Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 In a message dated 01-03-06 18:42:44 EST, you write: << I may have had another heart attack. >> O Susie, I hope not! Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 In a message dated 01-03-06 18:42:44 EST, you write: << I tried to take my blood pressure, and the machine, which beeps at each pulsebeat, was skipping two beats every now and then. So I placed my fingers on the side of my neck and I was still skipping beats. >> Maybe not heart attack, may be arrhythmia. Meds can straighten that out. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 In a message dated 3/6/01 4:50:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, whimsy2@... writes: > In a message dated 01-03-06 18:42:44 EST, you write: > > << > I may have had another heart attack. >> I hope this is just a temporary problem that a med adjustment will help. Keeping good thoughts, Carol T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 I may have had another heart attack. Rob is on the way home to take me to the hospital. I've been shaky for weeks. This afternoon driving home from town, I felt nauseated. I rolled the window down and that helped. I nearly had to pull off the road. I've been feeling unwell all afternoon. I tried to take my blood pressure, and the machine, which beeps at each pulsebeat, was skipping two beats every now and then. So I placed my fingers on the side of my neck and I was still skipping beats. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Susie M. if i would have read this first i would have kept my opion to my self, am praying that all is ok, i will go back to first do no harm and keep my mouth shut i am so sorry glenna http://barnie640.tripod.com/moneymakers/ Re: heart attack? I may have had another heart attack. Rob is on the way home to take me to the hospital. I've been shaky for weeks. This afternoon driving home from town, I felt nauseated. I rolled the window down and that helped. I nearly had to pull off the road. I've been feeling unwell all afternoon. I tried to take my blood pressure, and the machine, which beeps at each pulsebeat, was skipping two beats every now and then. So I placed my fingers on the side of my neck and I was still skipping beats. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 In a message dated 3/6/01 11:49:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, nws@... writes: << The worse thing is having to go to Nuclear Medicine. I'm thinking about telling my Cardiologist that I refuse to go through that again. I didn't think I'd live through it the last time. I passed out and they had to keep working with me and washing my face and hands and calling me trying to make me come to. Ohhhhhhh I was soooooo sick. >> I had a cardiac stress test, with the radioactive dye, and the radioactive stuff that would make the heart stress, i had 0 symptoms did not feel bad at all, just a slight burning in the vein, and wierd taste in my mouth.... but i was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 We sure hope so too, Susie! Vicki In a message dated 01-03-07 00:20:43 EST, you write: << I hope whatever it is, it is treatable with meds. I struggled for many years, and it wouldn't be fair to lose the battle now, when things are going so well for me and Rob. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Susie, I'm sorry to hear about your heart problems. and hope that you will soon be well again. You asked about my cheast pain. Since I started with those ACE tablets which I got to lower my blood pressure it has had the good side effect that my breast pain has totally disappeared. That just confirms the research that has been done with those ACE tablets. Keep up the mood. Us that have tried these pain know how unpleasent the are. I hope that you will be soon well again. Take care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Just a follow-up note to let you know we just walked in the door from the ER. It is my heart, and they nearly missed the problem. When I was wired up to the monitor, it was fine. Luckily, I had one of those episodes just when the doctor had the stethoscope on my chest. It beats fine, then goes into some sort of flurry, which feels like bats are flying around in my chest, and then this sort of feeling like I need to burp, moving up into my throat. And I get sweaty and feel nauseated. I asked them, " What do you think is wrong with me? Is it dangerous? " And they said, " We have no idea! " Sheesh - I wonder what the bill is going to be .... I'm supposed to see my doctor tomorrow and wear a Holter monitor for a day or two so they can hopefully capture this monkey acting up on tape. They didn't do any bloodwork other than a finger-stick. My reading, not surprisingly, was 147. I'm sorry I haven't had a chance to keep up with the posts today, but will try to catch up tomorrow. Dave, I had to quit in the middle of replying to your post. But I was a good Midwestern gal ... took out the trash, did the dishes, locked all the doors, bathed, shaved, and packed a hospital bag while waiting for Rob. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Susie there are some very good medications on the market now that can help you with that heart problem you're having. I know.....been there......done that. Still going through it. They put me on Coreg (which is very expensive). Now I'm on the generic but I'm due to go through all of the tests again in April. I don't mind the echo cardiogram but I really hate to wear that monitor 'cause it's so uncomfortable but evidently it's necessary. The worse thing is having to go to Nuclear Medicine. I'm thinking about telling my Cardiologist that I refuse to go through that again. I didn't think I'd live through it the last time. I passed out and they had to keep working with me and washing my face and hands and calling me trying to make me come to. Ohhhhhhh I was soooooo sick. You just hang in there kiddo. I'm still praying for you. Tootie Re: heart attack? Just a follow-up note to let you know we just walked in the door from the ER. It is my heart, and they nearly missed the problem. When