Temporarily Heartless

Temporarily Heartless

Health
And so life continues... My ability to walk up hills or even slight inclines without feeling winded was becoming a real concern and even though my GP suggested it was due to age and "being out of shape" (which is easy for a guy in his early 30's to say and not completely true in my case), I insisted on a cardiologist referral. It was a good thing I insisted. After numerous scans and tests it was established that I had Atrial Fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that begins in the heart's upper chambers with symptoms including fatigue, heart palpitations, trouble breathing and dizziness. I was prescribed a collection of medications and scheduled for a checkup. Not a great outcome but AFib, as it's commonly referred to, it quite common…
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