To the person who posted today (4/11/11) - I want to give you "hope" with your upcoming surgery. It has been a long time since we posted. My husband had a total pericardiectomy due to...
Hi - we have not posted for a long time - I see my husband wrote last in December 2008, 3 weeks after his pericardiectomy. His "first anniversary date" is Dec. 10. Health-wise, life now is good! To...
Dear Help12345 ... My wife and I post under this ID... I am the one who had a pericardectomy 3 weeks ago. My wife is the one who has been an awesome research consultant, networker, and caregiver. If...
Hello again...I just wanted to update. I have written a number of posts, the last sometime maybe in Sept re: my husband. He went back to the cardiologist in October and was put on another course of...
One more thing - mostly for Heartaches.... My husband was told that the chest pain he had experienced (didn't have it until about July '08) was due to "pericardial inflammation" and it was helped by...
Hi Boog/Heartaches and all-- thanks for your support and kind comments!!! As far as diagnostics; since July '08 my husband, through UT Southwestern Medical School has had: Cardiac MRI, Cardiac CT,...
Heartaches 1&2...(yes, I know you are the same person!) my husband STILL has not had surgery. long story short, he sought a 2nd opinion at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and had a...
Hi it's been a while since I posted My husband also has C.P. he is still working (which has become physical - installing cabinets, though he normally doesn't do the labor part) but is selling his...
Jokev well, you've come to the right place - read as many of the posts as you can and you will see what many have gone through. If your husband is "otherwise healthy" he has a much better chance of...
Heartache - thanks for reply. The first thing the doctor 2 years ago asked (when my husband first had pericarditis) was about the ice hockey - but he always used pads and hadn't been hit there. And,...
sisterinlaw prayer headed out your way. so sorry you all are going through this...
thanks Nan2 and Sherwood for the info....and thanks Nan for the email reply. I think my husband is going to pursue a 2nd opinion at the Houston DeBakey Heart Center - so much closer for us! Anyone...
Sherwood - can you state which "state" you live in? Your situation sounds similar to ours. How much did you all "doctor shop" - that is, look for a surgeon who was very familiar with the...
Hi - my first post also. My husband was finallydiagnosed with Constrictive Pericarditis about a month ago. He is 47 and otherwise healthy. He had a "viral" very large, bloody pericardial effusion...