UPDATE ON BETH54

Travel Bug · Guru

UPDATE ON BETH54

justcruisin01 · Guru

Bugger! Thinking of you Beth & hope it all comes together for you very soon.

Cheers;

JC.

biggles · Senior Member

Enjoy the break while you can Beth .. chin up .. all will be fine ..!

Jon

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

I think Beth just wants to stay there, thanks for the update TB

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Thanks for the update TB. Proof Beth is enjoying those bed bath's.

Sheba · Guru

Hope they get the medication right soon. Hang in there Beth. We're all wishing you get well very soon.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Rip and Rosie · Guru

Sending best wishes your way Beth.
Get well quickly
Rosie

Evie n Rhys · Senior Member

All the best Beth, rest up.

jetj · Guru

Thanks TB. I hope they get this controlled soon Beth.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Just back in civilisation - and reading about Beth - hope all comes good for her very quickly - take care, rest up and do what the docs tell you to! smile smile

Happywanderer · The Master

Beth has put up on facebook that she is being discharged today with some new medication that is doing what its supposed to. Great news.

aussietraveller · Guru

I didnt really want to believe what Dougwe and wombat were saying I thought they were being really unfair by suggesting that Beth was lapping up the bed baths from all the good looking male nurses and not giving womby any chocolates which is a bit rough, so starting to get a bit suspicious you better get better soon Beth so we can squash these wild stories

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

if Beth is really out of hospital she will be on here soon, so I will just find a hole and be on my way. biggrin biggrin

good to hear Beth is on the mend.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I might just hide I think. Maybe I could hide in Hospital too, I could get a bed bath then but a young female nurse would be preferred.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Dougwe wrote:
I might just hide I think. Maybe I could hide in Hospital too, I could get a bed bath then but a young female nurse would be preferred.

that would be a great place for you to hide Beth would not think of looking there, but I hope you get a male nurse biggrin biggrin

Sheba · Guru

Thanks for that Marj. [ I don't do Facebook.] Glad they got the medication right.

Take care Beth,

Cheers,

Sheba.

neilnruth · Guru

More best wishes to you beth

billeeeeeee · Guru

Keep well Beth,,,,,Billeeeeeee

-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Tuesday 26th of February 2013 05:31:06 PM

scotia59 · Senior Member

just logged on after a bit of a break, sorry to hear you're unwell Beth, and my best wishes go to you for a speedy recovery. x

Happywanderer · The Master

Beth is now home. I haven't been in touch with her yet as I think she would be better resting and not worrying about anything too much.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Goodonya Beth! So glad to hear you are home, enjoy your rest and recuperation knowing we are all sending good wishes.

Beth54 · Guru

Hi all, and thanks so much for your good wishes. I'm sure they helped.

I'm feeling rather frail at the moment, as much as I hate to admit it and the whole situation has been rather scary actually.

So I've come home with more drugs..Digoxin, Frusemide and Cardizem. I'm sure some of you are familiar with these. I found out they didn't actually change the meds (Digoxin) but added to it (Cardizem). The confusion came from having a doctor with an accent, which I always have trouble with. My Mum was on Digoxin, but she was in her late 70', so I'm a little freaked out that I'm on it at 58.

It was Atrial Fibrillation, and my heart rate was sometimes at 170! I used to get Tachycardia( galloping heart rate) a few years ago, but had an ablation which sorted that out. It doesn't sound like this is related,,I'm not sure about that.

Now to clear up a couple of items on here...I had no sponge baths Doug, and no male nurses doing said sponge bath. biggrin They didn't want me showering because they'd have to take off the monitor to do that. Hence the 'bird bath' at my bedside. Even that was a trial.

Sorry Wombat, but there was no way I was sharing that chocolate...other than one or two,,can't remember,,with Carol.

As well as the chocky, Carol's care package also included books, a little assortment of skin care products and best of all, earplugs! What a blessing they were!

So a big thanks to my old school friend Carol, also to Pam for ringing or texting every day, and everyone else who either contacted me directly or indirectly.

biggles · Senior Member

Good to see you're back Beth !

.. rest up now and get back to "normal" ..

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

good to see you back Beth, now rest up and take it easy for a while.

not sure if you are aware but that Dogwe hacked into my account and was posting comments as me so do not believe him. biggrin biggrin

Happywanderer · The Master

Good to see you back on here Beth. I knew these guys would cause to send you home asap to dispel all those rumours.
Rest up, no need to do anything but eat and rest. Raining too much to want to go out and do anything more.

Duh · Guru

Beth54 wrote:

So I've come home with more drugs..Digoxin, Frusemide and Cardizem. I'm sure some of you are familiar with these. I found out they didn't actually change the meds (Digoxin) but added to it (Cardizem). The confusion came from having a doctor with an accent, which I always have trouble with. My Mum was on Digoxin, but she was in her late 70', so I'm a little freaked out that I'm on it at 58.
It was Atrial Fibrillation, and my heart rate was sometimes at 170! I used to get Tachycardia( galloping heart rate) a few years ago, but had an ablation which sorted that out. It doesn't sound like this is related,,I'm not sure about that.
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Hi Beth, my other half (68) has AF, she was given Atenalol 25mg daily, but it made her feel sick, so she was taken off it and given Sigmaxin but only to be taken if she had another attack, and 100mg of Aspirin daily.
I have Tachycardia and am on Sotalol twice daily, plus 100mg of Aspirin. A few years ago they tried to ablate it, got into the heart ok but couldn't get through to where they needed to ablate the problem, so it was abandoned. Said I would just have to continue to taking the meds while still on this planet. They slow you down and make you feel very tired, but I don't have much choice.
Glad you are on the mend and feeling much better, hang in there,
Vic

Beth54 · Guru

Wombat I really don't think you should call Doug dogwe. No matter what he's done, it's not very nice to call him names like that. wink

I agree Marj, yucky weather to be out and about. My car is still at my daughters anyway. She's coming over tomorrow to help me with a little shopping, then take me to my GP to give her the lowdown.

Thanks Jon and Vic. I've followed orders and done nothing much today. I'll gradually get a little more active as the days go on. The biggest challenge will be the 13 steps up to the driveway. I had the Physio working with me while in hospital, 'teaching' me how to breath and go up the steps, ie stopping regularly and taking my time.

I forgot to say, that as well as this AF problem, my Asthma was giving me curry at the same time. Double wammy on my poor lungs!

neilnruth · Guru

All the best Beth. Take it slowly and we look forward to hearing more from you.

neilnruth · Guru

That was weird, Billeeeeeee just hopped right over my post as I hit the post quick reply button!

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Beth, sorry about the Dogwe bit, my finger slipped, but the name does suit him. biggrin