So on Friday morning I was very dizzy with high respiration and not feeling well. I went to the ER and I was in V-Tach. MY heart rate was 300 and they were freaking out. I was nervous as I am not use to heart issues. After an ambulance ride to the nearest heart hospital 60 miles away and 5 nights in the hospital, it turns out my heart is in perfect shape, no damage, and no congenital issues. However, I was sleeping an average of 4-6 hours a night for 4 weeks without my O2. At room air I am at 89-90% awake, asleep maybe 85 or lower. The lack of sleep leached minerals and electrolytes from my system, coupled with the heart stress of low O2 levels, my heart experienced a series of bi-gemini heart rhythms and periods of Ventricular tachycardia. I was able to leave the hospital without them surgically giving me a defibulator. That would have sucked.
The moral of the story ... sleep well, take your vitamins and supplements, and wear your O2 at night if your SaO2 levels are below 90% when awake. I was told I shouldn't have been able to drive myself to the hospital, and that I very easily could have died. Just another day at the office, but a day we can manage to avoid. So all of you out there please take caution.
By the way, heart hospitals have no resources to manage CF, so I actually lost weight and my lung function dropped while in the heart hospital.
Best,
Grendel
The moral of the story ... sleep well, take your vitamins and supplements, and wear your O2 at night if your SaO2 levels are below 90% when awake. I was told I shouldn't have been able to drive myself to the hospital, and that I very easily could have died. Just another day at the office, but a day we can manage to avoid. So all of you out there please take caution.
By the way, heart hospitals have no resources to manage CF, so I actually lost weight and my lung function dropped while in the heart hospital.
Best,
Grendel