MDscrapaholic
Drama Llama
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Location: Down by the bay....
Jun 25, 2014 20:49:07 GMT
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Aug 5, 2014 2:55:40 GMT
Wow. Hope they got everything cleared out!
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Post by Goldynn on Aug 5, 2014 2:58:56 GMT
I hope everything is on track now and she will be ok.
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Post by bebe on Aug 5, 2014 3:00:03 GMT
Good luck to her--did she have to have stents?
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Post by jenjie on Aug 5, 2014 3:11:46 GMT
Oh my! It's good that she went in.
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Post by papersilly on Aug 5, 2014 4:10:27 GMT
Wow! Thank goodness she went in.
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Post by lucyg on Aug 5, 2014 4:16:58 GMT
I'm so glad they caught it in time.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 5, 2014 4:17:49 GMT
Glad she was seen. I hope she recovers quickly.
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Post by JoP on Aug 5, 2014 6:01:00 GMT
Glad she went in and that she's doing ok
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anniebygaslight
Drama Llama
I'd love a cup of tea. #1966
Posts: 7,402
Location: Third Rock from the sun.
Jun 28, 2014 14:08:19 GMT
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 5, 2014 6:13:45 GMT
Hope she has a speedy recovery.
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Post by kristalina on Aug 5, 2014 6:24:35 GMT
wow. how scary! Glad she's ok.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 5, 2014 10:22:39 GMT
Wow, that's scary! I'm glad she got checked out properly.
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Post by katieanna on Aug 5, 2014 12:33:49 GMT
Wow! Thank God she went in; she knew something wasn't right. I pray for her complete recovery. Please keep us informed.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 5, 2014 12:51:06 GMT
I hope your mother recovers speedily.
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scrappert
Prolific Pea
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Location: Milwaukee, WI area
Jul 11, 2014 21:20:09 GMT
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Post by scrappert on Aug 5, 2014 12:53:04 GMT
Hope she is doing well! Glad she did go in.
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Post by alibama on Aug 5, 2014 13:01:04 GMT
Glad she went in. After what happened to my mom I will never NOT go!
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 5, 2014 13:03:11 GMT
I hope she'll make a speedy recovery!
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~Susan~
Pearl Clutcher
You need to check your boobs, mine tried to kill me!!!
Posts: 3,259
Jul 6, 2014 17:25:32 GMT
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Post by ~Susan~ on Aug 5, 2014 14:53:03 GMT
Thank goodness it was caught. I hope she makes a speedy recovery.
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kelkel
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Post by kelkel on Aug 5, 2014 15:06:52 GMT
Scary! I hope she has a speedy recovery. My Dad had a similar issue....he said he didn't realize how crappy he felt BEFORE the procedure until he felt much better after.
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Post by gracieplusthree on Aug 5, 2014 15:53:00 GMT
Im glad she's ok... its crazy scary how "ok" you can be and not be ok. All my life, through all my pregnancies, through breaking my ankle and having to have surgery etc.. I had doctors tell me I had a heart murmur but brush it off as nothing to worry with. no one ever cared.
I at one point wound up with a new doctor who asked if I had ever had it looked at, I told him no that everyone had always brushed it off and he said "well lets take a look at it and be sure" , turns out it sounded a bit 'off' to him. so he sent me for an EKG,which lead to an Echo which lead to a TEE which lead to an heart cath for them to tell me I had 4 things wrong with my heart and would be looking at aortic replacement in 12-15 years..
a year later I have to go get a recheck on stuff with the cardiologist, which leads to an EKG a Echo and another heart cath which was on a friday. The following monday was memorial day and everything closed, I got a call the next morning at 8:10 am from the cardiologist office with an appointment to see a surgeon. When I went to see the surgeon he told me that if I didnt have the surgery I wouldnt see the end of the year(2006),mind you at this point it was already June.. also I felt fine, a bit over weight and would become winded if I ran but I thought that was the weight(and maybe it was) but I had NO symptoms. no high blood pressure. no racing pulse. nothing. Had that doctor not thought it sounded "off", had I blown off going to that 1 year check up.. I wouldn't be here.
so yeah you cant ignore stuff, even if its brushed off
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Post by kimpossible on Aug 5, 2014 15:55:25 GMT
whew - close call!
