I had to double my dose of Atenolol to get tachycardia events to lessen. I can't take it until my blood pressure is high enough, usually after breakfast. I also just figured out I have to avoid...
Yes, get a second opinion. ask for an MRI or CT and find out if something has slipped or re-herniated. I disagree on using Cymbalta. I had an awful reaction to it - after using for a while, raising...
I got the staples out a couple of days ago. No pain spray. I ouched and cried through all 2 dozen snaps and jerks. I really hate staples! I should have gone to the ER, any ER. Pain from the scalp...
look up Rick's learningtarget website, posted just above, and find out how to calculate your sulfite tolerance. I tolerate up to 2000 micrograms a day. There are a lot of foods you an have if you...
I called doctor's office about severe dizziness Thursday and was told to go to ER to get a brain scan in case there was bleeding. I wish I had never complained. I got a ride there at 4. Waiting room...
I had a craniotomy to remove a meningioma last week. I had been promised pain relief after saying I knew the hospital has a policy against dilaudid, which is the only drug that works for me. Boy, was...
I've got a parietal meningioma that started to grow some and may be causing my symptoms, so it has to come out this week. Then I have to be in ICU for a few days. I've been falling a lot, dizzy, some...
My first lumpectomy and node biopsy a dozen years ago left me with axillary cording. I got the cords crushed, which they don't do now, but it worked. So after my second lumpectomy and another node...
There are tons of pages on sulfite allergy in the archives. Just put some keywords in the box at the top right next to the question mark. #1 thing to do is start a food journal. Write down everything...
I get tailbone pain because I have no padding in my butt. My tailbone hits the bed when I lie on my back. It hits the seat of any hard chair. I wish I could transfer my belly fat to my rear....
Molasses (sulfites!!!) is an ingredient in most stuffing bread cube. One brand was clean. Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned was the only one I found that didn't have it. It seems molasses is the latest...
I am sensitive to dilation eye drops too. I had one optometrist who just put a drop on paper and touched the eye with it. I absolutely am forced to advocate for myself. I had a "heart attack,"...
I had cataract surgery last week. I'm not everyone's favorite patient with my allergies including sulfites. I started my Prednisolone eyedrops before I found the package insert under the bottle. No...
Hey Karl! Wishing you well. Have patience and have more patience. It takes lots longer than the docs tell you to recover from this surgery. Try this diet:...
It's way too early for EGD. It takes months and months to fully recover from this surgery. Mine took a year! Of course, I had my stomach stuck partly in my chest. Listen to your doctor! You should be...
My husband had kyphoplasty twice. He had compression fractures from lifting a heavy object because of pretty severe osteoporosis. It worked great for him, got him up and moving. He was in terrible...
Now my long haul COVID is expressing itself in my heart and GI system. I've got SV tachycardia several times a day and heart electrical system blocks. I'm having daily diarrhea after eating, where...
All: do a little research on this site. Put your symptoms/ key words in the search box at the top right of the page. You'll have to scroll up to see it. You'll find tons of people posted on all these...
SD, I post here, and read some, but look up medical and scientific studies, more than one, to get actual information. I recommend that to everyone! Thanks for recommending second opinion. SharonZ,...
In addition to 25mg Atenolol daily (small dose) I have stopped caffeine (which was only half-caf). No withdrawal and tach and chest pain have reduced some. Keeping a food diary worked to find my...
For now I'm trying Atenolol daily instead of just PRN. I read a journal article that said beta blockers make things worse for heart blocks. But that's all the suggestion I got from the PA, and she...
I got a new cardiologist after previous one retired. Got COVID for the second at Christmas and have had frequent tachycardia episodes with shortness of breath, higher BP since then. I was prescribed...
I don't do Facebook, So I hope there will be more posts here. I'm trying to recover from COVID from before Christmas, but the tiredness, weakness and chest congestion just aren't going away. I tested...
Ask your water supplier for an analysis of their system's water and all their additives. Get your water tested privately. There are lots of companies that can do this! I don't think it's possible to...
https://share.upmc.com/2016/01/diet-after-nissen-fundoplication-surgery-for-gerd/ This diet is commonly recommended...
