Re: Rough-ish Recovery Period

[Guest guest]

There is a calcium called " Coral Calcium " that is supposed

to be the most absorbant, makes you alakline, and also

natually has the right amount of cal/to mag in it. You

can get it in several forms, the one that mixes with water

sounds like the best becuase it should be even more

absorbable.

Jen M.

" bluecabochon janfinnell@...> "

janfinnell@...> wrote:

>Hi and Happy Holidays to all--

>

>I had my surgery on December 13 and have been recovering

>at

>home since then. The hardest part has been dealing with a

>cold

>that that has exacerbated my asthma, adding an unexpected

>aspect to my hoped-for smooth rest period. My doctor put

>me

>back on the Albuterol and newly on prednisone earlier

>this week

>for a few days but I reacted so badly to the dosages that

>I went off

>(with his OK) a few days later. I hate to use the

>albuterol inhaler

>as it sends my heart rate back up to hyper levels. I try

>to use my

>Atrovent Inhaler (less toxic) and am back on Singulair

>pills, which

>I took daily before. I had not expected to hear from Mr.

>Asthma

>and dealing with all of this has set me back as far as

>loss of

>sleep (I was exhausted to begin with) and the attempt to

>regain

>even a semblance of my former energy. I'll have to go

>back to

>work soon but can't imagine doing so, even after 2 weeks

>of

>basically doing nothing but trying to sleep, eating

>minimally but

>nutritiously, and seeing the doctors. I have gone out in

>my

>neighborhood and other limited forays to Manhattan, but

>no

>subways (stairs) and no lonk walks in the snow.

>

>I've been having muscle cramps and leg lock-ups (I've

>been

>taking Calcium and had a blood test done yesterday) and

>yesterday took a good walk, which seemed to help. My

>doctor

>thinks I'm just under-conditioned from months of relative

>inactivity. The good news is that my heart rate is down

>to the 60s

>and 70s at rest but it still feels strange and sometimes,

>too low

>and weak. As soon as I get up and do too much, it goes

>up a bit

>and feels like it's working hard, but not as hard as it

>had to

>pre-surgery!

>

>The surgeon suggested that I use Caltrate with D and I'm

>wondering if I should replace it with Calcium with

>Magnesium for

>my heart. The last few days I've been taking the Caltrate

>in the

>morning and afts and the Cal/Mag in the evening. Does

>this

>sound good? I imagine that the Vitamin D is to

>compensate for

>the lack of sun that I've been getting til now.

>

>The scar is tiny, not even 2 " across, and I'vehad no

>complications from that area. The tape has not peeled up

>completely yet so I have yet to see the naked scar, but I

>have my

>gel ready to coat it with once those tapes wear off. They

>seem to

>like it there on my neck but are starting to look pretty

>funky.

>

>I 'm afraid to start exercising or walking too much (no

>stairs yet).

>The surgeon said 2 weeks of resting. I'll be seeing the

>endo on

>Tuesday for thyroid function tests to see where I am. I'm

>still very

>anxious, especially at night, but have not been using the

>Klonopin for fear that it will reduce my heart rate even

>further.

>Bought some Valerian drops yesterday but I haven't tried

>them.

>

>I somehow thought that I'd be feeling happier about the

>whole

>thing, but it's been an emotional and physical

>roller-coaster.

>Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever have the old me back

>again. I feel

>weak and unable to really calm myself down on my own. I'm

>pretty much drug-free now except for my asthma drugs and

>am

>trying to build myself back up with vitamins and

>supplements. I

>guess that all of this is normal, what I'm feeling , and

>that It will

>just take me a little longer to recover from it all. I'm

>not sleeping

>as well as I could be - and I really feel it. I am still

>as fearful as I

>was during my hyper period.

>

>It's good to have a place to vent all of this. I'm not

>out of the

>woods yet but I hoped to be feeling better and more

>positive.

>Maybe I'm too impatient!

>

>Jan

>

>

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[Guest guest]

There is a calcium called " Coral Calcium " that is supposed

to be the most absorbant, makes you alakline, and also

natually has the right amount of cal/to mag in it. You

can get it in several forms, the one that mixes with water

sounds like the best becuase it should be even more

absorbable.

Jen M.

" bluecabochon janfinnell@...> "

janfinnell@...> wrote:

>Hi and Happy Holidays to all--

>

>I had my surgery on December 13 and have been recovering

>at

>home since then. The hardest part has been dealing with a

>cold

>that that has exacerbated my asthma, adding an unexpected

>aspect to my hoped-for smooth rest period. My doctor put

>me

>back on the Albuterol and newly on prednisone earlier

>this week

>for a few days but I reacted so badly to the dosages that

>I went off

>(with his OK) a few days later. I hate to use the

>albuterol inhaler

>as it sends my heart rate back up to hyper levels. I try

>to use my

>Atrovent Inhaler (less toxic) and am back on Singulair

>pills, which

>I took daily before. I had not expected to hear from Mr.

>Asthma

>and dealing with all of this has set me back as far as

>loss of

>sleep (I was exhausted to begin with) and the attempt to

>regain

>even a semblance of my former energy. I'll have to go

>back to

>work soon but can't imagine doing so, even after 2 weeks

>of

>basically doing nothing but trying to sleep, eating

>minimally but

>nutritiously, and seeing the doctors. I have gone out in

>my

>neighborhood and other limited forays to Manhattan, but

>no

>subways (stairs) and no lonk walks in the snow.

