Author Topic: heart issues (Read 24609 times)

ESCANABAJOSH · « **on:** May 01, 2008, 06:24:16 PM »

well i just got back from the doc's and they say that my bottom half of my heart is inlarged and that i might have a inlarged septum? i'm not sure what all that means but i gotta get some more stuff done ( a "echo" scan) to see but they said it might be surgery or it could just be more pills.....all this came 6 months after getting diagnosed with a bad case of highblood presure ( when i went in it was like 180/120, i know it sounds like BS but they said i was luck it didn't burst!) i may be off a little on the B.P. but not much.

and all this and i bet you's guys think i'm mid to late 40s mabey early 50's right.

i turn 25 the end of the month!!!!!!!!!!!!! anyone else go thru this stuff ? any advice would be appriciated.

it started like 2 weeks ago i would get this fealing in my cheast like someone was sitting on me and like everything inside stopped and kinda get dizzey....this would happen 10 times a day some times only once or twice. i went in to the walk in and turn's out it's realy serious! they said next time that happens i have to call 911 and get to the er not to even have someone drive me......well it happen again but i didn't go i called the doc and she said next time GO! this stuff sucks. again any help or advice i thank you.

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2008, 08:44:35 PM »

Listen to your DR. Your blood pressure is dangerously high for a 25 year old. I am no Dr. but am an EMT and your pressures are nothing to ignore.

Dont know what your habits are but if you drink, STOP. Alcohol destroys the heart muscle, faster in some than others.

We had a local 27 year old that drank like a fish and he died from an enlarged heart. He was on a dry wall job one day and dropped dead. Dont mean to scare you but I beg of you, get the help you need to fix the problem.

Keep us posted and I sure hope your Dr. gets you taken care of fast!

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2008, 10:12:58 PM »

thanks for the advice.....i too am know to drink like a fish, untill this past weekend that is....i was at 2 -30 pk's a week all myself, but last week i decided enough is enough and said only a 12er a week.....that might even be too much this whole thing got me preaty shook up. thanks again KEA

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2008, 10:29:17 PM »

What ever you do, dont underestimate the seriousness of this. You may not get a second chance to make the right choice.

It can be a tough habit to break but in most cases we see that breaking the habit comes easier with the "true" support of the people you associate with. If they are drinkers, chances are it will be tougher to quit.

I quit years ago and looking back I realize it was the best thing for my health, my parenting of my son, my marriage, and a real plus for the pocket book.

As a local EMT I can tell you I see more lifes destroyed from Alcohol than any other single thing in our area. We have a local that cant be 23 years old and is SMASHED everynight of the week. He is on a path of self destruction.

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2008, 09:55:32 AM »

well i just got back from the ER....i was at work ten minutes and had a "spell" so i went to the ER and they now got me on a 48 hr heart monitor.......they said it might not be a heart issue just stress related.....2 diffrent doc's and 2 compleatley diffrent explination? i am deffinetly not drinking for a while....

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #5 on:** May 02, 2008, 10:41:29 AM »

If heart issues are not enough to convince a person to stop drinking go spend time in a hospital and visit the 30-40 year olds dying from liver failure, which most is caused by drinking. 42 year old local was laid to rest last fall and his death was from 20 years of hard core drinking and he truly suffered a painful end to his life.

I had heard he told his children to please never drink again.

I use to drink like that when I was in the service but something about a 4 year old boy handing me a beer and saying : "Daddy, why do you drink so much?" Probably havent had more than a six pack in the past 20 years.

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2008, 10:42:48 AM »

What type of tests did they run on you? What was you blood pressure?

My brother was having some heart issues (regular drinker) with diostolic blood pressures above 100, which is not good. As a teacher it turned out "most" of his issues were in fact stress related to his job. They have him on medication to control the blood pressure.

Personaly, I think the best meds would be to stop taking anything that contributes to medical problems first to see if the meds are reallly needed.

