Erin, this makes me mad to hear! Listen, when my girls were very young, but old enough to understand, I told them that their Mother and I brought them into this world, and that they had no say in the...
SnowyLynne I read up on ITP. It is very serious indeed. How are you doing now?...
Well, I am never sure of much Yalinda :) , but I don't think it is the ticker. I meant to tell Ducky that the doc today said the same as she did last night. Is she smart or what (or what, ha ha ha)?...
Yalinda, I hear ya :) but I am due a good day sooooon, lol. I stopped the pain meds (Tramadol) for a few days to see how bad or good I felt before my Rheumo appointment today. I got two shots in the...
Yalinda and all......I had to think long and hard about this subject before I replied (drama background music please, lol). I have been hospitalized so many times in the last 3 years for heart...
Sorry to hear about that SnowyLynne. Did you have any pain prior to removal? Rj...
Thanks Ducky O'er the years I have read and heard from people who have had costochondritis. I don't think this is what it is though. It is a deep pain and has got somewhat better in the last couple...
Hey guys, have any of you ever had your spleen to hurt really bad? I am having some kind of attack here. If it were about to rupture, wouldn't I be calling 911? I know it is my spleen from where the...
Well, I just spoiled them, but it was very gratifying for us to be able to do. It's just not the way to raise children, I don't think. I was the disciplinarian and my wife wasn't....Blame it on the...
Well Kiddo /community/emoticons/smurf.gif , what a pleasant surprise this moaning....BUT it breaks me ole heart to see how many medicines you/y'all take!!! I have been down a very crazy road with...
Hey! I didn't take anything for sleep last night and got a good night's rest. But I still woke up with a hangover......I didn't even have one Margaret Rita, but that is my very, very, very 1st...
Good morning or moaning Yalinda :) This is very good info. Thank you much! The rheumodude was/is checking me out for Sjogren's syndrome. My blood results showed Sjogren's anti-ss-a to be negative 20...
Elcamino.....I can't wear contacts, but both of my daughters do, and I tried them. I have very bad astigmatism. The kind I tried were called "Toric" lenses, I think. I could put them in, but I...
Hi Talia, I am sorry that I didn't post references to the information I provided. It took me over 5 hours to answer each question you had, because I wanted to make sure it was correct. I started off...
Well, your Dad is an as*s. I am an a*ss to, but for different reasons. My oldest daughter is a teacher also. She is 31 (will be the 5th) and has 2 daughters. The light of my life! Well, her husband...
Hey! The cath lab team folks are the greatest. They are no doubt the most trained and NICE people in a dang hospital. Some of them have really cracked me up! I forget you are a nurse :) But I forget...
AHH....you so sweet, lol :) You just aren't so sweet to your liver. Liver smiver......I'm worried bout them thar bile ducts.......Boy is this a conversation or what? My modem is going whacko on...
Hi, my modem is going on the blink! So I will post this info I found, QUICK. Most of what was in my former post were QUOTES, lol. I thought you knew! I haven't even read all of the below information....
No Mam El C....my experiences and troubles in no way diminish what you guys suffer. I am a little nutty from all the reading I done yesterday on radiation from cardiac caths. I just had to let it go...
Hey...sorry to be late here :) I lost my connection for awhile. With regard to acetaminophen, I think Europe and Canada are much more knowledgeable about this pain reliever and liver toxicity. It...
Well good moaning use gize :) Marcia, those Friday night frolics are gonna get ya! Erin I am worried about you, because I know you are very sick. Docs are very powerful in our society. They won't...
ERIN !!!!! You need more testing done! Shame on your doctor, or did I miss where he was to do more testing? I have been reading about abnormal Lefts, and am dizzy from all the chemical names... Limit...
Ha ha ha, I love to get a tickle for someone, anyway I can.....Don't apologize, just enjoy a laugh :) Did ya hear about the redhead that went to the doc and told him everything she touched on her...
These are real. They are happening to you. They are straining your nerves and degrading the quality of your life. I have had all kinds of palps and they are scary. It has been awhile since I had any...
Hi Morticia. I am so sorry to hear about the way you feel. I am new to RA or A, whichever I have. Ihave my 3rd appointment soon with the rheumodude. He is still trying to figure me out. It's like...
