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I tried. I do Sudoku, crosswords, scrabble... regular puzzles. I don't know, I have just accepted it at this point and write everything down.

Have you had your kidney related blood levels checked recently? The symptoms point to stones, UTI, kidney infection, polycystic kidney disease and endometriosis (but you are male LOL). Apparently an enlarged prostate can also cause clots in urine, but I don't know if that comes with the pain you...

For mine? My treatment was... ummm.... about 2003. 21 years and my memory hasn't improved. LOL

My husband's chart basically said he wouldn't be discharged without a post-surgical echo. He got that yesterday and everything looked good. :) Now we are just fighting the fluid/inflammation, oh and getting his inr numbers into therapeutic range. He is at 1.3 they upped his Coumadin to 5s. The...

They always say memory will get better, I don't believe them anymore. I went through treatment for Hepatitis C with Ribavirin and Pegylated Interferon. One of the side effects of the Ribavirin is memory loss. I felt it hard. I have never gotten more late fees for video rentals than during that...

Hubby definitely has some of this. He is getting frustrated forgetting words. After reading this post and then going and reading studies regarding post-operative cognitive decline, I was able to explain to him it was normal, and usually temporary. I had a really interesting conversation super...

HAHA! and I freaked out about my hubbys 750 level. LOL The doctor said today it was most likely due to fluid/inflammation and will go down, but that it tends to go slowly. I am not to look at it as a predictor of mortality no matter what the studies say. :P So, did you do something specific to...

Thank you. :) I just needed someone to put it in perspective. He was so low energy yesterday. I could just tell how exhausted he was, markedly down from the day before. But, he is also extremely anemic right now, so that would make anyone low energy. I don't know the units, as the doctor didn't...

Sorry to bother you all. I am freaking out a little. The newest doctor's notes state that hubby's NTpBNP levels are at 745. There has been NO mention of this in any other note in his chart, and it is not listed in the tests section of MyChart either. So I googled, yeah I know, evil. The first...

Yeah, this is day 8 and they haven't even started Warfarin yet. They said they will start it tonight. Then there is a minimum of 2 days while we wait for him to get in range. :( And yes, it is the A-fib. It screwed up everything. They withheld his food daily saying he was going to get Cardio...

Basically the doctor just said the only thing holding him back from going home is getting his inr in range, and they haven't even started Warfarin yet. :P They said definitely tonight. So it'll be at least a couple more days in the hospital. You and hubby are only two days apart for your...

It is not just you. Adderall is known to cause heart issues. There is a small increased risk of heart attack or stroke, and it can cause cardiomyopathy in older people. There is also the increased risk of heart rhythm disorders due to causing the heart to pump harder and faster.

That's funny, I take Adderall, and it doesn't move my blood pressure at all. Of course, I don't have heart issues. Being an older female my doctor has me do an EKG once a year to make sure the Adderall isn't damaging my heart, which apparently happens in women over 40. *shrug*

What day did you have your surgery? We are on day 8 in the hospital. They took him off the heparin drip, then put him back on, but he can't leave until he is on Warfarin, not Heparin. :P He is annoyed that he is back to carting around the IV stand. He got his pacer wires removed yesterday. It's...

Thank you! We have breast cancer in my family and my cousin is currently battling sepsis from her double mastectomy and reconstruction. So it can be scary. But on the upside I breastfed for a long time amongst my many children, and lowered my chances of getting it substantially. I did the math...

It's crazy, some people bring their whole families when someone goes into surgery. There was a family of about 7 people and then their pastor all sitting in the waiting room for one guy. Pre-surgery they were going back one at a time to talk to him in the prep room. I thought it was a little...

So, they told me 12 years at the entry desk to ICU, but the nurse said they thought it was 18. I didn't have this issue when my son was in the ICU at Children's. They allowed all his siblings to come see him because they knew how sick he was and they needed to be able to tell him they loved...

I am leaving tonight right after lock down ends. I have a physical therapy appointment super early in the morning and then a mammogram after that. Fun fun.

Dang, I am SO sleep deprived and emotional I almost left today. He was giving me guilt trips about not sneaking him sips of water. He was no anything by mouth until after the TEE and Cardio Version. I packed up my stuff, but I just couldn't. I wanted to be there for him, I mean, he was about to...

He is on this still. Since the A-fib resolved a couple/few hours ago I am hoping when they ween him off it the A-fib doesn't return. Fingers crossed!