PSA- DO NOT just assume it's just a bad cold 2nd UPDATE
Apr 1, 2016 16:02:00 GMT
elaine, leftturnonly, and 9 more like this
Post by wezee on Apr 1, 2016 16:02:00 GMT
I caught a really bad cold, it was just a bad virus. I ended up in the ER on Tuesday. The virus attacked my heart.
I have heavy damage, my heart is at 25% capacity. They put me on meds and I have to wear an external defibrillator. I will know more in a month.
There is a 60% I will need a defibrillator implanted, Please don't think it's just a cold that is taking a long time to go away!
UPDATE: It's 4 months later. I'm slowly getting better. I was very close to needing a heart transplant. No Defibrillator yet
After reading Grate's thread I wanted to add I was very weak before I went in and I kept hearing my heartbeat. My husband said I was being lazy and that I needed to snap out of it. I didn't need to see a Dr. He totally regrets that!
Please Please learn to read the signs that something isn't quite right. Take time to care for yourself. I was very close to paying the ultimate price.
UPDATE: March 2017 one year later
I saw the birdhouse ladys post about her DD. I saw that the Dr. thought that a virus may have caused her heart to fail. It wasn't and I'm so happy to hear she is on the mend.
It has been one tough year but I'm still here! My heart has had a couple of set backs and they have added more meds, but I am still free of the defibrillator. I will need one but not yet. They are not sure but it seems that the virus is just laying dormant. I am trying to adjust to my new life, but it is so hard. I get very depressed yet I am so grateful to be alive. Please don't put off seeing a Dr. for a "cold"
I have heavy damage, my heart is at 25% capacity. They put me on meds and I have to wear an external defibrillator. I will know more in a month.
There is a 60% I will need a defibrillator implanted, Please don't think it's just a cold that is taking a long time to go away!
UPDATE: It's 4 months later. I'm slowly getting better. I was very close to needing a heart transplant. No Defibrillator yet
After reading Grate's thread I wanted to add I was very weak before I went in and I kept hearing my heartbeat. My husband said I was being lazy and that I needed to snap out of it. I didn't need to see a Dr. He totally regrets that!
Please Please learn to read the signs that something isn't quite right. Take time to care for yourself. I was very close to paying the ultimate price.
UPDATE: March 2017 one year later
I saw the birdhouse ladys post about her DD. I saw that the Dr. thought that a virus may have caused her heart to fail. It wasn't and I'm so happy to hear she is on the mend.
It has been one tough year but I'm still here! My heart has had a couple of set backs and they have added more meds, but I am still free of the defibrillator. I will need one but not yet. They are not sure but it seems that the virus is just laying dormant. I am trying to adjust to my new life, but it is so hard. I get very depressed yet I am so grateful to be alive. Please don't put off seeing a Dr. for a "cold"
