Carla,

Just my opinion here, but I had some testing done about ten years ago for
tachycardia, and the local is supplanted by a valium/Versed cocktail.
You're technically awake, but you couldn't prove it by me.  Will they do a
femoral insertion?  Just ask the anaesthesiologist to make sure you're
loosey-goosey before the stick.  You'll feel it, but you won't care.  They
did mine in a hurry and I got the arterial poke before the meds were fully
cooking.  Ouch!

Since you are an herb expert (although probably not of the same ilk as my
Rasta friend), do you hold any truck with the echinacea claims?

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Carla MacInnis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 9:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Quirky Ticker


Hey Bobby,

  Looks like the ticker might need fixing. Either valve replacement (as
opposed
to repair) or the lesser option of a pacemaker. My gp thinks it's a
conduction
problem and is consulting with a cardiac specialist in Ottawa (his son).
They're
looking at a consult with a fellow from Johns Hopkins. My suppressed immune
system is one of the reasons they're looking at pacemaker implanation as
it's
out-patient procedure though under full anaesthetic. Normally, it's local
anaesthetic, but given my phobia, it would be best to have me totally
oblivious.
Perhaps I should have my teeth cleaned at the same time :)  Oh joy!

Cheers!

Carla

Bobby Greer wrote:

> In a message dated 2/26/01 2:29:24 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << No drugs here, either. Vits and herbs. And liquor for the ticker! :)
All
> in moderation, of course :)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Carla >>
>
> Hi Carla how are you doing?
>
> Bobby