>

>I've been having muscle cramps and leg lock-ups (I've

>been

>taking Calcium and had a blood test done yesterday) and

>yesterday took a good walk, which seemed to help. My

>doctor

>thinks I'm just under-conditioned from months of relative

>inactivity. The good news is that my heart rate is down

>to the 60s

>and 70s at rest but it still feels strange and sometimes,

>too low

>and weak. As soon as I get up and do too much, it goes

>up a bit

>and feels like it's working hard, but not as hard as it

>had to

>pre-surgery!

>

>The surgeon suggested that I use Caltrate with D and I'm

>wondering if I should replace it with Calcium with

>Magnesium for

>my heart. The last few days I've been taking the Caltrate

>in the

>morning and afts and the Cal/Mag in the evening. Does

>this

>sound good? I imagine that the Vitamin D is to

>compensate for

>the lack of sun that I've been getting til now.

>

>The scar is tiny, not even 2 " across, and I'vehad no

>complications from that area. The tape has not peeled up

>completely yet so I have yet to see the naked scar, but I

>have my

>gel ready to coat it with once those tapes wear off. They

>seem to

>like it there on my neck but are starting to look pretty

>funky.

>

>I 'm afraid to start exercising or walking too much (no

>stairs yet).

>The surgeon said 2 weeks of resting. I'll be seeing the

>endo on

>Tuesday for thyroid function tests to see where I am. I'm

>still very

>anxious, especially at night, but have not been using the

>Klonopin for fear that it will reduce my heart rate even

>further.

>Bought some Valerian drops yesterday but I haven't tried

>them.

>

>I somehow thought that I'd be feeling happier about the

>whole

>thing, but it's been an emotional and physical

>roller-coaster.

>Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever have the old me back

>again. I feel

>weak and unable to really calm myself down on my own. I'm

>pretty much drug-free now except for my asthma drugs and

>am

>trying to build myself back up with vitamins and

>supplements. I

>guess that all of this is normal, what I'm feeling , and

>that It will

>just take me a little longer to recover from it all. I'm

>not sleeping

>as well as I could be - and I really feel it. I am still

>as fearful as I

>was during my hyper period.

>

>It's good to have a place to vent all of this. I'm not

>out of the

>woods yet but I hoped to be feeling better and more

>positive.

>Maybe I'm too impatient!

>

>Jan

>

>

>-------------------------------------

>The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes

>only and is not intended to replace expert medical care.

>Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new

>treatments.

>----------------------------------------

> DISCLAIMER

>

>Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list do not

>have the endorsement of

>the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are

>attached to emails.

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>

>

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re: leg cramps:

> Sounds like hypo to me - hurry up with that thyroid function

> test!

I wil have it done on Tuesday. My endo doean't think that I could

be going hypo this quickly. My heart rate varies between low

(60s) and 90 (which feels wrong) so I think that I still am having

surges of leftover thyroid hormone - feel hot, etc. I expected this

but it doesn't make it easier.

> Good, I think the roller coaster thing is just anesthetic and

> hormones, one will wear off the other will probably come out of

> a bottle (or dead pig ;-), so hopefully in a few weeks all that

> will remain is the small scar.

>

> I over-did things the week after my surgery, so the surgeons

> advice is appropriate. Didn't cause me any long term >

>problems, but I felt like a right dolt having walked into the local

> village to have to sit down for an hour on the park bench to

> recover before I felt able to walk the three quarters of a mile

> downhill to home.

I know how you felt. When I do too much, I pay for it the next day.

Mainly I feel like a heart patient, and incredibly out of shape. I

don't think that I'll be going back to my unsympathetic primary

care doctor, so I have to start over and find someone else, who

is not familiar with my story. But it has to be better than the PCP,

who resented my getting a second opinion about surgery vs. RAI.

>

> Hope you feel better soon,

>

> Simon

Thanks, Simon!

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Aldyth!

I agree - it may be that recovering from being hyper takes longer

than the surgery itself. It seems to not be a straight line from

recovery to health. I'm an impatient person with bills that need

paying, but I can't rush things. It helps to have reassurance here!

Thanks and hugs!

Jan

>

> Hi Jan,

> Sorry to hear that you are having a rough time of it after your

surgery. I'm sorry I don't have any words of wisdom as I'm

relatively new to all this. The only thing I've learnt from my own

experience is that although on paper everything might look ok

with regards to blood work etc. it seems to take the body a while

to settle down after going through such an ordeal as being

hyper. Then especially for you going through the rigours of

surgery must exacerbate the situation.

> Be kind to yourself, rest and don't push and I'm sure you will

start feeling better soon.

> Aldyth

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jen - I'll look into Coral Calcium. There's so many

variations out there!

I'm taking the Caltrate 600 with D at the surgeon's suggestion

morning and aft and the Cal/Mag(my idea) at bedtime. Maybe I'll

just take the Caltrate til it runs out and use supplemental

Magnesium. The dosage I'm at is 2200 mg. Calcium and 500

mg. Mag and 400 IU Vitamin D. I'm probably doing twice as

much calcium as the stated daily requirement on the bottles but

the D and magnesium are both at the desired levels, which I

think is more important. I don't think that I've read anywhere that

2200 mg of Calcium is toxic, but I'll check. If anyone knows.

please let me know! I take a lot of Vitamin C to help the wound

heal and that has made the swelling go down a lot.

Like most hyper people I don't think that I absorbed many

nutrients well when my metabolism was at its most rapid. I feel

better already after only 2 weeks of this.

A good night's rest to all--

Jan

> There is a calcium called " Coral Calcium " that is supposed

> to be the most absorbant, makes you alakline, and also

> natually has the right amount of cal/to mag in it. You

> can get it in several forms, the one that mixes with water

> sounds like the best becuase it should be even more

> absorbable.