Mark developed a heart flutter. He had to take blood thinning medicine for one month before he could have a procedure to restore his heart to a normal heart rhythm. He was on Eloquis for a month. He had to be on the blood thinner because he didn't go to the doctor early enough (they were concerned his blood could have pooled in his heart - if it did pool in his heart, there is a risk of it dislodging into his bloodstream causing a stroke). The procedure he had to have is a heart ablation. A heart ablation is where they go in and burn the upper part of the fourth chamber to regulate the heart rate again.
It was a long day. Mark reported to the Baptist Hospital early in the morning. We told the hospital that Mark does not respond well to pain medicine and asked them not to give him more pain medicine after the surgery.
Then he was taken in for the procedure. He was sedated but not with a general anesthesia because he had to be awake to tell them where it hurt and if he felt sensations in his heart.
After the procedure Mark was taken to post-op. However, they didn't listen to us; they gave him more pain medicine ... and ... as we foresaw ... he became very sick with nausea. We were there an extra 5 hours because Mark was so sick. I felt so bad for him. He was so sick. Luckily he felt strong enough to go home and we made it.
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