Would've responded earlier, but have been a tad indisposed.
Posted on 04/07/2009 8:01:57 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Yes, the stop and restart was brought up in the beginning before any of the tests were run. I had chest x-rays, an ultrasound, and then the “dye test”. That showed no blockages, no need for a stent or balloon (angioplasty) or the mini Roto-Rooter (can’t remember that fancy name). So now I’m on blood thinners (one being warfarin, also known as rat poison), two types of beta blockers to get my heartrate down and the fibrillation to settle. I think one of the beta blockers is a combination pill, with a blood pressure reduction component to it. All those pill names are maddening to try and learn.
And then there’s those glorious pee pills (Lasix). Actually, they’re not too bad now, but during the first two days they had me going constantly for what, two and a half hours?
Hopefully this will get me regulated. They never mentioned a pacemaker or fibrillator. Yet.
I was a salt-oholic. Gotta give most of that up now. Need to cut down on coffee, though they always brought me tea at lunch and supper. I’m on a daily total of 1500 milliliters of liquid. They suggested nicotine patches and I took ‘em, because I was going to ask about them anyway. Don’t have any cravings yet.
When I first went in, the heart rate was in the 170’s.
When asked for a descriptive word of the condition, whether slight or severe, whatever, the doctor said “moderate”.
Only an hour or so before the next rabies shot, oh joy.
Nah, don’t do that. I have to earn them. Thanks, though.
As you wish.
Such generosity about gratuitous OUCHes are short-lived!
LOL.
Please get the rest you need. There’s only one of you.
Once I gey this shot out of the way I can have the best sleep in days and days. Am finally able to again breathe while on my side.
Thanks again, Quix, and y’all hang in there.
Working on breathing better through some chest congestion, myself.
Thanks and GOOD BREATHING TO YOU.
AND SLEEPING, TOO.
Wow JoJo, it sounds like you got signed up for the full meal deal, and while I sometimes play a doctor online (even though I seldom stay at Holiday Inn Express) don’t follow any of these suggestions without running it by your doc first (not that I think you would):
Ask about increasing your celery intake. Celery is a natural diuretic (not to be confused with L. Ron Hubbards Dianetics, lol), either in it’s natural form or in capsules (celery seeds in gelatin capsules), and ask them again about coffee because I was told by my doc that coffee is actually good for the cardiovascular system because it tends to dilate the arteries, ditto for Ginkgo Biloba (a supplement widely taken for memory enhancement but don’t take it with aspirin, pharmacist told me that too much aspirin and Ginkgo can provoke a stroke in some people).
I suspect you’ll be told to not monkey around with what’s going into your system right now, but it sounds like you’re in good hands which is the most important thing.
Don’t ask what I’m doing up at almost 3:00 am Eastern time, I guarantee it’s not looking for Easter eggs, lol
I am sure the doctors have it under control, please listen to them and “do” follow their directions, and have a speedy recover!
LVDave
I hope it wasn’t looking for UFO’s either!
I’ve wondered that concerning the coffee. They brought me tea for lunch and supper. Wouldn’t mind having at least a little bit this morning. Was cutting down to a degree anyhow, because it’s getting warmer.
I think someone could make a religion of diuretics. Those teeny pills made a believer out of me, that’s for sure. Amazing how you could keep going and going for two to three hours from something small like that. I suppose most of the fluid is now gone, since the pill taken last night didn’t affect me any more than drinking a cup of coffee or a soda. Lost about 8 pounds in the hospital.
Thanks, Dave.
I got a good 7 plus hours of solid sleep last night. Went as soon as I took my shot. Everyone at the hospital was good as gold, but it was still nice to not be interrupted for a change.
Let me clarify for those who might misunderstand about the “rabies” shots. I call them that jokingly, because they’re taken in the stomach, same as some diabetics have to do. They’re not taken deeply into the gut, as true rabies shots are, but you grab a little of a “love handle”, (you’re aiming for a fatty part, not muscle), insert needle, press the plunger slowly, and you’re done.
Actually, I thought that maybe by calling them rabies shots, someone around here would say something like “you’ve been long overdue in taking them”. ;)
Hey, good morning!
Losing 8 pounds isn’t bad, dropping weight makes it easier for the heart to do it’s work so you’re heading in the right direction (depending on your weight, body mass and all that).
Back in the 70’s I admit to popping those little OTC diet capsules called ‘Dexatrim’, they were just a common diuretic with some caffeine, they were good for staying awake when driving long hours through the night, but when you eventually stopped at a rest area to drain the weasel, that weasel kept you busy for a while, LOL
Well, gotta run. Hope your Easter Sunday is a good one, and that means one less day of those shots, right?
C’ya!
MKJ
There's two shots a day for 5 days, so after last night there's 9 left. Those dang things are 100 dollars a pop for 100mg doses. Yep, it's a thousand bucks total for the privilege of commiting suicide by injecting rat poison into yourself. ;)
The syringes are loaded with 100mg, but the prescription is for 90mg, so in total the equivalent of one syringe, 100 dollars, is actually going down the drain.
So, getting at least a little back into the general thread subject, where were those dang aliens? Why didn't they ever tell me about my ticker while I was on the table? :) But who cares? Our nurses look much better.
Would've responded earlier, but have been a tad indisposed.
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