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Borzak

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Leave Saturday for MN. The mayo clinic I went to in FL finally referred me to the main clinic.
 
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Noodleface

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Well not great news. Had the big eye exam today and have retinopathy in one of my eyes. Other one seems fine, or fine enough.

For background I'm 41 and been type 2 for about 15 years.

I got a go back and do the test where they put dye in your veins and take pics of the eyes.

Treatment options are shitty to even shittier - laser or needle in my eye. I'm 100% going to do it, but it's a scary thought. The other option is of course going blind.

I'm a compliant diabetic, but probably could've taken a lot better care of myself. If I needed a kick in the ass, this is it.

Kind of in a depressed mood but I am glad we caught it on my yearly eye exam.
 
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Update:
I havent taken any Metoprolol since the night of the 22

I haven’t had any AFIB episodes since the morning of Friday the 25th and ending around 4pm PST(they went away without taking any medication, and the sensation was more annoying than concerning). I really REALLY hope that’s a good sign. Laying down doesn’t seem to be triggering anything anymore. I still don’t want caffeine or exercise until I speak with the cardiologist though. If the AFIB episodes started Thursday the 17th, I’ve now had more days without (8) than with (5).

Walking doesn’t seem to trigger a response, nor does lifting anything mildly heavy. Every night before I go to bed, my heart rate has dipped into the high 40s bpm range (ER doctor said that if that ever occurs to NOT take the medication they prescribed)

However, I do feel like I’m having general anxiety issues (mostly because I admit I’m worried of the physical symptoms returning). I think it’s made me more “hyper aware” of my own heart beat, I tend to be able to hear it when I’m sitting down at rest. But when I check my pulse, it’s typically no higher than it should be(mid 50s-low 60s). I’ve also ditched my Apple Watch for now since wearing it made me constantly want to check my heart rate which was prob messing with my anxiety.

I see the cardiologist next Wednesday and I really hope that if I’ve had no AFIB episodes by then, the doctor will conclude that I was suffering from very high anxiety issues for several days and that’s what caused the AFIB.

Current resting heart rate is 55 bpm

edit: I forgot to mention, my mother developed AFIB at some point several years ago and has been medicated since. However, in her case, when the AFIB started, it NEVER went away on its own. Even for a day.
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Update:

mother fucker, the AFIB started again at about 1:25 am this morning

Again, the only time it’s been triggered is while I was laying down.

I had to take a metoprolol to get it under control

I still don’t understand how a condition where your heart has an internal electrical issue can apparently “cycle off” for nearly a full week

I see the cardiologist on Wednesday hopefully he has answers and also doesn’t simply gloss over the fact my issues have only occurred while laying down or at least a reasonable explanation of why it wouldn’t matter: as long as I don’t wake up with it, walking, lifting, sitting and other various other activities don’t set off an AFIB episode

edit: walked up a flight of stairs just now and According to my smartwatch, my HR peaked at about 100, but started to drop once I stopped and started taking an ECG reading

ECG came back as normal rhythm
 
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moonarchia

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Noodleface said:
Well not great news. Had the big eye exam today and have retinopathy in one of my eyes. Other one seems fine, or fine enough.

For background I'm 41 and been type 2 for about 15 years.

I got a go back and do the test where they put dye in your veins and take pics of the eyes.

Treatment options are shitty to even shittier - laser or needle in my eye. I'm 100% going to do it, but it's a scary thought. The other option is of course going blind.

I'm a compliant diabetic, but probably could've taken a lot better care of myself. If I needed a kick in the ass, this is it.

Kind of in a depressed mood but I am glad we caught it on my yearly eye exam.
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Those eye tests are going to make you look like a demon at work.
 
Haus

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Well.... My enemy has been better identified, for whatever it is worth...
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Around an inch by inch and a half nugget of joy loitering around on the top rear of my left kidney. Hasn't changed in size that I can tell over the last month and a half. Will still need a partial nephrectomy. Question is when I want to do it. ASAP and be in recovery through my 21st wedding anniversary, in June and be in recovery through mine and the wife's B-days (her late June, mine early July), or punt until July and miss the last month of my company's FY when most of the big deals need to be reeled in. Absolutely no good option.

I rate this cyst 0/10, would not cyst again with it.
 
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Kajiimagi

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Haus said:
Well.... My enemy has been better identified, for whatever it is worth...
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Around an inch by inch and a half nugget of joy loitering around on the top rear of my left kidney. Hasn't changed in size that I can tell over the last month and a half. Will still need a partial nephrectomy. Question is when I want to do it. ASAP and be in recovery through my 21st wedding anniversary, in June and be in recovery through mine and the wife's B-days (her late June, mine early July), or punt until July and miss the last month of my company's FY when most of the big deals need to be reeled in. Absolutely no good option.

I rate this cyst 0/10, would not cyst again with it.
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Sorry to hear about that. I'm not sure how serious something like this is but wedding anniversaries, birthdays, financial years, etc. are worthless if you are fucking dead because you put them before your health. So if it is serious, pop the ol' head out your ass and get it fixed ASAP.

If that doesn't apply, sorry to hear, let us know how it works out. ......


Also, Aced another brain MRI and I think after this one I move to every 6 months for 2 years.
 
Gavinmad

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how the fuck do people tolerate NG tubes for any length of time? Is it because they're all barely/not conscious enough to be driven crazy by it?
 
