Remember: CAREGIVERS also called by some as ANGELS need lots of love.
Patients: Often our caregivers have suffered emotionally and worried more than the patient . They worry :
Will they be able to handle the responsibilities once the survivor comes home? What would life be like without their loved one. ? On top of that, the patient is often crabby , Grouchy, needy, and generally unpleasant (not necessarily who they are really).
We , the heart person patient, in spite of our right to be self centered for healing , need to show and speak words of gratitude and give smiles to those who take care of us.
While I was in a medically induced coma, My husband slept on “those not so comfortable sofa bed” in my ICU room. When i was awakened, selfishly, I wanted him with me but I sent him home. and asked Friends to make him nutritious meals ( real food, not fast food)( he had neglected his diabetes). One cousin even washed his clothes.
Caregivers: Don’t hesitate to ask friends and family for Help: be specific. they want to help but don’t know what is needed. In your turn, you have helped in the past and will in the future .
All of us can also take benefit from prayers and spiritual support. I received messages and prayers from people of many faiths and around the world. Knowing this gave me the urge , the push , the responsibility to get better, to be worthy of this special attention.
Sorry, This message is off topic: not about medicine.
Hopefully you all will recover: even if the recovery is gradual. I knew i was better when my husband asked me to do something in the kitchen for him!
Marilyn B. Rosenhouse
Mobile: (214)850-0655
Original Message:
Sent: 7/24/2021 12:04:00 PM
From: John Centore
Subject: Heart Medication and Side Effects.
Hello All,
New to this website and wanted to say hello. I recently had a calcium score done and I was at 345, my cardiologist started me on statins and i currently take amlodipine and Losartan 100 MG. I was out of shape for a while and have noticed that since amlodipine and the statin was added to my drug regimen, i struggle with exercise during the day. Walking up a hill I wouldn't even break a sweat on has be feeling tight chested. I stopped daily walks in the afternoon and experimented with walking first thing in the morning before taking my meds and I feel normal, no issues. Something is telling me that my medications are playing a part in how I feel. After exercising in the morning I feel great, then I take my meds and within a few hours I get the on and off chest ache/Anxious feeling, light headedness and at night if I have a drink some chest tightness. Its been really frustrating, and I want to feel normal again. I have been walking 3-4 miles a day in the morning with no issues. Its more the way I feel post medication that has me feeling like crap. My father and uncles all had heart attacks and bypass. My dad at 48, and his brothers in their 60's. I wonder if this calcium test was a blessing or a curse sometimes. Now all I do is worry about my heart. I assume these are a pretty good indication of your arterial health, although I've read that the calcium could also be against the walls and without any blockages. I was thinking maybe I had angina that is aggravated by the medications, but wouldn't it bother me during exercise if that's the case? Im 44 in good health otherwise and feel like Im rather young to be worrying so much all the time but I guess genetics make anything possible. Just wondering if any of you who take these meds experience similar issues or frustrations. I haven't had any heart surgery, my past EKG, Echo and stress tests were all fine. My blood pressure has always been borderline, prior to taking meds for it. This whole experience from a medication standpoint has sucked. I miss the days where I didnt have to be on these drugs and didn't worry all the time. Im sure alot of you can relate.
John-
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John Centore
West Haven CT
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