Get Better Glen Thread! (some skin shown)

[BigBs84]

Hows your day now Glen

[46&2]

 

[79coyotefrg]

[GJToyotabug]

dam where are those girls at my school? i would eye hump them from a mile away lol

[COToy91]

dam where are those girls at my school? i would eye hump them from a mile away lol

And his maturity level comes out in one sentence lol

[79coyotefrg]

And his maturity level comes out in one sentence lol

  dude, at least he's honest

when i was in 11th grade that was 1987    there was this one girl that was a freekin GODDESS, i got caught um, "undressing/eye humping" her by her.  at first she thought i was weird, then  she decided it was perverted

[Duffil]

  dude, at least he's honest

when i was in 11th grade that was 1987    there was this one girl that was a freekin GODDESS, i got caught um, "undressing/eye humping" her by her.  at first she thought i was weird, then  she decided it was perverted

I'm sure the farmer wasn't too thrilled either.

[brainlessfool]

I'm sure the farmer wasn't too thrilled either.

I can hear it now, "BOY getaway from my sheep"

[Rocksurfer]

I can hear it now, "BOY getaway from my sheep"

[brainlessfool]

well ya gots ta admite when they give them the "french poolde" cut they can be very sexy! 

[kneedownnate]

I'm sure the farmer wasn't too thrilled either.

[79coyotefrg]

we are way

[79coyotefrg]

gotta be at the heart doctors office at 10 am

[BigBs84]

gotta be at the heart doctors office at 10 am

Let us know, hope everything goes well. I have spent alot of time there with my wife and it is a scary place to be. We will keep you in our prayers

[MiniSimp]

[79coyotefrg]

well, the doctor told me i did have some damage to my heart, he said my watchamacallit , he said it was a measure of how much the heart muscle squeezed,  he said 55% was the lower end of whats considered ok, and my heart was at a 49%

GERM I NEED YOU

[ajordan1975]

[79coyotefrg]

youre her love slave arent you Andy




ok i did some research, maybe i'm not dead yet mine was a 49  

the thingamabob was a "ejection fraction"   ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejection_fraction#Normal_values

[ajordan1975]

youre her love slave arent you Andy

i wish!!!   

[germ]

well, the doctor told me i did have some damage to my heart, he said my watchamacallit  , he said it was a measure of how much the heart muscle squeezed,  he said 55% was the lower end of whats considered ok, and my heart was at a 49%

GERM I NEED YOU

Sorry bud, been off line for a while.

So, your ejection fraction is 49%. Hmmmm that tells me there was some damage to the heart muscle, and it's not contracting as efficiently as it should, which of course means that your not pumping blood as effectively.

What else did he say?

Did they start you on any medications? Beta blocker? Plavix/Asprin/Aggranox?

Hope your doing well. How are you feeling?

I'll try to check back in in the morning.

Erik

[79coyotefrg]

Sorry bud, been off line for a while.

So, your ejection fraction is 49%. Hmmmm that tells me there was some damage to the heart muscle, and it's not contracting as efficiently as it should, which of course means that your not pumping blood as effectively.

What else did he say?

Did they start you on any medications? Beta blocker? Plavix/Asprin/Aggranox?

Hope your doing well. How are you feeling?

I'll try to check back in in the morning.

Erik

they took me off the celebrex, then started me on Plavix and 81mg aspirin that day, i had been taking 3-4 nitro's a day so he put me on Imdur last week, i just got it filled yesterday.

he did say i was having PAC's and PVC's, before, during and after the stress test
during the test the old doctor that was in there told me "Glen your gonna fee real shitty here for a minute"  and he wasnt bullshitting either,  i thought i was gonna die, he told the guy that was enough and to give me the antedote sp* i got about 60% better as soon as he pushed it in my IV but it took almost a week to get to feeling as good as i did before the test

Ive been  pretty weak, in the past month ive gone thru almost 2 bottles of Nitrostat,  25 tabs per bottle   ive had to use my inhalers ALOT more often. I'm assuming this is because the heart is tired   I do know  CHF can mimic diminished lung efficiency, 

ive had a irregular beat for several years BUT  i wonder if the damage to the heart was a mild heart attack OR if it was bruised in the wreck

[unclejpl4x4]

i think U need to go kill that pregnant dog  with your last breath      ya that was way out of line but   IDK

[fordh8r]

i think U need to go kill that pregnant dog  with your last breath      ya that was way out of line but   IDK

How'd he get bad breath from all this? 

[germ]

they took me off the celebrex, then started me on Plavix and 81mg aspirin that day, i had been taking 3-4 nitro's a day so he put me on Imdur last week, i just got it filled yesterday.

he did say i was having PAC's and PVC's, before, during and after the stress test
during the test the old doctor that was in there told me "Glen your gonna fee real shitty here for a minute"  and he wasnt bullshitting either,  i thought i was gonna die, he told the guy that was enough and to give me the antedote sp* i got about 60% better as soon as he pushed it in my IV but it took almost a week to get to feeling as good as i did before the test

Ive been  pretty weak, in the past month ive gone thru almost 2 bottles of Nitrostat,  25 tabs per bottle Ack  ive had to use my inhalers ALOT more often. I'm assuming this is because the heart is tired I Dunno...  I do know  CHF can mimic diminished lung efficiency,  I\'m Down

ive had a irregular beat for several years BUT  i wonder if the damage to the heart was a mild heart attack OR if it was bruised in the wreck I Dunno...

that's a lot of nitrostat. I'd wonder if maybe putting a nitro-patch may be a better way to go, as it delivers a small constant dose of nitroglycerin to keep the arteries open. May want to discuss this with the cardiologist. The inhaler use is also very suspicious for CHF. If there was really that much damage to the heart, it would make sense that CHF could follow. (for those who are following along...CHF=Congestive Heart Failure).

