Question... My GP took a reflex rubber hammer and hit the underside of my
wrists close to where my hands connect to the wrist..he hit a nerve and it
made my jump.. in both hands.. and my finders tingled..
Is this a symptom of carpal tunnel... I had told him that my fingers were

My father has an ICD fitted which was the result of 3 previous Heart
Attacks.  I am told that this unit monitors his heart rate and from
what I understand when needed it will correct the rhythm.
Also if his heart was to fail it will shock him (I have seen this

had one done today, report said I have zero plaque !
woo-hoo !!!!!!

34 year old male
works out 3-5 times a week
drinks a little too much wine once or twice a week
smokes when he drinks but not regularly otherwise

I had an ecg for the first time at a hospital during Pre-Op testing.
BP was very high for me 158/??.( It was 128/70 prior week under no
stressful feeling). ECG report said, "premature atrial complex"
A week later visited my GP and BP was 144/75, and ecg report was

Recently listed on the NIH Pub Med site at
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstra
ct&list_uids=15712281
Perhaps clues will lead to a treatment toward recovery for those who have
become disabled by statins.  And, who knows, it also might lead ...

I have had recurring chest pain for years.  It mostly happens in 2 areas :
High just a little of center to the left or right
Bottom left
I have gone to my doctor many times for this and he can't figure it out. One

·Post prandium ergo propter prandium
(After lunch, therefore, because of lunch)
The tendency to prescribe a medication following a drug company lunch.
In the case of a breakfast, referred to as "bagel bias."

Anyone else in this group have PVC's besides me?

As regarding the recollections of Wagner's granddaughter, Friedlinde...
"She also remembers that before this time he drank a good deal of tea
and she remembers, as a very small child, how she and her sister would
sit at the table and anxiously await the time for Hitler to sweeten

Has anyone tried this?  Does it work?
Thanks,
Dan

My cardiologist  has suggested that I may have to  be fitted with a
pacemaker,which will even- out some entopic heart beats that I have.what
experiences have the  N/G had with these devices, and are there any cyclist
who  have them,cycling is recommended  as post operative ...

My average BP reading is about 125/75.  There are times when it is around
130/80, but more times when it is about 117-120/65.  Are readings in this
range safe to maintain?  I tend to stay away from medication, because it
seems that BP meds seem to exacerbate problems that lead to me ...

Many of us who have been exposed first-hand to the devastating cognitive
adverse effects of statins have been tremendously skeptical of the "Can
statins prevent Alz?????" headlines, which appeared at a time that
conveniently offset articles in the popular media that exposed the ...