Yup. Had viral myopericarditus about 4 years ago (in my early 20's now) which resulted in heart failure as the heart stopped pumping blood around properly due to it inflaming.
Prostate wasn't the problem, in the end, it was his bladder, found what is probably a tumour, he has a procedure on Thursday to remove it, a TURBT and it will be sent for biopsy to look at the grade and whether it's invasive or not. A really worrying time.
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Yup. Had viral myopericarditus about 4 years ago (in my early 20's now) which resulted in heart failure as the heart stopped pumping blood around properly due to it inflaming.
Spent a while in hospital (about a month I think) etc. and was in a pretty bad state but eventually it cleared up. At the time it was happening I was having MRI's a couple times a week, at least, as well as echos etc.
Reason I still have yearly scans is that there's "an area of high contrast" which is showing up on the MRI's which they think is just residual scarring from the previous episode but from what I've been told by my cardiologist at the Freeman, the issue is more or less that something is showing up on the MRI but they haven't really got the understanding yet to identify whether it's serious or not, but they're presuming it's not.
So my guess is we're in quite different boats in the sense that in my case I already had an acute episode and the tests are more to keep tabs on it whereas it sounds (after a brief google) like it's more likely yours is trying to suss out whether something there is serious or not?
Still taking bisoprolol now - was on loads more drugs at the time: ramipril, colchicine, morphine, some NSAID I can't remember the name of, paracetamol, tramadol, the drug which stops NSAID's harming your stomach, laxatives to counter the effects of the opiates... was a bundle of fun
Thanks. I'm cautiously optimistic they'll just put me on long term surveillance (touch wood). Best of luck for your dad - it must be a real worry for you all.
It is a real worry, I'll be much happier when he's had his procedure next week and we then get an understanding of what we are dealing with.
Bloody hell mate.Yup. Had viral myopericarditus about 4 years ago (in my early 20's now) which resulted in heart failure as the heart stopped pumping blood around properly due to it inflaming.
Spent a while in hospital (about a month I think) etc. and was in a pretty bad state but eventually it cleared up. At the time it was happening I was having MRI's a couple times a week, at least, as well as echos etc.
Reason I still have yearly scans is that there's "an area of high contrast" which is showing up on the MRI's which they think is just residual scarring from the previous episode but from what I've been told by my cardiologist at the Freeman, the issue is more or less that something is showing up on the MRI but they haven't really got the understanding yet to identify whether it's serious or not, but they're presuming it's not.
So my guess is we're in quite different boats in the sense that in my case I already had an acute episode and the tests are more to keep tabs on it whereas it sounds (after a brief google) like it's more likely yours is trying to suss out whether something there is serious or not?
Still taking bisoprolol now - was on loads more drugs at the time: ramipril, colchicine, morphine, some NSAID I can't remember the name of, paracetamol, tramadol, the drug which stops NSAID's harming your stomach, laxatives to counter the effects of the opiates... was a bundle of fun
anti biotics can sort it out if its only " enlarged"I've just found out me dad has one and has to go for a scan. Now I know it could be nothing but that doesn't mean I'm not worried about him
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I know. Was mad looking bad. Come back from holiday and within an hour have chest pain. Call 111 and they send an ambulance. Paramedics turn up and are like "don't worry, you're too young for it to be anything serious, will probably be anxiety or indigestion". They do an ECG and both their faces drop and one says "not wanting to panic you but the scan is showing up that you're having a heart attack" (which I wasn't, but it shows up in a similar way on an ECG).
Was absolutely hilarious seeing the two paramedics go from thinking I was a standard time-waster to probably their most serious call of the week in the space of 2 minutes
Cyprofloxin is what they usually give you for an infection of the prostate. Took it about a month ago for 3 wks and the side affects were tough. Plenty stuff on web about it.
Sounds very much like an enlarged prostate your right to get it checked out, if GP doesn't suggest it ask for a PSA test, it's a simple blood test
That's probably what I had plus a bladder infection as there was inflamed areas in wall of bladder when the camera went in.
