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My Father
Thank you to all who have sent up prayers for my father.
Wednesday morning 5:00 a.m., my stepmother was awakened by my father thrashing in bed and making a gurgling sound. When EMS arrived, he was turning blue. They were able to intubate with a pediatric tube. His tongue and throat were swollen, cutting off oxygen.
He was kept heavily sedated, on steroids, and on a vent until Saturday.
At this point he is fine physically(heart, no stroke etc.), but has some residual cognitive problems, ie. confusion about date and timelines, slight hand tremors and a "high stepping" gait. We are hoping that when all meds have worn off and he has had time to regain strength, this will all disappear. Although 78, my father had no issues prior to this.
By process of elimination, the doctors feel this was caused by a reaction to ACE(sp?) inhibitor/BP meds, although he has taken the medication for at least three years.
Has anyone heard of anything similar?
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Rhonda (Sassy)
dx age 45
DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa
Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes
Triple Positive
4 DD A/C
12 Taxol/Herceptin
33Rads
Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk
Herceptin for total of 18 months
Lupron Monthly 4 yrs
Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!)
Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin
Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement)
Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk
Back to Arimidex for year seven
Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix
Stop Arimidex 5/13
Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa
5/14 Start Tamoxifen
3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing
5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs
9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen
3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects!
NED and no meds.......
14 YEARS NED!
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