Coping With Pericarditis

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Hit Again
by: Susan on Thu, Jan 07 2010

I had open heart surgery for a valve repair Nov.2007. April 2008 was diagnosed with pericarditis It took 10 months to finally come off of prednisone. I would try to come off but the symptoms would come back. Finally I came off and after 10 months of being free it’s back. Now I am on prednisone and cholchisine. I have to say I am really upset and can’t understand why this is so difficult to beat. I am an otherwise healthy 40 year old woman who has a good full life with a 4year old to run after. I have no time to be on bedrest. I live on Long Island and go to one of the best heart hospitals in the world. I don”t get it.

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Tue, Jan 12 2010
I can feel you pain (literally!). I too have been battling recurrences. My first bout was last May and for some assinine reason I agreed to take predn...Read

January 2010

Hit Again - by Susan - (Thu, Jan 07 2010)
I had open heart surgery for a valve repair Nov.2007. April 2008 was diagnosed with pericarditis It took 10 months to finally come off of prednisone. [more..]

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