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OT - Finally a Name
I finally got my Cardiologist to put a "name" to what I have....
Myocardiopathy with Left Ventricular Thrombus. Doing a web search is daunting. If anyone has had experience with this, either personal or friend and family, any anecdotal info would be gratefully accepted. Still in the hospital, still don't know anything else - even a guess at when they're letting me go - (I need to write down all those different "levels" they keep talking about). -- Hugs, CatNipped See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/ |
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OT - Finally a Name
Sorry, got the first one wrong - it is "Cardiomyopathy" (I'm also dyslexic -
"Dyslexics Untie!!" ; -- Hugs, CatNipped See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/ "CatNipped" wrote in message ... I finally got my Cardiologist to put a "name" to what I have.... Myocardiopathy with Left Ventricular Thrombus. Doing a web search is daunting. If anyone has had experience with this, either personal or friend and family, any anecdotal info would be gratefully accepted. Still in the hospital, still don't know anything else - even a guess at when they're letting me go - (I need to write down all those different "levels" they keep talking about). -- Hugs, CatNipped See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/ |
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"CatNipped" wrote:
I finally got my Cardiologist to put a "name" to what I have.... Myocardiopathy with Left Ventricular Thrombus. Doing a web search is daunting. If anyone has had experience with this, either personal or friend and family, any anecdotal info would be gratefully accepted. Still in the hospital, still don't know anything else - even a guess at when they're letting me go - (I need to write down all those different "levels" they keep talking about). That sounds bad! But I'm glad that it didn't pass undiagnosed. I hope this means that some effective treatments will follow. |
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:38:28 -0500, "CatNipped"
wrote: Sorry, got the first one wrong - it is "Cardiomyopathy" (I'm also dyslexic - "Dyslexics Untie!!" ; I read you first post, and thought "I know what Cardiomyopathy is...I wonder if Catnipped got it backwards" Medical terms are really confusing. Cardiomyopathy just means damage or deterioration to the heart muscle. It's sort of a general term, and doesn't indicate how or why it has happened. Left ventricular thrombus is another kind of general term. It means a blood clot in, or affecting the left ventricle. The left ventricle is the chamber of the heart that does the most work of pumping blood. So, the 'names' they gave you sort of describe what happened to your heart, but not how or why. I hope that you are feeling better, and that you are getting enough pain medication to be reasonably comfortable. There is ABSOLUTELY no excuse for anyone to me IN A HOSPITAL, and be in pain! Hearing about that just made me angry! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100824-1, 08/24/2010 Tested on: 8/24/2010 5:21:50 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
... On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:38:28 -0500, "CatNipped" wrote: Sorry, got the first one wrong - it is "Cardiomyopathy" (I'm also dyslexic - "Dyslexics Untie!!" ; I read you first post, and thought "I know what Cardiomyopathy is...I wonder if Catnipped got it backwards" Medical terms are really confusing. Cardiomyopathy just means damage or deterioration to the heart muscle. It's sort of a general term, and doesn't indicate how or why it has happened. Left ventricular thrombus is another kind of general term. It means a blood clot in, or affecting the left ventricle. The left ventricle is the chamber of the heart that does the most work of pumping blood. So, the 'names' they gave you sort of describe what happened to your heart, but not how or why. I hope that you are feeling better, and that you are getting enough pain medication to be reasonably comfortable. There is ABSOLUTELY no excuse for anyone to me IN A HOSPITAL, and be in pain! Hearing about that just made me angry! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100824-1, 08/24/2010 Tested on: 8/24/2010 5:21:50 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Thank you, Inge. That's sort of what I thought, but a google search just brings up sites that are incomprehensible to a non-medical person. And the amount of "hits" is in the millions, and I am just too physically tired to even think about it. My brain just seems to "seize up" on me. My heart just will no longer let me push myself past exhaustion and pain like my stubbornness and pig-headedness used to do. I'm not getting enough oxygen into my body to exert even mental effort. So I really appreciate and simple language explanation. -- Hugs, CatNipped See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/ |
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"CatNipped" wrote:
Thank you, Inge. That's sort of what I thought, but a google search just brings up sites that are incomprehensible to a non-medical person. And the amount of "hits" is in the millions, and I am just too physically tired to even think about it. My brain just seems to "seize up" on me. My heart just will no longer let me push myself past exhaustion and pain like my stubbornness and pig-headedness used to do. I'm not getting enough oxygen into my body to exert even mental effort. So I really appreciate and simple language explanation. That's terrible. I can't even count the number of medical issues you have on one hand anymore. There's cardiomyopathy, fibromyalgia, the torn bicep, dyslexia... Having a heart disease sounds dangerous as well as debilitating. I hope they can get you a good therapy. |
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I think Myocardiopathy is in your genetics.
