Prayers Needed-Udate ! Finally some answers !!

[Lady Amy of York]

  My string of bad luck has hit me  again. Ever since my incident with the anemia last summer, my digestive tract has not been right, and i keep getting constant bouts of diarrhea. I went twice now to the doctor and they said i had a bacteria infection and put me on antibiotics, but it did not help and so i actually made an appointment to see some one else .

Well then over the weekend, my feet and hands kept getting real puffy. Then yesterday I woke up with the worst pain in the mi idle of my chest like  someone was slamming their fist in me. I had pain running down my left arm too.  I was like " OH shi... !! "  ( excuse  the language !! )  The pain got worse and i was in a cold sweat.   My husband  called  for  the ambulance  and i was  rushed to the hospital.

 In the hospital they did EKG,  and blood work. One of  the blood tests  they did, showed i might have a clot, so then they did  a cat scan. I spent several hours in the ER , because my pulse keep racing over 100, and  my blood pressure went up to 210 over 140. Every time i moved, or  sat up, it would send my pressure even higher.


I thought sure they were going to admit me, as did my my husband.But as everyone who knows me, knows that i do not care  for  the local emergency room here, or  the service very much. Even though my blood pressure  and pulse were still on the high side  they released me, and told me  that i was to contact a cardiologist in the morning that was on staff there.

So this morning my husband called  the cardiologist for me  and told them went happen yesterday, and  to make  a long story short, I can not  be  seen until  Monday.

So i am trying my best to think positive, but it so frustrating. as everyone  who knows me, knows i have been thru enough  health wise, these last three years, with my thoracic surgery, the tumor on my spine, and  the surgery i had  last year. This was going to be my year to be healthy again.Oh well, I am not going to let this get me  down. I have gooten thru before...but I have to admit,,,,i am scared  this  time. I never had blood pressure that high.My arms  and legs are still very swollen.

Keep me  in your  thoughts please, and  my family too.  Thanks !!

[crazyrennie]

Keeping you in thoughts fro out here in Az

[Xantrawler]

Lady Amy when we meet at Sterling this year, (Notice I said when, think positive) I will give you the hug. You have been through a lot. I don't like the idea of you waiting until Monday or Tuesday. You do need to be in a hospital. Both the wife and I will keep you in our prayers and if you come to Strong in Rochester let me know and we will even visit after one of my treatments.

[Lady Amy of York]

Lady Amy when we meet at Sterling this year, (Notice I said when, think positive) I will give you the hug. You have been through a lot. I don't like the idea of you waiting until Monday or Tuesday. You do need to be in a hospital. Both the wife and I will keep you in our prayers and if you come to Strong in Rochester let me know and we will even visit after one of my treatments.

I am holding you to that hug my friend ! We both need to think positive, for i know  you are dealing with  your own health issues  too  right  now.

Yea, I am not thriiled about waiting till Monday to see the cardiologist, nor are my parents, but as anyone who knows me  and my health story, they know I am not thriiled  with the local hospital here.


Well, if i do not get any satisfaction here, one of my nieces works as a nurse on the cardiac care floor at the hospital in Albany, and she said she could  give me  names of  some  doctors  there.

[irish]

Good Grief! What will we do with you? No more being ill! Got that?? 
I hope things work out on Monday.  Make sure you call, if you need to talk. OK???

[renren]

Positive, healing thoughts headed your way from northern Minnesota!

[Lady Amy of York]

Hi. So here is the latest :

Went and had cat scans done on Friday of stomach and pelvic area to try to find cause of  the chronic diarrhea and  side pain, i have been getting for  the last three months now.  Doctor called  this morning and  said tests came back normal. he still wants  to see me Thursday  to go over them.


Then i saw  the Cardiologist  this afternoon.  Bottom line they did not feel that the swelling in my arms  and legs, the high blood pressure, chest pains, shortness of breath  was heart related, and had no deffinite explanation to what could be causing it. They did another EKG, checked my pressure, listen to lungs.

I'm still getting the diarrhea, my hands  and feet are still puffy, and i'm still short of breath  and  dizzy.


So good news is that the tests showed nothing wrong. The bummer news is that i am left  like usual  without any answers  to what is going on with me. I feel like screaming ! Even my husband Tim just shooked his head.   I think i will go down to the corner tavern and have  a couple  drinks !
UGH !!!!
Anyway, thanks  for the prayers.  Hugs--Amy

[Xantrawler]

Hang in there, we're all here for you

[irish]

{{{AMY}}}
Dang Sis! Maybe you need a few good shots of rum? 
As always, you are in my thoughts and prayers!

[Lady Amy of York]

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Good news ! Finally. finally....and for a change...took long enough...we have some answers to what have been causing my symptoms. Yea!!

The swelling, and puffiness of my hands, feet, legs and arms are due  to the Premarin (Estrogen ) they put me on after my hysterectomy last fall. So plan is to  lower the dosage.

As for the diarrhea i been having for months, since the Cat scans showed nothing wrong with my stomach or intestines, the doctors feel that it is a food allergy. To what we don't know. But they felt it could be to diary products.

And as far as the chest pains, erratic heart rhythm, and palpitations...one of my blood tests showed i was very low in potassium. Low potassium levels causes the heart to work harder and can cause cardiac like symptoms.

Also, low sodium can cause tingling  that i have been getting in my hands and feet.

So i had the thoracic surgery 2 years ago to remove the tumor on my spine that was pressing on nerves and causing problems.

Then i was still left with dizziness and passing out, and tremors, which we found was due to the anemia, so i had the hysterectomy last fall.

But there was still the tingling, diarrhea, swelling, and the erratic heart rhythm, and palpitations, and the numbness in my hands and feet.

But as i said, now we know the Premarin caused the swelling, and the low potassium caused the tingling, and the heart stuff. As for the numbness , who knows maybe it causes that too.I do know also i have 2 bulging discs in my back that may be causing it, but no way am i having back surgery.

But finally some answers. Yea !!! Yea!!

[crazyrennie]

Keeping you in the thought from out here in AZ
Congrats on the good news!
crazy

[ladylissame]

Answers are good to have

[irish]

YEA!!!!!! Finally!! I am so glad they have given you some answers!
Still in my prayers and still need some rum! 

[Baroness de Vale]

So glad to hear that you have answers to your problems! Yea! I had physical therapy because I had tingling in my fingers caused by a bulging disc. The tingling disappeared and a year and a half later I still have no problem. I didn't know that low potassium caused palpitations. I've been having them and thought I was on the verge of an anxiety attack. I figured one of my other medicines was causing that, and a recent EKG showed no problems. I was just diagnosed with low potassium and the doctor put me on a supplement. Hopefully that will get rid of that little problem. Thanks for posting about it because you helped relieve my mind!

[Anna Iram]

Amy, if I were you I'd tell my doctor I wanted an alternative to Premerin. It's a horrid drug. Not just for the side effects, but for how it is made. Do some reading about it and say no.

I wish you could find a natural health practitioner up there. One that would look to making you well.