CHF occurs when the heart (particularly the right side of the heart) is unable to pump efficiently. Because of the lack of force behind the blood moving thru the lungs, it will tend to back up and the lungs will fill with fluid. CHF is sometimes also called right sided heart failure. This will often lead to feeling like you cannot catch your breath, having to work harder to breath, The sensation that your drowning when you lay flat {called orthopnea}(this will often cause people to sleep with several pillows, or sleep in a recliner). When CHF starts to get worse, a cough will develop, and sometimes people will cough up a clear, white, foamy fluid. It can also lead to swelling of the legs (Peripheral edema). There are a few medications that can increase the contractility of the heart muscle, but they don't tend to be used much anymore (that I have seen, your cardiologist may have a different opinion). They will often start a diuretic (water pill) in order to remove as much excess fluid as possible. (Example: Lasix (furosemide), Spironoloactone, Bumex, HCTZ (Hydrochlorothiazide) and others). These meds can be very effective at keeping symptoms of CHF from becoming too bad. They can test for CHF thru several ways. Clinically the lungs will sound "moist", and there will be some peripheral edema. Chest x-ray may show some enlargement of the blood vessels in the lungs, and a blood test called BNP (brain naturetic peptide) is a good way to monitor treatment.

I'd have to say that it would appear that you had a heart attack the day you went for surgery, and they transferred you to the ER. While I could make an argument that the cardiac tissue may have been injured in the accident, I think you'd have a real hard time proving it, unless you had done a complete cardiac work-up just prior to the accident, then developed these symptoms. It's more likely that you had some underlying heart disease, and the stress of going for surgery put too much strain on your heart, which caused a mild/moderate heart attack. (Remember, I can only go by what I've read here. There may be other information that would change that opinion).

Talk to your cardiologist about using a diuretic, and possibly a cardiac rehab program. They are making wonderful strides in helping the body heal from heart attacks. Won't bring back the cardiac function, but will help the rest of your body work better with the cardiac function you have left. I'd also recommend a significant change in your diet, increasing exercise etc. (I'm sure the cardiologist went over this stuff with you, if not, s/he should). Let me know, and I can send you some information if you want it. the web is sure to have most (if not all) of what I could send you.

Hope that helps some. I'll check in later.

Erik

[*** YELLER ***]

Because I know Glen supports the Military I think they should support him

[germ]

I agree Dave!

[unclejpl4x4]

bad dave

[Toymin8r]

Humper FI....er...um....Semper Fi!

[79coyotefrg]

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[79coyotefrg]

that's a lot of nitrostat. I'd wonder if maybe putting a nitro-patch may be a better way to go, as it delivers a small constant dose of nitroglycerin to keep the arteries open. May want to discuss this with the cardiologist. The inhaler use is also very suspicious for CHF. If there was really that much damage to the heart, it would make sense that CHF could follow. (for those who are following along...CHF=Congestive Heart Failure).

CHF occurs when the heart (particularly the right side of the heart) is unable to pump efficiently. Because of the lack of force behind the blood moving thru the lungs, it will tend to back up and the lungs will fill with fluid. CHF is sometimes also called right sided heart failure. This will often lead to feeling like you cannot catch your breath, having to work harder to breath, The sensation that your drowning when you lay flat {called orthopnea}(this will often cause people to sleep with several pillows, or sleep in a recliner). When CHF starts to get worse, a cough will develop, and sometimes people will cough up a clear, white, foamy fluid. It can also lead to swelling of the legs (Peripheral edema). There are a few medications that can increase the contractility of the heart muscle, but they don't tend to be used much anymore (that I have seen, your cardiologist may have a different opinion). They will often start a diuretic (water pill) in order to remove as much excess fluid as possible. (Example: Lasix (furosemide), Spironoloactone, Bumex, HCTZ (Hydrochlorothiazide) and others). These meds can be very effective at keeping symptoms of CHF from becoming too bad. They can test for CHF thru several ways. Clinically the lungs will sound "moist", and there will be some peripheral edema. Chest x-ray may show some enlargement of the blood vessels in the lungs, and a blood test called BNP (brain naturetic peptide) is a good way to monitor treatment.

I'd have to say that it would appear that you had a heart attack the day you went for surgery, and they transferred you to the ER. While I could make an argument that the cardiac tissue may have been injured in the accident, I think you'd have a real hard time proving it, unless you had done a complete cardiac work-up just prior to the accident, then developed these symptoms. It's more likely that you had some underlying heart disease, and the stress of going for surgery put too much strain on your heart, which caused a mild/moderate heart attack. (Remember, I can only go by what I've read here. There may be other information that would change that opinion).

Talk to your cardiologist about using a diuretic, and possibly a cardiac rehab program. They are making wonderful strides in helping the body heal from heart attacks. Won't bring back the cardiac function, but will help the rest of your body work better with the cardiac function you have left. I'd also recommend a significant change in your diet, increasing exercise etc. (I'm sure the cardiologist went over this stuff with you, if not, s/he should). Let me know, and I can send you some information if you want it. the web is sure to have most (if not all) of what I could send you.

Hope that helps some. I'll check in later.

Erik

i  take lisinipril with HCTZ, but  i cant really tell its doing much

i saw this a few days ago and thought, yep thats me