It has now been one month since my bicycle accident. I would like to say everything is back to normal but there are a few hitches.
Mental state
I will let you draw your on conclusions based on interactions with me and the following additional data points:
- Pushed the undock button when leaving work but I ended up forgetting my laptop at work for one night last week. Normally an allergic reaction starts when I get to far from the laptop and I didn't even realize the mistake until I got home.
- I left my wallet on the bus (my means of commuting while I can't ride a bicycle) last week and didn't realize it was missing until half way through the day. (Fortunately, this is Spokane and not <enter city name here> because I picked it up intact with all cash and cards 2 days later at lost and found.)
- I asked my son to put his used paper napkins into the dishwasher 3 times one evening. Fortunately, my beautiful wife was there to point out my nonsensicalness.
- Today I took a bus from work to the transit station. I then moved to another bus and waited for it to leave. Five minutes into the journey I realized that the bus I boarded at the transit station was taking me back to work rather than home. I disembarked soon enough to be in walking distance from home and this was the first time taking this particular route but still, it wasn't particularly bright of me.
Physical state
On Friday I had a tilt table test in the morning, an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon for my AC separation in the early after noon, followed by a stress (treadmill) test and meeting with the cardiologist toward the end of the day. Earlier that week I also had a CAT scan of my heart. The orthopedic went so far as to say that I should come and see him in six months if I still have a problem but that it should heal on its own (I responded that is wasn't personal but I hoped I wouldn't need to see him again either.) At the very end of the tilt table test I went pale and sweaty but I didn't faint (the goal if it was to be a positive test). In the end the cardiologist concluded that all the tests were negative except for the tilt table test which was abnormal but inconclusive. Therefore, he recommended that I go for a Catheter Ablation. He also cleared me for driving but not exercise.
Emotional state
Looking forward to this all being over. Frustrated by my lack of productivity both at work and with writing. Perhaps this is normal but I am blaming it on my accident regardless. :)
Summary
- I am uncomfortable with doing the Catheter Ablation and I don't think there is enough evidence to warrant putting a tube into my heart.
- They have also not been able to show any exercise related syncope and it frustrates me that they are still asking me not to do any exercise, especially when my two syncope related incidents immediately following my accident have more in common with driving than exercise.
11:09:13 AM
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