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The heart of the problem

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It appears I have a heart problem.  The above two screenshots kinda show my thought process this Sunday morning as I sat in my recliner and used my smartphone, which has a program called Samsung Health, and diagnosed myself with bradycardia symptoms. All I did was check my resting heart rate, which is slower than it should be. The lowest reading was 52 and the highest was 58, and that came after descending stairs and ascending with laundry, which should count as mild exertion. The lowest my heart rate should be is 60. There are cases when a healthy person may have a heart rate lower than 60 beats per minute, but those are usually extremely fit athletes who exhibit no symptoms of bradycardia. Unfortunately, I have all of the symptoms listed above and more. I know it's not wise to self-diagnose, especially after consulting the internet (!!), but why do we have this technology if we can't use it? After I ate more food and after my morning dose of caffeine apparently kic...

Heart sick

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There's something wrong with me. Besides the obvious, I mean.  I've hesitated to write this post for a long time, the reason being I don't have the wherewithal to understand what is wrong. So, this is an exploratory post. I hope that by releasing my thoughts about this I will understand what's happening. By the time I put the final period on this page, I will know more than I do now.  I was going to write this post Sunday (who knows when I'll post it) but decided to go for a hike instead. I put my hunting gear on just in case. Turns out I made the right decision, as I bagged one of the largest whitetail bucks I've ever had the opportunity to hunt. The fact that I walked away from writing this tells me two things: 1) I'm putting less of my life on this blog, which is good because I'm actually living my life, and 2) I'm scared of writing this post, which is odd for me because I favor finding the truth in everything.  This is an uncomfor...