As you recall from my last post, there was no time for sedation due to my condition. While laying on my floor in the bedroom, the medic gave me a heads up that the cardioversion/defribrillation (please see attachment) will feel like someone punching you in the chest. So I said ok let's do this as I wanted to get it over with! The first one put me out, flatline they refer to it as. And the second time jumpstarted my heart back into normal rhythm or sinus rhythm in medical terminology. Ok so after that first one was administered, and I've never ever been punched in the chest, but my recollection of its feeling was that of a United Airlines 747 slamming straight into my chest. Holy Fuck I thought to myself. Case closed. It saved my life. Next time I'd like to request propophol as it works immediately.
http://www.m.webmd.com/heart-disease/electrical-cardioversion-defibrillation-for-a-fast-heart-rate
From there, I was taken to HMC and got admitted to the cardiac unit while the medical staff prepped me to get medivaced to Straub on Oahu where my cardiologist, Dr. Hingson Chun, would perform a catheter ablation. My wife Sheri accompanied me on the ride over and supported me throughout the entire ordeal...like any good wife would I kid with her.
Thanks for following my CK blog. Next up I'll go over what the ablation entailed.
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