blaze100 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Just wanted to share my experience getting rid of sob. I've had sob for last 6 years. I thought it was the lc surgery plus chemo & radiation, so did my doctors. After all the walking and yoga with no real improvement, I felt this was as good as it was going to get. Then I had angiogram the last week of May and doctors found my right coronary artery was totally blocked which they reopened with two stents. Sob is now very minimal even hiking at 9000 feet! I am so happy I can breath again! Anyway, my coronary symptoms before angiogram were minimal. Stress tests, EKG, blood work, echo were all OK. Early coronary heart disease does not run in my family and being female and only 52…I had to be persistent to get docs to do the angiogram. So sob is not necessarily from lc. In fact, my chemo and radiation treatments 6 years ago may have irritated the interior of the artery so that plague got an extra and early foothold. (or maybe it was just one-too-many deep fried cheese curds?) It might seem strange to post coronary artery disease under "good news", but it feels so great to be able to breath again. In the last 4 weeks I've felt like a new woman. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Great news, Barb! I know you must feel super good. So glad for you. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 yay Barb! You feel like a million bucks and you look like 2 million! Modern medicine looks good on you! Cindi o'h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolhg Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Great! That is such wonderful news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaffie Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Thant's great news! That SOB is no fun Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eppie Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Yay BArb!!! This is great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Yo Barb, You must feel wonderful, that is good news. I am so glad they found your problem and fixed it. Keep that hiking going... that is also good medicine. Maranne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma's kid Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Really happy for you! This is such a good lesson for all of us...thank goodness you were persistent! Libby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welthy Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 So glad for you that they discovered the cause of your SOB!!! Thrilled to hear that someone is breathing DEEP again. Congrats!! Welthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze100 Posted July 6, 2006 Author Share Posted July 6, 2006 Thanks for the wonderful encouragment. I continue to diet and walk my way back to health. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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