Had a scare.

[Woody B]

Had a scare with Mrs B.  After over a week of left shoulder pain, and being misdiagnosed by 2 medical facilities she had a visit with her regular Doctor Wednesday.   Her Doctor said she didn't have the shoulder strain the other 2 places diagnosed.  They drew blood to test enzymes and told her to be by the phone.  I left work to come home, as I was walking in the door her Doctor was on the phone telling her to have someone take her to the ER.   (She had driven herself to her Dr appointment)  At the ER they originally scheduled a stress test.  After a some more blood work and a visit form a Cardiologist they decided to skip the stress test and go right to a heart cath.   The don't do heart caths and our nearest hospital.  Wednesday night around 10 they transferred her to another hospital ~40 miles away.   They did bloodwork every hour overnight, and administered some meds.   Yesterday morning around 9 they done the heart cath, and inserted a stent while doing it.   She had a 95% blockage.   I came home yesterday evening to feed our dogs and take a shower.  Our daughter was there with her then.  When I was leaving home to go back to the hospital they came in and discharged her.  I picked her up at our daughters house and had her home last night around 9.   

 

It amazes me the medical industry can take someone from heart attack to back home in 36 hours.   It also amazes me that an urgent care, and a (different) local emergency room can confuse a heart attack with 95% blockage with a shoulder strain.   

 

 

I'm sure many of you included everyone from Bass Resource in your prayers every night, just like myself and Mrs B do.  Thanks.  

[Way north bass guy]

Glad they finally caught it and she’s on the mend. I’ve heard many instances of similar things happening, especially with women. Goes to show that sometimes we need to have things looked at maybe a second time, and to trust what your body is trying to tell you. Hope her “shoulders” don’t bother her any further. 

[Mobasser]

Glad to hear she's ok now. Hoping she continues to get better.

[GRiver]

Glad she’s Ok too…… 

[Woody B]

I'm very thankful everything turned out OK.  The Cardiologist said she has "minimal heart damage" which is amazing to me for as long as this went on.

 

Shoulder pain is nothing new to us.  Myself, our son in law, and one grandson have shoulder problems, but it's our right shoulders.   

 

Last Tuesday(10 days ago) I had an appointment for an eye exam.  Mrs B had (left) shoulder pain, and an ear ache.  There's an urgent care next to my eye Dr's office.  I dropped her off there while I had my eye exam.  They said she had a strained shoulder and fluid on her ear.   They also said her blood pressure was elevated.  They "said" they were going to prescribe an anti-inflammatory for her shoulder, some ear drops and some blood pressure medication.   When we got to the pharmacy the only prescription called in was the anti inflammatory.   We called the urgent care back.  They said they had forgotten about the other meds.  We decided not to fill the other scripts and not to use that urgent care again.  

 

She got an appointment with her regular doctor but it was for the 20th.  All of the other local urgent cares were full.  Our daughter talked her into going to a local ER.  They said she had a shoulder strain, and elevated blood pressure.  Didn't see a problem with her ear.  They prescribed a muscle relaxer and blood pressure medication.  

 

Her shoulder pain was similar to mine (except in her left shoulder)   I have a labrum tear.  When mine bothers me it's mostly at night, or when I'm sitting around doing nothing.  Hers was the same.  If she was up doing stuff her shoulder was fine.   We figured if it was heart problems or a blockage it would be worse when she was doing stuff, exerting herself.   

 

Pay attention to your body.   Her blood pressure has never been high until last week.   The stent appeared to have helped her blood pressure quite a bit.  They have prescribed 10mg Lisinopril(a fairly small dose) but will track her blood pressure and adjust as needed.   

[TnRiver46]

Glad they cleared the blockage! ? 

[A-Jay]

Glad Mrs B is OK.

The past 25 years or so, some first hand knowledge of the medical field 

has proven to be both amazing & scary and everything in between.

Our Humanness is a supremely complicated deal and each and everyone can be wildly different.

'Misdiagnosing' is a real part of the practice of medicine.

Just comes with it.

Again, so happy for you and your family.

Stay Healthy & Safe.

A-Jay

 

 

[Bird]

Mrs B will be in my Prayers ?.

 

[GaryH]

I’m so glad it worked out good for you guys. Thoughts and prayers for you guys.

 

[Bazoo]

Glad to hear good news for her. 

Glad to hear good news for her. 

[Eric 26]

Glad to hear Mrs B is doing better.

[T-Billy]

Happy to hear they got Mrs B taken care of. God bless y'all.

[Woody B]

10 hours ago, A-Jay said:

'Misdiagnosing' is a real part of the practice of medicine.

Just comes with it.

 

That's the truth.  Mistakes will be made in any profession.  I'm an automotive technician (and a dang good one)  Vehicles aren't nearly as complicated as the human body, but I still make a mistake occasionally.

 

 

Since her visits I've heard multiple stories about the Urgent Care she went to first mixing up prescriptions and all other kinds of stuff.   

 

Thanks everyone for the thoughts, prayers, well wishes and comments.   

[steve carpenter]

Glad it turned out well. The signs for heart attacks for women is often different for women than men. One is aching shoulders . My wife had a heart attack 4 years ago and her shoulders hurt. Thankfully she had a friend who was a spokesperson for National heart association and had told her what the symptoms were. We were at a restaurant and she told me she was having a heart attack. She is doing well.

Prayers for yall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[N Florida Mike]

Glad they caught it in time.

I took Lisinopril for awhile. It worked on getting the blood pressure down.

But it started making me cough, so the doc switched it. I have a friend that had the same symptoms with it. 

Now I’m on hydrathorathyriside ( not sure of spelling). 
It really works but makes you pee a lot…?

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Thank God, glad to hear things are better!   

[Log Catcher]

Glad everything turned out okay for her and hope she continues to improve. I think it was on here there was a thread about how heart problem symptoms in women were very different than mens. 

[Bankbeater]

Glad she is getting better.

[cheezyridr]

On 9/22/2023 at 7:08 AM, Woody B said:

 It also amazes me that an urgent care, and a (different) local emergency room can confuse a heart attack with 95% blockage with a shoulder strain.    

 

i'm glad it was caught in time, and she's gonna be ok.  it's definitely scary.  also, sooo hard to watch people we love in a bad way and there's little we personally can do.

like any of us are with our loved ones, i know you'd trade places with her if you could.

 

i highlighted part of your post to point out that medical mistakes and malpractice kill more people than guns do, by a HUGE margin.  it's why getting a second opinion is so important.