flipperclot's Journal

Crazy -that is how busy work was on Wednesday.  I didn't get home until almost 11pm.  I was able to help 2 kids by placing PICs for them and 2 kids with sedation so they wouldn't have to feel or remember painful procedures, also had a student following me for part of the day -I like to pass on my passion of what I do to these bright young new faces.  All kinds of political stuff going on too -big changes coming down the pipe, but thats OK. 

Now for the medical stuff.  My INR today on my monitor was 2.8, the lab one won't be back until tomorrow.  I had the holter monitor on for 24 hours from Mon. to Tues.  The Dr. called me at work last night.  He said I don't have inappropriate sinus tacchycardia.  He thinks that I either have a severe case of POTS or an atrial tacchycardia arrythmia.  I will be having a tilt table test on this coming Monday.  Sounds like they monitor you and basically try and make you pass out -a little scary to me.  I am off the beta blocker for the holter and the tilt table test -don't feel as bad off it this time as I did last time-at least not yet.  I maybe feel Like 1/2% better than I have been-first time I am putting up the OK face in over a month.  Maybe it is the caltrate and Vit. D, since I was deficient in the Vit D.  I did talk to the Dr. last week and did increase my Effexor a little for the next couple of weeks.  Hopefully by the end of next week, I will have an answer to the heart issues, and can get the proper treatment to start feeling better -I am not sure which is the lesser of 2 evils.  Then maybe the endocrinologist will do his thing finally and I will feel even better -well at least I can dream.