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theshyone
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Post by theshyone on Aug 5, 2014 16:05:32 GMT
Glad she got it checked
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scrappinmama
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Jun 26, 2014 12:54:09 GMT
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Post by scrappinmama on Aug 5, 2014 16:09:40 GMT
I'm glad she went in. I hope she makes a full recovery. Life is so fragile, isn't it?
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River
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Location: Alabama
Jun 26, 2014 15:26:04 GMT
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Post by River on Aug 5, 2014 16:16:19 GMT
The heart is one thing you should never take for granted (in all aspects). I'm so glad your mom followed her instincts and this was caught. I hope and prayer for continued recovery and health.
My dad ignored the signs because he was fit (exercised daily, great cholesterol, no high blood pressure, no family history of heart problems and in his early 50's.
We were all shocked when we got the call that he'd had a heart attack while working in his garden and was going in for immediate triple bypass surgery. He never took his health for granted again.
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Post by ~Sherri~ on Aug 5, 2014 17:17:09 GMT
I am praying that your Mom will make a full recovery from her heart issues!!!
I did the same thing back in January. I have asthma and being short of breath is nothing new. However in January, it became difficult to draw a deep breath and I felt like I was smothering. It went on for almost a week. I had a dr's apt and was waiting for that. I went and when my Dr. asked how my asthma was doing, I mentioned the shortness of breath and smothering. She sent me for xrays. The xrays showed up fluid in my lungs. The Dr. took some blood and sent me home with some Rx. I got a call a couple hours later from the dr's office. I was told to go straight to the ER as my blood work showed positive for a blood clot.
I went to the ER and they did a CT scan. They did not find a blood clot in my lungs but I did have pneumonia. Thankfully, the blood clot was probably small and dissolved on it's own.
My Dr. was still concerned and sent me for a echocardiogram. It came back with a low ejection fracture. She then sent me to a cardiologist. He did a cardiac cath and found they my heart's ejection fracture was between 15 and 20%. I was very sick and didn't know it. I went home with an external heart difibrilator that I wore 24/7 for 8 weeks. I was told that my heart was so bad that it could stop at any time.
I was put on some very strong heart meds and had another echocardiogram 2 months later. Thankfully, my heart was stronger and the ejection fracture was up to 40%, which is still low.
I will listen to my body from now on. I almost waited to late and would have left my family without a wife, mom and mamaw.
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Post by Skypea on Aug 5, 2014 21:33:19 GMT
I'm glad she was caught in time!
what does this mean?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 21:36:27 GMT
Glad she went in,Hope she has a speedy recovery.
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Post by cynipidae17 on Aug 5, 2014 21:37:35 GMT
Wow, that is pretty scary. I am glad it was caught in time.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Aug 5, 2014 21:37:56 GMT
God blessed her that day
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msliz
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The Procrastinator
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Jun 26, 2014 21:32:34 GMT
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Post by msliz on Aug 5, 2014 21:55:01 GMT
That happened to my mom. She went to a scheduled appointment to her eye doctor who noticed problems with her capillaries. They got her a same day appointment with her cardiologist who put her on a helicopter to get her into surgery. One carotid artery was 100% blocked, and they couldn't operate on it because she'd likely stroke out. But they opened the other one which was only 95% blocked and took out what looked like a piece of spaghetti. And she recovered. And that was something like 20 years ago! Wishing your mom a quick and easy recovery!  |
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julieb
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Post by julieb on Aug 6, 2014 2:41:37 GMT
I like to hear a good outcome story. Hope your Mom has a speedy recovery.
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