jeanoappleseed<p>Good afternoon from <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Pasadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pasadena</span></a>. Rough day. Started with an <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Afib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afib</span></a> episode at 3am & went on for over 5 hours. Trouble breathing. If this ever happens to you, don't rule out heart issues and side with <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PanicAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PanicAttack</span></a>. I went on 15 years with Afib due to this kind of thinking supported by awful doctors.</p><p>Very unusual to have afib again as I had an ablation years ago and it generally only triggers after major sugery, but I think it was triggered by a combination of lack of sleep and stress from very abusive staff people at my new dermatologist (over the phone,; I have not yet been there) which sent my heart racing briefly (see chart). I'm using <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/MakeVisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakeVisible</span></a> aka <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Visible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Visible</span></a> heart monitoring and pace-setting atm and it's been so <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/HELPFUL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HELPFUL</span></a>!!! </p><p>Considered canceling, but must go. So this will be when I start taking <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/MosesTheServiceDog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MosesTheServiceDog</span></a> to med appts to avoid meltdown if abusive in person as well. So he's getting a good brush and grooming & we're going together, as a team.</p><p>Amazing how abusive some doctors' offices are. Hadn't had such an experience since visting a bad neurologist who started w a big sigh, looked at my chart for first time, zeroed in on Rx list & said it was no wonder I felt tired, that I was a walking chemistry experiment…</p><p>Hoping your day is going better than mine though mine has improved tremendously!! ❤️</p>