I am pretty sure I am defying logic by not having a stroke after running this site for 20 years
Must be my positive outlook on life
Then explain your hair loss AndrewOriginally Posted by admin
I am pretty sure I am defying logic by not having a stroke after running this site for 20 years
Must be my positive outlook on life
I did have hair when I started mate, you could be on to somethingThen explain your hair loss Andrew
Edit : I forgot just how many smilies we have on here
I've only been on here for 15 years and I didn't have any hair then either. Damn genes. At least I save money not needing a barber.
Statins are making me sick. The booze is looking better.
That worries me, as it is indicative AFAIK of a stroke/almost stroke??
I empathize with you my friend, been watching this thread not knowing what to say, i have the dreaded gene according to my elder brother who has already had a stent last year.
All male family members in my line had a heart attack mild or critical by 60.
I'm hoping to break that record, if not I'll die without breaking that record I guess.
I'm fit, no blood pressure issues , no pain, no problems with stress testing, have my own Omron blood pressure monitor & test regularly.
I always life every day like it's my last, so I'm OK with what life has for me.
Cheers, Tiny
"You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can't make them think? If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
The information is out there; you just have to let it in."
Spot on live like you were dying!
Yep, you never know whats round the corner.
My sister has been living in China for the last 2-3 years and is currently back in Australia after contracting medical problems that Chinese doctors were clueless on.
She has some pretty bad neurological issues and my mother has had to move in with her to look after her. She is 48. Doctors here appear stumped as well, however my wife and my daughter both think its and my sister is now hounding doctors here to test her for it. Testing is complex and apparently expensive. Unfortunately if thats what it is she has had it for a while and has the most severe of symptoms some of which will leave her with ongoing problems.
My wife and daughter (who both work in health, one a nurse, one a care worker) are now even more convinced as apparently my sister adopted a stray cat while in China.
I'm off topic admin but Lyme Disease is got by tick bites, not cats...Unless the cat had some on it when she adopted it and they bit her. Nasty disease if she has it though.
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I'm somewhat familiar with Lyme disease. I read up on it once. I'm still subbed to the Lyme disease association of Australia. I could probably pick it up with my microscope.
Good luck Tiny. Just keep it in mind and if you have pain, you know what to do.
I had a good day today. No angina for once. I carry my bottle of gtn spray everywhere. Apparently there were also tablets to put under the toungue, but every chemist is out of them. The bottle is a bit cumbersome. Strange thing to run out of?
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Every now and then there is an issue with the manufacturers of a particular medication and they cannot supply. We've had this on odd occasion with wife's meds. Sometimes a key ingredient is not available, sometimes, the manufacturer just decides that they are no longer supplying said product and it is then up to the doctors to find a suitable alternative. The poor chemist, then, is the meat in the sandwich because they, to the average noddy, are the suppliers.
I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...
Learjet (25-07-18)
When I had a recent breathing (Spack attack) problem, the Ambo's gave me a tablet to place under the tongue which I think was Glycerine? and intended to act on the heart.
I wasnt having a heart attack but protocol is at my age and condition to stick those damn contacts everywhere before they do anything else.
I have however appeared to have had a 'stroke' since then as about 2 months ago I woke up and there was something not right with my vision.
It was like I had someone else's glasses on or the lens had water on them.
Went to an Optometrist then an Ophthalmologist and the verdict was the muscles that move the eye (right) weren't doing their job.
Oddly enough this does NOT affect your vision in general but sitting in a car, the left eye sees the white curb side line goes straight ahead but the right eye sees this same line as going off to the right by some 30 degrees.
I am 'long sighted' and wear Multifocal lens glasses 24/7.
It is weird to sit following a car to see a second car beside it which doesnt exist !!!
Close either eye immediately removes the effect.
Last tests showed this problem has almost vanished.
I was talking to the doctor attending to my Late Mother when she was recovering from what she thought was her first stroke and he said had already had a number of episodes but they were so minor that she was totally unaware they had occurred.
From then on it was only a matter of time for the last episode to happen.
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I stand unequivicably behind everything I say, I just dont ever remember saying it !!
Learjet (25-07-18)
I'm back, with a couple of extra parts! Angiogram, 3 hours on the table, 2 stents and one exhausted cardiologist. It was a long and complicated procedure due to the position of the blockages. I was 90% blocked in one and critical in the other. Had to stay an extra two nights in hospital due to elevated troponin levels. The entry point was through the wrist. I am battered and bruised but I have survived. Getting stronger everyday.
Don't fvck off yet Learjet
I've been down the stent road, so I wish you all the best. Can be like a new lease on life.
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
Learjet (18-08-18)
Nitroglycerin. It's a vascular dilator.
Typical side effect is that it causes some nasty migraines.
Yes I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
Yeah. Lowers blood pressure and will hopefully prevent some damage to the heart muscle.
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
They stopped the entry point from the groin area as what use to happen to men your dick would go on strike for 80% of men and considering the operation was 2 to 4 hours on most most men would have to stay in hospital for over a week because they cannot pee.
lsemmens (20-08-18)
I'm glad they used my arm then!
Yeah the nitro spray under the tongue and diltiazem, (which is a CCB / vasodilator) kept me going until I could get the procedure done. Don't need them now.
The lower blood pressure is a side effect, not really the way it works. Lowering blood pressure can make the bad situation worse.
If you've ever been on nitroglycerin or handled it as an explosive, the migraines it causes at the thing you notice most. (apart from the ease of chest pain).
The last time I was given it, I was ill from some kind of virus which caused me to vomit. Trying to throw up nothing first thing in the morning caused an esophageal tear and I started throwing up blood. Of course this also cause some chest pain when your own body is trying to tear itself apart from the inside out.
I also had a terrible headache which was also probably an effect of the virus.
So I decided to drag my arse to the local hospital where I got the express treatment because of chest pain even though I told them I seriously doubted any cardio problems. They gave me some pills, which I always ask what they give me... Nitro.... err... you're treating cardio? What's the risks if I don't have cardio?
"Your blood pressure is good, so there is no worry. Take the pills now just in case."
I joked... I already have a shocking headache, another one isn't going to matter.
"So you've had nitro and heart problems before?"
Err, no ... but I'm familiar with the side effects... lets just say I pay attention more than most people.
Half an hour later my headache was gone. Thinking it was caused by vascular constriction and higher blood pressure.
Nitro usually gives you a migraine going on and coming off.
Miners and blasters that used nitroglycerin used to wear head bands with nitro on them.
It's easily absorbed transdermally so handing it caused nasty migraine when they started work and when they stopped.
To avoid it they would keep in contact with it permanently wearing the head band.
Yes I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
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