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Hot Flashes And Nausea. Bare Metal Stent Placed Due To Intermittent Urinary Bleeding After Prostate CA Brachytherapy. Express Concern?
Husband had non ST elevation MI 2/13/13.....95% blocked in RCA with bare metal stent placed due to intermittant urinary bleeding after prostate CA brachytherapy in 2010. Once on Plavix and ASA, urinary bleeding increased, tests done revealed Bladder CA......just had TURBT done on Monday to remove 5.3 cm, 1.9 cm and 1.5 cm tumors removed (has been off Plavix and ASA for over 1 week); has had hiccups intermittently since Tuesday, it also having "hot flashes" and nausea at times. Still in hospital.........should we be concerned regarding his heart?
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Sat, 25 May 2013
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Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Thu, 13 Jun 2013
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Hi! Thanks for calling on HCM. Pertaining to your Husband I do not think its of Cardiac Origin, it may be due to increased level of Creatinine. Let it be checked and if is normal he may just need some treatment for Acidity. Thanks. wishing him an early recovery
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