I was wired up to the monitor, it was fine. Luckily, I had one of those episodes just when the doctor had the stethoscope on my chest. It beats fine, then goes into some sort of flurry, which feels like bats are flying around in my chest, and then this sort of feeling like I need to burp, moving up into my throat. And I get sweaty and feel nauseated. I asked them, " What do you think is wrong with me? Is it dangerous? " And they said, " We have no idea! " Sheesh - I wonder what the bill is going to be ... I'm supposed to see my doctor tomorrow and wear a Holter monitor for a day or two so they can hopefully capture this monkey acting up on tape. They didn't do any bloodwork other than a finger-stick. My reading, not surprisingly, was 147. I'm sorry I haven't had a chance to keep up with the posts today, but will try to catch up tomorrow. Dave, I had to quit in the middle of replying to your post. But I was a good Midwestern gal ... took out the trash, did the dishes, locked all the doors, bathed, shaved, and packed a hospital bag while waiting for Rob. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Glenna Donnelly wrote: << Susie M. if i would have read this first i would have kept my opion to my self, am praying that all is ok, i will go back to first do no harm and keep my mouth shut i am so sorry >> No no no, Glenna ... Please be assured that I was not at all upset. I really mean it about dedicating my life to do what I can to help others. I do love you diabetics! ) I can't count the number of times I've been told off by people who say I'm opinionated, overzealous, and so on. I understand how hard it is to be confronted with all this information that runs counter to official dogma. It took me six months of full-time online research and participating in groups and lots of questioning before I could come to accept that some of our thinking is based on flawed science - or no science. We were told in 1984 to cut fat from our diets. All that did was make us fatter and sicker. Now even little kids are obese type 2's! Now we learn there was never any studies - just some people's hunches. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Vicki wrote: << Maybe not heart attack, may be arrhythmia. Meds can straighten that out. >> Luckily the nice ER doc is a gal who had severe arrthymia in the past and treats it with beta blockers. On the other hand, I'm already taking large doses of beta blockers (as well as ACE inhibitors and Lasix). Rob also misses beats, and it freaks me out to put the cuff on him. He has been thoroughly checked out at Mayo Clinic and they say his situation is benign. But what troubles me is how extremely ill I feel when these episodes occur. (I had several in the car on the ride home from the hospital.) I hope whatever it is, it is treatable with meds. I struggled for many years, and it wouldn't be fair to lose the battle now, when things are going so well for me and Rob. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Norgaard wrote: << Since I started with those ACE tablets which I got to lower my blood pressure it has had the good side effect that my breast pain has totally disappeared. That just confirms the research that has been done with those ACE tablets. >> I'm so glad to hear that, . I hope all continues to go well for you and your family, and that your wife has suffered no lasting effects from her motor scooter accident. Please tell her and the five youngsters that you have many friends and admirers around the globe, thanks to your efforts to create and maintain this wonderful and growing group. Susie ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Thanks for your response, Tootie. If there's anybody who's been there and has lived to tell the story, it is you. You are one brave, understanding, loving gal! You know, I was thinking about you today when I was lying in that bed, all wired up. I gotta tell you a funny story here ... They said, " Disrobe, including your bra, but you can leave your underwear on. " Well, I don't wear any, so I'm totally naked except for this funky hospital gown that is stamped " Hospital Property " everywhere - AS IF someone would want to steal the ugly sucker! And there's a back neck string, but no - ummm - butt string. So I have had two quarts of weak iced tea and need to pee like a racehorse. The bathroom is on the other side of the ER. So Rob kindly grabs a folded sheet - and wraps it around my *shoulders*! Heeeheeeheeee ... I was really tempted to walk out of my cubicle just like that, wondering aloud about the sudden breeze I felt! Susie ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 Susie, So sorry to hear of your heart problems...don't think like that! Rob needs you around and so do we! Really hope you'll find a resolution to your problems soon. Most sincerely best wishes, Craig Weavers and it wouldn't be fair to lose the battle now, when things are going so well for me and Rob. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 Thank you Susie and take care. Re: heart attack? > Norgaard wrote: > > << Since I started with those ACE tablets which I got to lower my blood > pressure it has had the good side effect that my breast pain has totally > disappeared. That just confirms the research that has been done with those > ACE tablets. >> > > I'm so glad to hear that, . I hope all continues to go well for you and > your family, and that your wife has suffered no lasting effects from her > motor scooter accident. Please tell her and the five youngsters that you > have many friends and admirers around the globe, thanks to your efforts to > create and maintain this wonderful and growing group. > > Susie ) > > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > Post message: diabetes_integroups > Subscribe: diabetes_int-subscribeegroups > Unsubscribe: diabetes_int-unsubscribeegroups > List owner: diabetes_int-owneregroups > > URL: /group/diabetes_int > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 >I hope whatever it is, it is treatable with meds. I struggled for many >years, and it wouldn't be fair to lose the battle now, when things are >going >so well for me and Rob. > Gosh Susie....I really hope your condition is nothing serious. I will be sending healing thoughts and prayers your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 Thank you, Craig. I agree with Belver Ladsen that the list is no fun anymore - and it's certainly stress I don't need in my life. I hang in there, even though I feel it's taking a toll on me. I'm sorry to lose Belver, who always had soothing words of wisdom for us. