@Vulgano-Brother said in Well, old age has finally caught up with me:
@Dr-GO "...but now, your heart is learning syncopated rhythms!"
"I've got rhythm, (stomp stomp), I've got rhythm, (stomp stomp), I've got rhythm, (stomp stomp), who could ask for anything more?"
How about:
"I've got rhythm, (shock shock), I've got rhythm, (stomp stomp), I've got rhythm, (shock shock), who could ask for anything more (how about another 100 Joules)?
By the way GeorgeB, old age hasn't caught you. I have patients in their 40's with new onset afib. It is more common than you may think. So don't look at it as getting older, but now, your heart is learning syncopated rhythms!
By the way GeorgeB, if you would like your physician to convert you, do this fast as you have several weeks to convert before conversion increases you risks of developing a stroke related blood clot. If I care for a patient that I know has been in afib for several weeks, I will first start them on blood thinners before trying to convert them.
As a primary care physician, for a new diagnosis of afib I would also use a trial of sotalol over metoprolol, the latter which only is used for rate control. Sotalol is truly underutilized and has a high success rate in converting the heart back into sinus rhythm. It has anti-arrhythmic and beta-blocker activity (extra effects over metoprolol) AND if successful, avoids the need to be on blood thinners.
I have been on blood thinners in the past, and they are not pleasant medications to have to use if they can be avoided.
@tmd said in Well, old age has finally caught up with me:
@GeorgeB said in Well, old age has finally caught up with me:
Our doctor members will know the drug: METOPROLO. It slows down the heart rate. Well it also slowed me down, period.
There's one more "L" in the name ... metoprolol. Yes, fatigue is one possible side-effect. It may be temporary. Hopefully it is.
Mike
So fatigued that that finger goes out before the last "l" could to typed in...
@GeorgeB said in Longest Layoff:
@Dr-GO
Thanks.
It's been 8 years, Doc, but you know, I never really got over it and probably never will. She was something else.
I truly understand. My wife is a cancer survivor. I remember those emotional days of surgery, radiation, chemo. I was there EVERY day to be by her side. She had an aggressive form of HER2+ breast cancer... AND A GREAT ONCOLOGIST. She is now 8 years out from therapy and remains cancer free.
Pip Pip and cheerio Mr R. Happy 4th for the rest of us in the colonies!
Sorry but the reference to your mute in question must have been muted.
@Kehaulani said in Longest Layoff:
Ah, 3 marriages and 3 significant others. That adds up to about 57 years. Does that count?
Only for the lawyers settling the cases!
@BigDub said in Railroad Photography:
Saying: thank you "veery" much, to Veery.
OK... Thanks for keeping me on track. Thank God I have only a one track mind... much easier to accomplish.
@Kehaulani said in Caring for Silver Plate Horns:
@Dr-GO said in Caring for Silver Plate Horns:
I have noted this as well. I have kept my horns now mounted on a wall (slat board with supports) for 5 years and they do not tarnish near as often.No tarnish but they're filled with cockroaches.
And I thought that sound was just me hitting my double high C!!!
@Dr-GO said in Caring for Silver Plate Horns:
@GeorgeB said in Caring for Silver Plate Horns:
@Dr-GO
The tech that used to look after my horn back when things were normal, and he advised me to not use a silver polish cloth as they remove some silver every time you use them...
I tried using this effect on me, wiping down my arms and legs... but damn, the same old skin persists!
By the way, the REAL NICE thing about the aluminum-silver electro-chem plating is the tarnish (Silver Sulfide) undergoes reduction to silver metal and the aluminum is converted to Aluminum Sulfide, such that the silver is reclaimed by the horn so there is no worry about gradual loss of plating by that method.
@GeorgeB said in Caring for Silver Plate Horns:
@Dr-GO
The tech that used to look after my horn back when things were normal, and he advised me to not use a silver polish cloth as they remove some silver every time you use them, so I have only used microfiber cloths on all my horns.
GeorgeB, you are correct. I prefer the sodium bicarb bath, but the wipe down is not a daily thing but rather once a month. I figure there is enough silver plating to endure that frequency.
@Dale-Proctor said in Caring for Silver Plate Horns:
...they will tarnish much faster than if they’re in a closed case. I keep mine in their cases and don’t have to polish them but every year or two.
I have noted this as well. I have kept my horns now mounted on a wall (slat board with supports) for 5 years and they do not tarnish near as often.
I use a silver cloth to polish my Getzen Eterna flugelhorn after I play it, and about twice a year will place it in hot water on an aluminum foil base, then put in baking soda and salt and let it sit for a half hour or so. I then wipe it down with a fiber cloth after that soak.
