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Two Heart Attacks Within a Year - Coronary Artery Spasm
Asked by P.H. from Dallas
on February 20, 2009
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Two weeks ago I had to go to the emergency room with severe chest pains. This was my second mild heart attack within one year. This time however they preformed a heart...
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- P., I would recommend getting a second opinion. Baylor downtown has good Cardiologists. I'm sure any cardiologist in the Baylor system would be highly recommended.
- YES! Go see Michael Rothkopf or Ali Kizilbash at the CSANT office in Irving (or any of their other partners in that office). ###-###-#### http://www.csant.com/csant/i...
- P. my prayers are with you and your family. I did not have heart attacks. I started having strokes at your age. I am now 41. When you start down this road of solvi...
Kawasaki - Recovery
Asked by J.L. from New York
on March 2, 2009
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hi moms-
I know this disease is rare but I'm hoping someone out there can shed some light / hope! My son (13 months old) recently had kawasaki disease. Before his IVI...
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_disease Dear J. -- my prayers are with you and your son. I didn't know what that disease was, so I looked it up on Wikipedia. ...
- I don't know this disorder but I know how stressful it is when you child has potentially serious medical problem. Both my children were were full term but in the NICU...
- Hi J., I have never heard of Kawasaki. It sounds like he's gone through alot his first year! My heart and prayers go out to you and your son. R.
Genetic Heart Problem
Asked by L.T. from Dallas
on March 9, 2008
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OK...Here it goes. I don't really know what I am looking for an answer to but here is what I know and I am hoping someone has some advice.
History:
I am not in cont...
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- I know a thing or two about heart conditions, but I got lost in your explination. I realize the information you received is extremely overwhelming and terrifying. Exac...
- I don't know about this heart problem in particular, but by all means go get yourself checked out! I know heart problems can be scary, but it really is amazing what t...
- A chunk of what you're typing reads like Long QT syndrome - but it can show up in childhood, as well - often as sudden death on surprise. It's treated with a pacemake...
Health Screenings
Asked by D.K. from Denver
on May 12, 2009
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Have you or anyone you all know of done these screenings they have where you can get ultrasounds and testsing for things like risk of stroke, heart conditions, Thyroid...
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- It depends on your personal risk factors if this is worth it to you. Most likely it is not. Are you a smoker or overweight? If yes.. You already know what you need ...
- For that amount and your high familial risk, I'd strongly consider it. U/S are expensive...lots more than $130 themselves...so at $130 for the entire thing sounds pre...
- http://www.remedies4.com/download/prevention-symptoms-treatment-stroke.pdf decrease the likelihood.
Pregnant with Triplets, Enlarged Heart, Needs Dye/catheter Help
Asked by D.L. from Boston
on October 30, 2008
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My close friend has been diagnosed with an enlarged heart. She is 6 months pregnant with triplets. They want to inject dye to her heart via a catheter through her le...
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- Have her talk about the risks and the options for them. My mom's best friend has heart issues and had a reaction to the dye that is used for the procedure. She had no ...
- My logical brain tells me that increased blood flow in the body from the triplets is causing the enlarged heart. I'm sure the drs. are thinking that too but want to ru...
- I have 5 yr old triplets but no advice on the enlarge heart. But I'm part of a great a support group called Keeping Pace with Multiple Mircales and I'm sure someone th...
Different Between Vegetable Oil and Olive Oil...
Asked by M.B. from Reno
on February 4, 2010
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Just wondering what's the different between vegetable and olive oil? I heard from friend and family that while doing certain cooking, it's better using one type and us...
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- Olive oil is good for you unless you heat it to a high temp., then it gets damaged and actually turns into a trans fat.
- The main difference is the source of the oil. The names are pretty obvious, but the real difference is the amount of saturated vs. unsaturated fat. Usually, olive ...
- In everyday cooking the biggest differences are flavor and cost. Olive oil (especially EVOO) has a very distinctive taste... I cook a LOT... and go through a ton of ex...
Heart Murmer in a 5 Year Old
Asked by S.K. from Denver
on January 25, 2010
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I took my son in for his 5 year check up and he has had a murmer since he was about 2. After his 4 year appointment we met with the heart doctor and they did all the ...
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- my mom has had a heart murmur her whole life. she is now 74. she has never had a problem with it or caused by it. she was able to pass (for 12 years straight) a very v...
- I can't answer from the perspective of the mother of a child with a murmur but I was diagnosed with one at the age of 16. I was told at that time that the sound of the...
- My son was born with a murmur, too. He is doing just fine. My maternal grandmother also has one, and she is almost 100 years young now!!! Oh, and she is, and was, v...
Stress or Something Else?
Asked by G.H. from Columbus
on October 2, 2007
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I was wondering if anyone has experienced this & what you did about it. I’ve been having mood swings lately where I go from being fine to feeling like I’m in desp...
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- I'm not sure of your daily routine, but my first instinct is to ask you if you have some sort of outlet for these feelings. For example: working out alone or with fr...
- It does sound like the PPD is not helping this situation. I went on Zoloft after mine, too, but I can also say tha 25mg is generally considered a "starter" dose rathe...
- Carrie, As I starting reading your post, I thought, "OH God... I have been there. I wonder if she is on the pill?!" And then when I read that you were on it... I wa...
6 Yr Old Weight Issue???
Asked by A.R. from Boston
on January 11, 2010
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Hi, my 6 yr old daughter has always been pretty average with her weight, she takes more after my husband who is a tall kinda big guy. Her weight has never been an issu...
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- Hi A., Just chiming in with my 2cents. My 7 year old son has always been off the charts for both height and weight, I'm talking over the 100th percentile. As he got in...
- There's no dieting for a child that would be healthy. That being said, make sure what's available to snack on is healthy - fruit, apples, oranges, bananas, veggie sti...
- Instead of you trying to control her eating - have HER learn to control her own eating and she can do this by taking one of the many various classes now offered by loc...
