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What I now know about ICDs
I got my implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implanted in June 2022. That is now almost two years ago. That blows my mind a...
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Apr 26, 20244 min read
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Short, but painful
Day 652. I was sitting on our couch after getting home from work when it happened. Suddenly I had the feeling of a wave washing over me....
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Mar 15, 20242 min read
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VT for 45 minutes
Day 641. Just when I get comfortable with my health and the rhythms of my condition, my heart decides to throw a wobbly. Yesterday...
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Mar 2, 20243 min read
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What the h...ospital
Day 556. What a day. This morning started out with me decorating Christmas cookies, and ended with me in the emergency department....
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Dec 7, 20232 min read
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Anti-arrhythmic half-life
Day 552. I have been on Amiodarone as an anti-arrhythmic medication since December 2022. It has helped keep my ventricular arrhythmias...
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Dec 4, 20232 min read
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Acting up
Days 422 to 428. I have been in South Africa for the last few weeks for my mum's funeral. To say it has been stressful is an...
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Aug 1, 20233 min read
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Too much arrhythmia
Day 198. Looking back at the last few months since my diagnosis, I have had a new arrhythmia event about once a month. This has been...
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Dec 13, 20222 min read
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The start
Day 1. On Monday, 30 May 2022 my heart went into a Ventricular Tachycardia rhythm which ended with me getting shocked from a...
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Jun 2, 20223 min read
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