Imagine how mad my former boss was when I was in the hospital for 4 days because the heart issues I didn't know about were causing me to nearly pass out at work. Then I got a note that let me off for 3 weeks to let the new meds take effect before I went back.

Don't get me started on how half ass the diagnosis ended up being either. Got a heart transplant 5 years later after seeing a different doctor.

[–] Llewellyn@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Had you gotten a new heart rhythm, by the way? Was it hard to accommodate to your new heart?

[–] Default_Defect@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same guy, my other instance seems to be down.

I'm not sure what you mean by a new heart rhythm. Once I got a healthy heart I've been at a normal sinus rhythm, rather than dealing with tachycardia and a bad arrhythmia, if that's what you mean. My rate is a bit elevated than a normal person's because the nerves that more closely control that get cut during the transplant (if my understanding is correct).

Otherwise, I did some physical therapy for a few months and have to take anti-rejection medication for the rest of my life, but I'm better than before by far.

[–] Llewellyn@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean did you feel something strange in beating of your new heart?

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Nothing strange, no. More of a realization of how out of wack my old heart was before the surgery. Once I got through some of my therapy, I felt normal again for the first time in a long time and not long after i felt even better than my old normal.