Journal Entry for August 19, 2008
August 19, 2008 2:19am
Well I haven't been sure how to write this journal but here goes!!
After being admitted into ICU with atrial Fibrillation in JulyI have had lots …
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I am 51 years old and have been fit nearly all my life. Only a few aches and pains) I have two grown up children. A son and daughter. My daughter has just got married. I have been looking after my 94 year old Mum. I now feel like a big moaner with a back problem and heart problem!!!
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I love reading, doing crosswords, being outdoors, caravanning, walking, going to gym. (all of this has come to a halt now) I love being with my family and friends.
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Koetsh wrote a journal entry: Journal Entry for August 19, 2008 2:19am
Well I haven't been sure how to write this journal but here goes!!After being admitted into ICU with…
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I AM NOT SURE IF THE PICTURE IN YOUR PROFILE IS OF YOU OR EVEN IF IT IS OLD OR NEW. BUT YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT TO ME. THANKS FOR ASKING ABOUT ME. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. AND LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ARE DOING FROM TIME TO TIME. I LIKE HEARING FROM YOU I WISH YOU THE BEST. BOB
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Thanks for the hug. I'm waiting to see if a change in beta blocker is going to cut the fatigue. Also trying to find solution to bad lower back. How about you?
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Hi welcome, to the positive chronic pain group, it is so full of support, and great friends thanks for joining hope to talk to you soon
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Thank you for writing me. I do feel alone right now. I have neglected my DS friends. I am sorry, think I'll start with a journal entry.
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I just wanted to welcome you to the positive chronic pain group. I see your not feeling well and I'm sorry. I hope you enjoy the group and get to know everyone there. They are truly alot of help and support. Again welcome..
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Close Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
I was rushed to ICU last weekend with a racing heart,and out of breath. I thought it was a major panic attack. I was put on meds and hooked up to all the machines. They didnt work so I had a cardio version. My heart is pumping normal now but I am getting terrible headaches. I also have a back problem so these meds will interfere with my pain medication. I am feeling pretty down right now.
Treatments
- Amiodarone Too Soon to Tell
- Coumadin Too Soon to Tell
Close Arrhythmias
Hi, I recently been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and was cardio versed in ICU. I am feeling OK now but only seeing the dr at end of July to fill me in on what is next. I am taking warfarin and Hexarone but also suffer with chronic backache after an op 2 yrs ago. I'm not too happy.
Treatments
- Amiodarone Working / Worked
- With these meds my heart is much slower but I do get pains in my chest and are quite breathless at times. I am down to 1 Hexarone a day now and 1/2 Warfarin. It seems to be helping.
Open Back Pain
I had a discectomy almost two years ago.L4/L5 and L5/S1. It was nearly 9 months before I could even sit.I started to feel a bit better then gradually got worse.I sometimes have numbness in my feet.I have trouble getting up and down to sit or to bend.The pain is driving me crazy. The dr want to operate again and do a fusion but there is disc narrowing & degeneration in all the discs.I dont want another op.I have recently been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation too.I am very frustrated & in pain.
Treatments
- Bedrest Somewhat Helpful
- Only for a short time if I lie down then I need to get up and move around.
- Heat Somewhat Helpful
- It eases the pain a little bit.
- Stretching Somewhat Helpful
- When doing some of these exercises it did help but then sometimes I may have overstretched without realising it and then back to square one again.
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