04-05-2008, 04:43 PM
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| Senior Member   | Joe do one more thing make sure your wifes doctors are in the loop on knowing what drugs she's "been" takeing and now that she has more to take for her hearrt they might want to make some changes or take away some of the drugs. I'm not leaveing anything to chance I'm praiseing the Lord that she is better and it turned out not as bad as it looked. Peace be with both of you...Mike |
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04-05-2008, 06:15 PM
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| Super Moderator   |  Joe...just turned on g&g and read about your situation. Your wife needs you now more than ever before. I'm sure you're trying to do the right things. Best advice I read above was to let her docs know absolutely all the meds she's been taking and has access to right now. Too many people don't and get medically "confused" and worse. I'll keep her in my prayers, too.
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04-05-2008, 07:31 PM
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| HMFIC   | Joe, best of luck man. Sorry to hear that, but I hope she gets better. You two will be in my prayers.
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04-05-2008, 08:10 PM
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| Senior Member  | Joe you and your wife will get through this. Take care, stay calm and relax. She will pick up on any nervousness you are feeling which will only make things worse for her. We will be wishing you all the best.
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04-06-2008, 02:10 PM
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| Senior Member  | I truly hope everything turns out okay. I'm so sorry to hear the bad news. I'll keep you both in my prayers, and hope to hear good news soon!!
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04-06-2008, 04:45 PM
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| Senior Member | The minimal damage is very good news, Joe. Be as gentle as you can with her; she's going to be fragile for a few days. May I offer a bit of advice? My wife lost her father who had a heart condition and was overweight a decade ago because of his medications fighting each other. For example, he was on a weight control med that required him to restrict his fluid intake; and at the same time on a heart med that required him to drink copious amounts of water! He had three doctors and they didn't talk to each other, and I personally think that's what killed him. Unless her doctor knows every last medication she is on, he can't calculate how they interact and what conflicts they may have between them; or if two drugs synergize adversely, which does happen. You need to give her primary physician a complete list of everything from the baby aspirin she takes as a blood thinner to the plaque preventative she takes to keep her arteries open, and everything in between. All of them, including her vitamin pills; skip none of them. Make an appointment with him if necessary so the two of you can talk to him about it. You said "she's taking enough drugs to open a drugstore." If that is true, there is a real chance one or more of the drugs conflicts with another. When my mother came to live with us the last year of her life, she had been living in a nursing home for a few months while we did renovations to get ready for her coming. She brought with her about twenty (no exaggeration) drugs she was taking on a daily basis. She was getting her health care from the VA, so the first thing I did was make an appointment with the local VA hospital and get her a new primary physician. I brought a complete list of what she was taking to the appointment. He gave her a physical, drew blood and all the rest of it, read her medications list and told me to throw all of them in the garbage. He called down an order to the pharmacy for a complete new set of medication for her that cut the number of pills she'd been on in half. He told me my suspicion that some of the meds were fighting each other was right. The ones he prescribed would keep her going and would not fight with each other. This is a step you can't afford to overlook. Talk to her doctor. |
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04-06-2008, 07:33 PM
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| Senior Member  | Glad everything is looking good. Your wife was officially put on the First Presbyterians prayer list the morning. Although, I did get a few strange looks when I raised my hand upon prayer requests and said "NRA Joe's wife."
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04-06-2008, 07:43 PM
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| Senior Member  | My thoughts and prayers go out for your wife and may she have a speedy recovery and get home soon. As for the what, 6 hours before getting a room, typical. I hope she's doing well.
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04-07-2008, 12:18 AM
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| Super Moderator  | Joe my prayers go out to ya buddy I hope she pulls through without and future problems.
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04-07-2008, 12:53 PM
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| Senior Member  | Joe you'll be in my thoughts and prayers, take care of her and set your frustrations aside if you can. She will need your support and my friend I know from the past you need to be as hard as iron. Take each moment as a blessing and plan for tomorrow being a better day. God bless and keep both of you.
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04-07-2008, 06:00 PM
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| Senior Member  | I pray for a speedy recovery for you all |
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