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Posted by Sammy on July 24, 2000 at 11:55:12:DEAR CASEY AND FRIENDS,
HI SORRY I HAVE BEEN SO LONG TO POST BUT THIS MONTH HAS BEEN A CARDIAC NIGHT MARE FOR ME. THE NARCOLEPSY CATAPLEXY IS DARE I SAY IT..... UNDER CONTROL....
I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE CLOMIPRAMINE EVERY MORNING NOW FOR A MONTH AND HAVE ONLY HAD 3 YES 3 CATAPLEXY EVENTS. THESE WERE SO SLIGHT (TIPPING OVER) I ALMOST DID NOT RECOGNIZE THEM. I CANNOT EXPRESS TO YOU THE WONDERFUL DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. BEING ABLE TO WALK OR GO UP OR DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WITH OUT FALLING OVER OR DOWN HAS BEEN REALLY FREEING FOR ME. DO YOU KNOW I MANAGED TO WALK FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF WITHOUT YES WITHOUT TIPPING OR FALLING OVER!!
THE CARDIAC PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY. I HAD A HEART ATTACK THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY THEN WENT IN FOR ANOTHER ANGIOPLASTY THE FOLLOWING WEEK AS I WAS COMING OUT OF THE ANESTHESIA FROM THE ANGIOPLASTY I HAD ANOTHER VERY MAJOR HEART ATTACK. THIS TIME IT DAMAGED THE WALL BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT VENTRICLES. IT ALSO CAUSED SOME VALVE DAMAGE. I WAS SENT HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER 5 DAYS AND BEGAN MY RECOVERY PART OF THIS IS WALKING A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES DAILY (THE CATAPLEXY MOST OFTEN CAUSED PROBLEMS HERE) THIS IS WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO AN HOUR AND A HALF. I SPENT A SHORT TIME AT THE MALL WITH MY BROTHER AND NEICE AND HAD ANOTHER ANGINA ATTACK AND THEN ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 4 MORE DAYS. I DID NOT THANKFULLY HAVE ANOTHER HEART ATTACK BUT DOCTOR DID PUT ME ON A STRONG DOSE OF HEPARIN (BLOOD THINNER) AND INCREASED MY BETA BLOCKER BY 4 X'S MY DOSE. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE RESOLVED SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. I DID FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A NEW THERAPY FOR REOCCLUSIONS OF THE HEART AND THAT I MAY BE A CANDIDATE IN A FEW MONTHS IF I REOCCLUDE. THIS IS PLACING RADIOACTIVE BEADS INTO THE HEART LEAVING THEM THERE FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME AND THIS WILL EAT AWAY ANY SCAR TISSUE THAT MAY BE CAUSING THE OCCLUDING.
WISH ME LUCK GANG AS LONG AS I CAN AVOID THE BY PASS THE LONGER MY LIFE WILL BE. IT IS AT FIRST APPEARANCE VERY OVERWHELMING. BUT I THINK THAT I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF NUMBNESS.I DO HAVE TO ASK THOUGH DOES ANYONE ELSE TAKE THE CLOMIPRAMINE?? HOW DOES IT EFFECT YOUR SEX LIVES?? DO THE OTHER DRUGS THAT SOME OF YOU TAKE MAKE YOU NON ORGASMIC?? HOW DO U DEAL WITH THIS? HOW LONG OF A DRUG HOLIDAY DO YOU TAKE SO THAT YOU MAY REGAIN SOME SENSE OF SEXUAL PLEASURE?
THIS PART IS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR ME AS I AM SURE IT IT FOR OTHERS.
WELL, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I DO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO READ YOUR POSTINGS I AM FINE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CARE AND CONCERNS.
PEACE AND SLEEP WELL
SAMMY
- Re: HERE'S SAMMY Angi 06:38 7/25/00 (0)
- Re: CASEY HERE'S SAMMY Casey 16:23 7/24/00 (0)
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