prayers please for P

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Just received this from Petrus. She needs

sister prayers right now... Charlotte

--- angela petrus akayparker@...> wrote:

>

> To: charlottehays@...

> Subject: Re: hey !

> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:03:52 -0500

>

> Thanks for checking on me. was supposed to

> write the group, but I

> guess he has been to stressed to go that far. I got

> released from the

> hospital yesterday. I am going to be OK. My

> Rheumatologist misprescribed me

> too much prednisone (he is from India and he claims

> BOTH my husband and I

> misunderstood). Last MOnday my heart went upwards of

> 150 at school while

> teaching and my pressure bottomed out causing me to

> faint. They told me I

> was lucky I didn't have a heart attack (at 33). The

> doc never explained how

> to take the steroids and how dangerous they were. He

> had me going from 60 mg

> to 5 mg in 3 days. It caused my adrenal gland to

> malfunction and I went

> into shock. They had to get a cardiologist to take

> over and give me 2 days

> of IV steroids to get my gland producing steroids

> again. I have had to miss

> over a week of school and I am pretty discouraged.

> Needless to say I was

> unable to attempt to conceive this month because

> they have me on heart meds

> to get my rate below 100. I don't want to depress

> anyone because the board

> is for people that are trying to get pregnant. My

> cardiologist said I can

> try again in about a month or so, but not to even

> think about it until then.

> While I was in the hospital, the rheumatologist had

> the nerve to come visit

> me and tell me he completely disagreed with my other

> doctors. He said I am a

> female...thereby high-strung. If I could have yanked

> out my IV I would have

> jumped out of that bed and strangled him. He kept

> hitting himself in his

> forehead, like he didn't know what to do. I think he

> is scared I am going to

> sue because I had a wreck on the way to work with my

> son in the car with me.

> Don't stress about me ....I am a trooper and I WILL

> get over this crap and

> get pregnant one day. Please feel free to forward to

> group...I could use the

> prayers. BUT tell them I am FINE and I am determined

> to NEVER take meds

> again if I can ever wean myself off these steroids.

> Tell Cindy thanks for

> the heads up because I had just told my DH about

> what she said abut

> prednisone the night before this happened. They told

> him that that info

> could very well have saved me.

> I will try to get back on tomorrow or late tonight.

> Thank you for your

> friendship. It means a lot to me.

>