Hey Erin, thanks for that info. Now my question is; does he strike the front of the ankle and hold the tendon/ligament on the backside of the ankle, while doing this test?...
GOOD....Mine is running high also (145/98). Taken with the real deal (I cannot spell sphyromanometer) too. I had to stop one of my medicines after taking it for over 3 years. Now I have to find a...
I did a search on dry itchy eyes and found that an arthritis flare can cause these symptoms. http://www.perret-optic.ch/optometrie/symptomes_diagnostiques/symptomes/opto_sympain_gb.htm#iritis ...
Hey, I haven't taken any MTX ever and the itching in my eyes has drove me nuts starting 3 days ago. It is getting better, but I thought I had poison ivy in them. They are also very dry and do not...
Your BP should be around 130/80 or less. If that was a correct BP reading from the machine in CVS, you need to see a doctor very soon. If you are in good shape, as you say, you will probably need to...
NUTS kill me!!!! I am recovering from oral steroids that really got to my gut. Before the medicine, I had found the secret to eating nuts and that is to chew them up really well. Someone on a board...
Ellie, they never did the troponin test as far as I know. I have also been through the hellish ego with the cardios....You're right about women not getting proper attention. I raise cane with them...
That plan makes more sense than anything I have ever heard. My rheumatoligist asked me the other day how much I was smoking (in a hurry and forgot to leave the weeds in the car). I told him more than...
Hi Ellie. Read this: Diagnostic Value of Troponin: Acute Myocardial Infarction Diagnosis Each year, approximately 6 million patients with chest pain are admitted to hospital emergency rooms as a...
No, he didn't say a word, and I didn't either...He started on my arm with the hammer and went to my knees and yes you're exactly right on the location...where my, well where you said. He did it on...
I just read this article. You guys probably know this, but I thought I should post this just in case. I hope it doesn't disturb anyone. It might be outdated information, as the date was 2004. Rj...
Hi Ducky /community/emoticons/smile.gif The rheumy tested my reflexes and I responded to all the little hammer smacks, except for this particular one in the front part of my ankle. I have searched...
Faye, I am not really sure about that. It is a very good question. Theoretically it seems that anything that lowers the acidity in the stomach would affect breaking down B-12, but to what extent, I...
Have any of you had the reflex test where the doc strikes the front part of your ankle, and what does it mean if your foot does not move, or there is no reflex? Thanks for any information. Rj...
Have any of you had the reflex test where the doc strikes the front part of your ankle, and what does it mean if your foot does not move, or the is no reflex? Thanks for any information. Rj...
Whew Djane, that's a hellava week for shore. You need some rest. You make me feel good, lol. How did all the heart tests come out, if you know already? I see that you take a beta blocker, Toprol XL....
P duration 120 Qrs duration 92 PR total 156 Qt interval 382 Qtc interval 403 Qt dispersion 54 and if I copied it right PRT axis 63/12/47 ----------------------------------------- Normal for these...
Did your doctor schedule an echocardiogram for you? I will look these data up when I get the time. If I really new anything about it, I could do it quickly. All those intervals and durations have...
The concern is just for vitamin B-12, as far as I know. It takes stomach acid to break it down, before being absorbed by the small intestine. B-12 deficiencies have been documented in many people...
Dream, I take prilosec also and I take it on an empty stomach to. You need to be aware about the B-12 not being broken down, because your stomach acids are reduced. That is why B-12 is not absorbed...
Tara, got me ole fingers crossed all aver for you. Please be well and I forgot to say welcome to the board :) I sure hope that all is well with you today, despite your conditions. It seems that if...
THR=max heart rate x % intensity [b]I believe the docs want people with known, or suspected heart disorders to shoot for 85% of their maximum heart rate. I could be wrong, but I will check....
Hi Sarah If you have a few PVCs try some magnesium supplements, if you don't take them already. You probably shouldn't worry about this medicine, but if after taking it at first, I would watch for...
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Hey you, stop smoking....Then see if you can tell me how to! Your ldl is a tad high and your hdl is a tad low. OTC niacin is good for something, I forgot, but it makes me sick. Lots of fishy oil and...