Chronic Fatique Syndrom - Re: MED,OTHER: cfs

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Re: MED,OTHER: cfs - HEART

Ken

2004-09-01, 2:08 am

Mabreen@aol.com wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
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> In a message dated 8/18/2004 1:41:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> robertke@comcast.net writes:
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Hello ALL:

I hate to break into a topic like this; however, some misconception
needs to be addressed.

The last two weeks of april in 1994 were inordinate in that my energy
spend daily over that two week period was inordinate and extremely
physical. I specifically recall last friday night and Saturday of April
and the Sunday of May.

Friday night, i moved steel tables and chairs - about 20 tables and
forty chairs - the configuration setting of the tables was changed from
a random card room to bazaar style layouts and the 40 odd chairs were
removed from the room and put into storage. A few were left out for the
ladies who would be working at the display booths the next day. After
finishing assisting with setting out the wares for the sale. i went
upstairs and assisted in making sandwiches to be sold in the tea room. I
finished at 2 am. At 7 am, I arose, showered, dressed, and presented
myself in the TEA ROOM at 8:30 to make the coffee to be sold in that
room. From 9:30AM till 3:30 M, I acted as busboy - clearing tables and
taking the dirty dishes to the dishwasher - and retrieving the clean
dishes back to the tea room. WHEN the activity had ended at 4 PM; I
then RESET all the tables back to their original positions and replaced
the chairs. NOT these were tubular steel chairs weighing some 30 -40
pounds each while the tables were considerably more heavy.

At 6 PM, that evening, I went to my girlfriends house where i camped for
the weekend. NO physical activity was restricted and i awoke with a
most satisfied grin that Sunday morning. After church, we had breakfast
and i walked along the beach for 4 hours. Approximately 6:15PM, I had a
mighty chest pain that just dropped me to the floor.
A subsequent thallium stress test (i only managed 2 min and 32 second on
the treadmill before my leg muscles seized and i vaulted off the
treadmill. The cardiologist concluded that there was probable a 62 %
chance that i had a blockage in the descending artery to the heart and
insisted (he overrode all my reasoning that this was incorrect) - and
insisted they run that damned catheter up my groin and into my heart to
do a roto route job - an angiogram.
As luck would have it, my guardian angel allowed me to break my left
shoulder on labour day - just 2.5 weeks prior to this test i didn't
want.

I rounded up some scientific journal articles which dealt with ME
patients presenting at ER with symptoms of a myocardial infraction
(heart attack). now the funny part is THIS: 24 hours AFTER admission to
the CCU ward, the cardiologists could not find any evidence of cardiac
abnormalities associated with the symptoms that led to the ME patients
admission into ICU~!

Fortunately I met a great cardiologist who accepted Published MEDICAL
RESEARCH in HIS field - and he conducted a SESTAMIBI SPECT SCAN of my 52
yr. old heart. The results showed NO Obstruction in ANY blood vessel
leading to or from the heart; no abnormal function in ANY of the hearts
valves; a perfect ejection fraction, and NO DAMAGE TO ANY PART OF THE
HEART WALL MUSCLE !!

So IF IN DOUBT: Have the Sestamibi spect scan of the heart done (one
still has to do 3 minutes on the treadmill (have the doc make
arrangements for a couple orderlies to place their hands on your hip and
back and hold you in position while all you have to do is pick up and
put down your feet as fast as possible for three. The sestamibi is a
stronger nuclear isotope and it gives off longer waves - which are
easier to pick up and do not require 10- 15 minutes on the treadmill.

CONCLUSION: Your HEAT is a MUSCLE: antidepressants cause cardiac
changes. As like any muscle, the heart will protest JUST like your leg
muscles do when you have overdone things - - pushed beyond your bodies
capabilities. The more you push beyond your daily restrictions, the more
prone to finding your heart gives signals that it DOTH PROTEST at being
OVERWORKED - as do your leg muscles. IT IS A STRONG WARNING !
Do get the best evaluation of your heart muscle when in doubt!

Thanks for your patience!

Regards:
Ken (MESS) http://cfids-cab.org/mess
mailto:m.e.s.s-@sympatico.ca
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