Unfortunately the salt-free water softeners have bad reviews. But keep researching. Read Rick Williams' free online book http://www.learningtarget.com/nosulfites/chronic.htm This book has everything!...
I'm with SharonZ. A couple of weeks is no time at all for recovery. You still have swelling, and it takes more time for this to go down. Don't let anyone do a stretch of your wrap yet!!!!! Some...
If you have a lot of conditions it makes financial sense to stay with a supplement. No co-pays, no deductibles for multiple visits. And you can always get a stand-alone prescription plan. Savings...
I have had no problem with peanuts or peanut butter until I ate a sandwich with Jif. My reaction to sulfites is tachycardia. ( I've had it bad enough to trigger a heart attack from spasm in a...
I learned many years ago that my reaction to flu shots was from an allergy. Since figuring out that I am sensitive to sulfites, now I know what that allergy was. It's not the vaccine, it's the...
If it's not constant pain, but rather hurts when you turn or move, it can be a trapped nerve from the surgery. I had that after a low abdominal surgery. That kind of pain usually goes away by itself...
It depends on patient's age and type and aggressiveness of the cancer what treatment should be taken. I went with lumpectomy, rads and hormone treatment with my first breast cancer. I wished later...
Hi sogood. Unfortunately, if opioids don't work for you MM probably won't either. They're metabolized by the same system. I found that out when I tried MM. I get very little, maybe nothing from...
Use the search box at the top right of the page. Just put in some keywords and hit enter....
There are a lot of posts on multiple chemical sensitivities and specific chemical sensitivities in the archives. A lot were posted in the allergy forum. If you post something there you might get a...
Biopsies are a pet peeve of mine. I had no biopsies before my first lumpectomy. The surgery was the biopsy. I'm a second timer, This time, 12 years after the first, an axillary node had a little...
Cathy, Ask your doctor. You are taking an extremely small dose, and your pain may be increasing. Only your doctor can advise you. The bad thing about tramadol is that it's very addicting, some say...
M&G: My phone automatically changed ICE into in Case of emergency. If I put in my husband's name or number my phone recognizes it as that as my ICE. In the large red envelope on the fridge there is a...
Sharon, There are a couple of hospitals where I have had surgery that are an hour away and have had dilaudid for me. I was just trying to use one that was closer for my driver since I was having...
This is the second hospital where I have had surgery that doesn't have dilaudid. The first, the second largest hospital in our large city, has a policy against giving more than .2 mg (yes, there's a...
Another hospital doesn't have dilaudid available! And that's the only pain med that works for me. Even dilaudid only helps in high doses. It's tough being opioid resistant! I went in for a breast...
I had bad reactions, because it gave me breathing problems, and it never worked for my nerve problems. I don't think it's worth anything. I was on a much higher level and had to stop cold turkey....
Sinus surgery was years ago. It didn't help right away, but after a year I noticed I was having fewer chronic type sinus infections. It's not a fun surgery - breaking bone isn't pleasant! I wouldn't...
Simple endoscopy shouldn't mess up the wrap. Just ask exactly what they plan to do. I was told I needed endoscopy for a problem years ago and asked, and the new young doc said he was going to stretch...
Been there - radiation; have that - hardness. It's sort of like cooking a piece of chicken in the microwave. It gets hard and stays that way. I'm on my second trip down lumpectomy lane after 12...
I had a lumpectomy and can't live with the result. I won't repeat the story, but it's on my previous post. I want the lift undone but I was told no surgeon would do it before radiation. I don't know...
I can't live with the koala face I have for a breast after my surgeon gave me a lift, without telling me anything. This was my second cancer, same breast, and I do praise my surgeon for offering me a...
Tuesday I had surgery for a second, new primary IDC ++-. Wednesday I woke up with Covid symptoms. Just got Covid test results today and it was positive. I had been thinking it was just a sinus...
A couple of weeks is just a start of recovery. It took me the best part of a year, although my surgery was 4 or so hours and my stomach was stuck partly in my chest, which was a horrible case. After...
You can find TENS units pretty cheap online, and they may help with muscle pain. But! getting up and moving is the best treatment. If you insist on going to a chiropractor review what they do first....