What a grease ball
As I get older , I can usually smell what ever I happened to be messing with, for quite a while. Even smell grass all evening sometimes after mowing .
Except wed. , I mowed my lawn (1 acre), then decided to go mow my daughters, before church if I hurry, she was out of town on business for the TPD. I always mow her lawn the next day after mine. Well I loaded up the tractor ,went over and let her puppies out, put them up , then mowed her lawn, got her little mower out and trimmed, got the blower out and started blowing the drive off, got a big lump in the top center of my chest, almost in my throat, guess that's what threw me , was wondering if it was gas. Started loosing my breath, hot, weak, light headed, had to sit down before finishing, then sit down and rest in between everything ,blowing the back patio off, loading the lawnmower , driving home , unloading , unhooking the trailer , showering, shaving , taking a break between everything because I was short of breath and weak , still had the tightness too. Finally called my wife, she came home and hauled me to St Francis hosp., where I was diagnoced w/ afib, my upper heart was beating about 144 to 180 times a min. , and the lower part wasn`t.
They did 5 ekg`s over the next 12-14 hrs. , and all sorts of stuff , and gave intervenious whatever, I came back in rythym about 1 in the morning.
Then off to an atomic stress test " wouldn`t wish that on anyone , but thankfully was over in "the longest 10 min. of my life"
Al good except for a lower vein comin out of the bottom of my heart , had a little plaque build up, but showed to be circulating as well as the rest of my body, which they said was good. Supposed to take care of it w/ cholesterol drug and blood thinner------------
Morall of the story, don't overdo it when ur pushing 73 , and about half dehydrated, when the humidity is way the hell up there . ------But do stop and smell the roses -----------bob