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Offline Slowhanddd

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Good to be back
« on: June 15, 2011, 01:30:41 AM »
Well It sure is good to be back.Tried to die on you guys last week.Had a blood clot go from my leg through my heart and into my lungs.Didn't even know I had the clot.Found out i have a strange gene that causes clots with out to many symptoms.Called "factor V leiden".Causes extra clotting to occur.Have your blood checked for it.It's hereditary.Doesn't bother you until you get it your late forties on up.Life changing for me.I'm going to be on blood thinners now fore ever.Pretty dang scary.Never sick at all them BAM seven days in the hospital.Have to give myself a shot once a day for the next few days to get the caumadin(sp) levels up.I HATE NEEDLES!!!!
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2011, 01:48:25 AM »
that's scary stuff, especially for an outdoorsman.  you have to be very careful around knives.
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2011, 03:11:56 AM »
Slowhanddd,

Welcome to the club?!?! :(  I had the exact same experience 3 1/2 years ago except maybe I ignored it longer than you did as I now am now hooked up to Oxygen 24/7. :P  Keep a good eye on yourself right now, IMHO you should have been kept in the hospital until your PT/INR was high enough, that is you should be an inpatient while  you are still getting the shoots.  They tried to send me home early but my RN wife would not let them.   I hope they found your problem soon enough that your lungs are not compromised, that is the real downside of pulmomary emboli.  You should have your Oxygen Saturation checked frequently to make sure you have enough oxygen in your blood to prevent other health concerns.  Hoping you the best and that all goes well.

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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2011, 04:06:46 AM »
Slowhanddd - Best wishes for your recovery. Don't be afraid of the coumadin. I've  been on it a long time now with my heart and respirtory history and I'm doing just fine with it. You'll have to exercise a litlle extra care about cuts and the llike but nothing you can't handle. Get well soon!
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2011, 04:28:32 AM »
Thanks guys.Hey BB,they took me off oxygen at the hospital on Sunday.I do have a concentrater if i need it.My o2 levels were running 96-97% on room air.Not too bad for a 61 yr old that has smoked for 48 yrs.Now on day 9 no smoking.It's really a no brainer.Smoke and die or quit and live.I go tomorrow to get my INR checked.Hope my will power stays strong.I want to live long enough my kids have to change my diapers.
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2011, 04:37:57 AM »
Quote from: Slowhanddd on June 15, 2011, 04:28:32 AM
Thanks guys.Hey BB,they took me off oxygen at the hospital on Sunday.I do have a concentrater if i need it.My o2 levels were running 96-97% on room air.Not too bad for a 61 yr old that has smoked for 48 yrs.Now on day 9 no smoking.It's really a no brainer.Smoke and die or quit and live.I go tomorrow to get my INR checked.Hope my will power stays strong.I want to live long enough my kids have to change my diapers.

Hang in there, I've been off cigarettes for going on 8 years now.  Gets easier with time (I smoked 2 pks a day for 23 years) Had a couple close calls and was having breathing trouble, nearly went on Oxygen at age 40.  I just got lucky and was able to quit before the blood clots and really severe lung issues hit.  Hope you can recover and regain your illusion of perfect health (like most of us we are mostly hiding our flaws)

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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2011, 05:14:23 AM »
Great to still have you, Slow!
Hey, its a good thing that wasnt factor O.Bin Lieden.....I heard that is REALLY terminal.
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2011, 08:53:50 AM »
Glad you're back Slow!

And you make me think about my bad habit!
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2011, 09:12:24 AM »
Hang in there the hard part is over. Been on asprin about 20years have not had to move up to the bid stuff yet.I've been smoking about fifty years and know its bad but at 63 my legs are glad that my lungs won't let me climb mountains to fast ;)
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2011, 10:15:44 AM »
Glad you survived it and are here tell us about it Slow!!  ;)

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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2011, 12:07:49 PM »
They call them things "coffin nails" for a reason.Gave up on them when you could buy a pack of filters for 25 cents.
My problem is sugar, it caught up with me now. :(   Lucky for me I can control it with pills.
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2011, 03:33:24 PM »
I have the same thing didn't know it till my sister had a blood clot and the found she had factor 5 so I got checked and found out I have it to I take a baby aspiran every day, my dad had a blood clot last year cause he has it now he is on cumidan for the rest of his life had my 3 kids checked and they are fine
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2011, 04:36:49 PM »
Glad you are back!
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2011, 07:28:00 PM »
Glad ya pulled out of that one Slow.  I count my blessings every day, trying to kick the cigs, want to see my 6 year old graduate school.  47 yrs of smokin, way past time to quit.  DP
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2011, 03:15:26 AM »
Welcome to the (cardiac)club!!

Sorry to read of the problems, SO glad you came out on top!!!

Blood clot for me too, docs couldn't concisely say where mine came frome, I had minor plack building around my heart but pretty clear everywhere else. No family history. I had a bad fall three weeks earlier??
Then one day, bam, heart attack. Scary stuff for sure. I was amazed what it took from me in strength. Almost three years for me and doing well. You will too if you listen to the docs, eat right and loose the damn cigarettes!! New diet was easy when put in same perspective as you have with cancer sticks, do it or die...

Keep us posted, we can offer support and advice. I found it immensely helpfull and supportive. GREAT bunch of people here!!!!

 Good luck,

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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2011, 09:03:25 AM »
Slow,

Glad you're OK, stuff like this puts things into perspective. Thank you for the reminder, also. Both my father and one of my uncles have factor V Leiden. I'm 38 and need to get tested for it soon. I will also have my 3 kids tested for it next time they have physicals.
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2011, 02:57:42 PM »
Glad this has been a reminder for some and a warning for others.Day 10 no smokes.Yesterday I could've chewed a tree limb in half.Today's a little better.Got my blood results back this after noon and can stop those shots and stay on a pill.Don't have to retest my blood until Monday.YEAAAAAAAA!.
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #17 on: June 16, 2011, 03:58:22 PM »
Slow, after a stint in my heart(can you say SURPRISE!?) 5 years ago , the wife got a clot in her lungs in 09. Scared the crap out of us. Now she's on cumadin daily , too. Just went today for the INR. Okay. It's a different way of life, but it's LIFE! Glad to have it!
Good luck and stay with it, the alternative sucks!
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #18 on: June 16, 2011, 04:41:08 PM »
A while back I saw a bumper sticker that read:" GETTING OLD AINT FOR SISSIES"   G66
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #19 on: June 16, 2011, 06:48:32 PM »
One of my favs was Red Skelton, he said,"Life is great, without it, you're dead!"
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #20 on: June 18, 2011, 04:32:27 PM »
Glad to hear you are doing fine!  Praise the Lord!
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Re: Good to be back
« Reply #21 on: June 18, 2011, 07:03:20 PM »
Slow, Glad to hear that you are on the mend. Like I tell everyone who asks how I am, "About a week back, I had a weak back, but now I'm back." :D
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