Anyone tried Avapro?

[huckfinn]

Flowergirl,

Thank you for your most upbeat, positive and very informative post It really helps. Yes my present is definitely tied to my past. I was reminded of how far I am from Cleveland last night when I had angina. Bummer, if I don't make it to the CC, I will have the big rip

So sorry you had to experience the calcium channel blockers and their ballooning effects I am sure that you know how controversial this class of medicines were a few years ago. Really I guess most main stream cardiologist had stopped prescribing them after clinical trials or "studies" revealed increased mortality rates from CCB use, I believe. I shan't search this, lol.

Then, lo and behold, other studies were done to prove the opposite! I think these were funded by the shareholders of the companies that manufacturer the CCBs...

Now the doctors make use of them when desperate, or when they are the best medicine, as in coronary artery spasm induced angina, I think I have read. Don't believe much of this... Going from memory.

So glad to hear of your success with diuretics I take Lasix but not every day. I have never checked my BP or heart rate after I have taken it. I take a beta blocker (atenolol) which does a good job of keeping my heart rate fairly low, or <75 most of the time (but >0 he he he). Maybe it doesn't raise my heart rate? I will soon check.

I couldn't hold anymore cholesterol. I am full of it

The CC is a great place and yes I am fortunate to have been able to go there. Did you know the doctors there work for a salary and do not have private practices? They only work for the hospital, but they are very, very busy. It is a large hospital, especially the heart disease/cardiology section. It is also a non-profit organization. The stent cost around 1/4 of what they do in Alabamy

I have to make an appointment at the C.C. to see a surgeon for minimally invasive bypass surgery, after last night. I may not be ready, but I would like for them to be ready

I can't take statins

I would love to see a hypertensive specialist, especially if this Avapro is causing chest pain.

Thanks much for your kindly post Mam

[flowergirl2day]

Huckfinn,

My "success" with the diuretics seems fleeting and very questionable at the moment, I am afraid. I don't know why I felt so devastated last night when I started to get my blood pressure headache on top of my mild but constant left chest pain. My BP seems to have reverted to its old ways of being unpredictable. I should have known better than to start making assumptions that it was being controlled.

When booking an appointment for your procedure, why not inquire about seeing their in-house BP specialist? Sorry to be such a nag, but you too seem to need some expert help with this issue. You know that only the best of the best are chosen to be on staff at CC. Their salaries must be quite impressive. I read a book recently by an orthopaedic surgeon who received his residency training at this clinic. Very interesting.
Anyway, good luck with your next procedure. You may not feel ready, but they will be ready for you. I sure like all those smilies in your post...keep smiling.

Flowergirl

[bethsheba]

Huck,

I appreciate your taking the time to mention this as many people don't realize or don't understand that side effects can kick in at any time.

Bsheba

[huckfinn]

Bethsheba, you are so welcome Boy it is hard to believe, but sadly is so true about the medicine and long time delayed adverse effects. Really I think it is maybe our own body chemistry/metabolism changing over time. The drug probably remains constant (Einstein here, lol).

Take care

[huckfinn]

Flowergirl

Ah geeze, I was afraid of that. I remember when I read of your weeks success... The thought ran through my mind that, well that it might take more time to tell. What all kinds of meds have you tried for BP control? That may be to hard to come up with. It is like a turkey shoot kind of anyway. They, the docs, throw everything they have at you. I, like yourself, really know how that goes.

You and I also know how important it is to keep our BP under control. I could probably get used to the not so good feeling that Avapro has given me, as a trade off for the excellent BP control. Don't know yet... If it causes angina, that is another game altogether. We don't have forever to tinker and experiment with medicines sometimes, but I am sure that you will find a med to do the trick for you. It is out there

I called the CC today. I am to go there for a surgical evaluation and have the MID-CAB surgery (one trip), that is if they agree it needs to be done, lol. They performed my last of nine heart catheterizations, so they have the latest angiogram. I saw my doc here and had an echocardiogram about a month ago, which was a month after the stent at the CC. I am to have my local cardio's office fax the results of my last appointment and the cd of my echocardiogram to the CC.

My doc at the CC will get with the surgeon there and make the evaluation. If I am lucky, the nice receptionist will call with a date for the MID-CAB surgery. I told her today I wanted it ASAP.... The surgeon I chose did his undergraduate work at MIT and completed medical school at Harvard....Did his residency at the CC. Very impressive credentials. Wow I am so lucky. Last night I could see myself getting my chest sawed through for a single vessel bypass, at my local hospital. Not a pretty thought or vision.

Well I will stop the rambling and yes I will see a BP man if I go to the CC. I will also ask a question to him, for you Wishing you luck with A BP medicine

Keep Smiling