The first doctor prescribed 25 mg of Spironolact which did nothing to help my symptons. The second doctor, which was the doc that actually diagnosed me with CP, doubled that dose to 50 mg and added...
Bamaconn, Your story is very similar to mine only i had Pericarditis about 13 years ago and am just now having the problems associated with Constrictive Pericarditis. I was prescribed 2 different...
13 years ago I started having chest pains but mostly when I was laying flat on my back. It didn't go away so I went to the ER and had the ER doctor tell me I was fine. No heart attack. Went home and...
Kitt, Thanks for the link. The Doctor from CC that they quoted is the surgeon that would perform my operation. Dr. Lytle. I know I am in good hands but it's still scary stuff and I want to make sure....
Let's hope your pericarditis does not become constrictive pericarditis. I do not believe that it is a foregone conclusion that it will. I had pericarditis about 13 years ago but was just recently...
John-O, Sorry for taking so long to respond back and thank you for sharing your experiance. I was born in the USA but my parents are folks Deutsch. (Donauschwaben) Ich kann Deutsch sprechen und...
Hello, I am new to this forum and have found some great information. I have a couple questions I would like to pose to the community. I am a 51 year old male and had paricarditis about 13 years ago....
Hi ChippyB, Thanks for sharing your story. My story is very similar to yours to a point. I was just diagnosed with Constrictive pericarditis. I am a 51 year old male with the same symptoms as you....