"I got good anatomy"

Neal entered the hospital Monday morning bright and early and received his pacemaker. He said he could tell the difference in his heart as he was being wheeled from the Cath lab to his hospital room. He doesn't feel his heart beating anymore and his color and energy are better! I think he is looking better, too!

I have to admit it is still strange thinking he has a computer in his chest. If it were only the computer part that was tucked right under his collar bone, I think I could handle it. But it is the fact that he has two wires running down through the veins and screwed into the heart chambers that leave me just a little squeamish. But the comfort of knowing that his heart will now never beat below 60 over-rides what fears or uncertain feeling I might still have. Neal's doctor came in Monday night to see him and said Neal's heart rate was actually dropping into the 20's. That is not a pleasant thought. In trying to comfort me and let me know that things were going to turn out fine, Neal said, "I've got good anatomy!" I have to agree, but it sure sounded funny when he said it!

Neal was given a Boston Scientific pacemaker:

Thankfully this hospital stay didn't have any of the excitement of his last stay. Word must have gotten out to be ware of patient "Weatherspoon" around toilets! They didn't even let him near one. Instead they had him use this:

Neal came home yesterday morning and he is doing great! Now if we can only endure the heat!

Can you believe we have had three days of over 100 degree temperatures. All I can say is YUCK!