HEART & STALL

WELL, I'M IN ONE OF THOSE CHALLENGES IN WHICH ALL YOU CAN DO IS WAIT P-A-T-I-E-N-T-L-Y. UUUGGGHHH!!!!!!!!! I'M STILL HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS TRYING TO REGULATE MY HEART RATE SO DOC RAISED MY DOSAGE & PUT ME ON A 2nd HEART MED. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT THE "CURE IS WORSE THAN THE DISEASE"? THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M IN. DOC TOLD ME THIS WOULD BE UNPLEASANT UNTIL MY BODY BECOMES ACCLIMATED TO THE MEDS, BUT I'M LIKE A ZOMBIE ... ABSOLUTELY NOOOOOOOOO ENERGY. SOMETIMES I CAN WALK THE 10 STEPS TO THE BATHROOM BY MYSELF & SOMETIMES I HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE WALL ... COMPLETE MUSCLE FATIQUE/WEAKNESS, LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, UNBELIEVABLE EXHAUSTION (I WENT TO HIM FOR EXHAUSTION & THE MEDS HAVE MADE ME EVEN MORE EXHAUSTED - HE SWEARS IT'LL GET BETTER). THE REALLY DISCOURAGING THING IS BECAUSE I'M UNABLE TO BE ACTIVE AT ALL ... & SLEEPING SO MUCH OF THE TIME MEANS I DON'T EAT & DRINK ALL THAT WELL ... SO, I'M IN MY 9TH DAY WITH NO SIGINIFICANT WEIGHT LOSS & 5TH DAY OF ABSOLUTELY NOOOOOOO WEIGHT LOSS ... THAT, AFTER THAT LAST 11 DAY STALL ... I'LL BE SOOOOOOOO GLAD WHEN THIS PASSES. I GOTTA SAY, I WAS HAVING ON MAJOR PITY PARTY THIS MORNING ... NOT MY USUAL REACTION, BUT I WAS REALLY DOWN ... THEN, NICK CALLED JUST TO TELL ME HE LOVED ME & THAT MADE IT ALL BETTER! THIS TOOOOO SHALL PASS!!!!!!!! QUICKLY, I HOPE! GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK

You're right, this will pass and you'll be back to normal and on your way to better health before you know it! Just do what your body is telling you to do right now, get as much rest as you can until you're acclimated to your new meds. Try not to dwell on the stall, too, because once you're feeling better you're going to be up to moving around and getting some exercise! And very nice of your sweetie to call and make you feel so much better! Aren't they great for stuff like that!?!? Hope you feel better soon!!! Rebecca

DOIN' A LITTLE BETTER, MS REBECCA. A COUPLE DAYS AGO, I WAS A 9.9 OUT OF 10 ON THE "OH MY WORD, I FEEL AWFUL" SCALE. NOW, I'M SEEING SOME IMPROVEMENT & AM ABOUT A 6.5. I CAN STAY UP MOST OF THE DAY ... BUT, I STILL GET DIZZY WHEN WALKING OR STANDING & I'M STILL HAVING FAIRLY SEVERE MUSCLE WEAKNESS. MY HEART RATE NUMBERS HAVE COME DOWN ABOUT 10-15 BEATS PER MINUTE, SO THAT'S COOL. I HAVEN'T TRIED THE EXERCISE BIKE YET BECAUSE OF THE DIZZINESS. I HAD BLOODWORK YESTERDAY & SEE DOC TOMORROW. YEAHHHH! YEAH, MY NICK IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST! HE'S SO CARING & PATIENT & UNDERSTANDING & SUPPORTIVE. GOD GAVE ME THE BEST GIFT IMAGINABLE WHEN HE ALLOWED US TO FIND ONE ANOTHER! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Dawn, I know that you will bounce back from this perkier that ever. You are in my prayers that the energy comes back quickly. Please let me know if there's anything I can do???? Mary

