kfay
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Jacqui, I've been thinking of you today as well and hope that everything turned out ok.
Kim
Kim
HELP..frozen with fear..I need some advice, help,
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Hopefully it went well and you are resting.
Kathy McCain
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Hi Jacqui,
Hope all went well. Please let us know what happened. We are thinking of you.
Hope all went well. Please let us know what happened. We are thinking of you.
We are waiting with bated breath. Our thoughts are with you.
Best wishes,
Best wishes,
ctyguy
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hope this time around was alot let stressful and that you get answers to whats ailing you. prayers coming your way.
CThrock
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Hope all is ok Jacqui!!! Waiting to hear what U found out!! Were on pins & needles here!!
Hope U got through everything ok. Please let us know!
Hope U got through everything ok. Please let us know!
hall
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Hope you are ok. Sounds like reflux, which is why I am up at this hour. I hope they help you and you feel better.
EireCara
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Hello everyone and thank you all for your good wishes. Well, I went for the test, I was gowned up and brought into the theatre, I could feel my heart pounding and felt quite weak and light headed. Then I had some chest pressure and tightness, so I told the nurse and she put me on a monitor. At this point she called the doctor over and he looked a bit worried and there was some whispering and before I knew it I woke up in a bed in the ward. My first thought was 'thank god its over' but after about 15 minutes a nurse come over and asked how I was feeling. She said the doctor would be in to see me shortly. After about an hour a doctor came in and said that I hadnt had the scope done because my heart went into VT and it was too dangerous to proceed with the scope. My hr was over 200. He said due to the esophagus(sp) being so close to the heart it woud not have been safe to proceed. They kept me overnight on telemetry (sp). Before being discharged the doctor came down to see me and said they would speak to my cardiologist and see if they can do it at a later date !!!
Im feeling quite depressed about it all because I had a ct scan done last feb which showed multiple cysts in my liver but they said they wouldnt do anything about it until my heart issues were dealt with. (Like thats going to be any time soon!!!!) So it seems that I cant have ''other'' things checked out due to my heart problems. Sooooo frustrating.
*A million thanks* to you all for thinking of me. It really does help.
Im feeling quite depressed about it all because I had a ct scan done last feb which showed multiple cysts in my liver but they said they wouldnt do anything about it until my heart issues were dealt with. (Like thats going to be any time soon!!!!) So it seems that I cant have ''other'' things checked out due to my heart problems. Sooooo frustrating.
*A million thanks* to you all for thinking of me. It really does help.
Yes, knowing there are empathetic shared thoughts really can help the morale, isn't that right Jacqui?
But what a difficult situation you've gone through again! Are your cardios going to quickly address your V-tach, which you no doubt realize is a serious arrhythmia?
I don't know if you are in the habit of this, but it might accelerate other doctors visits if you had copies of important test results and such in a file at home that you could copy and present to other doctors. Can you get them also from this recent hospital stay? Like a strip of the EKG that showed V-Tach?
Somehow, it seems that someone's not putting all of your symptoms together and addressing things properly. I'm sorry for these ongoing difficulties you've struggled with and hoping the medical people figure out your issues.
For what it's worth, which may not apply in the least because I don't know your diagnosis, my dad firmly believed that a medication called Verapamil saved his life, which he took for an enlarged heart (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) and frequent V-tach episodes; but he eventually also had to have a pacemaker.
But what a difficult situation you've gone through again! Are your cardios going to quickly address your V-tach, which you no doubt realize is a serious arrhythmia?
I don't know if you are in the habit of this, but it might accelerate other doctors visits if you had copies of important test results and such in a file at home that you could copy and present to other doctors. Can you get them also from this recent hospital stay? Like a strip of the EKG that showed V-Tach?
Somehow, it seems that someone's not putting all of your symptoms together and addressing things properly. I'm sorry for these ongoing difficulties you've struggled with and hoping the medical people figure out your issues.
For what it's worth, which may not apply in the least because I don't know your diagnosis, my dad firmly believed that a medication called Verapamil saved his life, which he took for an enlarged heart (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) and frequent V-tach episodes; but he eventually also had to have a pacemaker.
My thoughts are also leaning towards a med to control your heart rhythm.
Best wishes.
Best wishes.
Jacqui, I am so sorry you went thru all that stress and worry and still don't have any answers and more problems.
I mentioned above I have reflux and your symptons sound exactly what I had (also I didn't know it for a couple years but my gall bladder was full of stones and even tho the symptons of relfux didn't go awaym they were tons better after my gall bladder came out. )
BUT I know the test isn't as good as the scope and they can't take tissue samples, But my reflux was diagnosed with an ultrasound. I could even see it on the screen. Is it possible to at least have an ultrasound, so see if you have reflux or not and if you do, they could at least start you on meds for that, which would probably make you feel some what better.
I mentioned above I have reflux and your symptons sound exactly what I had (also I didn't know it for a couple years but my gall bladder was full of stones and even tho the symptons of relfux didn't go awaym they were tons better after my gall bladder came out. )
BUT I know the test isn't as good as the scope and they can't take tissue samples, But my reflux was diagnosed with an ultrasound. I could even see it on the screen. Is it possible to at least have an ultrasound, so see if you have reflux or not and if you do, they could at least start you on meds for that, which would probably make you feel some what better.
BDMc
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Dear Jacqui, Sending a big hug and my love, Your valve brother, Brian
