Back at the doctor - chest problems

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Hi All,

I just got back from my MD's office because I had another episode where I

was up all night with chest pain last night. I got in to see him and I just

cried. My heart was racing from the stress, and even my blood pressure was

a little high (it's normally 110/65). I had a really hard time last night.

On top of that, Stan's out of town and I was really scared. It hurts so

much to breathe.

First, he said he wants me to take another course of Zithromax to see if

that makes a difference. He gave me a few more of the Percocet 10's (I've

been taking an awful lot of pain meds this month - scares me). He wanted me

to take Xanax for the stress for a little while, but I told him I am

unwilling to. He gave me Inderal instead, and I have to say between that

and the Percocet I'm feeling more comfortable now, although it still hurts

to take a normal breath. We're changing my thyroid med back to the Armour

(I had been trying Synthroid), and we're discontinuing the Trazodone. If I

don't sleep, so be it for now. It's just not worth it. Something is

elevating my pulse, and I've noticed it after I take the Trazodone. Also,

this panic mode isn't really like me. He said I need to watch how I do with

the Remicade, that if I'm having a lot of problems with infection, it might

not be worth it. He said he had another patient that went into a clinical

trial for Hepatitis, and now he's the next person on the list for a liver

transplant. The medication destroyed his liver. That kind of scared me,

although Remicade is FDA approved.

I'm just so sick of all this. I was doing really well last week. I got so

much done, it was amazing. I still had pain, but it was more tolerable and

I was able to work through it. I was getting ready to buy paint so I could

paint the master bedroom! Now, another setback. And I still need to go to

class tonight.

Thank you, my dear friends, for letting me vent. I just don't think I could

burden Stan with any more of this. He was so enthusiastic about how well

I've been doing, that I don't want to burst his bubble. I need to get well.

I have way too much to do this month!

I hope you're each having a better day than I am.

Much love,

Carol

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((((((((((((((((((((((Carol))))))))))))))))))))

You're in my heart & in my prayers.

Love,

tess