Author |
Topic: knowledgeable ER doc (Read 523 times) |
|
kevmd
New Board Veteran
Who needs a hypothalamus anyway?
Gender: 
Posts: 148
|
 |
knowledgeable ER doc
« on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 5:32pm » |
 Quote  Modify
|
actually came across one last night. Went in for chest pains I've been having for a week that seemed to get worse. Actually had a 2 minute conversation with him about CH and he knew what he was talking about. Asked if I was using high flow oxygen. I was very impressed. No problems with the ticker....ekg/chest xray were normal. Blood test showed some high lvels of things due to the prednisone but thats it. Still don;t know why I had pain but at least all the years taking verapamil hasn;t done any damage. Need to get a stress test done but I'm not worried. Only got hit once yesterday and once today. Alot less shadows. ALOT more of the clearness in the head that I haven;t felt in a while. Hopefully this means things are settling down. Trying to stay positive. You guys are starting to rub off on me I guess. Wishing everyone well
|
|
 IP Logged |
|
|
|
Guiseppi
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Gender:
Posts: 2703
|
|
Re: knowledgeable ER doc
« Reply #1 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 5:39pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Damn, stumbled accros a diamond in the dung heap! Maybe all of our educational attempts are paying off finally!
Glad to hear thngs are easing up on you.
Guiseppi
|
|
IP Logged |
Why are all sensors, seeking intelligent life, pointed AWAY from earth?
|
|
|
Linda_Howell
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Hearing is one thing. Listening is another.
  
Gender: 
Posts: 6721
|
|
Re: knowledgeable ER doc
« Reply #2 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 5:57pm » |
Quote Modify
|
What a great thing...and this was a Cardiologist who was so knowledgable????
|
|
IP Logged |
Kindness, is gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us.
|
|
|
Jackie
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Go For It!!!
Gender:
Posts: 2963
|
|
Re: knowledgeable ER doc
« Reply #3 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 6:06pm » |
Quote Modify
|
That's encouraging....maybe the word is getting out 
Glad you're doing better too....
Jackie
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
kevmd
New Board Veteran
Who needs a hypothalamus anyway?
Gender:
Posts: 148
|
|
Re: knowledgeable ER doc
« Reply #4 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 6:07pm » |
Quote Modify
|
It was the ER doc. I don't think he was the cardiologist. THough I did not think to ask at the time. Refreshing none the less. Giuseppe.....I thought of OUCH immediatley after talking to him.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
DennisM1045
New Board Hall of Famer
One wave at a time!
Gender:
Posts: 1639
|
|
Re: knowledgeable ER doc
« Reply #5 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 8:31pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Always good to hear the word is getting out. I'm finding more Drs that at have at least heard of CH. Most still don't know the first thing about how to treat it though. Except my Neuro. He's on top of things...
Glad to hear things are easing up Kev. How long have you been on that pred taper now?
-Dennis-
|
|
IP Logged |
Dancing the dance since 1995 ... Family member since 2007 ... No longer alone
|
|
|
kevmd
New Board Veteran
Who needs a hypothalamus anyway?
Gender:
Posts: 148
|
|
Re: knowledgeable ER doc
« Reply #6 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 8:42pm » |
Quote Modify
|
been on predisone for about a month. I have 2 days left at 10mg each. I didn't know that the predisone raised your sugar. Also had a high white cell count. I think Potasium was high as well. It was 2am and i was very tired. Tried to absorb everything he said but I'm sure I missed something. But I still hope I;m headed in the right direction. I think todays hit had something to do with my sleep schedule getting screwed up.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
thebbz
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Ow,Ow,Ow
Gender:
Posts: 2181
|
|
Re: knowledgeable ER doc
« Reply #7 on: Mar 3rd, 2008, 9:34pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Freakin prednisone raises about everything. Well not everything. 
all the best
thebb
|
|
IP Logged |
It wasn't me I didn't do it
|
|
|
BarbaraD
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Hugs to ya
Gender:
Posts: 5164
|
|
Re: knowledgeable ER doc
« Reply #8 on: Mar 4th, 2008, 8:38am » |
Quote Modify
|
I'm sorry but I've got to tell my predisone story. My late hubby had to go into the ER one night and they gave him a large dose of predisone. Then they admitted him. During the night his blood sugar went up the point he almost went into a coma. The next morning the doc came in and told him he was a diabetic.... He looked at the doc and yelled at him, "Well I damn sure wasn't when I came in here!"
They gave him all the diets - insulin, the testing kit, etc. turns out it was just the predisone and he actually wasn't a diabetic. He was still bitching about them trying to MAKE him a diabetic up till the day he died.
Hugs BD
|
|
IP Logged |
What don't kill ya, Makes ya stonger!
|
|
|
wanna_swap_brains
New Board Junior
Gender:
Posts: 71
|
|
Re: knowledgeable ER doc
« Reply #9 on: Mar 6th, 2008, 5:42am » |
Quote Modify
|
on my first visit to a&e was seen by a german doctor who mentioned ch,he gave me o2 and some injection?that was mid november,on my latest visit to gp she narrowed my condition down to 2 things,ch or tn and told me all the pills she and the other docs had gave me wunt touch it(like i dint know already) i gave her this web address and the ouch uk one,if it helps her help me then maybe im on the right path.she also gave me 1 sumatriptan injector to give it a try.stuart
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
Help
Search
Members
Member Map
Login
Register
Reply
Notify of replies
Send Topic
Print
test rss