Not that it is any of your business how I afford the beer I drink but I'll tell you. I drink cheap beer (at 4-6 beers a day it costs me about 3.00 a day. I do odd jobs around the house for my parents for 10.00/hr (none involving lifting more than 10-15 pounds. They are both in their late 70's so I'm doing a lot of small things around the house that they would normally hire someone to do if I was not staying with them. This is also how I pay for my golf. When I was walking the course which was about half of the times I played before the a-flutter put an end to walking, I used a pull cart and carried an ultra-lite bag with less than the maximum clubs allowed. One of my friends would usually lift the bag out of the car for me and put it back in the car after the round. I still need to get some exercise so I don't become fat from lack of activity before my surgery.
As far as being capable of desk work and what kind of job I have been looking for...I haven't been looking for a job. Here I'll bold it for you for better reading comprehension. My cardiologist has put me on a NO WORK RESTRICTION until I have surgery. I have also applied for financial assistance with vocational rehab to help with the cost of surgery because I do not have health insurance and do not qualify for SS disability or Medicaid at this time. If you'd like to consult with my cardio Dr. Jeanie you are welcome to do so...just make sure you have all of the facts concerning my case. Oh wait...you don't have all of the facts concerning my case do you? Besides...I'm not sure what kind of desk job I'd qualify for since all of the jobs I've had since 1984 have not consisted of sitting behind a desk...at least not all day (maybe a couple of hours a day on average to complete reports after returning from a client site). And if I did find a "desk job" I qualified for...and they did offer group health insurance...I would most likely have a year wait (if not longer) before I could receive any type of treatment for my heart condition due to pre-existing conditions. The cardiology staff at Duke was hoping to schedule my surgery within 3-6 months of putting me on the work restrictions. Unfortunately after initially being accepted for assistance through vocational rehab there was a snag in the process causing a delay, and now the a-flutter is causing a further delay until it can be resolved. But the bottom line is that I need surgery. My aortic root dilation and my ascending aorta dilation has continued to steadily get larger, my aortic sufficiency has continued to get worse, and I have now officially broken the barrier from "upper limits of normal" to plain old LVH. Here are some symptoms of LVH:
Left ventricular hypertrophy usually develops gradually. You may experience no signs or symptoms, especially during the early stages of the condition. As left ventricular hypertrophy progresses and complications develop, you may experience these left ventricular hypertrophy symptoms:
* Shortness of breath (have it)
* Chest pain (I would define it as chest pressure)
* Sensation of rapid, fluttering or pounding heartbeats (palpitations) (have it...it's called a-flutter)
* Dizziness (have it)
* Fainting (haven't fainted but have grayed out several times recently)
* Rapid exhaustion with physical activity (have it)
Interestingly many of these symptoms also fit the description for a-fib/flutter. It's also interesting that LVH is a common cause for a-fib/flutter.
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