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I know a few things. I Have right bundle block, a murmur, two valve regurgs. All of those are first findings but could be due to my age I guess. I don't think any of them are a big deal. I just returned the hollter monitor. Nothing interesting happened that I felt, but haven't had any feed back. I mentioned previously that he said they are taking norpace off the market . I know he wants me off - he made that clear. But if my tests are good he said he would write me a script because I told him I'm disabled without it....etc. ANYWAY. I plan to request a pacemaker if he wants me off the Norpace. The pacemaker would be for Bradycardia. As far as I know success with a pacemaker for Bradycardia is 100%. And since I may be losing my INS. And the Norpace is 100 a month, a pace maker is looking pretty good right now. I welcome any insights you guys have. I see the Dr. again on the 23rd.

sounds hopeful, good luck!

xanax works great for me, I use it very sparingly HA!~ I average not even one a year. My Dr. gave me about 8 when I went through a divorce, I was allowed to take them for court dates- custody battle. I recently had a really bad family situation and he gave me about 9. And that only because I said I was suicidal and just needed something till I saw a psychiatrist. I had to have my therapist request them. You would think it was TNT or something. The reason? Because 33 yrs ago I had a drug and alcohol problem. WILD. But I can't get mad because I would not go to a therapist if I had xanax. Either one can help a person cope.

I got B12 shots as a teenager, that was 35 yrs....ago. I believe that was considered classic anemia.

nice! I want audio tho...........

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Marni, Try to face each day as it comes. Its a lot easier then worrying about the future and beating yourself up over the past. All 3 of which I do and I know what feels best. I do think tho that there should be a time to mourn the lost of your partner and dreams you might have had with him. But that should not include any negativity about yourself. good luck

I think the POTS faint is because the heart is beating to fast to fill properly so its not circulating enough blood. And the NCS heart is beating too slow at the time of faint.

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Hi, My HR , increases 8-10 points @ 1 minute, stays basically constant until the nitro. But did increase as a result of the nitro, which is normal. @ 2-3 minutes after the nitro it was in the low 40's. The B/p 2-3 minutes after nitro, is written as 82/50 blank 0/P 52/P I had 4 TTTs. I have orthostatic hypo tension also. I was basically disabled until I was put on Norpace and I really do know know what well feels like. I function great. I manually control my BP. Which basically means I never stop moving and I wear compression stockings. When not doing so I feel heavy and weak. I keep coming in here to clarify or add, but thought I should also mention that my B/P and H/R increase when I lay down. That is during the TTT it does.

Thanks, maybe she'll spot this and update us.

I have NCS and was told it is BOTH decreased HR and BP, it does not appear that your HR dropped. Neither my BP or HR go up.

I have a 20.00 pill box that is very easy to use and you will easily remember to take your meds at the right time. http://www.forgettingthepill.com/cgi-bin/F...+Timers+1+383+1

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Nice. Has he a favorite snack you could send him? When my mother was ill I was able to determine that she was being well cared for, that helped me a lot.

Hi Nina, Its my understanding that the very ill enjoy having their favorite music on, but more than that, actually feel less discomfort. If I was in your shoes I would feel better thinking there was something I could do. You might load some music on CDs for him. Perhaps a favorite movie or two and a DVD player. Hang in there http://www.butterflyalphabet.com/main/index.php

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1870668...=pmtitlesearch4 hope that works, if it does look to the right and follow the links, it might help you make a decision. good luck

I have heard that doing something to honor the person helps. That could be planting a tree in his memory or starting a scholarship foundation and anything in between. Personally it has always helped me to set aside time to mourn. I might spend two hours deep in memory and sadness but somehow I can move out the mourning when the time is up, because I feel is has been addressed. You can chose the number of days and the number of hours that works for you.

Well, I'm probably older then you- I'm 52 - and I think because of my age I don't care very much what other people think. I have learned to say what I mean and I expect people to believe what I say. If they don't, I seriously doubt trying to get them to understand helps. I do think expecting them to believe you will come across, if that's how you feel. I know its your sister but you do not need her to understand. Also , if you think about it- half of our Drs. tell us its not physical so I would try not to be angry with her . I think if you use time and energy trying convince her that will cause resentment. Good luck

When my blood pressure was lower I felt weak a lot. I do not remember what it was then but it was less then 100/60. I was found to have 80/50 once during a Dr. visit, and a narrow pulse pressure also, being 80/60. Now thanks to Pristiq and being post menopausal my bp is 130/70 and I feel much better.

I don't have POTS, I have NCS and OH. For me if I was laying down my BP would be stable enough. good luck

Good luck, I think you will do well. Even tho you didn't see this coming (if I remember right) he had to be pulling you down with his negativity. And (if I have it right) certainly his parent were toxic. No more of that.

I have NCS and OH, and I feel sure that you want to plan your teaching style to allow walking at any time. Walking keeps the blood from pooling. Give you self an out that you can use at any time. For example, excuse me, I told Mr. so and so I would can him at : and name the current time. Or something like that. the idea being if you feel the need to walk you are not restricted.

happy for you