Skin cancer better but now a heart issue

Saturday - February 24, 2018.  On The day that Mark was allowed to start working out after his skin cancer and grafting was the day that he felt a heart flutter. It was three weeks after the grafting- Saturday morning ... As he was leaving Thorton‘s from picking up a soft drink he felt his heart skip beats. He thought it was just that he had worked out too much. He had to pull over on the side of the road because he just felt like he was going to pass out. When he got home he took it easy but he still had a hard time climbing the stairs.

Two days later while Mark was working out at lunch he had difficulty walking on a treadmill. This is when he knew something serious was up.

After work He went to the emergency room.  We found out that Mark has a condition called atrial flutter.  Once again, Mark is not allowed to exercise.  He was put on blood thinners in an attempt to keep him from developing blood clots.  

We see a cardiologist in a few days!!  Yikes!!!

After Mark had been on Eloquis (spelling might be off) for two weeks, the doctor decided it was safe to do the heart procedure.  Mark had to be awake while they slid a scope up through a vein to his heart and saudder a spot on his heart so the random electric repulse would not contract the heart unnecessarily.  

Mark made it through the operation fine.  Unfortunately, the doctors gave him strong pain medicine that made him very sick.  He was sick for over six hours - throwing up, sick and sleepy.  It was awful to see him in so much discomfort.  We finally got to leave the hospital around 9 PM.  It was a long hard day for my sweet Mark.