Posted by: marilyn day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cardiomyopathy is almost always from a virus or bacteria in humans. Make sure
she does not collect fluid in lungs. Cardiomyopathy causes this.
Ruby wrote:
> Posted by: Ruby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> ladyR has cardiomyopathy....just got the word at 6 tonight.
> cardiologist says on a scale of 1 (benign) to 10 (2 wks to live) ,
> hers is 2.
> He said the reason she is not dead is because of all the
> supplements i have been consistently giving her for 4.5 yrs
> since we found out she had a murmur. And that he is not
> going to even suggest meds because of the superior physical
> condition she is in. So, just keep doing what i have been.
> He said the supps have held the progression of it back.
> Her murmur has not changed 1 iota in 4 yrs.
>
> Well.....that is all well and good..but i was expecting him
> to tell me the pvc's on EKG were from stress........i was NOT
> even entertaining cardiomyopathy.
>
> Couple of months ago she was 135 lbs, now she is 120-126
> she wriggled on the scale. Less weight is good, both for her heart
> and for the spondylosis.
>
> Cardiologist heartily approved of the regimen to get rid of arthritis.
> Agreed that the incident the other night was indeed stress.
> Said, if or when she faints for the first time, he will FedEx me a
> harness with a monitor on it....for deeper testing.
> He said he had never heard of the report that cardio can also be
> caused by a bacteria, so i am sending it to him, when i find it!
> He was incredibly impressed that she had never been given drugs.
> He was impressed with her diet....said to keep it up too.
> Said most people only want drugs, but that in his practice/experience,
> the supplements achieved better results.
> Wants me to send him the label of the Hawthorne i use. (bet i have to get
> a better one)
> He said her thyroid level was in normal range, but i am going to get a test
> done with Dr. Dodds anyway.
>
> We found out this by accident....just because i didn't want to do
> anesthesia ! I think my vet knew.....but had me get the Doppler
> just to be sure.
>
> Soooo, needless to say, i anyone hears of NEW research/info....
> i need to know about it....but am in the process of readingeverything that
> is
> out there.....and i joined a cardio list.
>
> .....and yes, i am in a funk....
>
> later
>
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