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Experiences with medical treatments
Discuss your experiences with medical treatments.
asleep 6 days after triple bypass
- By sistermarcia · New reply November 6, 2009
- 16 replies
- my sister had triple bypass 6 days ago and has not woken up. All tests are good. Her eyelids open and close, she moves her hands and legs around, but does not respond to commands. And she does not blink ...
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- By joyce114 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 1 reply
- Greetings! After experiending shortness of breath for the past six months, I had pulmonary function tests as well as a methocholine challenge test for asthma. I was told I have exercise-induced asthma ...
Complications with arterial closure device
- By lulu101467 · New reply November 4, 2009
- 1 reply
- Be an advocate for you own body and do the research before having a procedure. Find out what is available in that particular hospital and what their policies are on obtaining hemostasis after they have ...
Still Searching for Help with Prinzmetal's Angina
- By ruekat · Posted November 4, 2009
- 0 replies
- Would the imdur and metoprolol (actually she wants me to do toprol xl) work? I'm shaking with fear and I'm by myself so don't know what to do. Do I seek out yet another cardio? This is so frustrating ...
Bra After Sternotomy 24-7???
- By BusyDiva · New reply November 1, 2009
- 9 replies
- I just set my surgery date yesterday (November 30) and was instructed that I had to find a supportive, non-underwire (an oxymoron if you ask me) bra after the surgery 24-7. The reason for this is that ...
PT testing at home? You betcha!!
- By denisePA · New reply October 30, 2009
- 8 replies
- I don't think I mentioned that about 4 weeks ago I received my home blood testing monitor for protime. I read the AARP magazine cover to cover while I was in the hospital. Way in the back hidden amongst ...
Arm and hands feel like they have fallen asleep
- By poc565 · New reply October 26, 2009
- 7 replies
- A couple of days ago my left arm, left and right hands starting tingling and becoming numb. (feel like they have fallen asleep) Heat nor cold effect it. I had an heart cath and my 9th stent put in a week ...
Need Recommendation for Polar Watch/monitoring system
- By GraceAnnStewart · New reply October 24, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hello, I am in rehab but I have graduated to the next phase of it, meaning, I no longer have to wear leads and have a telemetry box. This also means I can't see my heart rate and my doc doesn't want it ...
Groin Entry Mitral Valve replacement surgery
- By sekoliver · New reply October 23, 2009
- 5 replies
- Does anyone know ANYTHING about this? My mother is currently 10 days very successfully post op and can breathe again instead of gasping for breath all the time.... It's wonderful - she has a different ...
Abscess. Incision Problems & Osteomyelitis
- By C-cat · New reply October 23, 2009
- 9 replies
- Has anyone had problems with a CABG incision not completely healing? I had a CABG4 in October, 2008, and the base of my sternum incision has not closed. I have to pack it twice daily and pus is still ...
Post stent pain in sternum
- By plushbottom · New reply October 22, 2009
- 4 replies
- I have had a 2" stent in my main artery for 2 weeks. I feel good, except when I walk fast. I have a pain in my sternum where the bottom ribs connect. I took a nitro but didn't help. I took tums to see ...
Need help from my Prinzmetal's Sisters
- By ruekat · New reply October 20, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hi ladies, I need your help more than ever! I'm so confused. To recap, I have what I believe to be Prinzmetal's (never documented of course) but the symptoms are right up there. I also have a condition ...
Altace ok for Prinzmetal's????
- By ruekat · Posted October 16, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi again. Just re-posting a partial post from my last thread. So frustrating dealing with a few ailments. I have Prinzmetal's and we all know that drs can't agree on anything. One wanted me just on Altace ...
wanting this to all go away
- By heartmother · New reply October 16, 2009
- 8 replies
- A few weeks ago I saw the cardiologist"s nurse. I asked her if I could go off plavix. She told me she would talk with the doctor. After a week I did not hear from her and I called the office. They told ...
ICD problem or not??
- By sunshine3D · New reply October 15, 2009
- 6 replies
- I have been doing VERY well the last week or so (ICD was implanted Aug. '08) and decided to use my Holiday yesterday to do extensive cleaning at home. Last night I noticed a little pain/soreness near ...
Nightly leg bone/muscle pain
- By Beader34 · New reply October 13, 2009
- 21 replies
- This last Monday nite I started experiencing bone/muscle pain in my right lower leg, right above the ankle when I went to bed. During the day it is fine, but the minute my leg sees the bed, it starts ...
speech/balance
- By MaryJo52 · New reply October 12, 2009
- 5 replies
- Small Vessel Disease the diagnosis... no chest pain just balance issues . Diagnosed when my words slurred . Anyone with the same symptoms ...
Sleep Study Results
- By Lynnedz56 · New reply October 10, 2009
- 6 replies
- I got the results of my sleep study. I have a little bit of apnea when I sleep on my back. But nothing that needs any treatment. The biggest thing he discovered...I snore!! Well, my family could have ...
same shoes???????
- By weasel · New reply October 7, 2009
- 4 replies
- Searching for someone in my same shoes.....had open heart and now I have continous lower leg edema. How long is this going to last and has anyone ever tried the supplemeny Venastat, a horsechestnut extract ...
lower leg swelling after aortic valve replacement
- By weasel · New reply October 5, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi, I had AVR on 8/25 and was toldI might have some lower leg edema post op. It's been weeks later and I still have the swelling and haven't been able to get down to my preoperative weight. I'm rapidly ...
