My Day at the Hospital

[Riot]

Glad you're doing okay, Sightseek - hope you are able to get back to riding soon!

[Oaklawnfan]

Coumadin is an okay drug that works and really is a lot easier than Lovenox. I've been on coumadin for years as I have a mechanical heart valve. Getting a regular INR protine test while taking it is very important to keep the dosage in balance. Good luck and here's hoping you're back in the irons soon.

[Princess Doreen]

Don't anyone ever ignore leg pain. I did, and it cost me dearly. Jan. 9, 2008, I had a stroke. Totally paralyzed on my left side. I was with my husband when it happened, and he got me to ER within 10 minutes. Anyone who has had a stroke has a 2 hour window to get treatment. I was lucky. The paralysis lasted 3 hours, and then I was fine again. But, they didn't let me out of the hospital until 3 days later. Did all kinds of tests. Cat scan showed nothing, but MRI did.

I do not fit the profile for a stroke - don't smoke, don't drink much, no high blood pressure, no diabetes, cholesterol is well under 200, no family history, etc., etc., etc. I asked my doctor how come. He said that 20% of stroke victims do not fit the stroke profile.

I'm on Plavix and Crestor - even though my cholesterol #'s were good, they put me on it anyway. No one would notice I had any aftereffects from the stroke, but I notice I have some balance issues.

Take care everyone, and never take your health for granted.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Princess Doreen

Don't anyone ever ignore leg pain. I did, and it cost me dearly. Jan. 9, 2008, I had a stroke. Totally paralyzed on my left side. I was with my husband when it happened, and he got me to ER within 10 minutes. Anyone who has had a stroke has a 2 hour window to get treatment. I was lucky. The paralysis lasted 3 hours, and then I was fine again. But, they didn't let me out of the hospital until 3 days later. Did all kinds of tests. Cat scan showed nothing, but MRI did.

I do not fit the profile for a stroke - don't smoke, don't drink much, no high blood pressure, no diabetes, cholesterol is well under 200, no family history, etc., etc., etc. I asked my doctor how come. He said that 20% of stroke victims do not fit the stroke profile.

I'm on Plavix and Crestor - even though my cholesterol #'s were good, they put me on it anyway. No one would notice I had any aftereffects from the stroke, but I notice I have some balance issues.

Take care everyone, and never take your health for granted.

That had to be really scary, I'm glad the paralysis was only temporary.

[Princess Doreen]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

That had to be really scary, I'm glad the paralysis was only temporary.

It was, and I'm glad, too. Hope all continues well with you. Be pro-active and insist if you think your caregivers are blowing you off.

[chucklestheclown]

Glad you went to the doctor.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Princess Doreen

Don't anyone ever ignore leg pain. I did, and it cost me dearly. Jan. 9, 2008, I had a stroke. Totally paralyzed on my left side. I was with my husband when it happened, and he got me to ER within 10 minutes. Anyone who has had a stroke has a 2 hour window to get treatment. I was lucky. The paralysis lasted 3 hours, and then I was fine again. But, they didn't let me out of the hospital until 3 days later. Did all kinds of tests. Cat scan showed nothing, but MRI did.

I do not fit the profile for a stroke - don't smoke, don't drink much, no high blood pressure, no diabetes, cholesterol is well under 200, no family history, etc., etc., etc. I asked my doctor how come. He said that 20% of stroke victims do not fit the stroke profile.

I'm on Plavix and Crestor - even though my cholesterol #'s were good, they put me on it anyway. No one would notice I had any aftereffects from the stroke, but I notice I have some balance issues.

Take care everyone, and never take your health for granted.

good to see you back here and in good health!

[Indian Charlie]

Look into taking serrapeptase, which is a proteolytic enzyme derived from silkworms.

It digests blood clots, among other harmful things, and has been proven to be more effective than any prescription drugs, without the side effects.

It's relatively inexpensive, won't mess you up with side effects and dissolves clots faster than anything that can be prescribed to you.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Look into taking serrapeptase, which is a proteolytic enzyme derived from silkworms.

It digests blood clots, among other harmful things, and has been proven to be more effective than any prescription drugs, without the side effects.

It's relatively inexpensive, won't mess you up with side effects and dissolves clots faster than anything that can be prescribed to you.

