i have a lot of chest pain

Hi Amiee,  I am soooo sorry for all that you are going through.  I don't know much about your condition, hopefully someone else will have an answer to your question.  I just wanted to tell you that I read your post and my thoughts are with you.

Stay strong.......

First of all it all depends on how  sick yuo were when all of this happened. and when they drain your  inflamation of the lining of your heart they will give you a local or numb the area.

Now for how long it will alst also depends on how you are reacting toy uormedications. it does take a while to get your sea legs back after staying in bed a whiule even after 3 days you tend to getweak and light headed. then on tiop of taking muti medications too. It willbe so useful to you when you gethome on how to take yuormeds and when yuo are to take them acccording to the dr. And donotbe suprised if they want to do a exercise stress test before yuo are discharged. but do little things  when yuo get home

take out the garbage, walking arund the hose or up stairs if yuo have a 2 story house.And be sure your doctors talk to your parents and other loved ones too aabout what is safe for you to do so you willnot be restricted.

Heidi

I was meant to have the fluid drained on monday, but i refused coz i was just too scared about it, but i had it done yesterday, i just had too, i was in agony, and yeah delta its not nice, it really is painful, i would hate to have pericarditis again and have to have it drained.

I am still here tho in hospital coz now i have an infection in my leg from where they took the artery, i need IV antibiotics for a while, i am sick of being here now, i just feel like it never ends.

Thanks

Amiee

Aimee,  You are NOT wrong..... This is exactly what this forum is for, your support.  Please don't let anyone make you feel different. 

Just so some know, when I was in the hospital on the critical cardiac unit I also had cable television (flat screen) and Internet connection.

Amiee,

Honey you are NOT wrong at all!! This site is here for support and we all use it that way! We know that our HW family is here for us not matter what! Maybe Sara needs to put herself in your shoes for a minute and try to understand how difficult it must be to be going through all of this, especially at 15!!  I'm sure that it would feel like a long time to any of us...because it is a long time to be stuck in the hospital! I don't think any of us would like to be stuck there for weeks either! And I know you've done longer stints than this, so you'll come out of this one great!! But it’s perfectly ok to vent your frustrations!

Also, I feel I should point out that many of us can look back to experiences where our doctors have not been much help to us, where they did not give us any answers, or could not fix the problem. And it's also very hard to get them to speak fully and truthfully to a teenager and to take them seriously. I am very glad that the draining went well and I hope you are back up and bouncing around in no time! You’re a very strong young woman and we are all very proud of how well you are handling the many things being thrown at you everyday. I know it seems unfair at times, because it is, but each one of those things makes you a stronger person. Every experience we have, positive or negative, makes us who we are today! And you are a strong, beautiful, wonderful young woman who will go far in life!

I am sorry you came looking for support and instead had your feelings pushed aside! Please don’t let one person’s response taint your view of this site or keep you from posting in the future. You know that you can come here anytime for information or just to vent! We all need to get it out! You know we all love you very much and we are ALWAYS here for you! Don't fret hun! Like so many others, I'm here when you need me...you know where to find me!

I hear their gonna spring ya soon  so I'm goin’ on a cake hunt once your home missy! ;) Oh, I’ll find it…watch! lol I love ya sweetie! Keep your chin up....we'll be seeing a show in the city before you know it ;)  (See, I haven’t forgotten!)

((lots of gentle hugs))

Carina

P.S. I’m with Rach! Well said Warren! J

Post Edited (ohthepain) : 2/2/2006 11:47:12 AM (GMT-7)