Kick The Habit

I remember the TV commercials from my childhood put out by the American Cancer Society. Their slogan was "Kick The Habit". Now, some 30 years later, I wish more than I can put into words that my mother would have listened to those ads. She was a smoker all the years I can remember but lung cancer got the best of her at a relatively young 75 years old. It took less than 2 months from the time the cancer was detected to take its final toll on my previously strong and healthy mom. If you smoke, I cannot urge you enough to quit. If you can't do it for yourself, do it for the ones you love and the ones who love you.

Of course the "Kick The Habit" slogan refers to cigarettes but I am borrowing the slogan now relating to my heart medications. Under doctors orders, I quit the Flecainide 2 weeks ago and the Cardizem was shelved a few days ago. Since stopping the Flecainide I have noticed a few more skipped beats but still no AF. My resting heart rate is still higher than before my ablation but I expect it will take months to settle down. For the most part my heartbeat has been invisible for the last 12 weeks. I am very thankful for the answered prayers of family and friends.

I continue the daily monitoring with the HeartCard device. The monitoring was scheduled for 3 months so I only have one more week left. After that I am looking forward to being told to discontinue the Coumadin. In the meantime I will continue to enjoy every day of sinus rhythm.

Blessings to you all,

Dave