My feet look like they are just about to pop because of pitted edema. Doctors say it’s because of a certain blood pressure pill I am on and now I am having to take prednisone due to having severe bronchitis. I am on Lasix but it does not seem to be helping. I have been propping my feet up …not helping. Any more suggestions? I am open to any and all suggestions!!
I’am a 38 yr old female with a no clear diagnosis
it all started in 1998 with abnormal ecg(inverted T, occasional ST elevations),at the inferior lateral , elevated d-dimer ,eleveted reuma factor
in 2001 to 2003 i had cronic bronchitis my immunoglobulines in subclass IGG1 and IGG3 were on the low side .
but in 2004 i started getting shortness of breath
first it only happened to me AFTER exercise .
that same year my D-Dimer started to elevate, but I got no treatments .
In 2003 and 2006 I did left side heart angiogram but no atherosclerosis found .
in 2006 two heart echo showed elevated pulmonary artery pressure (may and august) , (42 and 50 mmhg ),But in nov 2006 i did rightside catherization , but my pulmonary artery pressure was not elevated ( pap was at 26 mmhg ).
in 2006 my episodes of breathlessness , dyspnea , pressure in my heart , and weakness has become severe .
i can not exercise any more , do any household work ,or get too emotional because afterward i will become out of breath .
first (in 2007) My doctor gave me betablocker(concor) , but after almost 3 weeks my dyspnea got worst ,i will get very deep sleep and i will wake up and immediately i will get dyspnea (i do not snore !).
always , my lung test shows a great lungs capacity (i can inhale more air than usually ), overinflated, high residual volumes (air trapping) , but no ephysema as yet .
in September 2007 idid a stress test with blood gas measurement(finger test, blood vein ) before , during and after exercise showed a low ph (7.2), and low hco3 13.7 during and after exercise and my co2 (60) and saturation(92%) was low before starting the test and went up during and after exercise ( 96% after exercise ). they told me i had a mild metabolic acidosis , and should do more exercise , but when i do it, my dyspnea will become worst and with any physical activity my heart rate will go up to over 130 bpm (sometimes up to 156 bpm ),
.
I also notice that if I wear TIGHT CLOTHES (LIKE TIGHT JEANS PANTS ) ,OR IF I BEND DOWN , CARRY OR LIFT ANYTHING HEAVY FOR A WHILE , I WILL END UP WITH DYSPNEA THAT WILL LAST LIKE FOR EVER , WITH PRESSURE IN MY CHEST UP TO MY PALATE., I WILL ALSO FEEL REALLY WEAK .
I FEEL LIKE MY HEART HAS GONE THROUGH A SHOCK !.
LAST YEAR IN APRIL 2008 , I DID A CT ANGIO SCAN OF THE THORAX AND MY DOCTOR SAW RESTS OF TROMBOSIS IN MY LUNG ARTERIES . I WAS PUT ON WARFARINE MEDICATION(coumadine) ,BECAUSE THE DOCTOR BELIEVE THAT I SUFFER FROM CRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM
HE TOLD ME THAT MY DYSPNEA WILL DISAPPEAR FOR SURE AFTER A FEW MONTHS WITH THE MEDICATION AND THAT I MUST TAKE THIS MEDICATION FOR LIFE .
BUT WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSTED AND GOT A CURE FOR THIS DYSPNEA , AND PRESSURE IN MY HEART , I STILL FACE THE FACT THAT MY DYSPNEA , PRESSURE IN MY HEART , AND ALL MY SYMPTOMS MENTIONED ABOVE ,IT WAS I BIG DISAAPIONTED TO NOTICE THAT UP TILL NOW MY HORRIBLE SYMPTOMS NEVER DISSAPPPEARED .
NOW EVERY AFTERNOON AFTER 5 O”CLOCK , I WLL GET THIS HORRIBLE PRESSURE , THAT FEELS LIKE MY HEART CAN NOT HANDLE THE BLOOD AMOUNT IT GETS .
MY DOCTOR GAVE ME OTHER MEDICATIONS FOR HEART DISEASE LIKE VASTAREL (FOR ANGINA PECTORIS) AND SINGULAR , BUT TO MY DESPITE THESE MEDICATIONS MAKES THE PREESURE I FEEL IN MY HEART WORST WORST , I Can not take them .
