Re: -heart stuff Digest Number 4964

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Thanks so much for all the info...sounds like I will know if that is what

is going on. Paranoid I guess.

You my dear have been through the ringer!!! The hospital stuff really

amazes me--I guess because I work at one.

On 14 Mar 2004 15:05:13 -0000, LUPIES wrote :

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> Topics in this digest:

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> 1. Re: Gini .. heart attacks and such .. reasons I had the attacks

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> 2. Karol

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> 3. Fw: Thought for Today Sunday

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> 4. Donna

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> 5. RE: Ligament injections and blood pressure med to Donna

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> 6. RE: allergic/sensitive to meds ??? else

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> 7. Steph

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> 8. Re: Fw: Thought for Today Sunday

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> 9. congestive heart failure

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> 11. Re: congestive heart failure

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> 12. & thought for today

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> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:51:34 -0000

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> Subject: Re: Gini .. heart attacks and such .. reasons I had the attacks

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> Do you mind me asking how old you were when you had your attacks? Did

> they give you a reason like medication, family history or anything?

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> There are heart problems on both sides of my family tree.

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> The first heart attack I had was because of an allergic reaction to

> mushrooms. I had never had mushrooms before simply because I had been

> told not to eat them as I have such a reaction to antibiotics.

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> The mushrooms were in gravy .. the " well meaning " in-law who served

> them, took out the mushrooms thinking that would keep me from getting

> sick. She didnt realize it didnt matter if the actual pieces weren't

> there if the gravy itself was made with mushrooms. I first went into

> respiratory problems, then heart failure. I was 32 yrs old at the time.

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> The second heart attack was because I was given a medication that I

> was allergic to while I was on a ventilator because of respiratory

> failure.. (and yes .. the allergy was listed in my chart). It was

> morphine.

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> The third and fourth heart attacks were both what is called " silent " .

> There was no pain (believe me .. the first two hurt like a bitch!!)

> and the only real sign there was heart problems was when my shortness

> of breath got so bad my fingers were turning blue. Both times the

> doctors thought it was asthma (as did I) until I was put on a heart

> monitor and an EKG was done.

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> The doctors said that the last two heart attacks were because my heart

> was already damaged from the first two and since the lupus is

> attacking my lungs, it makes it harder for my lungs to oxygenate the

> blood.. making my heart work harder.

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> So .. I guess you could say in a round about way .. Lupus caused the

> last two.

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> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:06:26 -0500

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> Subject: Karol

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> Well Buffalo is getting better than it was when I was younger. I remember

going through there and most of the buildings were abandoned and boarded up

and it was really nasty looking. But the it's getting alot better. They are

getting alot more jobs which they needed really bad. There are still some

rundown places outside of the city. The city itself is looking really good.

I just love their downtown. Rochester's has gotten alot better too in

recent years. But the weather still sucks in both cities!!

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> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:13:54 -0500

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> Subject: Fw: Thought for Today Sunday

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> Xanax, hmmm, sounds like an idea! I try not to take them, but they just

might be an answer!

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