Hope this is an ok place to post this question. Am 58, in pain management for 4 years. Every single day for 4 years have had oxycodone/Percocet in system and constipation. 2 months ago used massive...
Hi Dreamgirl, what do you mean getting the info and taking it to them? I made an appointment to get a second opinion at Cleveland Clinic. 2 weeks from now. Rgrds T /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
Like commissioned car salesmen?...
Why? I don't know, I wondered what happened if it was blocked up again and now you are explaining it.....but how many times can they re-stent a stent? Looks like we're in for a heck of an adventure....
Doesn't the stent guarantee another bypass surgery down the line in the same place? T...
""Even though your EF is good, you have a low normal lv beat (caused by the hypokinesis, which can be reversed, or healed)."" I guess my question is how bad is it and can it just wait till we figure...
Hey Rj, It says here " The gated wall demonstrates hypokinesis to the anteroapex and EF of 53%. The resting first pass EF 50%. Overall Impression 1) Fair excercise capacity 2) Normal blood pressure...
Well I saw the cardiologist and heres the scoop. He says it was a "failed bypass" which is why the abnormal stress test. I asked him if this means that I will need another bypass surgery and he said...
Thanks RJ, when it was all said and done, they did not have a 65 slice machine and told me they could not help if they did not have previous post op reports. I asked them what would I have received...
This is very exciting news and I'm reading quite a bit about it. Here's a companies website that has done quite a bit of actual treatments http://www.theravitae.com Go to the news section, have your...
Hey Rj, have you tried St Johns wort for the arthritis? I've decided to see the cardiologist today to hear all about this "bad news" about my abnormal blood flow. I'm also calling Cleveland Clinic to...
I stopped taking it. I DID develop an arthritis type pain in my right hand. Went to see the doc who was well aware of my open heart surgery just a few months before that. Didn't even examine my hand....
Isn't it interesting. They had me on Lipitor and I had all kinds of aches and pains but when I mentioned it to the doc he said "they aren't from the lipitor" Sure /community/emoticons/eyes.gif ...
Aldo, what does UAB stand for? I was told my LAD was 100% blocked and that the bypass was the "gold standard" which using the mammary, should last me the rest of my life. That's what I was told. In...
Thanks, funny thing is though is I don't FEEL any problem. None. Other than my left leg ( I have a blockage there) I'm like the eveready bunny. So how much of a problem can abnormal blood flow be? I...
Hi Luanne, so sorry about Nicks troubles. I too have been told to get a second opinion at Cleveland Clinic. I was told they are the best. Here in Fla they are located in Ft Lauderdale ( Westin )which...
Oh Hey RJ, It's been 14 months since the bypass surgery and I just thought it was a good enough time to get a check up. Nothing else promted me to do this....
Hey RJ, Thank you for your reply. No symptoms whatsoever. Whereas I was tired a lot, had severe night sweats before the surgery ( which all went away after the surgery ), none of those or any new...
Here's what an interventional radiologist customer wrote: Tom, I am on vacation and do not have time for the complete analysis and answer. It is possible that one of the bypass grafts has failed, and...
I think I'd be willing to give this a shot...
This is already being done in some other countries, particularly Thailand where Don Ho just had it done a few months ago. How's he doing? /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
I had single bypass, mammary to LAD ( the LAD was 100% blocked) 14 months ago. I was told the mammary should last essentially the rest of my life. Well I had a stress test done last week and the...
It's an evil drug and habit and should be outlawed. If I only knew then what I know now /community/emoticons/nono.gif ...
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Thank you Els, funny how these things go huh? When I had the first cath 15 months ago I was panicked from just getting the cath. Now when it came to do the open heart surgery, THAT was terror. To do...
I had bypass surgery done 14 months ago. Had a stress test done last week and on friday the cardiologist called and said " I wish I had good news for you, but the tests show abnormal blood flow to...
Have a link to that story so we can all read it?...
I think I sneezed the first time about 8 weeks after the bypass and was really thankful it didn't happen sooner! Jeeez!...
I have not experienced that type of pain since about 3 months after the bypass. I had single bypass 14 months ago, mammary to lad. Just had a stress test and the cardiologist called me at 3PM on...