update on me/inbox full

[maplesky7]

hey friends,
my box is full... i gotta run... another dr.'s apt.... i'm going to have to delete a bunch but i want to make sure i get some info from some of those before i push delete... i know i've got numbers and links and all that i want to save.

so forgive me while i clean house.

Thanks.

gretch

 

[dacjohns]

 

[maplesky7]

I'm back.

Met with my regular dr. and she IS gold. She's testing my vitamin D levels... where's wifezilla? ha ha ha... she's always goin on about vitamin d and it's benefits.

Reason being: I have severe hip pain and neck/shoulders strain and my hips ache and pop and my neck /shoulders are soooo tense and are on fire and I just can't get any relief. In the mean time i have a pain killer that somewhat touches it and makes it go from a 7-8 to a 2-3 on the pain scale. Better than nothin... and I'll be starting cardiac rehab again along with physical therapy for my body aches. Since all these latest hospital stays... they want me to be monitored again while I exercise.

Also trying a new beta blocker for my heart. She doesn't think the other one I've been on is the one for me.

And I am retaining water so I am to up my dose of my diuretic until I come back down and that added water popped on there within 2 days... crazy.... and that is straining my heart. ugh... I'm so tired. Did I say I was tired yet? Well, I am and all the time.

And I am seeking a second opinion about all the stuff going on with my heart... my heart attack was last April, I throw lots of pvc's (premature ventricle contractions---weak beat, skip beat, regular beat), chest congestion due to my enlarged heart and 2 leaky heart valves.....that I was just in the hospital for for 6 days when I thought it was the pneumonia again but it wasn't... it was leaky heart valves.... so I have 2 little girls I am raising alone and it is vitally important I am doing what I need to do for my heart health and my regular dr. doesn't understand why I am not doing this that and the other and why I'm not doing these programs that would benefit me and I would qualify for so I may be changing heart dr.'s here soon.

and there are other medical things but we are dealing with the big thing first... my heart.


Hammering out issues regarding my divorce and well, I just pray it could be all said and done but it's just not that easy.

I was able to help with my daughters Valentine party at school and the kids really thanked me for the games I planned... I got hugs and many praises and it made it so worth it. Then I came home and took a nap. I take a lot of naps lately.

My first grader had mini cheer as well recently. The little girls cheered at the high school on Friday night and that was a neat thing for her to do and she pleaded with me that she wanted to do it and I just didn't want to say no and have her be the only little girl in her class not cheering.... but I am glad it's over now. ha ha.

my just turned 4 year old keeps me busy as it is... at least she has 2 new kitties from dac to entertain her. She runs around with a jump rope and they chase her or she teases them with the laser pointer. and she happily watches tom and jerry as mommy rests on the squishy chair and she covers me with her stuffed animals and cuddles me and sometimes we both end up falling asleep together. That right there is good medicine.

and that's what i've been up to and why you haven't seen much of me... cuz lots of dr. apt's or nappin or with my kiddos.

hugs to you all,
gretch

 

[redhen]

 

[onedoodle3]

I hope everything works out alright. Children's hugs, kisses and cuddles truly are great medicine!

 

[maplesky7]

and when I was in the hospital this last time, I knew I missed them but it wasn't until I talked to them on the phone and heard their sweet little girly voices then it REALLY hit me how much I missed them and made me want to cry.

...and laugh the one time I was on the phone with my mom aka Grandma and overheard my youngest telling her she needed help wiping her butt.

oooh the love of a Grandma.

Hugs back to you all...

love,
gretch

 

[ibpboo]

I'm always thinking of you and saying prayers for you.

Cotton has a friend now, her name is Sheila, and they are both broody in the same nest box, it is so cute!

 

[Livinzoo]

Reading your post screams magnesium deficiency to me.

I have TMJD and magnesium is what allows me to have a life. I literally asked a dr to remove my jaw as I was in so much pain. Magnesium is a natural muscle relaxer. It really has helped with my chronic pain.

Edema can be caused by magnesium deficiency and the use of prescription medications especially diuretics deplete the body of magnesium.

Heart attacks, irregular beat, congestive heart failure and much more can all be helped my magnesium.

Drs are great for medical needs, but I think they fail a bit on health needs. They are taught medical procedures, medications, and tests but not trained fully in nutrition and health effects related to nutrition. Sometimes all you need to help you through a chronic problem is to add a bit of nutrition.

Here is a good link to start some research on all the health benefits of magnesium http://www.mgwater.com/


I hope you get the help you need. Good Luck!

 

[maplesky7]

Good morning all... redhen, I just noticed your new avie... whaaat haave yooou beeen uuuup tooo?

And hiya boo... I think about you so very much as well. What kind is Cottons friend, Sheila? That sounds sooo cute. I hope one of mine goes broody. Me and my girls really want to have that experience. Bluey said he'd send me some of his broody, Churkey's eggs.

and thanks for the info livinzoo... I knew that taking diuretics can deplete me and I knew how important potassium levels are for your electrolytes and such... and I do recall them saying something about magnesium while I was in the hospital as well this last time.

I had recently asked my family practitioner about taking a multi vitamin and she told me that she thought I should. I just went and picked up one that says 2.3mg/115% magnesium.

Changing my beta blocker and adding vitamin d has seemed to help with some of the fatigue but I am still having muscle and joint soreness and stiffness. I am scheduled for cardiac rehab at the end of the month and am still on a waiting list for physical rehab... I hope I can get on with it already.

I met with the new heart dr. yesterday and he has put me on Niacin and wants to further see my stress tests results and images and video and get back to me about his findings. Until then it's all about loosing weight and getting fit. He did make mention that I was young to be having a heart attack and didn't seem to have a strong family history, but it happened and said furthermore high levels of stress can bring it on, especially in woman once he got a little bit of background from me.

That's all I have for now.

hugs,
gretch

 

[dacjohns]