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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Lupus / June 2004ER for me
Well, I wound up in the ER yesterday. They (the other teachers) wanted to call the ambulance and I said "no" - I wanted my husband. Pulse was erratic, heart was doing funny things, unbelievable thirst, and all I could think was here comes my heart attack. I was at the hospital by 3 PM and we didn't leave until after 1 AM. No food (ever) and no water for hours, and hours. When my daughter arrived about 7 PM she gave me ice chips. By then my tongue had unglued itself from the roof of my mouth. A few irregularities on the heart monitor but mostly my BP was through the roof. Apparently I was in danger of having a stroke. Although I think if I had one no one would have noticed as I was stuck in a room and left there until 9 PM when they moved me to a bed. I've always had low BP. So in the end they gave me BP med. I can't read his writing but I think it is Norvasc. He thinks the med will straighten out the heart problems and said I've had this problem for probably a long time. Anyway I guess now I'm on BP med that means I really am "old". LOL I'm going back to bed to get some much needed sleep. I feel so sorry for my hubby who would not leave my side, didn't have dinner, and now has gone to work with less than 3 hours of sleep in him. Bev You're so damn lucky to have someone who obviously loves you so much he'd rather sit with you than eat or sleep. Get to feeling better soon....we all love you the same. When you get to feeling better, do something nice for him too. You probably don;t need to be told this....it's probably why he loves you so much. 2 weeks before I had my first real bad pulmonary embolsims and got so sick for the first time (August 2001), she told me, If you ever got real sick I'd take care of you." I was in the ospital 8 days that first time. 2 weeks after I got home from the hospital she filed for divorce. You're so lucky. He must be the biggest diamond in the world! Feel better soon. I'm worried about you. Michael Goodness, Bev! Scarey moments.... I'm so glad your heart is okay though. You've been through quite a stressful week. Good stress, but lots of it nonetheless. And you're not old...just sick. You're still very young at heart & I hope that never changes. Be good to yourself & to that awesome hubby of yours! HugsHun, Maggie Yeah, I'm sick I have lupus and now I have hypertension. Darn, let's just stack this stuff up! But like I told Pigmet at least it was caught before I had a stroke. Bev > Goodness, Bev! Scarey moments.... > I'm so glad your heart is okay though. You've been through quite a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > HugsHun, > Maggie Yes, he's a real gem - guess that's why we're still married! I'm feeling better - but I have to get used to the new med. I felt pretty good last night - maybe the med wore off but this morning I'm feeling a little "off-balance". LOL Bev > You're so damn lucky to have someone who obviously loves you so much he'd > rather sit with you than eat or sleep. Get to feeling better soon....we all [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Michael Beverly I an sorry that you had to go through such an ordeal, but darn glad you didn't have to do it alone!!! Feel better soon - sending good vibes your way!! Leslie > Well, I wound up in the ER yesterday. They (the other teachers) wanted to > call the ambulance and I said "no" - I wanted my husband. Pulse was erratic, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > less than 3 hours of sleep in him. > Bev Oh Bev! maybe that was a gentle reminder to you to slow down just a bit?! You have had a lot on your plate of late and maybe it just all became too much to handle? Even the good stress can affect us adversely and so everything in moderation is the key.... keep taking that bp med and give yourself a lot of time to recuperate. You have a gem of a MOTH... as I do too. Do you ever wonder where we would be without them? Hugs to you and your family from Shelagh > Well, I wound up in the ER yesterday. They (the other teachers) wanted to > call the ambulance and I said "no" - I wanted my husband. Pulse was erratic, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > less than 3 hours of sleep in him. > Bev I've often thought about what life would be like without him and I really can't imagine life without him. When he was Dx'ed with cancer about 3 years ago I just freaked out. Now, we feel very confident that his cancer is gone and hopefully forever. Giving myself time to re-cooperate might take some doing. Honestly I think it really hit me today. Anger, frustration and depression! I don't want to be sick and this is something I don't know how to fight. (Well, yeah, I know I have to take my med. But I think you know what I mean about fighting something.) I don't want another disease or problem. I don't want to be sick I want to be normal and healthy. I've fought the lupus. I'm not going to be sick, I'm not going to live my life in pain. If I ignore it - it will go away. Trudge, trudge, trudge, I'm not going to let the lupus foul up my life, I'm going to act like a normal person, I'm going to pretend I am a normal person. Now I have something I cannot ignore. I don't dare forget my med. It's a constant reminder that I am no longer a healthy person. D*MN IT!!!!!! Bev > Oh Bev! maybe that was a gentle reminder to you to slow down just > a bit?! [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Do you ever wonder where we would be without them? > Hugs to you and your family from Shelagh I hope you are feeling better by now. Lots of good vibes going to you now. (>'.'