Harrybaby666
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As it turns out, my Pulmonary Hypertension is the main culprit....what has been happening is that if I do NOT exhert myself, such as walking, lifting or climbing stairs my pulmonary artery pressures stay stable....if I DO exhert myself by doing any of these things, my pulmonary arteries shoot right through the roof. They are going to want to do a different type of right heart catheterization where they go in from the neck and then if my PA pressures remain stable, then they will put me on a bicycle to see how bad the PA pressure does go up to determine the type of medicine that I will need to be on.. Also....another miraculous thing happened....thankfully, I remembered to mention my A Fib and I may have to go in for an Abilation for that.....anyway, I mentioned to them that I was put on NITRO pills again, and Dr. Calfon instructed me to take one just before I have to do anything exhertional...so I took one just before I left Mass General to walk back to the subway....and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! I didn't get anywhere near as SOB and worn out as I have the past several trips to the hospital...in fact, outside of my usual stenosis, arthritis and neuropathy pain, I felt pretty darn good.....
Harrybaby should have gone to MGH a loooonnnngggg time ago.......However, Harrybaby is so very thrilled that things are getting taken care of by people who actually give a darn....


Harrybaby should have gone to MGH a loooonnnngggg time ago.......However, Harrybaby is so very thrilled that things are getting taken care of by people who actually give a darn....