Posted in Atrial Fib., Recovery Journal by: Kathy
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14 Jan
On Monday, 1-12-09, Steve saw a Cardiac electrophysiologist for the atrial fibrillation. That’s a specialist who handles the electrical part of the heart. After greeting us, he recommended that Steve take the drug Coumadin (Warfarin). It’s a blood thinner that will help prevent a blood clot which could result in another ischemic stroke. There is nothing [...]
Posted in Atrial Fib., Breathing, Pain, Recovery Journal, Seizures by: Kathy
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12 Jan
For the last several nights Steve has been coughing and wheezing so severely that he can’t sleep, and neither can I. He saw the doctor this past Friday and she prescribed an antibiotic for a chest infection, but no inhaler for the asthma-like breathing. This shortness of breath is new since the seizure. In spite [...]