<) > I've often thought about what life would be like without him and I really > can't imagine life without him. When he was Dx'ed with cancer about 3 years [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Do you ever wonder where we would be without them? > > Hugs to you and your family from Shelagh Thanks, Bin. I think I'm going to be working on this problem for a while. If I'm sitting doing nothing I'm fine. If I stand up and do something - I'm not so fine. How are you doing? Bev > I hope you are feeling better by now. > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > Do you ever wonder where we would be without them? > > > Hugs to you and your family from Shelagh O Anti Beverley I do hope that your sickness was not caused by my needin to come home and be with Mair. If I hadda been there, I maybe coulda helped you. You know what I think? I think you had all this buildin stress from the weddin, and then when it was over, you sorta collapsed, see? I do hope that you will be okay with your blood pressure. I will think of you when I meditate today. Your Devoted Nephew Pigmet > Well, I wound up in the ER yesterday. They (the other teachers) wanted to > call the ambulance and I said "no" - I wanted my husband. Pulse was erratic, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > less than 3 hours of sleep in him. > Bev Oh, Pigmet, I think you are probably right, I just collapsed. Just too many things going on in my life and I just keep pushing some things off. But maybe this was a good thing sort of disguised. At least they caught it before it became an even bigger problem or I had a stroke or something. I hope Mair isn't upset that I let you taste the champagne. Although I must admit I've never been very fond of champagne. I'm going to send you some pictures of the wedding. I'm so glad you thought about the fact that I was the one taking all the pictures so I wasn't in any of them. I think the one you took of me when we got home Saturday night was pretty good. I do hope the one the photographer took of me with my husband and daughter turns out well. That would be a nice! I need to go to bed. Love, AntiBev > O Anti Beverley > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > less than 3 hours of sleep in him. > > Bev Bev, Hugs and good vibes are coming your way!!!!! Get some rest and keep us posted on how you are doing. Aren't ER rooms something else? Sometimes I wonder how people survive the ER room. Take care and give George a big hug for being George! Hugs, Sherry > Well, I wound up in the ER yesterday. They (the other teachers) wanted to > call the ambulance and I said "no" - I wanted my husband. Pulse was erratic, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > less than 3 hours of sleep in him. > Bev aiieee. I'm late on this....are you doing okay? > Well, I wound up in the ER yesterday. They (the other teachers) wanted to > call the ambulance and I said "no" - I wanted my husband. Pulse was erratic, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > less than 3 hours of sleep in him. > Bev Yes, and no. My BP still has not come down into normal range with the present med. I don't know if it takes longer for some people or if they will change my med. So I'm hanging out at home and not working. And the kicker is I don't see the doctor until the 22nd of this month. He wants all the blood work etc. from the hospital first. Bev > aiieee. I'm late on this....are you doing okay? > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > less than 3 hours of sleep in him. > > Bev Aiiee. Do you feel it? Heart racing or anything like that? My BP tends to go low... the only time it was really too high was because they'd given me medicine for low bp. That was quite irritating... :) My heart was racing... G. > Yes, and no. My BP still has not come down into normal range with the > present med. I don't know if it takes longer for some people or if they will [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > less than 3 hours of sleep in him. > > > Bev I've had some little flippy things in my heart a few times. Apparently that goes with the territory. Pulse was all over the place when this started, it could be 60/min or 150/min, and I think they said "flighty". Now, I just get real tired, real fast and I must rest. The bad thing is I can damage the heart and the blood vessels by putting additional strain on them so staying quiet is very important. Now the good news is since I've been taking the med I have not had to get up through the night to empty the bladder. That's a nice plus as it seems I did that every half hour all night long. They say I just have to get the BP regulated and I will feel much better. Hmmmm. I wonder how much better? I think it is just a matter of learning to live with this new wrinkle. At least it should be something I can live with. :-) Bev > Aiiee. Do you feel it? Heart racing or anything like that? My BP tends to go > low... the only time it was really too high was because they'd given me medicine [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > > > less than 3 hours of sleep in him. > > > > Bev All the best with the blood pressure. None of this is fast, but sometimes giving the body and the medicine time to work, works... G. |
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