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Original poster

happy sodding new year.

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misdee · 02/01/2004 20:27

well, my dh has had flu since b4 xmas. he has dilated cardiomyopathy, and today has been taken into hospital to keep his fluids up as he isnt able to keep anything down. he is on a drip.

good start to the year.

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clairabelle · 02/01/2004 20:33

sorry to hear you're having a bad time. Hope he feels better soon

Mummysurfer · 02/01/2004 20:33

Poor you, misdee. how are you coping? And in anew house?

lavender1 · 02/01/2004 20:35

Poor you Misdee, I don't know what cadiowhatzit is but it must be hard for you, hope he feels better soon. My dh has been sick the last couple of days and would hate him not to be here...How was your Christmas?

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misdee · 02/01/2004 20:42

am coping ok i guess.

the new place is going great, have put in a new kitchen (well am part way thro that job) decorated the kids bedrooms and laid the floors in their rooms, am part way thro sorting my room out.

xmas was ok, i managed to sort everything despite having flu myself.

just want to know when he is gonna come home now.

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lavender1 · 02/01/2004 20:57

Has he been into hospital before with this, for long at all?

JanH · 02/01/2004 20:59

misdee, is he on a waiting list for some kind of op? Sorry to hear he's had to go into hospital anyway and hope he will be home soon. I am amazed at what you have achieved in the new place already - what a star!

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misdee · 02/01/2004 21:35

he is waiting to hear if he is being put on the waiting list for a heart transplant (does that make sense).

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CountessDracula · 02/01/2004 23:14

Oh no misdee, so sorry to hear about your dh. Have you got plenty of support? I really feel for you as dh has been laid up with a bad back for 5 days and that is bad enough without the additional worry of heart transplants etc. Hope he is ok xxx

Lisa78 · 02/01/2004 23:16

sorry misdee, rotten start to 2004, hope things get lots better soon

zebra · 02/01/2004 23:19

OH Misdee, so sorry to hear about that. His heart condition is that bad, is it? How old is he? Has he known about the weak heart for a long time? My husband has a chronic loud hacking cough that bothers me A LOT since he had pneumonia years ago, but you reminded me to be grateful that at least it's only respiratory.

Roscoe · 03/01/2004 09:09

Sorry to hear about your rotten start to the year. I hope your dh is allowed home soon and that you get the decision you were hoping for regarding the transplant waiting list. Good luck. xxxx

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misdee · 03/01/2004 09:14

they sent him home last night after 5 hours there on monitors and the drip. the main reason they sent him home is lack of beds.
he is on more anti-sickness pills, they think it could be one of his other tablets he takes that is irratating his stomach.
we are now going to attempt to get thro the next month with out trips to the hospital. we know feb is full of appointments, so if this month stays free i might relax a bit.

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misdee · 03/01/2004 09:15

zebra. he is 24. we found out about his heart condition in april 2002 when i was pregnant with dd2.

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mieow · 03/01/2004 09:19

Sarah. Glad he is home might come and see u later

Luckymum · 03/01/2004 09:29

Misdee..........Thinking of you

Roscoe · 03/01/2004 09:43

Glad to hear he is home at last, misdee. Am I right in thinking you and mieow are sisters? I think it's great that you are always so supportive of each other.

pie · 03/01/2004 09:44

Glad to hear he is home misdee, take care of each other xx

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misdee · 03/01/2004 10:26

yeah mieow is my older sister.

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mieow · 03/01/2004 10:58

yea, we are sisters!!!

mieow · 03/01/2004 10:59

and we love each other!!!!

throckenholt · 05/01/2004 11:22

I have a friend who had something similar following a bout of flu (described as a virus in the heart - pretty sure it was cardiomyopathy). His heart was very swollen. He had emergency treatment, and has since been on medication, which seems to be keeping it under control really well. You wouldn't know there was anything wrong with him - a very keen hiker.

I hope it works out well for your DH

HarrassedDad · 05/01/2004 16:50

My sympathies to you and your dh misdee. I have also got DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy). So far the drugs are working. Expect you know this but DCM can be inherited: relatives and especially children should be screened for it. Our son has inherited DCM from me.

Hope all goes well for you all.

Joanie · 05/01/2004 17:21

(partner of harrasseddad, but felt moved to write my own thing) So sorry to hear your news. It must have been horrible to find out a shock like that while pregnant and with dh so young. THere are surprising amounts of people with dcm and similar out there, but a lot are undedected. Although our ds is doing great, we are now paronoid about him coming into contact with anyone with flu etc. Life's a whole different ball game when you've got something like this. But my dh and ds seem quite well at the moment and reading about your sorrows puts it all into perspective for me and makes me feel how fortunate we are. Good luck to all of you.

Luckymum · 05/01/2004 17:36

Joanie and HarrassedDad (also misdee) sorry to hear about the DCM. As parents of children with congenital heart defects/disease if you need support look here and here (hopefully misdee you won't need it).

All the best

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