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2008, 12:41:30 PM »

well they gave me a echosomthing somthing....kinda like a ultrasound but for my heart and then regulat blood work and a EKG yesterday and then today.....my local hospital is kinda a joke they tell people they are okay and they go somewhere else and they find out that they have cancer....know more then one person who had that happen....anyways....now they got me on a 48 hr ECG monitor thing and whenever i have the pain in my chest ( they call it a pain but it don't hurt?) i push a button and write down what i was doing....i am the tyope of person who stress's over the smallest dumest things...my girlfriend thinks i have OCD. i plan everything out and when somthing go's not as planned then i just start freaking out......they gave me a zanax and i tell ya what this is the most relaxed i've felt since i was a little kid...only had the thing happen once very very slightly since i took that pill and that was because i had to go take my final exam for college.

my B.P. when i went in was fine they said ( i didn't look or ask the numbers) but i know when i went in cause the of the worse headach i ever felt.....felt like the back of my head exploded......was 9 months or so ago and thats when i found out i had hypertention...that time it was 180/140 or 180/120.....that time i got a shot in the butt to relax me and that brought it back down. since the pills (atenolol 25mg) i havent realy had any issues with the blood preasure.
the doc says it might just me a....somthing with a h for hearts not on a steadt beat? on sunday i take the monitor off and then on tuesday i go see my doc and find out from there....oh they also x-rayed my cheast....

i thought i might have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from what i read on the american heart acc. site but i guess i'll see what the doc says and mabey even go to a heart doc in wisconsin or minisota?

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2008, 02:02:41 PM »

When in doubt of your current care provider definatly get a specialist opinion.

Glad to hear things are better.

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2008, 02:15:49 PM »

ya i am too, when the doc first started explaining everything to me, that was enough to stress me out alone :-)

thanks again hey KEA

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #10 on:** May 02, 2008, 05:48:34 PM »

Where abouts in Wisonsin are you located Josh? I have to head up that way Sunday. Will be in Superior for three days.

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #11 on:** May 02, 2008, 08:15:31 PM »

i'm acctually in the U.P.

Escanaba MI. it's the southern part of the up about in the middle...by little and big bay de noc.

once i'm done with school i will be more then likely moving to wisconsin. sucks the UP is got to be the greatest place to live....well someparts :-)

what ya got going on some fishing?
walleye opens may 15th

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2008, 08:53:23 PM »

Didnt need to here about the walleye opening.

That is by far a better reason to head north

I have training class's I am teaching all week in Wisconsin for numerous Fire Departments

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #13 on:** May 03, 2008, 10:32:20 AM »

sorry about that

i don't think i'm making it out on the 15th but i hope that weekend. bought a aqua-vu and barley used it ice fishing...
thinking i may have wasted 200 bucks!

that must be a tough job ya got, i was going to go to school for a x-ray tech....but the thought of seeing people hurt everyday kinda scared me away....i know it's helping people but i personaly dont think i could do it. so instead i picked the second best thing my community college had to offer water tech ( water plant operator). looks like it's going to be a crapy week for weather....drive safe...i don't knoiw about them cheeseheads sometimes

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #14 on:** May 03, 2008, 04:23:41 PM »

Dont get me wrong. I love what I do just sometimes the driving takes its toll.

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2008, 05:32:34 PM »

oh i'm glad theres people like you who can do it......

a few years back me and some buddys were going to check our deer blinds and we were on public land well we came around a corner and there was a 4 wheeler fliped over....the guy was all drunk and busted up preaty good ( his gun was broke in half) we got out and asked if he was okay when we seen he wasn't i sent two of my buddies to call for help and one stayed with me and the guy....well the guy wanted us to help him up and i told him to just stay put well my buddy started to help him up and i was teling him not to well anyways about a hour later help came and i was suprised the ambulance made it back there.....when the EMT's jumped out the lady went running up screaming the guy's name! turn's out it was her brother! a while later we found out that the guy had a ruptored spleen and they said 15 more minutes he woulda been a goner! to me he just lookd drunk and a broke nose!

