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Mary slept in this morning and was not up until almost 8:00 am! I worked on Bob and Donna’s vacation pages and am now caught up to date! We sent the images to the mortuary, and they will put them into a slide show for Irene’s services on Friday.
We worked around the house a bit, walked in the garden, and made a bat-phone call to Colleen. We lit every smelly candle we could find to get rid of the burnt zucchini-garlic smell from last night’s disaster. The whole-house fan ran until 3:00 pm, when the heat outside was beginning to affect the inside temperature..
At noon, Mary got ready to go to her watercolor class AFTER I promised not to do anything but breathe. She returned about 3:30 pm with a new masterpiece!
She gets better every week!
Mary fixed a super dinner, and we watched Downton Abbey until 10:00 pm!
Mary got a call from the doctor’s office, and they said I could have the heart ablation operation as soon as we could get a date and determine if I have a heart! I need the operation because I have Atrial fibrillation.
Heart ablation uses heat (radiofrequency) or cold (cryoablation) energy delivered by a catheter to destroy abnormal heart tissue, correcting irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) by blocking faulty electrical signals. Common reasons for ablation include atrial fibrillation, where the top heart chambers quiver erratically. Trivia includes that the procedure, often minimally invasive, takes a few hours with a short recovery period. Still, complete healing takes about three months, and success depends on the specific arrhythmia and the experience of the medical center.
Atrial fibrillation (AFib): A common type of arrhythmia where the heart’s upper chambers quiver, causing an abnormal rhythm.
Minimally Invasive: Heart ablation is typically performed with catheters inserted through blood vessels, making it a minimally invasive procedure.
By 10:15 pm, we were sawing logs!
I am blessed to have Dr. Mary in my life!!!
