Question: Hello, I am 74 years old, and have A-Fib pretty much all the time. Had prior CABG of the widow maker, and later had to get Pace maker, which doesn't help with A-Fib. Having angina once again slightly...trying to ignore it. I want to know what words on my Cardiogram from yesterday mean? !. Atrial Paced Complexes, and other complexes also detected. 2. Prolonged PR interval...PR>220, v rate 50-90 3.Abnormal R-wave progression, early transmission. QRS area >0 in V2.

I was under the impression there are two wires to my heart. Can you explain an AV Block. He always tells me my heart is doing great and has never mentioned this to me. Actually, I have had a pacer since 2006 and another in 2012. When I began having problems with my internal pacer, I was in the hospital over Thanksgiving of 2006, and awoke at 2 a.m. with excruciating pain in my face, where it felt like someone was peeling the skin off it. The night team came in with paddles, and something else I wasn't aware of...I was in too much facial pain to care, dying would have helped. I had no idea what was happening, and they told me my heart was beating at 28bpm. At the moment, half awake I didn't care as whatever they did, I think a needle, it stopped. It was a Tuesday of the holiday week, and they wouldn't let me go home, as you know, it was a skeleton crew. On Monday they gave mean Electrophysiology Study, and telling me I flat lined during it, my gentleman friend asked why I was getting a pacer rather than a Add to difibulator, my cardiologist jumped with the response of, well, if you wish to pay for it, we can. So I believe their hands were tied by my health insurance at the time. Why I think that, is I never was a smoker, have COPD from numerous Pneumonias and yearly Bronchitis since I was 3 years old. I think weak lungs is the reason. I just think my age was too young as well. I had my first angiogram at 57 years old. My mother died from CAD @ 48 years old, as did many of my cousin, even younger. I was denied care for months having daily angina that brought me to my knees, and my doctor at the time, an MD, said, you are imagining you have something wrong with your heart...you are a young woman who takes care of herself, slim, who doesn't smoke, drink or any of that, and you keep coming to my office complaining of chest pain...I screamed FAMILY HISTORY!at him, and told him if I was a man who walked in with chest and jaw, and back shoulder pain (1997) you would have called an ambulance...but you will not even refer me to a cardiologist. Months later I had an appointment with one. Right away the Cardio. took me by ambulance to XXXXXXX New XXXXXXX Hospital, and it has been 5 angiograms later, stenting and my main LAD was 100% blocked and a few other arteries were 70% and less. I now am beginning to get some light angina, and take up to 2 occasional Nitro pills.

I must tell you this, recently, My Cardiol. ws talking Cardio Ablation and I was excited. When he discussed this with the operating doctor, he said NEVER...she could not at 74 live through such a surgery. That is off the table. My honey is coming tonight for the weekend, and I will have him fix my scanner for me. My cardiogram shows I had I small heart-attack...I would like you to read it, and explain it to me.

Thanks for responding...I was not feeling well yesterday, so went to bed by 7 pm.

I do not have a death wish. Out of 5 children in my family, I am the only one still alive. The rest all passed in their 50's, and I question how soon am I going to just drop like everyone else. Cardiologist tells me, I have a long life ahead.

Yes, your explanation of my cardiogram, put my mind at rest…Do you know anything about Dercum’s Disease? I have no time left, and cannot afford it this month. Have a wonderful Christmas Holiday.

I have lumps under my skin, clusters of them, and they are painful to the touch. I suffer at night mostly with my legs. I use Blue Emu, and Aspercream with Lidocaine on my entire legs, put socks on, and pj's and most nights it keep my legs pain free. My daughter was told by her kidney transplant doctor, she has it too. I cannot find any doctors on the East Coast to see...only if I was rich and could fly to XXXXXXX where there is a specialist who could diagnose me, but its not practical. I suffer any time I touch my inner thigh near my knees, and I can feel many clumps of them. I used to weigh 214 pounds at 5 feet tall...I know, I had 3 children, and kept packing on the pounds until I saw a family member get thing going to Weight Watchers, so with my determined personality, I lost 114 pounds in a year, and that was in 1972...I would rather be dead than ever gain that weight back again. So daily, I step on the scale, if I am over 124 I panic. If you go on Facebook you can look up my name and see me. Most people think I am in the 40 or 50's. They are shocked. I have long blonde hair, take great care of my skin, and refuse to dress or look like an old lady. I love my body now, and am always having men in their 30's asking me out...I thank them, and say, I am maybe your grandma's age, and I don't think my adult grandchildren would think it was cool. I am called a couger because I date a guy who is 6 years younger than me, and looks older. I love who I am now, and look forward to every day. I drive a 1935 hot rod Ford, with a faster engine than I could handle myself, so it keep it under 80 on the tpke. It is also my page on my Facebook...It is called Little XXXXXXX a cartoon from the 1940's. Anyway, thanks on the Dercum's, I was always hoping for something. I do have really bad Neuropathy in my feet, legs, and hands. I suffer so much with both. I thank you for your answer, and wish you a wonderful Holiday with your family, and I already know all 4 of my grandchildren will be there, as well as my 3 children and spouses. I do love life.