Shae1961
Status: AFIB is the very worst!
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- Hello...looking for help re afib. I was diagnosed w/lone afib about 5 yrs ago. Wore a loop recorder for 3 yrs before it’s battery died w/only a few afib episodes identified.Since battery died I’ve been having issues again.Still on Atenolol...
- Hello,I've been having BP problems and today I ended up in ER. The triage nurse took pressure at wrist w/little cuff and she got 209/113, 2 mins later a 2nd nurse took it w/average size upper arm cuff and he got 189/99 and then the doc took it a...
- I have had HBP for approx 20 yrs. I also have AFIB and GERD.I am approx 50 lbs overweight and trying desperately to lose it.Lately I've been having BP spikes (180-190 over 95-105) on a daily basis. I get slight breathlessness, chest tightness...
- Hello, I am new to this board so here goes. I take Avapro 300mg, HCTZ 25mg and Atenolol 50mg and still my BP is 150/100 even at rest. I get headaches and chest tightness quite often. I just had an echo, cardio said, "the pictures weren't great,...
- I have had a Loop Recorder since January 2015. It has picked up 2 very brief (10-30 seconds) of AFIB. Still on aspirin, sometimes get dizzy, worried having TIA or stroke. Cardio doesn't feel it's related. Even when balance feels off too. ...
- Fear of the unknown is overwhelming. No info from EP re what the Loop Recorder has discovered. Still taking beta blocker and BP meds. EP still doesn't have me on a blood thinner, just aspirin.I've done some research on the different blood...
- The lack of sleep is definitely starting to cause problems So is the lack of caloric intake. Doc have me lorazepam that doesn't really calm me down, just makes it hard 2 fuction, very sleepy. Still on aspirin, atenolol, hctz and avapro. This is...
- I gave up walking. I've cancelled a trip to see my family in PA. Afib has ruined my life in more ways than one. So down with no light at the end of the tunnel. I also got a sleep apnea diagnosis last week; it just gets better and better. What...
- Terrified, had loop monitor put in at EP's advice, it caught several afib episodes, short in duration, longest about 5 mins, been non-stop stressing since (I know this won't help it), see EP tomorrow, right now taking mag, atenolol, hctz, avapro and...
- I am new to this group and I'm hoping someone has an answer for me. My blood pressure is all the sudden out of control. I take 3 meds already and I still spike at least one or twice a day to 175/100 or higher. Got appt on July 9th with kidney/HBP...
- As you know I am getting ready to have GB surgery on 12/28/12. Been having funny chin/jaw pain and upper back pain, saw cardio for surgery clearance, he said it could be angina, but he doubted it, as my ekg remains the same and my last nuclear...
- Well, 12/28/12 is just around the corner and so is my gallbladder surgery. I'm worried, but it's time.I came home 2 nights ago and had pain between my shoulder blades and stomach pain for 8 hrs. I called doc the next morning, she thought it might...
- I had a HIDA scan and it was determined that I have a very poorly functioning gallbladder and it needs to come out....20% function at that time.Ok, then they said my common bile duct is at 10mm, ok, but they are concerned about the greasy stools and...
- Gallbladders has got to come out, there is no more procrastinating :-( I'm female, 51 yrs old, and I have afib, HBP, GERD, a slightly enlarged heart (all those years of HBP I guess) and I am terrified! I was trying to hold out until after the...
- Well, I've tried everything! After 30 days of homeopathic and holistic attempts to control my gallbladder disease it has worsened and my latest ultrasound shows enlargement of the common bile duct. I have an appt with the surgeon tomorrow to...