MY HUSBAND IS ABOUT TO TURN 49 YEARS OLD.
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HEALTHY AND STRONG THE BREAD WINNER OF OUR HOME.
HE HAS BEEN IN TRANSMISSIONS FOR AT LEAST25 YEARS. HE WAS AT WORK AND A DRIVE ON TRUCK
AND R.V. LIFT FELL ON HIS TOES PINING HIM TO THE FLOOR OF THE SHOP. IT CRUSHED HIS BIG TOE AND BROKE THE SECOND ONE. HE WENT IN FOR SURGERY THE NEXT DAY TO FIX HIS TOE'S.BUT BEFORE THE PUT HIM UNDER THEY DID AN EKG AND IT CAME UP ABNORMAL, THEY CALLED ME BACK TO TELL ME THAT IT LOOK AS THOUGH HE MIGHT HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK AT SOME POINT. AFTER HIS TOE'S WERE OPPERATED ON, WE STARTED INVESTIGATING HIS EKG. THEY SET HIM UP FOR ECHO CARDIOGRAM.THE TYPE THE DID THE INJECTIONS WITH BECAUSE HE COULD NOT RUN A TREDMILL. THEY STARTED THE TEST AND 10 MINUTE'S INTO IT STOPPED. THEY CALLED THE CARDIOLIGIST IN AND HE TOLD MY HUSBAND THEY COULDN'T FINISH IT THAT HE HAS AVERY VERY WEAK HEART. HE TOLD HIM THAT HE IS ONLY USUING 30% OF HIS HEART. WE THEN WERE ON AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE BESIDES ARESELFS WITH FEAR MAINLY MY HUSBAND.THE DOCTOR SET UP A HEART CATH BUT THE OTHER DOCTOR SAID NO LETS DO A PERSANTIUM TEST FIRST. SO WE DID AND YESTERDAY WE GOT THE RESULTS IT WAS VIRAL CARDIOMYOPATHY.WE ARE STILL EMOTIONAL AND AFFRAID BUT NOT IN THE DARK AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON. THEY PUT HIM ON DIGOXIN AND COREG. DURRING THIS WHOLE PROSSES WE ALSO FOUND OUT HE HAD SUGAR DIABETES AS WELL. ALL YOUR STORY'S ARE UP LIFTING AND HELP ALOT THANK YOU WHAT A WONDERFUL WEB SITE.
JEFF AND REBECCA BLAUGH
jbaulgh@comcast.net
Posted on Jun 24, 2004, 8:06 PM from IP address 68.62.52.214