Hubby Update!

gja1000 · 01-09-2009, 03:15 PM

My husband is feeling better. We saw his pacemaker doctor today (routine checkup) and everything was perfectly fine with his pacemaker. The doctor didn't have a clue either as to what caused the difficulty breathing episodes last weekend. It is disturbing to not know what happened, but I guess we should be happy that he is so much better now!

DianaB · 01-09-2009, 03:36 PM

I'm glad that the doctor thinks that everything looks fine. Hopefully he won't have anymore incidents. Great news!!!!

Blueyes · 01-09-2009, 05:15 PM

I hope your hubby doesn't have any more problems that can't be identified. It's so scary when that happens. My hubby has lots of ongoing conditions, too...heart, diabetes, etc. I know how frustrating it can all be. Good luck to you both

AngieDoogles · 01-09-2009, 05:17 PM

I'm so glad the checkup went well. I hope you never have to experience anything like that again!

gja1000 · 01-09-2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueyes

I hope your hubby doesn't have any more problems that can't be identified. It's so scary when that happens. My hubby has lots of ongoing conditions, too...heart, diabetes, etc. I know how frustrating it can all be. Good luck to you both

Blueyes, we're going to have to compare notes!!! My husband has heart failure, asthma and other lung problems, insulin dependent diabetes, and moderate kidney failure. It is enough to keep me hopping, for sure!!!!!

Shada · 01-09-2009, 08:28 PM

Glad to hear all is well at the moment.. here's to it remaining so for a very long time!!

lynne b · 01-10-2009, 04:08 AM

Gayle. I am gald to hear your hubby is feeling better. Hope he continues to and dosen't have any more of those attacks.

Blueyes · 01-10-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gja1000

Blueyes, we're going to have to compare notes!!! My husband has heart failure, asthma and other lung problems, insulin dependent diabetes, and moderate kidney failure. It is enough to keep me hopping, for sure!!!!!

We'll just start our own support group

Mike doesn't have any lung or kidney problems..yet

Sorry..you should know that we deal with everything with LOTS of humor! He gives himself 2 shots of insulin and 2 shots of blood thinner daily. Even with that, his blood sugar has been around 350

Don't worry, the dr. is watching him closely! Is your hubby's kidney failure from his diabetes? Geez...poor you and me

gja1000 · 01-10-2009, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueyes

We'll just start our own support group

Mike doesn't have any lung or kidney problems..yet

Sorry..you should know that we deal with everything with LOTS of humor! He gives himself 2 shots of insulin and 2 shots of blood thinner daily. Even with that, his blood sugar has been around 350

Don't worry, the dr. is watching him closely! Is your hubby's kidney failure from his diabetes? Geez...poor you and me

YIKES!!! We use lots of humor too - you can't cry about all of this so we just laugh too!

My husband has an insulin pump so he doesn't have to take shots anymore. The pump is soooo nice. You just punch in the number of carbohydrates that you eat and push a button and the pump delivers the insulin. You give yourself insulin everytime you eat, even if it is 10 times a day. It is so much nicer than the shots and it keeps his blood sugar much lower.

His kidney problems are caused by a combination of heart failure and diabetes. His heart does not pump out as much blood as it should, so that means his kidneys don't get as much blood as they should, so they don't work as well. His diabetes is also hard on his kidneys, so he gets a double whammy!!!

It's a good thing these men have us to take care of them, isn't it!!!

Janet · 01-09-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by gja1000

My husband is feeling better. We saw his pacemaker doctor today (routine checkup) and everything was perfectly fine with his pacemaker. The doctor didn't have a clue either as to what caused the difficulty breathing episodes last weekend. It is disturbing to not know what happened, but I guess we should be happy that he is so much better now!

Gayle it's wonderful that he is feeling so much better. I'm glad everything checked out fine with the Doctors he has seen, but wonder still what caused the incident. Could it have been something he ate...to full, ate to fast...something maybe he could be allergic to????

Whatever it was...I hope it doesn't come back.

gja1000 · 01-09-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

Gayle it's wonderful that he is feeling so much better. I'm glad everything checked out fine with the Doctors he has seen, but wonder still what caused the incident. Could it have been something he ate...to full, ate to fast...something maybe he could be allergic to????

Whatever it was...I hope it doesn't come back.

I sure wish we knew. I don't think it was anything we ate, since it happened several hours after eating. It is very frustrating not knowing!!!

01-09-2009, 03:15 PM	#1
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	Hubby Update! My husband is feeling better. We saw his pacemaker doctor today (routine checkup) and everything was perfectly fine with his pacemaker. The doctor didn't have a clue either as to what caused the difficulty breathing episodes last weekend. It is disturbing to not know what happened, but I guess we should be happy that he is so much better now! __________________ Gayle

01-09-2009, 03:36 PM	#2
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	I'm glad that the doctor thinks that everything looks fine. Hopefully he won't have anymore incidents. Great news!!!! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

01-09-2009, 05:17 PM	#4
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	I'm so glad the checkup went well. I hope you never have to experience anything like that again! __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

01-10-2009, 04:08 AM	#7
lynne b Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 614	Gayle. I am gald to hear your hubby is feeling better. Hope he continues to and dosen't have any more of those attacks. __________________ 'I try to take one day at a time -- but sometimes several days attack me at once.'

01-09-2009, 05:15 PM	#3
Blueyes Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,119	I hope your hubby doesn't have any more problems that can't be identified. It's so scary when that happens. My hubby has lots of ongoing conditions, too...heart, diabetes, etc. I know how frustrating it can all be. Good luck to you both

01-09-2009, 08:28 PM	#6
Shada Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,228	Glad to hear all is well at the moment.. here's to it remaining so for a very long time!!

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