I've been doing a lot of reading about coumadin and a lot of the healthy things I do for myself like drink green tea; take CoQ10; Fish Oils; Omega 3s; cranberry and eating dark green leafy veggies are actually not recommended for consumation if you are on coumadin.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I've been doing a lot of reading about coumadin and a lot of the healthy things I do for myself like drink green tea; take CoQ10; Fish Oils; Omega 3s; cranberry and eating dark green leafy veggies are actually not recommended for consumation if you are on coumadin.

Here goes.

So, don't take coumadin. If you feel safer, then maybe look into getting off that shitt once you are through this situation.

[Princess Doreen]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Look into taking serrapeptase, which is a proteolytic enzyme derived from silkworms.

It digests blood clots, among other harmful things, and has been proven to be more effective than any prescription drugs, without the side effects.

It's relatively inexpensive, won't mess you up with side effects and dissolves clots faster than anything that can be prescribed to you.

Thanks for that info, IC. I'll talk to my GP about this. My husband and I are both on statins. We had some muscle soreness which was alarming. But we take Co-Enzyme Q-10 - Bill taks 300 mgs. and I take 200 mgs. Muscle aches are gone. But, I don't necessarily like statins - just thought they were a necessary damned if you do, damned if you don't alternative. My GP tried me on some fiber type pills. They were the size of suppositories, and I had to take four of them a day. That wore thin after awhile, and they weren't doing anything to lower my #s.

Right now, I'm at 162 cholesterol with 89 HDLs and 68 LDLs. Triglycerides are under 100. So, I'm cool for now. But, if I could find something that would work as well and not a statin, that would be great.

Having a stroke is scary and I was a basket case for about 6 mos. afterwards. 2008 was a really bad, bad year - a stroke, 3 kidney stones, 2 bouts with pneumonia, a broken ankle, a back injury, a ruptured gall bladder, peritonitis, flirted with the angels, then surgery spending 3 weeks in Saratoga hospital where I missed Curlin's run in the Woodward. That was the WORSE part.

But I'll take another 2009 in 2010. It was a totally awesome year. So far, this year is going good, too - Rachel, Scott Brown, and now Lloydobler.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Princess Doreen

Thanks for that info, IC. I'll talk to my GP about this. My husband and I are both on statins. We had some muscle soreness which was alarming. But we take Co-Enzyme Q-10 - Bill taks 300 mgs. and I take 200 mgs. Muscle aches are gone. But, I don't necessarily like statins - just thought they were a necessary damned if you do, damned if you don't alternative. My GP tried me on some fiber type pills. They were the size of suppositories, and I had to take four of them a day. That wore thin after awhile, and they weren't doing anything to lower my #s.

Right now, I'm at 162 cholesterol with 89 HDLs and 68 LDLs. Triglycerides are under 100. So, I'm cool for now. But, if I could find something that would work as well and not a statin, that would be great.

Having a stroke is scary and I was a basket case for about 6 mos. afterwards. 2008 was a really bad, bad year - a stroke, 3 kidney stones, 2 bouts with pneumonia, a broken ankle, a back injury, a ruptured gall bladder, peritonitis, flirted with the angels, then surgery spending 3 weeks in Saratoga hospital where I missed Curlin's run in the Woodward. That was the WORSE part.

But I'll take another 2009 in 2010. It was a totally awesome year. So far, this year is going good, too - Rachel, Scott Brown, and now Lloydobler.

Statins kill far more people than they help. If you want to lower cholesterol naturally, try a red yeast rice supplement. They've been PROVEN to be more effective than any statin at lowering cholesterol without the liver destroying side effects you are currently receiving. Your doctor will almost certainly know nothing about it, since as a natural substance, the pharma companies cannot patent it and thus make criminally high profit margins on it.

Use Google to do a little research.

By the way, the reason most people have high cholesterol is because your body uses it to make hormones, repair certain types of tissue, etc. It's a very useful building block that has become demonized as a culprit in heart disease. In actuality, the repercussions from not having elevated cholesterol as a response to a serious condition is much worse than having it elevated.

Within twenty years this whole statin thing to lower cholesterol practice will be looked back at like "what was everyone thinking back then?"

Here come the flames.