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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: bjp81757 on December 20, 2015, 09:17:00 PM
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Started PD again two days ago, now feet so swollen I can't get any of my shoes on. I get winded walking from front door to mailbox(20 feet) chest pains bad enough to take nitro. Don't know if kidneys or heart or both. Back to see the doctor. Life just keeps getting better and better.
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Oh no! Sorry to hear this! If my husband had your symptoms, I'd be taking him to the ER right now.
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Good advise, Prime Time, I would consider calling a ambulance.
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Shortness of breath and chest pain.
You should call your doctor or visit ER ASAP!
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I sure hope you did not wait for Doctor visit.
Get thee to ER the fastest way possible.
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Ditto on the previous advice!....
This blasted disease is not to be trifled with!....
Get thee to the hospital now, please!....
Hope you recover really fast!...
Darth...
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Chest pains subsided, can breathe a little easier, but feet are still swollen. Seeing my Cardiologist Wednesday, expect he will want to do an angioplasty procedure, suspect another stent coming. Was given chlonidine and IV hydralyzine to lower BP and chest stopped hurting. If it ain't one thing it's another. My wife never takes this stuff seriously and gets irritated when this happens. It felt good to have people that understood. Thank you.
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IF this returns, do NOT wait until his appt.
Get STRAIGHT to the ER.
Swelling, anywhere , plus the shortness of breath, chest pain, weak, unable to walk much at all, all combined CAN BE accompanied with water accumulating inside the heart sac. This is congestive heart failure. The heart canNOT fully expand to pump sufficient blood, the heart rate rises trying to pump more blood. It is a vicious cycle until failure of the heart.
This can easily be fatal and trying to mask the pain with nitro is NOT sufficient treatment.
He NEEDS an ER to throurghly check him out and treat him correctly until he is out of danger of sudden death.
This may NOT be his immediate problem, but the risk is there and I for one would much rather you post a note afterwards telling us what it was, than to here from you that he is gone.
PLEASE take Care,
Charlie B
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Glad to know you are breathing a little easier. Hopefully they will address the edema sooner than later.
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Please do not take this lightly. Before I started the Big D I was in hospital three times for breathing issues and congestive heart failure. The third time I got huge lectures about how bad I had let it get and how close to real issues I was. I started dialysis three days later. They wanted to start in the hospital but I want to do home treatment and training was scheduled for the third day.
Take care and take care of yourself.
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Please do not take this lightly. Before I started the Big D I was in hospital three times for breathing issues and congestive heart failure. The third time I got huge lectures about how bad I had let it get and how close to real issues I was. I started dialysis three days later. They wanted to start in the hospital but I want to do home treatment and training was scheduled for the third day.
Take care and take care of yourself.
And in this week's news:
Study: Some cardiac arrest victims ignore warning symptoms
Sudden cardiac arrest may not always be so sudden: New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially life-saving warning signs hours, days, even a few weeks before they collapse
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/study-some-cardiac-arrest-victims-ignore-warning-symptoms/
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Please do not take this lightly. Before I started the Big D I was in hospital three times for breathing issues and congestive heart failure. The third time I got huge lectures about how bad I had let it get and how close to real issues I was. I started dialysis three days later. They wanted to start in the hospital but I want to do home treatment and training was scheduled for the third day.
Take care and take care of yourself.
And in this week's news:
Study: Some cardiac arrest victims ignore warning symptoms
Sudden cardiac arrest may not always be so sudden: New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially life-saving warning signs hours, days, even a few weeks before they collapse
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/study-some-cardiac-arrest-victims-ignore-warning-symptoms/
Cannot stress this enough. It was the subject of a section on this mornings 'Today' show.
The Lay Dr was telling some of the numbers and the survival rates for those that DID have symptom but ignored them were very poor. As low as 3%, were those that did take notice and made the call and received early treatment were far far better.
MAKE THAT CALL if any of those symptoms return. It could very well mean the difference in living and dieing. (however it is spelt).