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anyone take/took Alpha Lipoic Acid? my back doctor said to try 600mg for my foot tingle. (not diabetic or overweight, but degen disk) what i gather R-ALA might be better than ALA - R-ALA/S-ALA mix, but costs more and harder on stomach.

also coming up on my annual checkup, is there any non-basic labs i should ask for? (for someone in mid50's) this is first time doing labs before visit so can't talk to doctor about it. have been looking at liver tests (relative is dealing with serious liver issues). when searching about it, it lists top 3 tests as Alanine transaminase (ALT), Aspartate transaminase (AST), and Alkaline phosphatase (ALP). i have only had ALP tested.
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Just now seeing this. I have some neuropathy and take ALA on and off. I take standard ALA pills I get off of Amazon, and it helps. Much lower intensity and lower frequency of those nervy feelings (of any kind, not just the tingles)
It took like 2 months before I noticed real improvement. Oh, and unless you can swallow half a hot dog without chewing, don't get the 600mg gelcaps. Trust me: 2 x 300mg is big enough.
 
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Gavinmad said:
how the fuck do people tolerate NG tubes for any length of time? Is it because they're all barely/not conscious enough to be driven crazy by it?
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I once had a homeless dude who removed his NG tube... and then replaced it himself by the time we arrived to check on him.

Still think about that dude like a decade later lmao
 
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Haus

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Kajiimagi said:
Sorry to hear about that. I'm not sure how serious something like this is but wedding anniversaries, birthdays, financial years, etc. are worthless if you are fucking dead because you put them before your health. So if it is serious, pop the ol' head out your ass and get it fixed ASAP.

If that doesn't apply, sorry to hear, let us know how it works out. ......


Also, Aced another brain MRI and I think after this one I move to every 6 months for 2 years.
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Yeah, this was from the CT scan today. (After what my wife went through with her left kidney (odd coincidence) and other medical situations I've had to handle in my life I've become adept at using the viewing software needed to go over CT/MRI scans so I hopped in and measured it. I'm awaiting the official follow up with my urologist/nephrologist and see what she thinks the best timing will be. (probably late this week or early next week) You are right that I'm leaning to "let's get this shit over with" at the moment.
 
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Goatface

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whoo said:
Just now seeing this. I have some neuropathy and take ALA on and off. I take standard ALA pills I get off of Amazon, and it helps. Much lower intensity and lower frequency of those nervy feelings (of any kind, not just the tingles)
It took like 2 months before I noticed real improvement. Oh, and unless you can swallow half a hot dog without chewing, don't get the 600mg gelcaps. Trust me: 2 x 300mg is big enough.
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did you notice is changes to heart rate/blood pressure? read it can lower them, which i really don't need to happen
 
Gavinmad

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crazy thing is I asked the nurse and he said that some kinds of feeding tubes are actually larger and more rigid than the ph sensor I was stuck with, and I only had that for ~24 hours. Can't imagine what it's like being conscious and on a feeding tube for like a week or longer.
 
Izo

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Gavinmad said:
mel gibson braveheart GIF


crazy thing is I asked the nurse and he said that some kinds of feeding tubes are actually larger and more rigid than the ph sensor I was stuck with, and I only had that for ~24 hours. Can't imagine what it's like being conscious and on a feeding tube for like a week or longer.
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Baby :D We do that all the time for ileus, saves your, their, life, pending on underlying cause. Ch14. Some less rigid, same size, for those in a different situations, needing feeding.
 
meStevo

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Had a non-contrast brain MRI last night. Since I have access to the imagery I used ChatGPT to potentially identify a vestibular neuroma. Wild. Will find out if it's accurate a week from Wednesday, sooner if SDMI uploads their report to my account prior.
 
Kajiimagi

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Probably should be in rustle jimmy thread but Yesterday I called the MRI place to get a copy of my brain MRI from May 1. I dial the extension for records and I'm listening to hold music. 10 minutes in I'm poking around their website and I see an online request for records. I say what the hell, enter my info and it says someone will contact you within 24 hours. I decide I'll give hold 5 more minutes then try again later. One minute later I get a call from the same number about my online records request? I said 'yeah I'm on hold on the other line'. They could not give one shit. I weep for this younger generation, I really do.
 
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whoo

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did you notice is changes to heart rate/blood pressure? read it can lower them, which i really don't need to happen
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Hmm, i can't say that I did notice anything. My BP is normal, but varies a bit by maybe +/- 10-15% on any given test.

The only downside i noticed personally is that it took so long before it started to work. I don't buy anything fancy, just generic from Amazon. I was using these until i bought the enormous sofgels that are a choking hazard:

https://a.co/d/4E4FZZv
 
Denamian

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Kajiimagi said:
Probably should be in rustle jimmy thread but Yesterday I called the MRI place to get a copy of my brain MRI from May 1. I dial the extension for records and I'm listening to hold music. 10 minutes in I'm poking around their website and I see an online request for records. I say what the hell, enter my info and it says someone will contact you within 24 hours. I decide I'll give hold 5 more minutes then try again later. One minute later I get a call from the same number about my online records request? I said 'yeah I'm on hold on the other line'. They could not give one shit. I weep for this younger generation, I really do.
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Some practices use a 3rd party to manage their records requests. While you may have been on hold with the medical records department at the office, the caller may have been from another company that got your online request.
 
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