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Hi, everyone. Been looking for some type of support group and just happened to stumble onto this site today while looking up cardiac stress testing. It's going on 3 yrs. since my heart attack and am still feeling quite anxious and depressed! I had 2 stents put in and sent home alone to deal with my fears as I have no insurance and no means to afford a cardiologist. I am presently under the care of various doctors at a local "free" non-profit clinic, the only way to get all these meds. Help!
Hi, everyone. Been looking for some type of support group and just happened to stumble onto this site today while looking up cardiac stress testing. It's going on 3 yrs. since my heart attack and am still feeling quite anxious and depressed! I had 2 stents put in and sent home alone to deal with my fears as I have no insurance and no means to afford a cardiologist. I am presently under the care of various doctors at a local "free" non-profit clinic, the only way to get all these meds. Help!
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Close Coronary Heart Disease
I had my MI almost 3 yrs ago, with 2 stent implants. Still feeling quite anxious, scared and depressed. Looking for people with similar problems to talk with for moral support!
Treatments
- Angioplasty Working / Worked
- I guess it helped at the time, I lived through the MI, lol! But still a lot of chest pain, tightness, and shortness of breath.
- Aspirin Working / Worked
- Lipitor Working / Worked
- Don't really know if it's helping our hurting! It lowered my cholesterol quite quickly, but I really don't have a cholesterol problem. The cardiologist at hospital said I have a platelet problem. Seems to me my arthritic pain has increased terribly since the Lipitor!
- Plavix Working / Worked
- Stents Working / Worked
Close Chronic Pain
I was first diagnosed with degenerative arthritis in my spine when I was still in grade school. All these years later, I am now 55, after 3 car accidents and frequent falls down stairs, I am in such constant pain it's almost unbearable. I used to visit chiropractors years ago which seemed to help quite a bit. But when I was referred to see a neurologist for the damage the arthritis has caused I had to cancel. NO insurance and who can afford $250 just to walk through their front door?!
Treatments
- Acupressure Working / Worked
- It helped at the time during my chiropractic visits, but I can no longer afford that treatment.
- Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked
- Seemed to help quite a bit for a time but can't afford now.
- Flexeril Working / Worked
- Does absolutely nothing.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Never really seemed to do much for me.
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- Vicodon, hah! Might as well be a sugar pill!
- Marijuana Working / Worked
- Actually made my pain seem more intense.
- Morphine Working / Worked
- Given shots in the ER which did absolutely nothing.
- Naproxen Working / Worked
- Nothing!
- Neurontin Working / Worked
- Does nothing for the pain, but did seem to calm down the restless legs syndrome. Also made me terribly dizzy with constant tinnitus.
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- Percocet helped somewhat but made me sleepy. Tylox really messed with my stomach.
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