Hi Jim
After an intense checkup at Mayo they have determined I have sleep apnea and feel that was the cause of the amerosis faugax. After two weeks on the ...Read more
Hi Jim
After an intense checkup at Mayo they have determined I have sleep apnea and feel that was the cause of the amerosis faugax. After two weeks on the c-pap machine I finally slept eight hours non stop. It has been tough getting used to it. Some nights I had to take it off after two to four hours. If I start sleeping all night long this will be fantastic. I am also hoping the ulcer may of been from the ameoderone and other nasty drugs to stop the a-fib right after surgery. I guess I am going to stay on the baby aspirin and hope no ulcers come back.
My sons father in law was told after his heart surgery that the snakes he sees are the begining of macular degeneration? I have not seen these. I ran the race last week end that I keeled over on 5 years ago. It was a 28:40 5k on an icy highway. I am looking foreword to running Virginia beach rock and roll half marathon with the other HVJ members in August.
Hi Jim
I brought up your journal after I searched amaurosis fugax. I see you went through your valve replacement during my harvest time when I don't get much ...Read more
Hi Jim
I brought up your journal after I searched amaurosis fugax. I see you went through your valve replacement during my harvest time when I don't get much web time.
In January of 2009 I collapsed after a 5k race at the age of 58. I had started running ten years earlier to lose 100 lbs. I am only three hours away from the Mayo Clinic so I went there to be diagnosed with a BAV 5.3cm aneurysm and needed a bypass. I got a sorin mechanical valve on April 27,2009,and am also on cumiden. I ran my first marathon thirteen months later(Grandmas in Duluth MN). I also got my own coagucheck machine and maintaining my INR in the proper range has worked well while allowing me to eat my green leafy vegetables. Life has been good up until the last four months, when I experienced amerosis fugax,once in the left and four months later in the right eye. They have done all of the tests both times with absolutely no reason for it? I am now going to have a nuclear stress test in a week or so. I have restarted the baby aspirin after discontinuing it 6 months after surgery when we discovered an ulcer in the colon. I was wondering if you have had any more episodes? I am now swimming 6.75 miles,running 16 miles and riding bike 40 miles a week.
Jim Davis John,
Thanks be to God I have not had any more episodes of the amaurosis since December of 2011. I w ... Read more
Jim Davis John,
Thanks be to God I have not had any more episodes of the amaurosis since December of 2011. I will occasionally get what I refer to as "snakes" in my visual fields. These are basically zig zag lines that usually start in the center of my visual field and then progress outward. They are not total monocular blindness like the amaurosis. However, even this has been less and less frequent as time goes by. What made my amaurosis go away was adding an 81 mg aspirin to my regimen along with the coumadin. I also monitor my INR weekly and keep between 2.5 and 3.0. The snakes are physiologically the same process, just on a smaller scale. And as I said this has become less and less frequent as time goes along. Temporally, I would suspect that your amaurosis is related to your discontinuation of the aspirin. That's the doctor in me as well as the patient that was essentially cured by the 81 mg aspirin. I would discuss with your doctor at home.
Jim D
Just thought I would check in and see how you have been doing. I can\'t believe it\'s almost been a year. I have been great, and hope that all has been well ...Read more
Just thought I would check in and see how you have been doing. I can\'t believe it\'s almost been a year. I have been great, and hope that all has been well for you and your family.
Keep On Ticking My Friend!
Jeff R
Hi Jim--it\'s great to hear you are doing well. I\'m Jim Smith\'s wife (he\'s scheduled for surgery March 13--we\'re leaving Saturday for New York.
Thanks ...Read more
Hi Jim--it\'s great to hear you are doing well. I\'m Jim Smith\'s wife (he\'s scheduled for surgery March 13--we\'re leaving Saturday for New York.
Thanks so much for letting us know about St. John of God--it\'s good to know heart patients have a patron--I will definitely be asking for his intercession!
--Donna Smith
Jim,
I am glad that things have worked out well for you and your family. I appreciate your friendship. Remember, with God, all things are possible.
Take Care, ...Read more
Jim,
I am glad that things have worked out well for you and your family. I appreciate your friendship. Remember, with God, all things are possible.
Take Care,
Jeff R
Hi Jim, I\'m glad you kept your posts
Going as I wouldn\'t have found you. I\'m scheduled for mitral valve replacement at CC 3/15. ( I live in Maine). Also ...Read more
Hi Jim, I\'m glad you kept your posts
Going as I wouldn\'t have found you. I\'m scheduled for mitral valve replacement at CC 3/15. ( I live in Maine). Also planning 2 weeks away from home.
I read your journals and am feeling many of
The same things you went through. You mentioned your Saint was St. Jude. Love it! I will check out mine. But, this is intersting: I subscribe to The Daily Word- via my phone. I looked up my \"word\" and faith message on 3/15. Wasn\'t I pleased to see SUCCESS. God is walking with us even when we\'re not so sure. (as I\'ve
Had many not-so-sure moments lately)
In short, thank you for posting and God Bless you. Stephanie Cole
Jim
thanks for responding to my e-mail.
I had open heart surgery 3 months ago and Iam getting ready to go back to work, I feel good but I get very tired after ...Read more
Jim
thanks for responding to my e-mail.
I had open heart surgery 3 months ago and Iam getting ready to go back to work, I feel good but I get very tired after using the stairs and sometime I have palpitations and my BP is a little high. I don\'t know if I should ask for more time or if this is a normal feeling.
Marina Becerra
Hello Jim
good to hear that you are doing great, how many weeks were you on disability?
Marina Becerra
Jim Davis Marina,
I was off of work for six weeks. I was fortunate not to have to take disability. I had enou ... Read more
Jim Davis Marina,
I was off of work for six weeks. I was fortunate not to have to take disability. I had enough accrued sick time to take my six weeks and then get back to work.
Jim