I had a cardiac event a while back. When I finally went into tachycardia, the team asked me if they could zap me. I told them that I thought it was a good idea.
My first reaction was to laugh as I was looking at the ceiling through my outstretched legs. By the time I landed back in the seat, I heard the beep of normal sinus rhythm on the machine – it has a nice beat and you can dance to it.
Also I was feeling fantastic. I was ready to go out and play, but they insisted that I take a ride in an ambulance. On the way to the hospital, the tech who shocked me said that it was the first time she ever had to do that “for real.” I told her, "What a coincidence, it’s the first time I’ve ever had it done “for real.”
Then I went on to tell het that an hour before the event, I had taken a shower. My mom would have been proud, I had on clean underwear even after being zapped.
The good news is that the following day they did a cardiac cauterization on me. The doctor went in looking for trouble and couldn’t find anything. Mechanically, my heart is in excellent shape. They put in a pacemaker/defribulator and told me, “Thins is the right thing to do, but we don’t know why.” They still don’t know what went wrong. But I now have 911 in my chest in case it happens again.
They put me on a bunch of new meds, but no restrictions. I can still eat what I want and do whatever physical activity I want.
So yes, I do know what it’s like to be rebooted. Next time I’ll call AAA. I have their card in my wallet.
I had a cardiac event a while back. When I finally went into tachycardia, the team asked me if they could zap me. I told them that I thought it was a good idea.
My first reaction was to laugh as I was looking at the ceiling through my outstretched legs. By the time I landed back in the seat, I heard the beep of normal sinus rhythm on the machine – it has a nice beat and you can dance to it.
Also I was feeling fantastic. I was ready to go out and play, but they insisted that I take a ride in an ambulance. On the way to the hospital, the tech who shocked me said that it was the first time she ever had to do that “for real.” I told her, "What a coincidence, it’s the first time I’ve ever had it done “for real.”
Then I went on to tell het that an hour before the event, I had taken a shower. My mom would have been proud, I had on clean underwear even after being zapped.
The good news is that the following day they did a cardiac cauterization on me. The doctor went in looking for trouble and couldn’t find anything. Mechanically, my heart is in excellent shape. They put in a pacemaker/defribulator and told me, “Thins is the right thing to do, but we don’t know why.” They still don’t know what went wrong. But I now have 911 in my chest in case it happens again.
They put me on a bunch of new meds, but no restrictions. I can still eat what I want and do whatever physical activity I want.
So yes, I do know what it’s like to be rebooted. Next time I’ll call AAA. I have their card in my wallet.