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I woke up Sunday Morning and immediately knew something wasn't right. I called my wife to the bedroom and she saw that I was light headed and my heart was pounded through my chest. She called 911 and an Ambulance came to pick me up.
By the time I got to the emergency room and hooked up to a monitor my heartbeat was 180 beats per minute. They immediately started to give me IV fluids. After a couple bags 0f the fluids my hear beat was down to 60 beats a minute. We had gone to the mountains over the weekend with my Brother-in and Sister-in-law. I just didn't drink much water or fluids at all. I didn't know they could have that much impact on your heart. I spent the night in the hospital and they did a Stress Test. I was told how bad the Test where you have to lay down was. But it wasn't hard at all. I got a clean bill of health. My heart is in great shape. I had been putting the Heart exam off because I thought the Stress test was going to be hard. So I got a blessing out of this in getting to find out that my heart is in good shape. I did have a little anxiety up front. God is Good and will bring you through the toughest of situations.

Steve

Steve, I'm so glad to know that you came through with flying colors and that your heart is fine! Praise God!!!

I found out myself, several years ago, that getting dehydrated can affect your heart and your blood pressure - they had to give me 2 quarts of IV fluids in the ER.  So now I'm very, very careful to make sure I drink plenty of water. 

Glad to hear you are ok Steve. 

Glad you are OK Steve.  Keep on drinking, this was a warning for you !

Steve, I'm so sorry you had a bad day but so thankful all is well now.

Thanks, too, for the reminder that we must drink more water!  I've got 30 bottles in my freezer to put in my cooler for our trip that we leave on tomorrow morning for Oregon.

God's richest blessings, Steve.