I'm 56. Several years ago I was dx with chronic diastolic dysfunction failure. With help from diuretics I lost 100 pounds in fluid. I was stunned when diagnosed. I still am and have trouble believing it. Lately I've had nagging coughs. I'm here to find out if anyone else has experienced this coughing and also had trouble with acceptance.
View 1 RepliesJust diagnosed and see cardiologist this week. What is treatment and approximate life expectancy from time of diagnosis.
View 1 RepliesIs an enlarged heart classed as heart failure?
View 9 RepliesI started out watching porn and masturbating when I was 10 or 11 years old. I didn't have a girlfriend until I was 15. The first time we tried to have sex I couldn't get an erection sufficient enough for penetration. The times after that we tried to have sex and I got a weak erection, but managed to penetrate her. I got pretty hard when I was inside but it quickly goes away when I'm not inside her. I realize what the porn and masturbation has done to me all these years so I'm unable to perform in real life situations. After reading many people in similar situations as me, I've decided to give up porn/masturbation forever to be able to perform in real situations with real girls. Summer is coming up when I will be able to go to my girlfriend's house in a little less than two months. I've installed porn blockers and stopped masturbating since about four or five days ago. I feel absolutely no urge to watch porn or masturabte. Do you think I will be healed? I hate living like this and want this to be over with. If you have any questions, just ask.
View 2 RepliesMy mom is 91. She has CHF and with watching salt, has been controlled quite well. She will get some edema in the both lower legs and ankle and feet but that has in the past gone down. She has developed this ankle / foot fluid edema in the left foot for 2 weeks. Can't get it to go down. Went to her heart doc. Said to begin Lasix 20 mg for 3 days. Its not gone yet...on third day. Urinating a lot. She's watching salt now close. Is it rare for edema and fluid to be in ONE ANKLE/FOOT? She has one kidney. Actually she can get quite dehydrated often.
Kidney is usually ok. She was diagnosed with peripheral artery disease but that hasn't been an issue for quite a while. Can I please get comments on what kind of treatment long term is she looking at. She's only 5 ft tall and not overweight. Should she get the stockings if she also has perph artery disease?
After you start Lasix, will it take a few days to do down?
Pills for RA are not working for me so rheumatologist is suggesting self-injected Humira or Enbrel. I read the side effects and they are scary. Especially it can cause heart failure even if you don't have a bad heart. I'd like to hear from any of you who are on these drugs and your experience with them.
View 2 RepliesI had stuff to do today that I could not leave. I have since had several dizzy spells. I get these when I do the school run. Has anyone fully passed out?
View 9 RepliesI was just wondering if anyone has protein in their urine with Chronic Kidney Disease and what did your doctor do about it if anything. I am trying to keep my GFR stable. The last time it went up a bit but am worried about the protein causing more damage quicker.
View 5 RepliesI have been reading the boards about ETD and all the other potential causes of my ear problems for the last 6 months and am still without a clue what is causing my particular issue.
The story is long and like so many others on these boards also very frustrating. In March I was diagnosed with and inner ear virus as I was dizzy, foggy headed and had a slight sensation of fullness in my left ear (all occurred less than 24 hours after a 3 hour flight). This lasted for 3 weeks at the end of the three weeks all symptoms subsided except for the constant need to "pop" my ears. This lasted 4 days and was gone.
For 3 weeks I was symptom free, I had to take another flight which went off without any problems. For days after the flight I had spells of dizziness and on day 7 after the flight hear came the ear fullness and need to "pop" my ears.
Went back to the ENT and was told I have ETD and will resolve....6 months, 4 ENT's and an Allergist later my ears still feel pressurized. I have mad improvement over the months and instead of having to "pop" my ear 1 million times a day I am down to maybe a half a dozen.
My major concerns are:
While driving my ears bother me the most I feel increased pressure instantly no matter if the windows are open or closed.
Also I have post nasal drip MD diagnosed with non allergic rhinitis, never had that prior to the dizziness and ear issues.
ENT and others say it will go away it just takes time, I have not read of anyone's ETD going away on this board and feel like I can not live with this forever!
What are your opinions: will it resolve over time are we stuck with this forever?
I have been on oral and nasal steroid no significant improvement, I am doing acupuncture and seeing a chiropractor. I am negative for any allergies and my MRI came back negative.
The next step is tubes which they say can help in 50% of case and may make it worse in the other 50%, as much as I want this to go away I can not even take the chance of making it worse.
