Having mentioned before that I think I'm on the edge of type 2 and what with having a doctor quite a bit less than what might be called an enthusiast. Anyhoos, I found myself at the doctors last week to get results of some tests. It seems I've cholesterol off the charts, it also seems the cause of my problem with my foot is down to gout.
Anyways I got a script for an antiinflammatory and Febuxostat the meds for lowering acid.
Now I've had 2 months on anti inflammatories before the doc put me on the one last week due to the issues with my feet so it was quite a surprise that I got severe chest pain on the following days. I took the pills until Saturday and said I'd leave things and ring the doc on Monday. This I did, only to be told to get myself to an emergency unit and fast. So in I went and was seen with a haste that's quite shocking to anyone who knows the Irish health system.
I was pushed up into the hospital to an assessment unit where I was poked prodded and attached to every sort of device they had.
Anyway #2, having just missed being kept in, I was sent home with a script for proton-pump inhibitor to lessen the acid in the stomach and urgent outpatient appointments. Yesterday came and the foot issue started up again and I restarted the anti inflammatories only to be gripped by a vicious hold in my chest again. This time I visited the GP, where I was given a script for Tramadol. Along with a warning to get myself to an E.D if things et any worse
Anyways I got a script for an antiinflammatory and Febuxostat the meds for lowering acid.
Now I've had 2 months on anti inflammatories before the doc put me on the one last week due to the issues with my feet so it was quite a surprise that I got severe chest pain on the following days. I took the pills until Saturday and said I'd leave things and ring the doc on Monday. This I did, only to be told to get myself to an emergency unit and fast. So in I went and was seen with a haste that's quite shocking to anyone who knows the Irish health system.
I was pushed up into the hospital to an assessment unit where I was poked prodded and attached to every sort of device they had.
Anyway #2, having just missed being kept in, I was sent home with a script for proton-pump inhibitor to lessen the acid in the stomach and urgent outpatient appointments. Yesterday came and the foot issue started up again and I restarted the anti inflammatories only to be gripped by a vicious hold in my chest again. This time I visited the GP, where I was given a script for Tramadol. Along with a warning to get myself to an E.D if things et any worse
This doesn't sound good. Obviously some combination of these meds is causing the chest pain. (is it heart or musculoskeletal?) Did you fill in the GP on your prior meds? What was suggested for the cholesterol problem? (diet? med?) Sorry...I'm starting to sound like a mother hen. I just find it concerning.
ReplyDeleteI got the meds for the same practice, and their prescribing record is on the system. But that's what's getting to me a bit. Knowing just how long I was on the anti inflammatories, and how many scripts I got. Just why wasn't I on the acid inhibitor to protect the stomach.
DeleteAnd genetics is the reason for the cholesterol. But what does that mean. That's like saying mammal. Dammit, on my diet, nowadays someplace more stringent than a capuchin hermit, there's no one thing I eat that flagging the usual. That's what makes me think it's to do with liver processed sugars.
Well it's good to know your RXs history is in one place, and hopefully a pharmacist keeps track, too, where they're filled.
DeleteI've come to the conclusion with diet AND meds, it all depends on who is doing the studies, who's funding them, AND who the doctor chooses to agree with. Opinions seem to change from week to week. And bottom line...I think we're all different and what works for one doesn't necessarily work for others. It's one reason I love my GP (besides his being kinfolk) - that he's always willing to listen to me and encourages me to research things on my own. (also, he won't hesitate to refer me if either of us feels the need on any situation) Even with my total plant-based diet, I've noticed some interesting things with my "numbers". It doesn't all make sense and he's the first to say that. Still... it works for me in other ways, so I plan to stick with it.
I don't understand what you and Kimberly mean about being "a solid" when it comes to cholesterol.
Anyway... I hope you get this worked out to your satisfaction.
The blood is so high in cholesterol that it's near solid.
DeleteI truly don't believe a word they say anymore unless it's backed up by other sources. I think they are lazy arrogant and fixated on control. And I think rather than move with the times the GMC will protect to the hilt anyone who questions them. Look up symphysiotomy and Ireland, and see what the vicious animals did to thousands of women.
Sorry to hear about your troubles, Vince. I will hold you in my thoughts and prayers. Take care of yourself.
ReplyDeleteThank you, and I will.
DeleteGlad you are at least getting some attention to the problems. Hope you will get this sorted out soon.
ReplyDelete(chuckle) Me too.
DeleteOh my goodness, you've been dealing with a lot. I'm so sorry. I would imagine not really having answers is getting a bit frustrating. The worst part is not knowing. Do you have the option to go to another doctor/specialist and get a second opinion? Someone who can help you? I have a couple of friends who are the epitome of health and fitness who have very high cholesterol because it runs in the family...they're basically a solid. I think there a few things diet wise that will help, but even then no matter what it's always higher. But you don't want to be taking meds that make you feel bad in other ways either. I hope you get to feeling better soon. Take care Vince.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is as I see it anyway that the GPs get stuck the longer they are in the job. Where if your ailment isn't hoisting those flags they see and salute day in day out they aren't able to deal with it. And they try to shoehorn. It's something I believe that's rife in country areas in the English speaking world. It's not that I think they're idiots, only that 90% of what they deal with is maybe the same 10 things.
DeleteOn the cholesterol. I'm utterly convinced it's a function of fructose. The 180 of what we're always told. You see I don't eat hardly any of the items they say causes it. And when I say hardly I mean gram weights per month measure. I don't know when I had an egg.
But yeah, I'm basically a solid.
I used to think that if I got sick, I went to the doctor and they gave me a medicine that made me better. And perhaps that was the case for simple childhood illnesses. However, having married a doctor, I realize that as we age, there really isn't one single pill that does everything and that they often have to juggle doses and types to get the desired effects and that can sometimes take several visits to get it dialed in. Hopefully they get you dialed in at the proper doses soon.
ReplyDeleteWell yes, but you actually expect them to use proven operating procedure like giving someone a proton pump inhibitor if they are on anti inflammatories. Particularly if they had numerous follow-on scripts. It was almost guaranteed I'd get an ulcerated stomach.
DeleteI think that is more a generational thing. My wife does different treatments than some of her much older colleagues because that was the way she learned to do it in school. They start off up to date but unless they spend hours reading medical journals everyday, they gradually slip behind in the knowledge base. That is why I usually try to go to younger doctors if given the option.
DeleteI hope you are feeling better this weekend.
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