Re: Vioxx increases risk of edema, loss of hypertension control,...

[Guest guest]

I have to tell you something that happened to a friend of mine with Vioxx.

She is overweight but in great shape-just ran her second marathon in less than

a year. She is I think 52 years old. Anyways, she has a rotator cuff that

needs surgery, but she was waiting till she ran this second marathon. It really

hurt, so her Dr. prescribed Vioxx. She woke up swollen one morning, like all

over edema, and thought maybe it was something salty she ate or whatever, and

went running anyways. This went on for a couple of days. Her heart rate was

high and she just felt crummy. So she went to the doc, her fingers were like

sausages and she was exhausted! Doc said she had a dangerous amount of edema

(my friend is a master's prepared RN, by the way) and is lucky she didn't

have a heart attack or end up in the hospital! All from Vioxx. She stopped

taking it and was better within days. So if you are on one of these meds and

start to puff up, call your doc!

Cary

[Guest guest]

Cary, I'm glad that she went to the doctor, that could have been

fatal, Tawny

> I have to tell you something that happened to a friend of mine with

Vioxx.

> She is overweight but in great shape-just ran her second marathon

in less than

> a year. She is I think 52 years old. Anyways, she has a rotator

cuff that

> needs surgery, but she was waiting till she ran this second

marathon. It really

> hurt, so her Dr. prescribed Vioxx. She woke up swollen one

morning, like all

> over edema, and thought maybe it was something salty she ate or

whatever, and

> went running anyways. This went on for a couple of days. Her

heart rate was

> high and she just felt crummy. So she went to the doc, her fingers

were like

> sausages and she was exhausted! Doc said she had a dangerous

amount of edema

> (my friend is a master's prepared RN, by the way) and is lucky she

didn't

> have a heart attack or end up in the hospital! All from Vioxx.

She stopped

> taking it and was better within days. So if you are on one of

these meds and

> start to puff up, call your doc!

> Cary

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cary, that's a excellent cautionary tale. I believe that what happened

to your friend happens with more frequency than physicians and patients

realize - and not just with Vioxx.

This paragraph from the editorial on hypertension I sent yesterday is

alarming:

" In a study of 463 people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), BP was not

always measured in the charts of patients. Nineteen percent had no BP

recorded, 37% of those with readings had HTN, and the BP was

uncontrolled (worse than 140/90) in 77%2. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory

drugs (NSAID) are most apt to increase systolic BP. It appears that

rheumatologists are not doing a good job with respect to adequate

recognition and treatment of HTN. "

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Re: [ ] Vioxx increases risk of edema, loss of

hypertension control,...

> I have to tell you something that happened to a friend of mine with

Vioxx.

> She is overweight but in great shape-just ran her second marathon in

less than

> a year. She is I think 52 years old. Anyways, she has a rotator cuff

that

> needs surgery, but she was waiting till she ran this second marathon.

It really

> hurt, so her Dr. prescribed Vioxx. She woke up swollen one morning,

like all

> over edema, and thought maybe it was something salty she ate or

whatever, and

> went running anyways. This went on for a couple of days. Her heart

rate was

> high and she just felt crummy. So she went to the doc, her fingers

were like

> sausages and she was exhausted! Doc said she had a dangerous amount

of edema

> (my friend is a master's prepared RN, by the way) and is lucky she

didn't

> have a heart attack or end up in the hospital! All from Vioxx. She

stopped

> taking it and was better within days. So if you are on one of these

meds and

> start to puff up, call your doc!

> Cary

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/06/2004 09:07:10 Central Standard Time,

Matsumura_Clan@... writes:

> BP was not

> always measured in the charts of patients. Nineteen percent had no BP

> recorded, 37% of those with readings had HTN

Holy Cow, . I missed that the first time I read it. There is no excuse

for not having your vitals checked when you go to the doctor! Jeeezzzz....

[Guest guest]

My last 2 rheumatologists did NOT take my vitals. That is a big part of why

I left them. One of them took my vitals on the first visit, but no

subsequent visits. That is why no one but ME noticed my increase in BP

after taking Vioxx.

a

> In a message dated 27/06/2004 09:07:10 Central Standard Time,

> Matsumura_Clan@... writes:

>

>

>> > BP was not

>> > always measured in the charts of patients. Nineteen percent had no BP

>> > recorded, 37% of those with readings had HTN

>

> Holy Cow, . I missed that the first time I read it. There is no excuse

> for not having your vitals checked when you go to the doctor! Jeeezzzz....

>

>

>