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My ortho has finally decided that my knee cap needs replaced instead of my entire knee. Woo Hoo! NOT....From what I hear, either one is really painful and recovery takes 6 months to a year. Just what I wanted to hear. I see the surgeon for the first time on September 1st so am hoping that...

I had my new echo done on Wednesday and I see the NA at my cardio's office this coming Wednesday. Question though: She made a comment that has me a little concerned. She was looking at my tricuspid and said: I thought you said they repaired this? I said they put a ring around it. She then said...

Sorry I haven't posted in a very long time, but we are trying to get our bathroom (only one we have) done and its been a really BIG pain. Lots of mold, etc. behind the tile in the shower and under the tile on the floor as well as the walls! YUCK!! Anyway, Thursday night about 10pm, we went up...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I have been having some health issues that are really getting to me....I had knee surgery for the 6th time on Feb. 11th and for about 4 weeks I felt really good. No pain, no knee giving out, etc.....well, I am now back to major pain in my knee as well as...

OMG - You are not gonna believe this, but last night while getting ready to make cookies, I was putting my food processor together and cut the crap outta my finger. It is in the area where you normally get a hangnail, except this one is large and deep. I did it at 7:30pm and at 10:50pm it was...

Hi all - It's been a long time since I posted but wanted to give you all an update.....I went to my PCP and she has finally diagnosed all my muscle/joint pain as Fibro. She started me on a new medication that was approved in March 09 for Fibro called Savella.....Problem is: It raises my HR to...

As some of you may remember, I went into the hospital 3 weeks ago for chest pain that started in the early morning hours and lasted for about 30 minutes......They did all the normal tests, blood work every 8 hrs, EKG, chest x-rays, etc., and really did not find anything wrong.....I spent a...

Good morning all - I got woke up this morning about 5am with what felt like the worst heartburn you could ever have. It lasted about 15 or 20 minutes and finally went almost all the way away. Since that time, I have felt kinda strange (trying to explain what I mean is kinda hard but will try). A...

Hi all - so glad I have you to answer my stupid questions......Anyhoo - My son in law (who, by the way, is 36 and weighs 426 lbs) went into the doctor the other day and they did an EKG and said they could not locate his p-wave and they have him scheduled to see a cardio next week. What in the...

I just got a call from my husband's sister.....our niece, who is 32 is in the hospital in Washington and they do not expect her to make it. She has CHF and has had OHS 6 times in her short life...the first when she was only about a week old. Her kidney, heart and other bodily functions are...

Was finally able to get in touch with the nurse in Dr. Underwood's office at Cleveland Clinic. She said that my results were good, my EF was "over 70%" which is AWESOME! No sign of any heart problems besides my leaking mitral valve which she said does show as worse, but not by much. According to...

Went to my PCP today for a check-up and my blood pressure has gone all the way up to 140/90, which for me is way TOO high. My normal blood pressure runs really low, usually like 92/62 and I have been as low as 84/50. My PCP asked me to call my cardio and see what he thinks but I just called his...

Can anyone tell me exactly what injection with molecular imaging is? I have this scheduled for tomorrow at CCF along with a Card Nuclear Stress Test and an Echo. I am concerned about the injection for the molecular imaging since all I can find is that they use an iodine based injection and...

OK - here I go again.....just tested my level and I am at 1.5 right now. Was at 2.9 2 weeks ago. I take 2.5mg per day....should I just take an additional 1/2 tablet with my 2.5mg or should I up it to 5mg tonight and test in a few days? I had my normal 4 green veggies this week (brocolli, peas...

Well, I knew it was coming but even though I expected it, it was a shock and made me feel horrible. I got the axe today. They laid me off and now I get to look for work and deal with my health issues all at the same time. I know there are others here who have lost their jobs or had their hours...

Before I start, I want to say thanks for letting me vent and Ross, you may remove this thread anytime you see fit! OK - After my last hospitalization in mid-April for 4 days, my cardio gave me ativan to deal with all the stress and the not knowing what is going on (they can't control my PVC's...

I had decided to call Cleveland Clinic for a 2nd opinion after my last hospitalization since I left without any diagnosis or any concrete reasoning for my pain and low low blood pressure..........I met with with Dr. Donald Underwood and he went through all my records including the latest...

Well, ended up with the monitor off after all. Woke up Wednesday morning with a severe pain in my left shoulder blade that would radiate around to the chest and my left arm going numb. Took my self to the ER where they originally thought it was "aortic root something". They did a cat scan with...

My cardio placed me on a Cardio Net 21 day monitor that I received last Wednesday and started using. My question: I am highly allergic to the sticky crap on the back of the things (can't think of the name off the top of my head). I have moved them around as much as I can, but everywhere I put...

Went to my GP today and she said that I have bursitis in my right hip and wanted to start me on Celebrex but asked me to check with my cardio first. I called his office and his nurse called me back and said that he does not want me on Celebrex and to try tylenol instead. I can't take ibubrofen...