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Re: A lack of concern
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Re: A lack of concern
by Val__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Val on April 09, 1999 at 12:16:55:
In Reply to: A lack of concern posted by ERIC on April 08, 1999 at 23:17:02:
Dear Sirs:
I have been hit with a number of "minor" problems in the last 4 months, mainly gastro, but my heart concerns me.
After living, camping out West in California for 7 months, the first day of my departure I had dull pain in my left, upper chest. Three weeks later I slowly developed symptoms for what appeared to be giardia, but the symptoms kept changing. I saw one doctor, complained of chest pain and loose, bloody stool. He said the pain was viral and called myocarditis and gave me Lodine which seemed to improve the pain, but hampered the other problem. After becoming employed with insurance, I saw another doctor who sent me to a gastro specialist to treat the bloody diarrhea. He said the chest pain was probably a side effect of the intestinal distress. The gastro specialist treated me for protozoic infection with flagyl and antibiotics, to no avail, then prednisone and sulfasalazine which is helping. However, I am not cured. I am just coming off a bout with Infectious Mono. After all of this, I still have inconsistent dull pain in the same spot of my left, upper chest and my resting heart rate has increased 12-15 bpm which does not seem to concern this doctor, either. They both just dismiss the questions.
I have been the picture of health, physically, for my 25 years. Excellent diet and exercise, daily. I have been patient over the last 4 months and let the HMO procedures take their course. BUT, I am becoming very restless and frustrated. This sounds like a very minor problem compared to many you have to deal with, but how do I know when I have strived so hard for my health. Should I press this issue with my doctors or am I being irrational?? I know this may not be the correct forum for this, but I would really appreciate any suggestions.
Hi Eric,
I live in CA and my daughter has aquired ghiardia on 4 separate occasions while camping. It was very difficult to diagnose and she had to take several courses of flagyl each time to finally cure it. She had the bloody stool symptom you described. She had to see 3 drs. on the first episode before one of them diagnosed it as ghiardia. My stepfather lives in Northern CA along with my mother and they both have aquired Lyme disease. One of the biggest symptoms was heart problems and arrythmias. My stepfather still battles the problems even after treatment. I have met several people with this disease and am surprised how common it is here and how easy it is to get and miss a diagnoses. You might want to look into it. The web has a ton of info and symptoms. Good luck. V.
In Reply to: A lack of concern posted by ERIC on April 08, 1999 at 23:17:02:
Dear Sirs:
I have been hit with a number of "minor" problems in the last 4 months, mainly gastro, but my heart concerns me.
After living, camping out West in California for 7 months, the first day of my departure I had dull pain in my left, upper chest. Three weeks later I slowly developed symptoms for what appeared to be giardia, but the symptoms kept changing. I saw one doctor, complained of chest pain and loose, bloody stool. He said the pain was viral and called myocarditis and gave me Lodine which seemed to improve the pain, but hampered the other problem. After becoming employed with insurance, I saw another doctor who sent me to a gastro specialist to treat the bloody diarrhea. He said the chest pain was probably a side effect of the intestinal distress. The gastro specialist treated me for protozoic infection with flagyl and antibiotics, to no avail, then prednisone and sulfasalazine which is helping. However, I am not cured. I am just coming off a bout with Infectious Mono. After all of this, I still have inconsistent dull pain in the same spot of my left, upper chest and my resting heart rate has increased 12-15 bpm which does not seem to concern this doctor, either. They both just dismiss the questions.
I have been the picture of health, physically, for my 25 years. Excellent diet and exercise, daily. I have been patient over the last 4 months and let the HMO procedures take their course. BUT, I am becoming very restless and frustrated. This sounds like a very minor problem compared to many you have to deal with, but how do I know when I have strived so hard for my health. Should I press this issue with my doctors or am I being irrational?? I know this may not be the correct forum for this, but I would really appreciate any suggestions.
Hi Eric,
I live in CA and my daughter has aquired ghiardia on 4 separate occasions while camping. It was very difficult to diagnose and she had to take several courses of flagyl each time to finally cure it. She had the bloody stool symptom you described. She had to see 3 drs. on the first episode before one of them diagnosed it as ghiardia. My stepfather lives in Northern CA along with my mother and they both have aquired Lyme disease. One of the biggest symptoms was heart problems and arrythmias. My stepfather still battles the problems even after treatment. I have met several people with this disease and am surprised how common it is here and how easy it is to get and miss a diagnoses. You might want to look into it. The web has a ton of info and symptoms. Good luck. V.
