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Life saving operations

Let me preface this post with this: I have a nursing license. I haven't worked in nursing for quite a while, but it is my background. I already posted that in April of 2022 I had a heart attack that was medication induced. I was put on a beta blocker medication to help my heart compensate for the damage. The medication made me a bit dizzy so we played around with the dosage and timing of it. I continued to be dizzy, but it wasn't as bad. That is, it was not as bad until it was worse. I chalked up the dizziness to the medication and figured it was my "new normal." I passed out while sitting twice. Both times it was extremely hot out and I chalked that up to the heat. On a Sunday in mid-June, my husband nearly called an ambulance as while I was sitting next to him I turned gray. I was not doing anything. Just sitting. My pulse, checked on my smart watch, was 37. I got in touch with the cardiologist on Monday and saw him on Tuesday afternoon. The nurse or tech in h...