I ‘am only taking coumadine(warfarine).
i really don’t know where to look any more for answers ,and though where i live(a small island in the Caribbean ) medical help is very poor .(TO DO MOST OF MY TESTS I HAVE TO TRAVEL ABROAD .
last year IN JANUARY , I DID A CARDIOPULMONAR TEST , and the doc saw the ekg chances .i had a ST-T DEPRESSION IN V5 and paroxysmal auricular arrithmias .
lately my doctor suspect me from having a type of vasculitis (i tested only one time positive for ant-cardiolipine and ANTI-ANA )but he gave me no futther suggestions or testes to proof this fact
i really need to know WHAT COULD THIS BE ! IS IT MY HEART , MY LUNGS , MY AORTA , ANY BLOOD CIRCULATION PROBLEM ,OR AN AUTO –IMMUNE DISEASE?.
PLEASE HELP ME , I NEED SOME MEDICAL ADVICE DESPERATELY !
MAYBE THERE IS SOMEONE OUYT THERE THAT GONE THROUGH THE SAME THINGS OR TEST AND KNOW WHAT THIS COULD BE !
I WILL ALSO LIKE TO GET A REFFERAL OF A GOOD DOCTOR OR SPECIALIST IN THESE TYPES OF COMPLICATIONS THAT KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO GIVE ME A DIAGNOSIS .
so please help me out here !
I thank you all
God bless you !
I’am a 38 yr old female with a no clear diagnosis
it all started in 1998 with abnormal ecg(inverted T, occasional ST elevations),at the inferior lateral , elevated d-dimer ,eleveted reuma factor
in 2001 to 2003 i had cronic bronchitis my immunoglobulines in subclass IGG1 and IGG3 were on the low side .
but in 2004 i started getting shortness of breath
first it only happened to me AFTER exercise .
that same year my D-Dimer started to elevate, but I got no treatments .
In 2003 and 2006 I did left side heart angiogram but no atherosclerosis found .
in 2006 two heart echo showed elevated pulmonary artery pressure (may and august) , (42 and 50 mmhg ),But in nov 2006 i did rightside catherization , but my pulmonary artery pressure was not elevated ( pap was at 26 mmhg ).
in 2006 my episodes of breathlessness , dyspnea , pressure in my heart , and weakness has become severe .
i can not exercise any more , do any household work ,or get too emotional because afterward i will become out of breath .
first (in 2007) My doctor gave me betablocker(concor) , but after almost 3 weeks my dyspnea got worst ,i will get very deep sleep and i will wake up and immediately i will get dyspnea (i do not snore !).
always , my lung test shows a great lungs capacity (i can inhale more air than usually ), overinflated, high residual volumes (air trapping) , but no ephysema as yet .
in September 2007 idid a stress test with blood gas measurement(finger test, blood vein ) before , during and after exercise showed a low ph (7.2), and low hco3 13.7 during and after exercise and my co2 (60) and saturation(92%) was low before starting the test and went up during and after exercise ( 96% after exercise ). they told me i had a mild metabolic acidosis , and should do more exercise , but when i do it, my dyspnea will become worst and with any physical activity my heart rate will go up to over 130 bpm (sometimes up to 156 bpm ),
.
I also notice that if I wear TIGHT CLOTHES (LIKE TIGHT JEANS PANTS ) ,OR IF I BEND DOWN , CARRY OR LIFT ANYTHING HEAVY FOR A WHILE , I WILL END UP WITH DYSPNEA THAT WILL LAST LIKE FOR EVER , WITH PRESSURE IN MY CHEST UP TO MY PALATE., I WILL ALSO FEEL REALLY WEAK .
I FEEL like MY HEART HAS GONE THROUGH A SHOCK .
LAST YEAR IN APRIL 2008 , I DID A CT ANGIO SCAN OF THE THORAX AND MY DOCTOR SAW RESTS OF TROMBOSIS IN MY LUNG ARTERIES . I WAS PUT ON WARFARINE MEDICATION ,BECAUSE THE DOCOTOR BELIEVE THAT I SUFFER FROM CRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM
HE TOLD ME THAT MY DYSPNEA WILL DISAPPEAR FOR SURE AFTER A FEW MONTHS WITH THE MEDICATION AND THAT I MUST TAKE THIS MEDICATION FOR LIFE .
BUT WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSTED AND GOT A CURE FOR THIS DYSPNEA , AND PRESSURE IN MY HEART , I STILL FACE THE FACT THAT MY DYSPNEA , PRESSURE IN MY HEART , AND ALL MY SYMPTOMS MENTIONED ABOVE ,IT WAS I BIG DISAAPIONTED TO NOTICE THAT UP TILL NOW MY HORRIBLE SYMPTOMS NEVER DISSAPPPEARED .
