Dear Reader
You must be wondering why I am writing about co-morbitities when I should be writing about the BAD knee. Please have patience. Life does not consist of simple, single, isolated events. Eventually, connectedness, increases in importance, especially when vital decisions have to be made. Thus, brief mention of any usual or unusual life change must be mentioned as pertinent background.
The above explanation provides the segue into a most unusual phenomenon. I developed A-Fib (atrial fibrillation). No, A-Fib is not unusual, it is all too common. It is what happened while treating the A-Fib that was unusual. Eventually I was successfully treated by electro ablation that I have not had an attack in almost 3 yrs. But, prior to the electrophysiological approach, I was treated chemically with a drug called Multaq (dronederonne). Surprisingly, I had a very, very rate reaction: it shut my kidneys down. As they were going to prepare me for permanent dialysis, my kidney function began to return. I was left with 3rd stage kidney disease.
With heart and kidney disease, irrespective of how well controlled, there is much to consider before making any future medical decisions.
It is quite obvious that my body does not necessarily respond to any procedure as would be predicted by a statistical mean.
The above experience should be taken ss a warning by anyone- especially by an aging individual following this journey about the BAD knee.
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