Recent content by dennie

Thanks for the advice. But it's too late. I should not have tried cleaning it with saline and cotton swab. I felt it got worse so I went to the urgent care and the nurse said she saw a lot of clotted blood around the drum and some redness. Unfortunately the ENT doctors were not in today so they...

The cause of bleeding itself was not something of a big concern. I somehow scratched the ear canal wall with a cotton swab. However, it took the whole night of sleep for the bleeding to stop and my ear canal is filled with dried blood. Now that the bleeding has stopped, I am trying to get the...

Exactly the same here. It seems that I started to have (really) high triglyceride after surgery. It seemed to be somehow tamed in last year's blood test. But this year? Boom. Same problem and more. Now I have (very) high LDH. Therefore, a paravalvular leak is suspected. Now I am waiting for...

Yeah, I think you should have an echo each year and possibly full blood test.

Thanks, Lyn. I called my doctor about the isoemzymes test, but he did come back to me. Once I get my echo done, I will surely ask again.

Thanks for the reply, Lynlw. Yeah, I did have some other issues, which made my doctor order the blood test on me. Two weeks ago, after a few days of exercise and sore muscle, I got tea colored urine right after one hour of spinner riding. It lasted for about 3 days. I was sweating a lot during...

Well, I got the same problem. Today, my blood work result came back and my LDH is 1200!!! It was 400 and guess my doctor thought it was understandable with a mechanical aortic valve so he did not do anything to it. Anyway, it seems to be out of control now. My RBC count has always been normal...

My guess is that since Metoprolol reduces blood (and thus oxygen) supply to the brain, this effectively puts you into the situation similar to when you are stressed and don't get enough blood in the brain. That seems to be the cause of my migraine. Sometimes, when I exercise too hard and my...

This relates to my conditions. I was on lopressor with frequent migraines in the mornings. Also I had high LDL/Triglyceride and low HDL. I googled and found many studies saying that lopressor (beta-blockers in general) could cause the lipid problem and even lead to diabetes. Also, although...

I was on 50mgx2 lopressor before and now I am in the process of stopping it. I don't notice significant changes in INR. Anyway, if you are not changing your lopressor dosage, it doesn't matter even if there is some interactions. However, I did develop some problem with my lipid levels. I had...

UPDATE, GREAT NEWS! Hi, everyone. I hope this message finds all of you doing well. Good news on my side. Me and my girl friend are happily together for about a year now. We are planning for me to meet her parents around the end of the year. And if everything goes smoothly (meaning I stay...

Best wishes.

Thanks, guys, for standing behind me. Ok. I asked her out yesterday. No luck again. :o But I know she is busy (working in the lab all the time, staying up till 3,4 am, ...). BTW, she is a PhD student so it is very likely true. Probably have to wait till next weekend. Keep my fingers crossed.

Thanks guys, for all the good advices. I think I have personally accepted this fact pretty well. But my ex girl friend made a really big deal out of it, which makes me worry that other girls may be the same, too. Anyway, wish me good luck. I will keep you posted.;) But, we have only seen each...

Thanks Gina and Phyllis. I think I understand that if she just leaves, she is probably not for me. I totally thought about it this way before I met the girl. But when the moment comes, it is still hard.