Re: blood clots and strokes

[Guest guest]

> Is there medication they give you

> to break up the clot??

Hi,Kat,

I believe I've heard that one of the reasons they want people to get

to the ER without delay if they suspect a heart attack or stroke is

that the docs now give them a clot dissolving med pronto. I am hazy

about this, however.

[Guest guest]

> Is there medication they give you

> to break up the clot??

Hi,Kat,

I believe I've heard that one of the reasons they want people to get

to the ER without delay if they suspect a heart attack or stroke is

that the docs now give them a clot dissolving med pronto. I am hazy

about this, however.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/22/2004 7:01:40 AM Central Daylight Time,

hppy1kat@... writes:

I am curious to know if stroke syptoms are

similar to heart attacks and can you tell if you have

a clot somewhere. Is there medication they give you

to break up the clot??

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I don't think there is much if any similarity between a heart attack and a

stroke. I recommend that you look up the symptoms on the Internet. Just do a

word search on " stroke symptoms " and " heart attack symptoms " or you can go to

one

of several medical web sites like the Mayo Clinic or WebMD. Strokes are

usually accompanied by sudden numbness, bad vision like loss of sight in one eye

or

loss of peripheral vision. Heart attack is often accompanied by pain in an

arm, nausea or sweating. There are other symptoms that I don't remember, that is

why I recommend you look them up. Another source would be your Dr's office. I

am sure they have pamphlets.

Guy

[Guest guest]

> Yes, when you get to the ER some folks meet the

> criteria - like within a few hours of onset, etc - to

> qualify for the clot busting; I believe they insert a

> catheter into your brain near the clot to deliver the

> meds. I could be wrong on that point. Now they also

> can withdraw the clot with a catheter in some

> patients!

> I developed a stroke when my rythum med lost it's

> ability to control after 7 years. Cardio started

> Coumadin but I hadn't reached therapeutic level yet.

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Thanks, Dave for telling us about your experience. No one likes

taking coumadin,and most lone afibbers seem to do fine without it.But

there is always that big " but " .

[Guest guest]

> > I have sporatic afib episodes, and have been on

> > coumadin since early January..

>

Hello:

In response to your email I would like to share with you that my INR

is stabilized since two months and I attribute it in part to

switching and using sesame oil versus olive oil half of the time.

Whenever I have something high in iron I always have some dairy with

it like a slice of a 60 calorie cheese. Taking calcium with high

iron meals impedes(at the very least partially) iron absorption and

thus it reduces the chances of having thick blood. Iron as well as

dietary fat thickens blood! The fat may just thicken it temporarily

but iron lingers and may be more permanent.

Iron overload conditions make for very thick, very viscous and

poorly flowing blood. Therapeutic 150ml phlebotomies are

sometimes in order for afibbers....never do a full blood

donation...it is too much of a stress on the heart.

Sesame oil has no Vitamin K and olive oil is a moderate source of

Vitamin K. Perhaps you might consider a low iron, low red meat and

a low fat nutritional plan. Eating salmon and iceberg salads appears

to be useful also. Isabelle