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UPDATE on my "cardiac" situation
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UPDATE on my "cardiac" situation
I'll give more details if anyone is interested but here is the basic situation:
So far my test results are coming back okay but I need to have more. My blood pressure is low and my doctor feels that with the heat and humidity, I am becoming dehydrated even though I drink GALLONS of water every day. He wants me to increase my salt/ sodium intake so that I can retain more water and raise my blood pressure. My mom taught me all my life never to take in too much salt, and I always listened to that, so I don't get much sodium in my diet.
I still have more tests to see if this is the only reason I have weird symptoms. I am on a heart monitor today and I will be on a different one all next week. I can do whatever I want, though.
Doctor said that this is not the time to worry about retaining TOO MUCH water b/c I should be retaining some in pregnancy and they'll be monitoring me.
Message edited 6/21/2007 11:38:25 AM.
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Posted 6/21/07 11:37 AM  |
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Bklyngrl
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Re: UPDATE on my "cardiac" situation
glad they are monitoring you and hope all goes well... 
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:39 AM |
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MsMBV
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Re: UPDATE on my "cardiac" situation
It sounds like your cardiologist is very on top of things! I had to wear both a halter monitor and an event monitor. It really helped the Drs figure out what was triggering my palpitations.
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:42 AM |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: UPDATE on my "cardiac" situation
Glad to hear that you're doing somewhat better, Kerie!!!  FM me if you ever need anything!
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:58 AM |
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waterspout4
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Re: UPDATE on my "cardiac" situation
Oh wow Kerie. Sorry that you are going through this, but I'm glad they are monitoring you. How does it physically make you feel? I hope they can figure this all out and you have an uneventful pregnancy!!!
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| Posted 6/21/07 12:24 PM |
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Re: UPDATE on my "cardiac" situation
It will be hard to adjust to eating more sodium filled foods but they are monitoring you so thats good.
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| Posted 6/21/07 12:44 PM |
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Re: UPDATE on my "cardiac" situation
Posted by MrsDiamondgrlie
It will be hard to adjust to eating more sodium filled foods but they are monitoring you so thats good.
I know. I am having trouble thinking of salty foods that I actually want to eat and I am used to my food without added table salt. I love salt bagels and would never allow myself to have them often because I thought salt was so bad. So there is one food.
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| Posted 6/21/07 5:52 PM |
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