Re: Neal - Update

Glad to hear the outcome is good! Now take care of yourself and don't
overdo the activity or stress.

Anne/OH

On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:24:58 -0700, Neal <nbrown12@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>I suddenly had some very strong chest pain Sunday afternoon while just
>sitting. I laid down for a few minutes, but no change. I chewed four
>Rolaids with no change. Then took a Zantac, still no change in the pain.
> Took a couple of nitroglycerine, no change, then an oxycodone. It had
>been about an hour since the pain had started. I was also hurting in my
>back, up between my shoulder blades. The pain was kinda hard to
>describe, but felt like someone was pressing very hard on my sternum.
>
>I was getting scared, so Martha took me to the ER. The first EKG showed
>changes since the one taken in October before my knee surgery. They7
>took a total of 5 EKGs and kept me in the ER about 12 hours. Two doses
>of nitro would stop the pain, but it would return. I alos found out the
>nitro I had at home was old and ineffecitive. They started a Heprin drip
>and the pain went away completely.
>
>Lying on a stretcher with about a 1-inch pad and al the noise in the ER
>was'nt very helpful for sleep. They transferred me to the cardiac unit a
>5 am, and I was able to sleep a little. They kept me on the Heprin drip
>continuously, and I had no more pain. They decided to do a cardiac cath
>and rolled me down to the cath unit, but they got an emergency from the
>ER, and I was bumped. They rescheduled ti for Tues. morning. that showed
>the arteries to be in good shape.
>
>they kept me the rest of the day and let me come home about 7 last
>night. The doctors gave me two possible scenerios. Possibly a clot in
>the haert was causing the pain and the Heprim cleared it out, thus
>stopping the pain. the other,and the diagnosis was unstable angina.
>
>I have had no more pain and am at home now. Because of the incision into
>the femoral artery, I can't do much for about 10 days. Seems long to
>me, but i wil be compliant.
>
>Thanks your concern. I really appreciate it.
>
>Neal
>
>Anne Vasquez wrote:
>> Neal, I appreciate it, but for heaven's sake, don't worry about the
>> transcriber; take care of you!!! I hope you're feeling better and they
>> find a benign cause for the symptoms.
>>
>> Anne
>>
>>
>> Neal wrote:
>>
>>> Anne,
>>>
>>> I do have both the minicassette and microcassette transcribers. I just
>>> got home from the hospital from a possible heart attack. I will try
>>> to get you some information tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Neal
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Newbie with questions
    ... a pioneer in the field of natural eye care. ... Just like the majority of big pain, ... provide each patient with an individual maintenance program with the ... I like to think of FMS not as a curse but a challenge. ...
    (alt.med.fibromyalgia)
  • Re: Newbie with questions
    ... a pioneer in the field of natural eye care. ... Just like the majority of big pain, ... provide each patient with an individual maintenance program with the ... I like to think of FMS not as a curse but a challenge. ...
    (alt.med.fibromyalgia)
  • Re: Im just heartbroken...
    ... sorry you and Joe are having such a problem right now. ... you couldn't take care of me? ... this pain and stress is like, what it does to us - but WE do, here at ... > `Woke up to my Basset Hound getting sick. ...
    (alt.med.fibromyalgia)
  • Re: Good Morning
    ... better response at some type of family chat fourm/group than here ... Andrea's pain struggle is deeply ... care about, should not cause a flame war-unless someone allows it to! ... I hope you take this in the spirit in which it was written, Joe. ...
    (alt.support.chronic-pain)
  • Re: Im just heartbroken...
    ... sorry you and Joe are having such a problem right now. ... you couldn't take care of me? ... this pain and stress is like, what it does to us - but WE do, here at ... > `Woke up to my Basset Hound getting sick. ...
    (alt.med.fibromyalgia)
Loading