Coping With Pericarditis

October 2007

• life changing - by cindy - (Tue, Oct 23 2007)
  Last December about a week before Christmas, I felt like I was coming down with the flu. I felt nauses [nauseous] and had an uncomfortable feeling in my chest, not so much as a pain, more a feeling of not being able to get comfortable. I went to the hospital to get some antibiotics because it was so close to Christmas and I didn’t want to be sick…. [more..]
• scared - by Aaron - (Fri, Oct 19 2007)
  I am a widowed twenty nine year old father of a beatuiful two year old boy. Then all of a sudden my life took but yet again a brutal twist. It all started about a week ago when i thought i had a terrible flu. I had told my friends and family i felt like i had been ran over by a semi truck (six times). My head, muscles and especially my left arm ached like never before. Little did i know it was more than just a flu. [more..]
• Knock Knock - by pat - (Fri, Oct 05 2007)
  My husbands primary Dr. has been sending him to ” knock” on so many varied medical doors in the past 6 months. He has been losing weight, Many times he will go without eating/ even 24 hours or more. [more..]
• 25 year old developed pericarditis 2 years after open heart surgery - by jgb - (Fri, Oct 05 2007)
  Healthy 25 year old developed vegetative endocarditis secondary to bacterial septicemia. Had to have open heart surgery to rid of abscess on mitral valve. own valve saved. [more..]