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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 62 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I’ve had it done couple times to attempt stop tachycardia. My heart used to randomly get stuck in sinus rhythm at 180bpm, which was annoying.

Adenosine blocks electrical signals through the atrio-ventricular (AV) node for a second or two. So you appear to flatline on an ECG. It never worked for me. A Diltiazem injection was what reliably worked to reset my rhythm.

I’ve since had a cardiac ablation to fix my hearts fucked up wiring. A doctor sends a scope into an artery in your leg, travels up to your heart, finds the cells that are causing electrical impulses to loop uncontrollably, then burns them.

It’s about a 45 min procedure door to door, and it’s the equivalent of removing some excess solder from a bad circuit board. So yet another IT department inspired fix.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Catheter ablation team unite! 👏

[–] actual_pillow@programming.dev 8 points 4 months ago

Rise up with sore groins!

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

My mom's about to get this done. How is the recovery? Is there anything I should consider so that I'm useful helo if needed after the procedure?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Pretty unremarkable. You basically can't lift anything heavy for a few weeks so you don't break the old artery incision. Your mom will basically need you to be a butler / maid for a few days.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

I was back at work (at a computer) the next day. Recovery was fairly simple. I don't recall any major meds being needed and I wasn't in pain.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Brought to you by your local IT support department.

[–] deuleb_biezelbob@programming.dev 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Subject: Fire.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Fire - exclamation mark - fire - exclamation mark - help me - exclamation mark. 123 Cavendon Road. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours truly, Maurice Moss.

[–] ulkesh@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

0118 999 881 999 119 725….3

[–] kobra@lemm.ee 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ha, did you see that paramedic social media video too? I just learned about this yesterday from him.

[–] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lol can you link it. Haven't seen it I am just very big into wikipedia ever since I was put on welbutron

[–] kobra@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] Thteven@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

I thought of the same video when I saw this post haha, that guy's stuff is gold.

[–] CerineArkweaver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

This guy is great. I found his YouTube channel earlier in the week via a friend a marathoned all the shorts

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Yup saw that a few days ago, YouTube shorts though.

[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hey, I saw that Youtube short with the fireman guy that does the funny skits too.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Me three.

"I hate adenosine"

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Now attach three phosphate ions and watch it go brrr.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Right, that’s ATP, right?

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If my math is right, yeah.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

Cut me some slack, the Krebs cycle was in high school over a quarter of a century ago for me.

[–] maquise@ttrpg.network 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is this the stuff that causes the “impending doom” sensation? That stuff’s weird.

[–] occhionaut@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I kinda wanna try it

[–] Jocker@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

See.. I told you.. A reboot will fix it

[–] logos@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn’t that the stuff caffeine blocks that builds up in your brain over the day?

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yes adenosine A2 receptor. Actually I just checked and apparently A1 and A2a.

[–] copymyjalopy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Have gotten a dose of this before in the ER. Absolutely do not recommend!!

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Do I even want to know? Must feel like you're dying?

[–] copymyjalopy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ive never rexperienced anything like it. It happens extremely fast. Dr injected into the IV and instantaneously every muscle in my body contracted (at least that's what it felt like), I lost my vision temporarily although my eyes were still open. Similarly I couldn't hear anything either. I was filled with an extreme feeling of...rushing...adrenaline... Really hard to describe. I felt my heart give one last big THUMP and then stop.

And suddenly, my heart started again. My vision and hearing restored, I was back in the ER surrounded by Dr and nurses and techs. Breathing hard, somewhat confused and experiencing a little twinge in my back from the contractions.

The whole experience took maybe 3-4 seconds. It felt like minutes.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

That sounds all sorts of awesome and awful at the same time

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago

That's exactly what's happening(for a short moment).

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

No? What's it like?

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I should probably carry this, my heart likes to randomly decide 220bpm is a good idea every now and then.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If that's true, go get checked out. Tachycardia is often easily treated but can be a serious issue if you ignore it.

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah I'm lucky I guess that my particular condition is deemed not serious enough to warrant carrying medication. Just gotta live with it, thoroughly unpleasant when it happens though!

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

220bpm? That's a solid blast beat tempo.

When I run my heart caps out at around 186. I can't even imagine what 220 feels like.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

So this is the formula you use to make the heart stop for a short time. Magic is amazing.