day3...........

I've been in the ICU step day care unit for three days now. I have the existing conditions of cancer and pulmonary fibrosis that is screwing up my recovery, I now have added pneumonia and fluid in my lungs to it which was causing my hacking coughing fits. What is keeping me prisoner here is my heart rate going nutso.It is irregular and high averaging in the range from about 90 to 130 with spikes north of 150-160. So the docs have been treating me symptomatically because they haven't found the cause for the fluid in my lungs. Which is causing the high heart rate trying to compensate to help me breath,There is an upside though and it ain't bad from my point of view, The cough is 98% gone and when I do occasionally cough it is normal. I have had three blissful nights of sleep, No toilet trot races and no coughing waking me up. I have slept through all 3 nights and that has been absolutely wonderful. So as you can see I won't be in the workshop for at least the next few days, I am waiting…

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