I have been on Metoprolol for 10 years and have never had any problems...
Bill, I agree with Turtle.Trying to diagnose ECG numbers online is a losing cause.I have had CABGX4 and many ECG's.If Doc isn't worried don't work yourself back into the hospital over worrying over...
Lostsoul I don't know the answers so I will just give you what I do know.You don't want to move to the coast.I have severe COPD to go with my vascular disease and lived on the coast of Texas for 3...
It's always nice to hear good news.Keep up the good work...
hope you pass the test HT. :wink: .Don't study to hard. :smhair: .Will be waiting to hear results. :cool:...
Jake'sMom be sure and come back and tell us results. I have had multiple angiograms and they are a piece of cake.Take care...
Ben, once I see you have permission I would be happy to talk about PAD. Illiac stents and Fempop bi pass...
I think it looks good.I am not a doctor but have had many echo's.Your LVEF is 65% mine is 40%. normal is 55%. Keep up the good work....
I have been on this forum a lot of years.I remember the days when it was the most active board.We had some very knowledgeable people that hung out here.If it is a subject I am comfortable with I will...
good to hear Turtle.keep up the good work. :turn:...
all good is good to hear at any time for a heart patient.Stay well...
Miss Bliss I am sorry you are going through this.Keep on your Doctor until they figure what is going on.I have three sisters and they all have vascular disease.Their symptoms are different than...
welcome to the board Houston.I am from Temple Tx myself. I didn't know anything about the Aortic Root so I went searching.From what I have read 4.2 could be normal for you.There is nothing that will...
if you don't mind me asking where do you live?I live in Temple in Central Texas...
I will add my 2 cents worth in now.The one thing that is a must is a big soft pillow to hold pressure against his chest when he coughs.It can save on a lot of pain.I wish someone had told me that...
sounds like your Doctor is watching out for you.Have fun at Port A.Not the weekend I would choose to go there.It's gonna be very packed.I am headed to Corpus Christi at the end of August with my 2...
your Troponin level goes up when you have a heart attack.Here are some examples of mine 12/13/12 12/14/12 9/7/13 9/7/13 9/7/13 1.27 CH 0.88 CH 2.49 CH 3.44 CH 2.72 CH It's a simple...
thanks for sharing.Sounds like you are a fighter....
Burtrum,everything will be OK.I have had quite a few caths done with no problems.I have lost count of the number of stints I have but I think there are 6 in my heart although some of them have been...
all an EEG does is read the signals in your brain.It doesn't treat anything.The Doctor is probably right that you don't need one.if there has been no seizure activity in all those years it would be a...
maybe it is time to see another doctor.Maybe try tapering off meds under doctors care and see what happens....
aca,It is perfectly normal to have struggles with yourself after a heart incident be it a heart attack or just stents.You have to live your life.being scared all the time is not good for you.I've...
what kind of pain is he having?I have 12 stents and never had any pain after they were put in.Have him check with his doctor if he continues to have pain...
welcome Ollie.I have had a bunch of them and there has never been a problem.The first one was a little scary since I had no idea what was going to happen.Other than a little chest pressure it was a...
welcome Stray.you are tougher than I am walking 5 k to work while having a heart attack and then working all night.Take care of yourself. I wish I could quit working but I need the insurance and I...
thanks for posting that.there are a lot of people out there who have no idea what to do.Hope it will help them...
I wish the best for you ARTteacher RickyB...
without my wife's support and encouragement I'm not sure how it would have went.I've had two MI's and a quad bipass.she has been there for me through it all. For starters your fiance has to want to...
I had it done in 1992.Mums gonna be fine....
Laura and Phil good to see you both over here,hate the reason you had to find this place but there are some very knowledgable people here that may lead you in the right direction.haven't made it to...
Molly I agree with both sides.allthough I no longer have seizures I did have them for years.I remember one seizure that I had that once I came out of it I just cracked up laughing at my situation.I...
I just wait till the family gets together so we can compare procedures,stents,problems of anykind and see who is the sickest at the moment.most of us have it so we all talk to each other....
we are home and it sure feels good.keep moving away from central Texas but keep moving back home.went dancin tonite for the first time in quite awhile.sure is good to be able to walk and dance...
Bell county look out we're coming home....
yeah its got my name on it,back in the days when I had epilepsy,I would look at it so I could remember my name...
be home next weekend.got a truck reserved for the weekend of the 23rd.doing alot of walking.parked the van and taking the bus to work....
no more than absolutely neccesary...
I was on a see food and eat it diet before my heart attack and waighed 225.ona pushaway diet now and weigh 180.still eat the same things just not as much.blood sugar is now normal,cholesteral is much...
yes.yes...
Teri I am getting along a lot better than I have in a long time.sure is good to be able to walk again without pain.by the way we are coming home.gonna move back to Temple at the end of September.miss...
RickyB is here and doing fine...
Ricky's home and he feels great .I walked all over the hospital and dern near all the way around it and my legs never hurt once.That really felt good to do that again....
I was hoping I could get full use of the golf cart at work,guess I have to keep walking /community/emoticons/tongue.gif .working at a 250 unit apartment complex I do alot of walking it just takes me...
good job Ides.I go about a block before it puts me down for a few minutes.when you find out the answer post it so we all will know...
Tam,go for it.I had surgery back in 1992 and have been seizure free since that time.Had most of my right temporal lobe removed. Everything went as planned.I still have all my vision,my memory is shot...
I was planning on emailing you when I found out something.I just hope I don't start over again.started at the top with carotid endarterecomy in Jan 2003.Mi Oct 2003,legs June 2005.gone from top to...
yeah I do.going to surgeon next wednesday to set up a date for stenting.MRA found that my right leg is 90% blocked.only hurts when I walk more than 5 feet.well maybe a litlle more than that.got so...
whats goin on Teri.ya just keep adding more problems to your already full medical charts don't ya.hope doc gets you on something to help ya out.you take care and tell Brit I said hi...
I reckon mine is a little high then.went to doc yesterday and it was 153/92.get to take another BP med,yippee...
Glenda,I have a picture somewhere in this apartment of all the staples in my head the day after surgery.my little brother wanted me to send him a pic to him so I made sure to make a couple of copies....