Gypsy Jan
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Angina and Stroke Case Study
50-year-old female presents with a severe bout of angina.
History: No smoking, not overweight, no drugs, likes wine and good food, is responsible about not eating sugar/excess fatty foods.
Procedure: Double bypass heart surgery, no stint possible.
Aftercare: Minimal. Patient goes home from ICU in seven days, does not sleep at all four fourteen days. After that, sleep drugs are prescribed, but
not taken.
Patient has high blood pressure and anxiety/panic attacks, but the prescriptions of statins only heighten the pulse rate and anxiety.
Ten years later: Patient takes no drugs except aspirin, Patient has had a series of strokes that affect vision, but not speech, memory or physical
ability.
Comments please, if you will.
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GJ, i'm by no means a doctor, but I do have a lay knowledge of medicine as well as an extensive history, both family and personal in the matter, so
take what I write with a grain of salt.
Sounds like Atheroscloerosis, good ol' plaque in the arteries. It can be (and often is) congenital, so no matter how well you diet and exercise it's
still prevalent.
the hypertension (BP) is a definite warning sign, and the fact the pt. is on statins. Statins alone lower the cholesterol counts, but hypertension
must be addressed too, as well as the anxiety/panic attacks. Possible diabetes is a third big worry in the equation too, even mild type 2. The BP
thing though needs immediate attention; that's front-line defense. Also, does the pt. snore when sleep does occur? Sleep apnea can exacerbate the
problems.
Her strokes can be from two different causes; bleeding or clotting. High blood pressure can cause both, especially with anxiety/depression. Is she
doctor-friendly, or needs to be dragged to see one? If these issues are not being addressed i'd seek a new physician's group, and a full work-up
done on her. Is she taking low-dose aspirin daily? Plavix since the bypass surgery? Holistically you can look into yoga or similar mild exercise
routes to work with the anxiety/PA's.
Anything more I can help with, feel free to u2u me.
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Gypsy Jan
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EnsenadaDR Took Her Time to Answer My Question
In a private U2U message (in English) and it was the best, most thorough and understandable to a layman analysis of the case that I have ever heard,
period.
I have passed her remarks along and I am grateful that she took the time to respond to me.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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