Let me start off by saying I am a 20 year old male who was fine before all of this started. I went to the ER for chest pain and palpitations they did the basic test like EKG Xray and Blood work. The ER doctor said i was fine and they let em go home but said i need to see a cardiologist to just make sure everything was fine. So i went to see a cardiologist and the hospital faxed over all of my test results. Based on my ER visits EKG i have an abnormally high P wave everything else on the EKG was fine. They set me up for a Echocardiogram to make sure i did not have an enlarged heart. that test came back normal and they said i did not have a enlarged heart. They set me up for a Stress Echo test I went in for the test got my heart rate up to 200bpm the before and after pictures of my heart looked good and they said everything was working fine and that i was healthy. But during the test i still have those high P waves showing up on the EKG which he said was caused because I am very thin chested and my hear beats close to the surface of my chest so the EKG pick up a higher voltage. Now i have noticed a slight arrhythmia when i take my pulse it tends to beat at 60 bpm then 5 or 6 beats later it jumps to 80 bpm then back to 60 after 5 or so beats. This comes and goes and does not happen all the time and when it does happen it only last up to 30 minutes but during that time i feel fatigued . And finally my blood pressure seems high the systolic pressure is always within normal range its the diastolic that always above normal when i tested my blood pressure with a home blood pressure monitor today it was at 135 over 87 then when i tested it later on in the day it was 127 over 83 i have noticed in multiple test the diastolic seem to float around the mid 80's to 90's the highest i have seen is 133 over 99. The cardiologist does not see to think there is anything wrong with me I have another appointment this week to bring up the high blood pressure and the arrhythmia.
View 5 RepliesOkay, so a little over 4 months ago, I donated my left kidney. For the past month, I've been having a slight pressure (not quite pain) in my right lower back area, where my one kidney is. I just had a checkup a few days ago with urine and blood tests, and I have seen the results. There is no indication that anything is wrong though. Maybe they missed something? I forgot to mention this to the kidney doctor during my appointment though.
View 1 RepliesI really don't know what to do, i just made another apt for second opinion on hrt. I have alot of symptoms and much anxiety and don't know what to do. Both success and unsuccessful tries of these hormones will be much appreciated.I
View 24 RepliesI had microfracture/debridement for an ankle OCD of the medial talar dome of my right ankle at the end of April 2010. Other than my doc having issues with the cartilage flaking off when he tried to clean things out - all went well. At least I thought so at the time.
Went through several months of PT and it seemed pretty good.
About 18 months post surgery, I was having issues with the ankle. My doc at the time suggested a shot of cortisone - which I agreed to - but didn't really help. He then suggested I might look into other options - all of which my insurance considered "experimental" and would not pay for. So I limped along.
Finally, last month, while stretching my ankle gave a loud "pop", hurt like the dickens and swelled up. So, I finally felt "pushed" to go to a new doc my primary highly recommended (and who was covered by my new insurance).
Wonderful new doc. Admitted he felt OATS was not a step for me since my OCD went off the side of the talus. He was going to send me to someone who specialized in cadaver plants - but first - a new MRI.
New MRI was good, but with the high powered system, my ankle was in bad shape - felt like it knocked something loose in the joint. I called the new doc to ask if that was a possibility. He called me back himself and said he already had the results of the MRI and he now felt comfortable recommending re-doing the microfracture/debridement again over the cadaver implant. As he said, if the m/d failed we could still do the other at a later date.
So I have an appointment on Monday to actually SEE the MRI results and discuss/set-up surgery. My biggest challenge - choosing a time frame.
While I would love to do it immediately and be done with it - our county fair is in a month and as a Division Chair, I know I wouldn't be able to do my job in any way (climbing and setting displays) - and my kids are all Division Chairs on their own, so I really don't have any help to rely on. Then there is the wedding of my adopted son five hours away the first weekend in September....My oldest son suggested I wait until after the wedding - which is fine - except for the fact that it's football season and I'm running for public office and have a campaign to very literally run! LOL. Maybe being on crutches for the busiest part of my campaign will get me a few sympathy votes - because I think I will talk to the doc about saving the surgery for early September.....which will put me able to walk somewhat normally maybe by Christmas.
So - I am back to this adventure again. Has anyone had to do it a second time with the same ankle?
They used to say 1 in a thousand went wrong,(when I had mine) then it became 1 in a hundred, now it`s one in 10 with PVPS and a risk of about 4% with other problems. How long before they tell us the truth, some say as high as 30% with problems!!
View 5 RepliesI had an ulnar shortening osteotomy and tfcc debridement on may 24th. I had been misdiagnosed with tendonitis for three years, then an MRI revealed a tear in my tfcc. They cleaned up the tear and then shortened my ulna by 6mm.
So my bone is healing and stable. I have almost all of my range of motion back. But the pain in the soft tissue on the ulnar side of the wrist is worse than before surgery.
I have adjusted my whole life around the pain. I no longer have hobbies, cook my own food, or even pick up my three year old son (which is heartbreaking). The most daunting part of this is that I can not do my job. I can type and email, but I can not use my drawing programs for more than 30 minutes a day without screaming. I have spent my whole life training for this career, and all of a sudden I am no longer able to do the job I am paid to do.
I met with the doctor today and he said there is nothing more he can do for me medically. I don't know if this is a failed surgery or not, but I know that I am no better off than before. I had the surgery because I could no longer do my job, and now I have had the surgery and still can't do my job.
