Not feeling well...

[Yanks2014]

I just wanted to post here before my doctor visit today. I'm having some heart related issues -it's been going on for a couple weeks. But the past couple days have been a little worse. I'm kind of expecting a short hospital stay and some tests. I don't think this is life threatening, but serious enough to be checked out. I do start to feel better every so often, but the same issues return. I got through Christmas, but I think all that holiday eating did not help much. Still don't regret it of course, but I have to take some better care of myself. Hopefully this is something minor. I don't want a repeat of three years ago, where I only spoke to immediate family, and then disappeared for a month while recovering from two heart procedures. I left a lot of people wondering that time. So basically, those of you who pray, I'd appreciate a few prayers. Those of you who don't, at least keep me in your thoughts. Hopefully I'll be out soon, maybe just a change of meds. Talk to you guys and gals soon.

Tom

[100423]

I hope all goes well and you're back with us in no time, Thomas!

[Plasmatopia]

Get well soon, Thomas!

[Jymbot]

What can one say?
Will pray for you.
Hope you improve.

(Keep to the veg diet.)

[Scott Bails]

Hang in there, Thomas. Hope this is, indeed, minor and that you recover quickly.

[Jefferson James]

Wishing you the best, Thomas.

[meimjustalawnmower]

Take care, dude. Do what the doctor tells you.

[Amy]

Hey Tom - I'm sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. Wishing all the best for you. Be sure to keep us posted on how things are going, okay?

[notallwhowander]

My prayers are with you Thomas.

[sonic]

Take care

[East New York]

Oh, please do feel better soon! I hope everything will be OK. Please let us know how you are doing, and if you need any "bucking up", I'll be glad to help!

[Scott Bails]

and if you need any "bucking up", I'll be glad to help!

Jeez, all of a sudden, I'm not feeling so well, either...

;):p

[East New York]

Jeez, all of a sudden, I'm not feeling so well, either...

;):p

:lol

[MudShark22]

Speedy recovery Thomas

[-=RTFR666=-]

Godspeed on your recovery, man. Puts my deal into perspective - I've been dealing with my health plan providers over the past week for what I first thought was a minor Urgent Care wound treatment matter (minor toe cut) that is now turning into something, no thanks to diabetic neuropathy, that is now looking like it was created by the make-up staff for the Walking Dead...

[Jerjo]

I'll keep you in thoughts and prayers Thomas, just gather in the positive vibes and focus on recovery.

[80s were ok]

what hospital in NJ?

[progeezer]

All the best to you, Thomas. Be well soon.

[Duncan Glenday]

Thinking and praying, Thomas - I hope it goes well!

[PeterG]

Saying a prayer for you Tom.

God bless.

[WHORG]

I hope everything turns out OK man -

[3LockBox]

Sending positive thoughts your way - get well soon, dude.

[East New York]

Tom, I've been thinking about you since you posted this, and I have been wondering how you are doing...I hope all is OK. More positive thoughts to you!

[Oreb]

Have plenty of rest and do what your doctors tell you. You'll be fine.

[DaleGtr]

Take care, Tom. Hope all is well. Good health to you. In a way getting older sucks, or at least means working harder at taking care of ourselves. I've also found out arguing with bodies never works. The body wins all arguments hands down.

[Hunnibee]

Hugs, Thomas! I hope you will be okay. Don't leave me as the only Dream Theater fan on this board! ;)

Seriously, get better. I hope to see you at RoSFest in May!

[ForeverAutumn]

Take care. I hope all is well. I'm sending all kinds of positive thoughts and vibes your way.

[jlneudorf]

Hope you feel better soon. Ditto on the positive thoughts.

Regards,
Jon

[East New York]

Hoping everything is ok...

[Yanks2014]

Thanks everyone for your kind words and encouragement. Still in the hospital here in Priceton, typing on a terrible keyboard. Second time I'm trying to post this. While my heart is affected, it might not be due to my heart condition. It could be as simple as acid reflux or something related. But that can still get complicated when you suffer from "a-fib"and muscular dystrophy. But I'll get through it.

[Scott Bails]

Glad to hear you're okay, Thomas. Hope it's something simple.

[meimjustalawnmower]

It could be as simple as acid reflux or something related.

Even chronic heartburn can be serious, especially when combined with other ailments. I take a daily Rx for acid reflux along with HBP meds.


But I'll get through it.

Yeah you will. :up

[East New York]

So glad you checked in! Please take good care and I hope you feel better soonest.

[JKL2000]

Hang in there, Thomas! Feel better soon, and thanks for the updates.

