I had a bypass surgery a couple years ago and they had me unconscious laying on my back with the head of the bed raised for about 20 hours (Semi-fowler position)without moving me. When i came to the...
Lupus can affect the nervous system, in the case of bradycardia it may have affected the vagus nerve. damage to this nerve can also cause GERD, Sleep Apnea, Arrythmias...
I was put on amitriptyline years ago and it did nothing for the pain or sleep and the side affect were not good. I finely got a doctor to proscribe neurontin (gabapentin) and for me that worked for...
Mine started over night. One morning i woke up feeling like a truck ran over me. Severe muscle cramps and pain. Then the sleep problems. later a autoimmune disorder with neuropathy and sleep apnea...
I also have had trouble with low potassium levels and have linked mine to insulin resistance (metabolic syndrome X) mine means i have had to take potassium supplement daily for the last 3 years. I do...
A recipe for good diabetic peanut butter Dust your peanuts with Splenda and add a small amount of cashew nuts for flavor before crushing. This makes the peanut butter even better for diabetics....
Common with diabetes and many other disorders that effect the central nervous system. I don't know how long you have had diabetes If you have any thing like sleep apnea, bradycardia, that can affect...
The weight problem in people with fibro. google 'Insulin Resistance' or 'Metabolic Syndrome X'. They are medical conditions that are common in people with fibro. They also may be one of the reasons...
I am on gabapentim (neurorontin) i started at 1x300 mg at night and after a year went to 3x300mg a day It is the best i have found but not a cure. in many cases it will bring people with fibro down...
there are some auto immune disorders that fit these symptoms has a MRI been done looking for tumors. the mix of a tumor and a neoplastic disorder that is common with tumors would have those same...
Sorry about your problem with the EMT Any one that falls over 3 feet gets a C-COLLAR and BACK BOARD. Do not blame the EMT this is required by county, state and federal protocols. Any EMT that does...
I would not be so sure that your weight was the only cause of your heart disease. Though you are overweight your are not morbidly obese. and at the age of 33 is young even for someone that is obese...
I went through this a few years ago. the best thing i found was Nasalcrom (cromolyn sodium) It has no known drug interactions Is safe for people taking BP meds And is OTC It is not a decongestant, It...
When i had my heart attack and bypass surgery the VA hospital staffed by doctors from UCLA gave me omega-3 fish oil before and after surgery. I had to go off all blood thinners but they did not stop...
About 20 minutes from the time that i started having a angina attack and 15 minutes of that was driving to the VA hospital and the last 5 min it had progressed to a heart attack. Being a EMT was big...
he dose not want to Wait till he has a heart attack. i was lucky i had my heart attack in the hospital parking lot. they got me in for angioplasty within 30 minutes and i have no heart muscle damage....
the disorder is called Rhabomyolysis and it feels just like fibro. BUT there are lab tests for Rhabomyolysis that will tell if that is the problem. If the lab test come back neg- it is best to stay...
Aplastic Anemia will cause low blood volume and breathing disorders. he sould be checked for this disorder...
I have RLS in the legs and arms. What i found that works on some people is a supplement called GABA [GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID] that you can find at a health food store. I take 2x750 MG about a hour...
Check with shoe makers and see if any make boots that don't contain this chemical your dress type shoe should not be to bad if you keep your feet dry and use a protective cream. It is the boots that...
Try Nasalcrom [cromlyn sodium] it is a good starting point. it may take a few weeks for relief and it is safe with other meds. I had hay fever for 40 years and nothing worked very good then i found...
Where do thees people come from. haqve the UFOs landed...
Google 'Parkinson's trichloroethylene'...
Stents are titanium or plastic. As stainless would be dangerous if they put you in a MRI due to the magnetic fields generated by the MRI machine. If they dug you up 500 years after you die the...
Any one that has used trichloroethylene {TCE} over a long period of time. there is a link between trichloroethylene and PARKINSON'S Many ex serviceman from 1965 to about 1995 used TCE for cleaning...
As a EMT the youngest heart attack victim i have seen was 24 years old i have one stent and that was to hold me till they could go in and do the bypass (cabg x 5) my surgery was done at the VA by...
I had a slight burning pain under my jaw off and on for about a month Then one day it felt like my whole neck was on fire and i went to the hospital almost made it to the ER. My heart attack started...
CALL your local health department and the EPA and see what they say. it would be interesting to know if you have a problem in your area. you might also want to talk to the other people to see if you...
Sometimes a scar forms where the new vein is stiched in this can cause abnormal blood flow if this is the problem they can put in a stent and that should fix the problem...
A EKG is notoriously non sensitive for diagnosis of a septal infarct. A misplacement of an EKG lead on your chest can lead to this septal infarct picture. men that have large chest muscles {body...