Update on Wanda and a request for prayers

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

First I would like to thank Vera for answering my

question a month ago. Sorry that I have not written

before hand thanking you, but maybe you'll understand

when I am through here.

Here goes......

I got a sinus infection about a 6 weeks ago and it

took me a while to get over it, much longer than

normal. Then my mother had colon surgery in early

July and was in the hospital for 3 weeks with that. I

had to have friends and family to take me everywhere.

Around this time I also had to go to my cardiologist.

He ran an echocardiogram and a caroid echo. My heart

rate was so high that he wanted and did get it under

control before giving me a stress test. I got the

chemical stress test since my walking is near none

now. I have gone to a walker and w/c parttime.

So....last week I started swelling, wide spread. I

had my appt with my cardio yesterday. I was told that

I am in early congestive heart failure and I have two

blockages of arteries in the heart. I also have a

mild (early stage) mitral and tricuspid valve prolaspe

and aortic insuffiency. On Monday I am being admitted

to the hospital to have a heart cath performed and if

the blockage is there at all the cardio is going to do

either the balloon or a stint, depending on the

severity of the blockage.

He did tell me that it was lucky that it was caught

before I had a heart attack or stroke due to the fact

that my cholesterol was 728 and my trigylecrites was

859 and that he was truely surprised that I had not

had a heart attack or stroke yet.

This has frightened me greatly, with all the other

things going on, and I am not even 40 yet, but I have

the body and organs of a much older person. Please

keep me in your prayers, especially on Monday when I

have to have the cath done.

Thank you

wanda

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[Guest guest]

Wanda,

I'm so sorry to hear that you're having such a bad time. Hopefully if they

can get your heart working better you will feel better and have more energy.

You are in our prayers.

Carol & Rob

Lexington, MA

Update on Wanda and a request for prayers

> Hi everyone,

>

> First I would like to thank Vera for answering my

> question a month ago. Sorry that I have not written

> before hand thanking you, but maybe you'll understand

> when I am through here.

>

> Here goes......

> I got a sinus infection about a 6 weeks ago and it

> took me a while to get over it, much longer than

> normal. Then my mother had colon surgery in early

> July and was in the hospital for 3 weeks with that. I

> had to have friends and family to take me everywhere.

>

>

> Around this time I also had to go to my cardiologist.

> He ran an echocardiogram and a caroid echo. My heart

> rate was so high that he wanted and did get it under

> control before giving me a stress test. I got the

> chemical stress test since my walking is near none

> now. I have gone to a walker and w/c parttime.

> So....last week I started swelling, wide spread. I

> had my appt with my cardio yesterday. I was told that

> I am in early congestive heart failure and I have two

> blockages of arteries in the heart. I also have a

> mild (early stage) mitral and tricuspid valve prolaspe

> and aortic insuffiency. On Monday I am being admitted

> to the hospital to have a heart cath performed and if

> the blockage is there at all the cardio is going to do

> either the balloon or a stint, depending on the

> severity of the blockage.

>

> He did tell me that it was lucky that it was caught

> before I had a heart attack or stroke due to the fact

> that my cholesterol was 728 and my trigylecrites was

> 859 and that he was truely surprised that I had not

> had a heart attack or stroke yet.

>

> This has frightened me greatly, with all the other

> things going on, and I am not even 40 yet, but I have

> the body and organs of a much older person. Please

> keep me in your prayers, especially on Monday when I

> have to have the cath done.

>

> Thank you

>

> wanda

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Wanda,

Be glad they caught it early enough to do something about it. They can give you

medicine to lower your bad cholestrol and triglycerides. There are exercises

you can do while sitting. So all in all, you are better off now that they know

and can help you.

) I had a 90% blockage and they cut me from belly button to my neck. Took a

vein out of my ankle and two arteries out of my chest and my heart is doing

great 6 years later.

It's when they don't find it until you have had a heart attack that you have the

problem.

Take care, Bill Werre

>

>

> Date: 2002/08/22 Thu PM 08:05:42 CDT

> To: shydrager

> Subject: Update on Wanda and a request for prayers

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> First I would like to thank Vera for answering my

> question a month ago. Sorry that I have not written

> before hand thanking you, but maybe you'll understand

> when I am through here.

>

> Here goes......

> I got a sinus infection about a 6 weeks ago and it

> took me a while to get over it, much longer than

> normal. Then my mother had colon surgery in early

> July and was in the hospital for 3 weeks with that. I

> had to have friends and family to take me everywhere.

>

>

> Around this time I also had to go to my cardiologist.

> He ran an echocardiogram and a caroid echo. My heart

> rate was so high that he wanted and did get it under

> control before giving me a stress test. I got the

> chemical stress test since my walking is near none

> now. I have gone to a walker and w/c parttime.

> So....last week I started swelling, wide spread. I

> had my appt with my cardio yesterday. I was told that

> I am in early congestive heart failure and I have two

> blockages of arteries in the heart. I also have a

> mild (early stage) mitral and tricuspid valve prolaspe

> and aortic insuffiency. On Monday I am being admitted

> to the hospital to have a heart cath performed and if

> the blockage is there at all the cardio is going to do

> either the balloon or a stint, depending on the

> severity of the blockage.

>

> He did tell me that it was lucky that it was caught

> before I had a heart attack or stroke due to the fact

> that my cholesterol was 728 and my trigylecrites was

> 859 and that he was truely surprised that I had not

> had a heart attack or stroke yet.

>

> This has frightened me greatly, with all the other

> things going on, and I am not even 40 yet, but I have

> the body and organs of a much older person. Please

> keep me in your prayers, especially on Monday when I

> have to have the cath done.

>

> Thank you

>

> wanda

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Wanda--Bill is right. It is good that they caught this in time. Hang in

there. My dad had bypass surgery 20 years ago and then angioplasty 8 years

ago and he is doing great. There is a lot you can do to help repair

heart-related problems. Wish it were so with MSA. Debbie

[Guest guest]

Wanda,

I'm so very sorry to hear that you have been going through such

difficult times of late. Both and I will storm heaven with

prayers for you on Monday. Hang in there.

Deborah aka Tenacity