“I have Afib. I would never access anything.”
BOL
Last year, my primary care doc found a heart murmur that I apparently had as a child. The murmur went away as I grew up and was not heard again by my docs, sport physicals, pre op physicals, numerous Navy and corporate physicals.
So he had one of the local cardio docs order an echo and followup last August. The doc after that visit wanted a repeat this August and to see him again in this September.
Since then, I had major foot surgery which has enabled me to get back to walking our hills a mile or more once or twice a day. I also, went on a modified Paleo diet with mimimal carbohydrates in the diet.
Between the exercise/walking and diet, I have lost the 35/40 pounds gained due to not being able to walk and exercise due to a bad foot.
My heart rate resting and post exercise is back to being low, and my BPH is back to normal.
My wife besides being a family practice RN was trained as a coronary ICU nurse and has great ears re stethoscope skills and heart problems. She told me, she couldn’t pick up the murmur or any other problems when she listened to my heart.
So I had a new echo done in August and saw the Cardio Doctor the first week in September. My wife was watching him as he looked at the results. She said he looked like some hit him hard on the fore head. It took him a couple of minutes to say, “You are doing great” Keep on doing what you are doing, and I will see you in a year and no echo is needed for a couple of years.
My FP was pleased and backed off of his pushing the statins as their levels had been decreased and the report from the Cardio Doc. He still says that he hears a murmur. My wife joked that he has a set of sonar ears instead of ear drums.
So if I used a previous heart beat/trace as a password, like you I couldn’t get in my protected sites.
Yeah,my cardio echo doesn't show anything. I'm 59 and can still backpack about 20-24 miles a day with a 45-50 lb pack.
Yet I know when my Afib kicks in. Usually when I forget to have taken my meds.
If I die on the trail, they'll find me with the childproof bottle in my hands.