I Have Concern About Julie

OK, you Factor IV kids. Julie has arrhythmia and has had for years. This a.m., at 9:15, she called and said that she has a heaviness in her chest behind her sternum. I sent her to the local doctor because I was worried. She did not have tingling in her arm. I understand that there is often no tingling with a stroke. Jim is in CA with the bees. I sent Dad to watch the kids. I think I just need to quit writing for the newspaper because the only reason I am still here is that I have missed four weeks of meetings and have one at 10 a.m. However, I am really concerned about her. I only pray that you read this now and can tell me, from your experience, if I should panic and head out.

Todd wrote: Doesn't have anything to do with factor V. Let us know what the doctor says. 

Melanie wrote: I have an irregular heartbeat. Nothing to do with factor V. When I am anxious my heart beat is really off. Sometimes it feels like it is coming out of my chest. The doctors will probably do a stress test and have her wear a monitor. It is common among women in their early forties.  

Myrna wrote: Sometimes I do not think about the power of the priesthood that Dad holds being able to mend things that have gone awry. However, the priesthood worked yet again. In fact, Julie said it was more the blessing Dad gave her than the doctor that provided the cure. The Mt. Pleasant doctor told her that many people in the world have arrhythmia and that as long as she can sleep through the night and as long as she can breathe through an episode, she will likely be OK. Of course, she could do neither this time. He did do an MRI and it was OK. He told her that her cholesterol was high and that the bad cholesterol was higher than it should be. Her sugar was OK. He told her to take a baby aspirin once each day. She is already supposed to see an Internist in Provo about the Factor V at the suggestion of her OB who found that she was Factor V when he did the testing after she lost the baby. So she will do that next month. So, Mom, breathe in, breathe out and relax.

Melanie wrote: Those are the same things I was told in 1998 when they discovered my arythmia. Also the change in hormones in women over 40 can be a factor as well. Sleep is essential. ..something mothers never can get enough of. Breathing exercises and walking also helps.

I love Julie!

Mel

Todd wrote: And getting the cholesterol under control will help as well.