[Hunnibee]

So glad you're going to be okay. No mo' pizza fo' you! :)

[Casey]

Sending positive thoughts your way (And this from a Mets fan!:O)

As soon as you can get on a regular exercise regimen & a healthier diet. Well see you in the New Year more energized & with a positive outlook for the future.

[Rarebird]

Hope you get well soon Thomas. And take good care of yourself.

[80s were ok]

Thanks everyone for your kind words and encouragement. Still in the hospital here in Priceton, typing on a terrible keyboard. Second time I'm trying to post this. While my heart is affected, it might not be due to my heart condition. It could be as simple as acid reflux or something related. But that can still get complicated when you suffer from "a-fib"and muscular dystrophy. But I'll get through it.
the new hospital in Plainsboro? State of the art?

[Brian Griffin]

Glad to hear that it seems "manageable", (easy for me to say I know)

I see an old cookie crumbling with your Jankees, and look forward to it playing out in the baseball thread with you on board

Dealing with a lot of illness with friends and acquaintances presently, none of the 4 seem likely to have happy endings

Had an "unspoken goodbye" call with a bud a few weeks ago - fucking brutal

BG

[Scott Bails]

Sending positive thoughts your way (And this from a Mets fan!:O)



:lol

[Lady K]

I will pray for you, Thomas...hope you are doing better

[Wisdomview]

Good luck dude. Hope you're in better health soon.

[Rune Blackwings]

Get well soon, Tom!

[Bucka001]

Just saw this thread. My thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.

[Yanks2014]

I'm back home!!! Thank goodness, a computer keyboard that actually works! My doctors do believe it's acid reflux, but I'm going to schedule appointments with my heart docs as well as with a GI doctor. I've been more focused on a low sodium diet, and over the past year or so ate a LOT of foods that are highly acidic. Over the next week or so I'm cutting all that out completely, and then will gradually try a few things to see what I can actually have without feeling horrible. I'm going to take Nexium or something similar, along with occasional Maalox, which seemed to help in the hospital. I wont go to extremes with this and stop eating all the things I love, but some moderation wont be difficult. I just want to feel better, so I'll do what it takes, hopefully without any radical changes.

[Yanks2014]

the new hospital in Plainsboro? State of the art?

Yes, I was quite impressed with the place. I've had good care at the old place, but it's nice being somewhere so new clean and shiny, and lots of new, state of the art equipment. And all the rooms are private, which is wonderful. They did goof with one thing, and went cheap on the room marker boards, you know, where it has the name of the nurse and aid. Of all things to go cheap on, they can hardly erase anything, it gets all smudged up. Other than that, very nice as far as hospitals go. From the outside it looks like a hotel, and inside is no disappointment. They have a ton more space, nothing feels cramped there.

[80s were ok]

Yes, I was quite impressed with the place. I've had good care at the old place, but it's nice being somewhere so new clean and shiny, and lots of new, state of the art equipment. And all the rooms are private, which is wonderful. They did goof with one thing, and went cheap on the room marker boards, you know, where it has the name of the nurse and aid. Of all things to go cheap on, they can hardly erase anything, it gets all smudged up. Other than that, very nice as far as hospitals go. From the outside it looks like a hotel, and inside is no disappointment. They have a ton more space, nothing feels cramped there.

word up , all that and you may just need some Nexium. I've heard good things about that hospital along with the new Capital Health hospital in Ewing. I guess "good" is a relative term when talking about hospitals. One hopes you never get to experience how "good" or "nice" a hospital can be.

[JKL2000]

Great news! One thing about acid reflux, which you may well already know: a doctor told me to avoid eating late at night, as you can have trouble with acid reflux during the night.

Glad you're back home with some good news!

[Scott Bails]

Good news, Thomas. Glad to hear it.

[proggrl]

Glad to hear you are back home, Thomas. Take it easy and no more scaring us. ;)

[arabicadabra]

Thomas I'm just seeing this for the first time now - so I'll start praying for you now. My very best wishes for a healthy new year!

[Lady K]

Glad to see your last two posts!

Kim

[Jerjo]

Good to hear your back on the mend Thomas.

Plainsboro? Isn't that where Dr. House used to practice before he faked his own death and rode off into the sunset with Dr. Wilson?

[80s were ok]

Good to hear your back on the mend Thomas.

Plainsboro? Isn't that where Dr. House used to practice before he faked his own death and rode off into the sunset with Dr. Wilson?

on TV it was a fictional hospital. An actual hospital in Plainsboro, NJ, didn't even open up until the TV show was off the air.