Best wishes sweetie. "CatNipped" wrote in message ... I finally got my Cardiologist to put a "name" to what I have.... Myocardiopathy with Left Ventricular Thrombus. Doing a web search is daunting. If anyone has had experience with this, either personal or friend and family, any anecdotal info would be gratefully accepted. Still in the hospital, still don't know anything else - even a guess at when they're letting me go - (I need to write down all those different "levels" they keep talking about). -- Hugs, CatNipped See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/ |
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I think Myocardiopathy is in your genetics.
Best wishes sweetie. "CatNipped" wrote in message ... I finally got my Cardiologist to put a "name" to what I have.... Myocardiopathy with Left Ventricular Thrombus. Doing a web search is daunting. If anyone has had experience with this, either personal or friend and family, any anecdotal info would be gratefully accepted. Still in the hospital, still don't know anything else - even a guess at when they're letting me go - (I need to write down all those different "levels" they keep talking about). -- Hugs, CatNipped See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/ |
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CatNipped wrote:
Thank you, Inge. That's sort of what I thought, but a google search just brings up sites that are incomprehensible to a non-medical person. And the amount of "hits" is in the millions, and I am just too physically tired to even think about it. My brain just seems to "seize up" on me. My heart just will no longer let me push myself past exhaustion and pain like my stubbornness and pig-headedness used to do. I'm not getting enough oxygen into my body to exert even mental effort. So I really appreciate and simple language explanation. I looked up "cardiomyopathy" on the Mayo Clinic site, and saw a page that's not too technical for a non-medical person (that would be me as well as you). I didn't find it that hard to understand, and even given your less-than-ideal state, you should be able to read it, too. There was a list of possible causes for the condition, including things like diabetes, high blood pressure, alcoholism, drug addiction, and some kinds of chemotherapy. I don't know everything about your medical history, of course, but I don't remember hearing you talk about any of these things. Could you possibly have a nutritional deficiency? That could happen to anyone. Just a thought. Joyce -- The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer. -- Paula Poundstone |
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wrote in message
... CatNipped wrote: Thank you, Inge. That's sort of what I thought, but a google search just brings up sites that are incomprehensible to a non-medical person. And the amount of "hits" is in the millions, and I am just too physically tired to even think about it. My brain just seems to "seize up" on me. My heart just will no longer let me push myself past exhaustion and pain like my stubbornness and pig-headedness used to do. I'm not getting enough oxygen into my body to exert even mental effort. So I really appreciate and simple language explanation. I looked up "cardiomyopathy" on the Mayo Clinic site, and saw a page that's not too technical for a non-medical person (that would be me as well as you). I didn't find it that hard to understand, and even given your less-than-ideal state, you should be able to read it, too. There was a list of possible causes for the condition, including things like diabetes, high blood pressure, alcoholism, drug addiction, and some kinds of chemotherapy. I don't know everything about your medical history, of course, but I don't remember hearing you talk about any of these things. Could you possibly have a nutritional deficiency? That could happen to anyone. Just a thought. Joyce -- The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer. -- Paula Poundstone From the couple of sheets of info they gave me I think I would have to point to critical weight loss and muscle loss. When the Swine flu pandemic scare last summer, I could no longer find the *natural* thyroid medication (made from pigs thyroids). The put me on "Synthroid" which, I found out much later is almost like a poison for the body and mind. So since last summer I went from weighing around 150 (a bit heavy for a 5'6" woman but, aside from the RSD, my heart was perfectly healthy. When they first check me into the hospital a couple of weeks ago I was only 90 pounds. I had *NO* body fat and *NO* muscle mass in order to even keep my core body temperature warm - my temperature was always the same as the ambient temperature. Thanks for the tip where to go for info. -- Hugs, CatNipped See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/ |
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