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 July 28, 2022 I've been upgrading my body with new gadgets to live better! Sounds ominous in one way since the old biological parts are getting old and not functioning well. My gerontologist suggested I get fitted with a CPAP machine after my sleep study results. A small box beside the bed with a snake tube and then mask over my nose and mouth which blows moist air when I take a breath. I'm not convinced of the benefit but since I get up every one to two hours to urinate I use this device. Then maybe three months or so ago I began to feel sleepy and tired taking frequent naps and when awake not all there. Having an Apple Watch the diagnosis was easy. My pulse was down to 37! Well, I knew I had atrial fibrillation intermittently so after my visit to the electrophysiologist cardiologist and a halter type monitor study over a few days I had atrial flutter with dangerously low pulses when at rest. So now I'm fitted with one wired to my auricle and one to my ventricle with the