The doctor also said there is nothing he could do for me pain wise.
My questions are:
Is there really nothing they can do for the pain? No shots? Nothing? Am I expected to work in excruciating pain or not at all?
Would I even have a chance at disability? I can work at a computer, I just can't use the skill set I have that makes me employable. I feel like I would have to start from scratch.
Is this considered a failed surgery? Should I get a second opinion? My surgeon is the best in my state and is really nice. I don't know if there is a better surgeon out there.
Do any of you live with chronic pain? How do you do it? Do you have any tips as to where to start?
I feel such a failure. I'm a trained nurse I give other people advice all the time yet I cannot help myself...let alone others. This is so difficult. I thought I was healthy. I eat well and have a positive disposition...well I used to. Will I ever be the same again?
View 71 Repliescurrently my creatine 205.
can take enalapril or losartan? will it affect or worsen kidney function.
well, i have been taking enalapril since 2008 . my creatinine was hopping around 150-180 in these 7 years till 2015.
However, due to chronic diarrhea , vomiting. acute renal failure. creatinine shoot up to 400 in Jan and urine infection in march.
creatinine now hopping around 200-250.
doctor stop my enalapril and replace with amlodipine 5mg
once i stop the enalapril , my urine protein is back. from march 0.17g to 0.61g. i am worried.
i didn't have any urine protein over those few years since 2009 to 2015. i guess this is the reason which i can keep well in my condition with creatinine hopping around 150-190.
i am worried that the urine protein my cause my kidney worsen and dialysis may starts soon.
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I have had a chronic cough for 4 weeks now and still coughing. Just yesterday after I coughed, my right side rib was hurting alot. It hurts to move, breathe, and cough. The pain also goes to my back on the right side and up to my armpit. Is it possible that I have cracked a rib from coughing too hard?
View 1 Replies3 weeks ago, i was admitted in hospital. over my 2 weeks staying in hospital, doctor didn't do anything, didn't on drip . just give me injection of Hydroxychloroquine.and i was diagnosed with urine infection. so creatinine able to goes up from 160-210. but down again to 155.
however, last few days, my creatinine shoot up to 240. such a shocked to me. as i didn expect there is so much shoot in just few weeks time.
doctor has been stop my enalapril, which i used to protect kidney and keep my urine protein negative.
however, there is 1+ urine protein in my urine test. my blood pressure used to below 130/80. now sometime, it can shoot up to 150/95 if i do some physical activity.
i have been worried for my condition. This year, i was admitted twice. Jan admitted due to diarrhea and dehydration. delay the admission. so creatinine shoot up to 400++, nearly need dialysis. however, after drip. then able to drop to 150++
then during march usual check up. my creatinine also shoot up to 240. however, after the hospital stay, it manage to down back to 150++
i wonder is it because i started to work and sometime i worked quite late. then my creatinine shoot up so much?
This has happened quite a few times over the years and have been to the doctors but they do not do anything. i don't know if it's allergies or what it is. i am completely asleep, sometimes i dream i am drowning or can't breath, but don't know if that is actually because i can't breath and have this sort of dream or whatever it is. i suddenly wake up, realise i cannot breath no air, totally blocked in my chest that's what it feels like. it feels like i have not breathed in ages. so desperately trying to breath get air in, eventually after several minutes air goes in, but at same time i have started coughing and coughing whilst trying to get air in. then also this happens each time i seem to produced something thick down the back of my throat, its like a river and have to keep swallowing otherwise it will choke me, so choking with this thick stuff (which has no taste and going down the back of my throat), and coughing as its blocking my airway, after a long time it settles down. has anyone got these symptoms? what is it? then i could go to the doctors and say hey this is what someone else has had. It is so frightening each time it happens and it only happens when i am asleep. can some please help with their views or shared experiences, there must be others out there with such a problem.i am 48 year old woman on thyroxine for 9 years for underactive thyroid, take 180mg of telfast allergy tablet a day for urticaria (itchy rash, hives) and take nasal spray twice a day for rhinitis.
View 14 RepliesThe other day, I checked myself into the hospital because I was having difficulties breathing and a slight chest pain. The doctors ran a plethora of tests, including an EKG, MRI, and X-Rays. All of the tests, according to the doctor, came back "100% normal". The ER staff said there were no signs of anything serious and it should pass. Perhaps it's a muscle being weird or something?
The chest pain is mostly gone but breathing is still a challenge. It's difficult to take a FULL breath. No coughing. No wheezing. Anybody ever experienced this? The other day I went to the grocery store and I was winded afterwards. It does not seem right.
I'm going to see the doctor for a follow up on Monday, and I'm monitoring the situation closely. Are there breathing tests they can have me do? It seems like cardiac-wise everything is fine, but something is still up. I know to go to the ER if it gets too bad, but I'm curious if anybody has seen / heard / experienced something like this.