Pace Ventura, Heart Defective
Tomorrow, I have my pacemaker fitted. Supposedly, it is minimally invasive and straightforward. Merely procedural.
To whom?
In the medical world, this is largely true. Recovering patients report nothing but initial pain and minor adjustments, often healing within no time.
Patients often don't discuss how this affect them emotionally or mentally. Or indeed spiritually. Whaddya mean 'spiritually'? You get a new toaster when the old one's bust. You're overthinking it...
I'm glad it's happening, it's taken 3 years of falling heart rate that suggests my ailing organic pump needs additional support. Mixtures of meds tried, heads scratched, erratic beats noted - in fact at one point, there was a beat gap of 5 seconds. I have felt so tired, so unwell, there have been some nights where I have wondered if I might not wake up.
So, yeah - none of this gig is minimal to me.