[East New York]

I'm back home!!! Thank goodness, a computer keyboard that actually works! My doctors do believe it's acid reflux, but I'm going to schedule appointments with my heart docs as well as with a GI doctor. I've been more focused on a low sodium diet, and over the past year or so ate a LOT of foods that are highly acidic. Over the next week or so I'm cutting all that out completely, and then will gradually try a few things to see what I can actually have without feeling horrible. I'm going to take Nexium or something similar, along with occasional Maalox, which seemed to help in the hospital. I wont go to extremes with this and stop eating all the things I love, but some moderation wont be difficult. I just want to feel better, so I'll do what it takes, hopefully without any radical changes.

So happy you are home again! :D

[WHORG]

Glad everything worked out for you man !!!

You have to be careful about what you eat - - - I can no longer tolerate lots of stuff that I enjoyed in my younger days, it's a sad fact . . . but fairly easy to manage. The holidays are a tempting time of year to over indulge . . . that's for sure !!! jk

[Garden Dreamer]

Got ya covered, bro.

[Wisdomview]

Glad to hear things are looking up. :up

[Yanks2014]

I guess "good" is a relative term when talking about hospitals. One hopes you never get to experience how "good" or "nice" a hospital can be.

Exactly! Now some of my doctors (I have way too many now) have offices either in the hospital or in attached buildings. This is so much better for me, as some of the old places were really not all that wheelchair accessible. Plus, in some cases I can plan more than one doctor visit in the same day. So the new place is a good thing, but yeah, I don't want too many visits there.

[Yanks2014]

Glad to hear you are back home, Thomas. Take it easy and no more scaring us. ;)

I scared myself! Went to work today and it was too bad. I have a ways to go and far too many dietary temptations, but I should be fine soon.

[progeezer]

:up:)

[Firth]

Don't worry about alcohol though;) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20836084

[Yanks2014]

Don't worry about alcohol though;) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20836084

Yeah, I read that story! I'm just glad the doctors didn't tell me to give up alcohol. I don't drink much as it is, maybe a drink or two a couple times a month. But I did just treat myself to a post Christmas gift, a bottle of Johnnie Walker GREEN label! Can't wait to try this, but I will wait until I'm feeling more myself. Each day gets a little better. BTW, has anyone here ever had JW BLUE label? I'm a novice scotch drinker, so I don't think I'd appreciate it at this point, plus, it's over 200 bucks a bottle. But I already like Black label, and some single malt scotches. I think this bottle I bought of the green will last me a good decade with the way I drink.

[Jerjo]

Thomas, you need to join the scotch whisky group. There's an entire education there.

[Mr. Grizzly Bear]

SO relieved for you! It's amazing how unforgiving our anatomy is as we get older. I had a wake up call acouple years ago myself and now value my health more than ever, cheers to you and may this year turn out far better.

[Yanks2014]

SO relieved for you! It's amazing how unforgiving our anatomy is as we get older. I had a wake up call acouple years ago myself and now value my health more than ever, cheers to you and may this year turn out far better.

Yeah, getting older sucks. Still, medical science keeps improving too, so all these little ailments are becoming more tolerable.

[Yanks2014]

Thomas, you need to join the scotch whisky group. There's an entire education there.

I just may do that. My brother that I see all the time is really getting into scotch, he's even gone to some tasting events and already know a lot more than I do about the subject. I still like my occasional craft brew and wine, but scotch seems to be the natural progression, and I already like it.

[jlneudorf]

Good to hear you're feeling better Thomas.

Regards,
Jon

[100423]

Thomas, you need to join the scotch whisky group. There's an entire education there.
How, pray tell, do you join? I'm enjoying some 18 year Glenfiddich as we type.

[ronmac]

Thomas, are you sure it wasn't the Yankees' off-season that did this to you?

(Fellow Yankees fan here.)

[Jerjo]

How, pray tell, do you join? I'm enjoying some 18 year Glenfiddich as we type.

I don't think it needs an invite. Just find us in the list of groups and join.

[Yanks2014]

Thomas, are you sure it wasn't the Yankees' off-season that did this to you?

(Fellow Yankees fan here.)

Nah, I don't ever get all worked up about off season moves, or lack there of.

[Yanks2014]

How, pray tell, do you join? I'm enjoying some 18 year Glenfiddich as we type.

I had the 12 year variety at the Blue Note in NYC, first time I ever drank it, and I quite liked it.

[100423]

I don't think it needs an invite. Just find us in the list of groups and join.

It looks like it's an invite only sort of group.




I had the 12 year variety at the Blue Note in NYC, first time I ever drank it, and I quite liked it.

Yeah, I that's what I usually have, but I bought one of those small samplers to compare and contrast 12,15, and 18-year. :)

[Jerjo]

I put in a request to get some invites out.