THANK YOU MS MARY ... I ACCEPT ALL THE PRAYERS I CAN GET!!! VERY GRATEFULLY, I DO! I'M SEEING IMPROVEMENT ... I'M JUST IMPATIENT. I'M NOW ABLE TO WORK AT THE COMPUTER & DO SOME THINGS SITTING DOWN, BUT STILL TIRE EASILY. NICK'S TAKING ME TO DR C TOMORROW ... BRIGHT & EARLY AT 8am. THANKS FOR THE KIND OFFER! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

I'm so sorry you're going through this, Sweetie. I know how discouraging it is. I am still shellshocked from the 2 month rollercoaster ride my doctors have had me on. I have to take 11 prescription meds. They took me off of almost all of them for 2 months because of my liver. I am back adjusting to them, or equivalents now, except for one they're still working on. I have severe chronic pain problems and I have been feeling like a brittle old splintery piece of wood. I was in so much pain that all I could do was sit in my chair and cry. That's just not my style. I have to keep moving and busy to keep my pain manageable. I went for 2 months sleeping no longer than an hour at a time, while they ran scary tests and talked about cancer and liver transplants. No exercise, not eating well, and no weight loss. And after all that, it was for nothing. I was feeling fine when they saw numbers on a blood test they didn't like, so they took me off my meds and made me deathly ill. After all the tests, they decided that I have a fatty liver, which is a common occurrence after gastric bypass surgery, put me back on my meds, and said, "nevermind, it will heal itself". There's got to be a better way. It is hard to be patient when you don't feel like yourself, and exhaustion is depressing and frustrating. Something that helps me a little is to get outside for awhile if it is a pretty, sunny day. Sometimes you just need to get out of the house and out of the bed. You know what I mean. You don't have the energy to go anywhere, but staying in the same place will drive you crazy. Even ride around and look at Christmas lights or go out for a cup of coffee with Nick. He is a sweetheart and I know it tears him up to see you this way. Our poor husbands don't know what to do to help us when we're like this. I don't know what we'd do without them. Don't hesitate to let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Make sure to get your fluids in. Love, B

WE WERE WONDERING HOW YOUR TESTS WENT AS YOU WERE QUITE CONCERNED. WE'RE SORRY YOU WENT THROUGH ALL THAT DISTRESS FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, BUT WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER FOR YOU THAT ALL CAME OUT GOOD FOR YOU. YEAH, MY PATIENCE HAS BEEN LESS THAN GOOD ... I HAD STARTED CLEANING & PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED SO ... THE MESS IS STILL SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIVINGROOM. HOPEFULLY, I CAN DO A LITTLE TOMORROW WHICH WOULD REALLY GIVE ME AN EMOTIONAL BOOST. NICK'S TAKEN ME OUT TO DINNER THREE TIMES NOW & I DO FAIRLY WELL, BUT TIRE & GET DIZZY FROM BEING "ACTIVE". IT'S BEEN A VERY QUICK, SHORT DINNERS OUT ... BUT, AT LEAST I'VE BEEN OUT!!! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Dawn, I am so sorry to hear you are feeling poorly. Let me know if I can do anything to help ya. Get well quick! Susann

THANK YOU, MS SUSANN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS! I'M NOT SURE IF WE WILL STAY THIS EVENING BUT WE'LL DROP IN AT THE TEXAS ROADHOUSE FOR SURE. WE HAVE SOME ERRANDS TO RUN & NICK GOT OFF EARLY AS HIS JOB WAS RAINED OUT ... SO, IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH "GET UP & GO" I HAVE LEFT! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Hey Dawn, Sorry to hear about your mini setback...I,m praying that this situation will pass soon...I can imagine how draining it must make you feel...but you hang in there "Sista"...there are prayer warriors standing in the gap for you I so look foward to your encouraging post...so I'm sending prayers up as often as I can ...So you rest ...until your body can adjust to all those huge changes. Big Hugs from Greenville, Tonya