because his heart skipped 3 or more beats in a row. Scary. So now we have the ultimate backup system installed...he sounds like the bionic man...LOL. Pacemakers are good for that. Michelle Flutist -- Jamie Clark |
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Jamie Clark wrote:
We've heard a couple things. A right branch bundle block that is associated with syncope (fainting) is what the doctor told us. when I read it again I spotted that! I've done the fainting thing and the lack of memory of the event is pretty wierd, it happened 4 times in one day when DS was about 3 months old, coming round at the bottom of the stairs when my last memory was being in the bedroom was odd, DH was actually on the phone with the doctor at the time asking him what to do and he told him to dial 999, but as they had to deal with the injuries from the fall, I don't think they paid much attention to why I had fainted, definitely not an EKG. Anne |
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Some arrhythmias are pretty benign...I have a Sinus Arrhythmia...which basically means my heart goes faster when I breathe in and slower when I breathe out. I used to have Sinus Tachyarrhythmia...which means the same thing, but that it used to beat very fast, too. I'm crossing my fingers it will be benign! Realising there are so many variations that are still fine has been reassuring. I have occasionally fainted and each time it's been blamed on drugs and given it's repeated with drugs in the same group, I'm fairly sure it is, but whether it's just a side effect, or whether the drugs made some slight abnormality worse I don't know, several things make me suspect the latter. Thanks for the explanation of how the impulse travels through the heart, it really helped, I've been struggling with some of the descriptions. Cheers Anne |
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Jamie Clark wrote:
"Michelle J. Haines" wrote in message ... No, the whole QRS just wouldn't happen. If I remember correctly, he would have a normal P-wave and a normal T-wave. He just wouldn't have the QRS spike. Wow that is odd. I don't think I've seen one yet with NO discernable QRS complex. But, like I said, I'm not practiced at cardiology yet. Still learning, since I'm still moving from Basic to Intermediate. Michelle Flutist |
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Anne Rogers wrote:
I'm crossing my fingers it will be benign! Realising there are so many variations that are still fine has been reassuring. I have occasionally fainted and each time it's been blamed on drugs and given it's repeated with drugs in the same group, I'm fairly sure it is, but whether it's just a side effect, or whether the drugs made some slight abnormality worse I don't know, several things make me suspect the latter. Thanks for the explanation of how the impulse travels through the heart, it really helped, I've been struggling with some of the descriptions.\ Well, if you've been fainting, you need to have it looked at, it may not be benign. Hope it is. Michelle Flutist |
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Yikes! I hope you get it checked out!
-- Jamie Clark "Anne Rogers" wrote in message . .. Jamie Clark wrote: We've heard a couple things. A right branch bundle block that is associated with syncope (fainting) is what the doctor told us. when I read it again I spotted that! I've done the fainting thing and the lack of memory of the event is pretty wierd, it happened 4 times in one day when DS was about 3 months old, coming round at the bottom of the stairs when my last memory was being in the bedroom was odd, DH was actually on the phone with the doctor at the time asking him what to do and he told him to dial 999, but as they had to deal with the injuries from the fall, I don't think they paid much attention to why I had fainted, definitely not an EKG. Anne |
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"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
. .. Some arrhythmias are pretty benign...I have a Sinus Arrhythmia...which basically means my heart goes faster when I breathe in and slower when I breathe out. I used to have Sinus Tachyarrhythmia...which means the same thing, but that it used to beat very fast, too. I'm crossing my fingers it will be benign! Realising there are so many variations that are still fine has been reassuring. I have occasionally fainted and each time it's been blamed on drugs and given it's repeated with drugs in the same group, I'm fairly sure it is, but whether it's just a side effect, or whether the drugs made some slight abnormality worse I don't know, several things make me suspect the latter. Thanks for the explanation of how the impulse travels through the heart, it really helped, I've been struggling with some of the descriptions. Cheers Anne One of the first things they asked dh was if he was taking any medications. There are medications that can trigger arrhythmias with syncope, but that wasn't our issue. Hopefully it's yours. -- Jamie Clark |
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