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 Dave O. wrote: << It sounds exactly like the symptoms of a panic/anxiety attack, but then, it could be anything. >> I think that's where the hospital personnel were headed too. I was up at 5 a.m. to research, and I suspect the problem will be discovered in bloodwork (which the ER didn't do). I have only incomplete notes of past bloodwork, but I see my CO2 had dropped from 27 (1998) to 18.7 (low) by 2000. My MCV was elevated, probably indicating a vitamin B12/folate deficiency anemia. My " bands " (whatever they are) were high. And my electrolytes were borderline low. This new doctor did almost no bloodwork in December, and my bloodwork before that was in the ER from the horse wreck. I haven't had detailed testing done in nearly two years. I've had the head tremor since last fall. I have a hunch the tremor and the heart thingy are related. I read that a very low levels of magnesium can cause muscles to tremble, while low potassium levels can cause muscle weakness and heart problems. I'm frantic to find out, and welcome all suggestions. I get that wave of uneasiness and nausea, feel for my pulse in my neck, and sometimes it's not there for a few beats. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 In a message dated 3/7/01 7:09:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, ottercritter@... writes: > I think that's where the hospital personnel were headed too. I was up at 5 > a.m. to research, and I suspect the problem will be discovered in bloodwork > (which the ER didn't do). I have only incomplete notes of past bloodwork, > but I see my CO2 had dropped from 27 (1998) to 18.7 (low) by 2000. My MCV > was elevated, probably indicating a vitamin B12/folate deficiency anemia. My > " bands " (whatever they are) were high. And my electrolytes were borderline > low. Susie, Your lab work may prove interesting....My husband has a history of low electrolytes which resulted in several ER visits for various arrythmias over more than a decade. The problem was always solved with med/supplement tweaking. Hope it's something easy like that! Carol T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 " Susie M. " wrote: > > Vicki wrote: > > << Maybe not heart attack, may be arrhythmia. Meds can straighten that out. > >> > > Luckily the nice ER doc is a gal who had severe arrthymia in the past and > treats it with beta blockers. On the other hand, I'm already taking large > doses of beta blockers (as well as ACE inhibitors and Lasix). Rob also > misses beats, and it freaks me out to put the cuff on him. He has been > thoroughly checked out at Mayo Clinic and they say his situation is benign. > But what troubles me is how extremely ill I feel when these episodes occur. > (I had several in the car on the ride home from the hospital.) > > I hope whatever it is, it is treatable with meds. I struggled for many > years, and it wouldn't be fair to lose the battle now, when things are going > so well for me and Rob. > > Susie I am surely not a medical person of any type, but what you experience, along with the symptoms appears to be something that I am very familiar with, and have had to deal with all of my married life. It sounds exactly like the symptoms of a panic/anxiety attack, but then, it could be anything. -- Dave - 9:29:15 AM T2 - 8/98 Glucophage, NPH - Davors Daily Aphorism: Give instruction to a wise man and he will be yet wiser. -- Visit my HomePage: http://dorcutt.homepage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 Thank you for your sincere wishes, . There's always some good to be found. I have learned a great deal about electrolyte depletion today! There is something we remind ourselves and each other of every so often, and that is that we must remember our priorities. Sometimes we realize we are all sitting at our desks, typing about diabetes, when we could be outdoors, exercising and enjoying nature and helping our health situation. And sometimes I need to remember to pay more attention to my own medical problems. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 In a message dated 03/06/2001 5:42:36 PM Central Standard Time, ottercritter@... writes: << I may have had another heart attack. Rob is on the way home to take me to the hospital. I've been shaky for weeks. >> Prayers for you Susie ressy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 Susie: My prayers and thoughts are with You until you are on the path to wellness once again. You are a great friend to me and many others and i love what you do for me. hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 Well, Susie, It sounds like you'll be busy for a few days with Dr visits. Giving up the caffeine may help! My husband gave up most of his caffeine (except that rascal, chocolate!). Carol T In a message dated 3/7/01 3:43:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, ottercritter@... writes: > I'll certainly tell you the outcome as soon as we know. Your husband and I > may have remarkably similar experiences. They kept hauling my dad off to the > ER in an ambulance with his arrhythmias, and I always suspected it was > something that could have been remedied, if folks just knew where to look. > They drew blood today. I get the Holter monitor Monday. Then Tuesday > afternoon, after it is removed, I do a treadmill test at the doctor's > office. eanwhile, the hospital will phone to schedule an echocardiogram. By > next week we should have the blood test results back. And meanwhile I'll lay > off all caffeine and see if that doesn't help a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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