Thursday cannot come soon enough for me. We visit Mom's cardiologist at noon on Thursday and I'm hoping that we'll have some solutions for Mom. She is VERY affected by her low pulse. Yes, she is experiencing some dizziness, so she is physically affected. However, she appears to be affected mentally as well. Let me clarify:
When Mom gets up in the morning, she sits in the living room where it is quiet and takes her pulse. If her pulse is above 40 (and close to 50), she is happy and says that she feels good. However, if her pulse is below 40 (or close to 40), then she doesn't feel good. She is using her pulse rate as an indicator of how she feels. This is strange.
Not only does Mom say that she doesn't really feel good, she also takes her pulse again about every hour after that for the remainder of the day.
OK, I get that she is worried about her low pulse. She probably should be. But unless her pulse decreases a lot or she feels really dizzy, does it really matter?
All I know is that Mom is worried about this and it's affecting the quality of her life. She is becoming more of a home body and is just sitting around watching TV. It reminds me of how my Dad was in his later years. UGH
I am praying that Doctor T. helps us!!!
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