Quick Update: The meds never did get her back into a normal sinus rhythm (regular heart-beat), so this morning she was "cardioverted", which is a fancy term for shocking the heart back into normal rythm.
It worked, but i was plenty worried. Another name for cardioversion is "defibrillation" which is what you do if someone has a true heart attack. You hear the docs yell "clear" and then you see those paddles.
Now however, this procedure has been "refined" and it isn't so dramatic as what you see on tv. She's anesthetized, and a cardiologist administers the procedure and he does this pretty much on a regular basis all day for a lot of folks.
To explain further, I have been out of the medical field since early 2009 and what I described above (the dramatic - "CLEAR!" part) is the way it was done then. As a respiratory therapist, I was often asked to attend in order to manage the airway.
So, Dondra is fine, some new meds were ordered, others were stopped, and still some others had their dosages changed.
What is worrisome is that this time the cardiac IV didn't bounce her back into a normal rhythm and I am hoping that if she goes into A-Fib again, that the IV meds will work and that her heart muscle won't need shocking every time.
She thanks all our friends for your thoughts, that "cute" hug above and prayers and wants Amy to know she has me on a pretty short leash as far as the chores are concerned. 
Hopefully, she'l get to come home tomorrow, but when a new cardiac drug is ordered, it usually takes about three days to monitor the patient for adverse effects.
As for me, I need to catch up on some sleep, so our son Jason will be "standing watch" tonight.
Again, thanks and we love our Chordie friends very much!
Bill