stuff like that i'm okay with but a buddy of mine from Iowa was a volunter fireman and he had some stories. only was for 2 years and couldn;t do it anymore.

so i thank you......wish i could do it.....i tired for the army but they turned me down. i always wanted a job where i'm helping people.

mike p · « **Reply #16 on:** May 05, 2008, 05:52:24 PM »

youll have to slow down , take a rest more often. at least thats what they tell me about my heart

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #17 on:** May 05, 2008, 06:00:42 PM »

ya i sat around all weekend and man was i board! i shoulda bought some paint for the livingroom er somthin

i've cut back the brewski's though...i think i drank a 6pk all week. find out after work tuesday more about whats up....

joasis · « **Reply #18 on:** May 05, 2008, 09:09:05 PM »

Dumb question, but is non alcoholic beer and option? I would guess that if drinking were the problem, cutting back to an ounce (equivalent of one beer) would probably take care of it. I wish it were so with smoking.....but I had to quit...it was killing me.

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #19 on:** May 06, 2008, 05:32:03 AM »

thats funny i was thinking the same question ( about N/A) i have an appointment today i'll ask the doc

i realy like beer, i mean there is nothing after a long day of work like a beer.....but my few turns to twelve realy easy.

the smoking part was easy for me.....i tired a few times but one day (july 16th 2007) i just said this cost too much and quit after ten years! this was all befor the high blood presure and heart stuff came up, i'm realy glad i did now

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #20 on:** May 06, 2008, 11:39:40 AM »

NA beer is fine.

The part most folks dont understand are the ill effects smoking and alcohol have later in life.

For example, my mother (70) who is fighting pancreatic cancer and was a nurse for over 42 years no more than ever realizes that 17 years of smoking coupled with lots of social drinking are two of the top 5 contributors to pancreatic cancer.

I dont want to turn 70 and find out becuase I made stupid choices as a young man shortened my life. I already made a bunch of stupid choices as a kid and now at 47 I realized how smart my parents realy were. I tend to listen a little better now and implement the knowledge shared with me from the more experienced.

Josh, our prayers are with you and hope all turns out good for you.

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #21 on:** May 06, 2008, 07:24:14 PM »

thanks KEA.....and everyone else.

i went to my docs and she didn't get the results from my heart reacorder thing but she did refer me to a cardiac specialist the middle of next month......and she told me to double my B.P. pills. other then that she said the EKG looked good, no enarged heart. but she said she's going to see what the specialist thinks and then from there give me a stress test,depending on what he says.

whats a stress test? i picture a roomfull of people annoying the crap outta me timing how long till i snap

Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner" · « **Reply #22 on:** May 06, 2008, 10:39:23 PM »

You are correct, it is not people but machines.

JP Sinclair · « **Reply #23 on:** May 07, 2008, 12:52:47 PM »

Good one Josh on the stress test. Maybe it's an annoying sibling or something that comes in a won't stop talking

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #24 on:** May 07, 2008, 03:40:40 PM »

They will probably put you on a tread mill with all kinds of monitoring equipment to measure your breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Normally takes about 10-20 minutes.

ESCANABAJOSH · « **Reply #25 on:** May 07, 2008, 07:28:46 PM »

what could be the problom then if i don't do good on one of them? cause i got a call today from the echo graph scan thing and they said it all looks good but i still gotta see the specialist. my doc don't think it's my heart but she said to have it looked at and then depending on that she'll give me a stress test....does that mean i stress out easy or is it my body stress out easy? and i spose that means more pills!
well things are allready looking better then what i first thought......

hey KEA you'r the one with that osaorange (sorry about the spelling) correct? if so my uncle is kinda new (year or two ) into bow making and i heard thats the best stuff. if so i'll have to talk to you about a price on some sticks.

Kirk Allen · « **Reply #26 on:** May 08, 2008, 08:13:51 AM »

Nothing better than Osage for bow building. Keep us posted and dont stress out over the stress test

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Author Topic: heart issues (Read 24609 times)