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Reply To: So im hooked up to the holter monitor now

NEW STUDY! Parasym Plus™ for Multiple Sclerosis › Forums › PrettyIll.com Discussion › Cardiology › So im hooked up to the holter monitor now › Reply To: So im hooked up to the holter monitor now

February 16, 2013 at 8:38 am #3473
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We all look forward to hearing your progress! For those of us with some hydrocephalus, flying can be a horrendous experience. My poor son fainted whenever the cabin pressure changed! Many of us need to get some pressure off our brains, but we also don’t want to get dehydrated! Crazy, huh? If you faint easily, I STRONGLY recommend an MRV to rule out thromboembolisms in your venous sinuses that may be blocking flow out of your head (CSF catches a ride on venous blood to exit the skull — that and some lymph drainage). Safe flying! 🙂

Weird thing is, ive never fainted in my life before. Its like my body is fighting the urge to faint and i end up getting very tachy. XD i see black spots and i lose a bit of my hearing but i have never fainted. XD during the night, my head becomes numb some nights due to laying on it i guess. XD as in the results. I havent gotten a phone call yet but i assume it takes about a week from the backlog the hospital i used the monitor from :3 i remember i stood up and sat down 3 times during the weekend just to show how much my heart rate rises from standing up.

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