Hi, Side Story: I found out I had AFib in April 2021. Following the pandemic, I wanted to get back into the gym, so I asked my doctor if she thought I was healthy enough to keep up that level of activity. I had been working out three days a week before that. She recommended …
Hi, About two weeks ago (9-12-2025), I had a TEE (TransEsophageal Echocardiogram) performed, which was the first step toward getting approval for the implant of a Watchman device in my left atrial appendage. Try saying “TransEsophogeal Electrocardiogram” 10 times really fast!!! The Watchman was approved and, on September 22nd, I underwent a minimally invasive heart …
Hi, Literary Update: I may be slowing down my writing (again) for a while. The has been an interestingly interruptive year for me, and I’m not sure how much writing I’ll be doing for the foreseeable (near) future. The medical stuff below will help explain why. The Medical Stuff: As you should know by now, …
Hi, Medical and Literary Updates: When this posts I’ll be getting ready to leave for an appointment with my cardiologist. I have been seeing him since May 2021 because of my A-Fib, which we were treating primarily with Eliquis (to guard against stroke). Periodically, he would check to see if the A-Fib had settled into …