Heart trouble

On 2007-07-13 10:32:29 -0700, Larry Dighera said:


Sorry to hear it.

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:36:28 -0700, C J Campbell
wrote in
2007071307362816807-christophercampbell@hotmailcom:

It came on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at
all.

What prompted the EKG last December?

I had pneumonia and, because I had been in the Philippines for an
extended period, the doctor wanted to make sure I had not picked up
some strange tropical illness and that the coughing was not caused by a
heart problem.

So I guess lawyers prompted the EKG last December. :-)
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

How do you know if you have a-fib? i.e. how did you know to go to the doc?
Do you feel faint, or a vibration in your chest?

Just curious.

Hilton


"C J Campbell" wrote in message
news:2007071307362816807-christophercampbell@hotmailcom...
It appears that I am having a little bit of trouble with my heart. It came
on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at all. But
apparently I have developed something called an atrial fibrillation. It
doesn't look good for my flying status, but we shall see.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

On 2007-07-13 12:25:22 -0700, "Hilton" said:

How do you know if you have a-fib? i.e. how did you know to go to the doc?
Do you feel faint, or a vibration in your chest?

Just curious.

Hilton

I had, of all things, an earache. So I went in to see if my ear was
infected. It was not -- just impacted ear wax, but the nurse took my
pulse and the next thing I knew I was getting an EKG.



--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
news:2007071313014550073-christophercampbell@hotmailcom...
On 2007-07-13 12:25:22 -0700, "Hilton" said:

How do you know if you have a-fib? i.e. how did you know to go to the
doc?
Do you feel faint, or a vibration in your chest?

Just curious.

Hilton

I had, of all things, an earache. So I went in to see if my ear was
infected. It was not -- just impacted ear wax, but the nurse took my pulse
and the next thing I knew I was getting an EKG.


Of course. If they didn't, they couldn't charge you, and it takes a lot of
income to cover the lease payment on the machine that goes "Ping!".

;^)

That's pretty funny. After reading your first line, my head went into
overdrive thinking how a-fib's side effects could cause earache.

Hope it all works out CJ.

Hilton


"C J Campbell" wrote in message
news:2007071313014550073-christophercampbell@hotmailcom...
On 2007-07-13 12:25:22 -0700, "Hilton" said:

How do you know if you have a-fib? i.e. how did you know to go to the
doc?
Do you feel faint, or a vibration in your chest?

Just curious.

Hilton

I had, of all things, an earache. So I went in to see if my ear was
infected. It was not -- just impacted ear wax, but the nurse took my pulse
and the next thing I knew I was getting an EKG.



--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

Hilton wrote:
That's pretty funny. After reading your first line, my head went into
overdrive thinking how a-fib's side effects could cause earache.

Hope it all works out CJ.

Hilton


This.. is a good example of whats caused an "incidental finding"

Dave

On 2007-07-13 18:22:45 -0700, Dave S said:

Hilton wrote:
That's pretty funny. After reading your first line, my head went into
overdrive thinking how a-fib's side effects could cause earache.

Hope it all works out CJ.

Hilton


This.. is a good example of whats caused an "incidental finding"

Dave

Well, you know -- it was not just the earache. I had been having this
earache off and on for a few weeks. And I was dizzy, like with an ear
infection. But I was too busy to do much about it and figured it would
go away.

So, I suppose the earache was from the wax buildup. The dizziness might
have been caused by the a-fib.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

CJ

Welcome to the crowd.

I have A-FIB. Had abulation (burning) and also cutting the nerves in
upper chamber with a knife. Both were done through an arterie and not
open heart surgery.

Bad news is that neither procedure fixed my A-fib and have been living
with it for 7-8 years.

Have gone through 3 pacemakers and latest 2 months ago is like
Cheney's with a defib in it. Current one also three leads from it to
upper and lower chambers of heart.

I asked my surgeon how long I would live and he said until I die (
Didn't think that was a very good answer for what he got to put the
pacemaker in.

Prior pacemaker only had two leads and it fired the upper chamber and
then the lower chamber which was supposed to give normal blood flow. I
didn't feel any problems with it but they said I had a lazy heart and
needed a new one with defib????????

I'm not restricted from driving but am sure would not pass the
physical for my commercial/instructor ticket.

I am on coumadin (blood thinner) and just touch something and bleed.
Have scars from this on both arms. If I'm doing any work I wear rubber
gloves to prevent fingers and hands from bleeding.

If I can answer any questions let me know. You can go off line to my
e-mail address at top of this post.

Good luck.

Big John
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On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:36:28 -0700, C J Campbell
wrote:

It appears that I am having a little bit of trouble with my heart. It
came on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at
all. But apparently I have developed something called an atrial
fibrillation. It doesn't look good for my flying status, but we shall
see.

Big John wrote:
I am on coumadin (blood thinner) and just touch something and bleed.
Have scars from this on both arms. If I'm doing any work I wear rubber
gloves to prevent fingers and hands from bleeding.


Has your doc considered adjusting your dosage? Are you getting regular lab
draws to see what your INR is?



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

MS

I had a series of blood drawn from arm (not finger)to test. I'm taking
the lest level I can (4 mg) to prevent blood clots in heart from
pacemaker leads.

Also after last two surgeries, they shocked my heart (with the big
paddles they use to restart heart if it stops) and it went back in
rhythm for a day and a half each time and then fell back into A-Fib
(

Each case is different so (CJ) get all the options before you go with
any.

Big John
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:14:08 -0400, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote:

Big John wrote:
I am on coumadin (blood thinner) and just touch something and bleed.
Have scars from this on both arms. If I'm doing any work I wear rubber
gloves to prevent fingers and hands from bleeding.


Has your doc considered adjusting your dosage? Are you getting regular lab
draws to see what your INR is?