NOW EVERY AFTERNOON AFTER 5 O”CLOCK , I WLL GET THIS HORRIBLE PRESSURE , THAT FEELS LIKE MY HEART CAN NOT HANDLE THE BLOOD AMOUNT IT GETS .
MY DOCTOR GAVE ME OTHER MEDICATIONS FOR HEART DISEASE LIKE VASTAREL (FOR ANGINA PECTORIS) AND SINGULAR , BUT TO MY DESPITE THESE MEDICATIONS MAKES THE PREESURE I FEEL IN MY HEART WORST WORST , I Can not take them .
I ‘am only taking coumadine(warfarine).
i really don’t know where to look any more for answers ,and though where i live(a small island in the Caribbean ) medical help is very poor .(TO DO MOST OF MY TESTS I HAVE TO TRAVEL ABROAD .
last year IN JANUARY , I DID A CARDIOPULMONAR TEST , and the doc saw the ekg chances .i had a ST-T DEPRESSION IN V5 and paroxysmal auricular arrithmias .
lately my doctor here tells me that it can be a type for vasculitis of my blood vessel ( i tested only one time positive for anti cardiolipine and anti ANA),but he don’t give any sugestions o what to do next or medications
i really need to know WHAT COULD THIS BE ! it it my heart , lungs , MY aorta , ANY BLOOD CIRCULATION PROBLEM ,OR AN AUTO –IMMUNE DISEASE?.
PLEASE HELP ME , I NEED SOME MEDICAL ADVICE DESPERATELY !
MAYBE THERE IS SOMEONE OUYT THERE THAT GONE THROUGH THE SAME THINGS OR TEST AND KNOW WHAT THIS COULD BE !
I WILL ALSO LIKE TO GET A REFFERAL OF A GOOD DOCTOR OR SPECIALIST IN THESE TYPES OF COMPLICATIONS THAT KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO GIVE ME A DIAGNOSIS .
so please help me out here !
I thank you all
God bless you !
I went to a local minor-emergency clinic (not my primary physician who normally handles my blood pressure treatment–it was in the evening and I was feeling really crummy) last night for a bad cold that I had for about a week, started out like a sinus/allergy thing but the last few days turned into a sneezing and coughing up yellow mucus type of event, so I went for an exam and they said I had a case of bronchitis.
Was prescribed albuterol inhaler for the bronchitis, but now I read on the internet that maybe sometimes it’s not best to take these two drugs together? Atenolol is for high blood pressure in my case. I gave my list of medications to the doctor I saw last night, any chance they could have overlooked that? Or is it common and effective to take these two drugs together?
First of all I NEVER go to the doctor but I get a routine physical each year. Last December 4th I had been sick for 2 weeks with a bad cough and bronchitis-like symptoms. I finally was told go to doctor by my concerned employer because they felt there might be MOLD in our office. I went that very day to my DR. of two years and he did chest xray and prescribed antibiotic. That treatment worked and I also found there was no MOLD. More than a week later the DR. contacted me to come in for treatment of high blood pressure recorded during the Dec 4 visit. By the time I was called I was recovered and did not have high BP and declined to see the DR. for this again. He wrote on Feb. 18th he had discharged me as his patient due to ‘non-compliance’. I ask you, why did he not treat the high blood pressure the moment I was in distress???? And why dismiss me now, as I do NOT have High BP.
I ran out of room on the first detail. To answer the question I know I do NOT have HP because my husband does and we both monitor our BP. I do it with a separate cuff to encourage him. That is coincidental to my situation too and I wanted to add it. My husband’s BP is 100% under control through medication due to his work, which like my employer require yearly physical. Thanks.
As I said, this DR. did not even address my BP at time of visit. Where was the concern then? I was taking 3 different OTC medicatations: Dayquil, Nyquil, Robitussin by the time I was seen and those were making me sick at my stomach and I coudnt take it anymore. Thanks.
Marco, you are so right. And this non-compliance issue is my concern too. Will I be able to find another physician? This whole situation is crazy. I mean I didn’t accuse him of anything or ask questions until the ‘non-compliance’ issue came up. I didn’t even know what non-compliance was and had to ask. Thanks.
Mom, I declined the offer to return is what happened and it was over the phone where the nurse called me later. I guess I should have gone, in hindsight, and would have if I reazlied he could dismiss me. It all seems very unfortunate. Thanks.
