Lisa, When I feel bad I am grateful if my husband goes somewhere, I don't want to feel like he is putting his life on hold for me. I usually just lay on the couch and watch TV anyway. Of course...
I finally saw the cardiologist today, and it was great news. The MRI showed no calcium around the pericardium. The pericardium is thick, but it looks like inflammation and not as much permanent...
I have read that hair loss can be a side effect of colchicine. I have been on colchicine for 3 weeks so far, and I was terrified of that since my hair is already so thin. So far, though, I haven't...
Hi Lisa, Sounds like your husband realized like I did, that I feel lots better when I take time to rest. Usually I can't sit still, but I have learned to spend some time on the couch lately. If I...
I can sympathize with all of your concerns. I am 46 and also have constrictive pericarditis. It was just discovered about 3 weeks ago after a long year of gradually worsening shortness of breath,...
Oh, it is so wonderful to hear that someone has been through a pericardectomy and done okay. I am 46 and have just been diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis. I was sick for at least a year or...