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Not sure I'm comfortable with my new cardiologist!

By HawaiiDiva · Posted 8:06 pm
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I don't think he takes my symptoms serious enough. As a brand new patient who was just in the ER two days before seeing him, and who had been in the ER a month prior, he seemed very nonchalant and unconcerned ...

Bad arrhythmias third day in a row

By careh · New reply 1:54 pm
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Okay. I am now on day three of almost non-stop arrhythmia problems and this is getting old! The night before last, I felt as if I were about to pass out and had that stupid heavy feeling in my chest and ...

Co Q10 Enzyme?

By HawaiiDiva · New reply 1:42 pm
Discussion in Building awareness · 1 reply
Has anyone tried taking Co 10 Enzyme for CHF? I had another incident of CHF last week, and I stumbled across a website that talked about this supplement. I've been traveling on the road for over two months ...

Low Heart Rate (Bradycardia)

By MIsurvivorX5 · New reply 12:34 pm
Discussion in Building awareness · 2 replies
Has anyone had issues with extremely low HR as a result of treatment/medication (calcium channel blockers & beta blockers) for Prinzmetal's angina with multiple heart attacks? Anyone with Sick Sinus Syndrome ...

ICD and Exercise

By LilWil · New reply 11:18 am
Discussion in Building awareness · 3 replies
Hello, I've had the 'ok' check up from my doctor today. She stated that I can return to exercising as long as I keep a monitor on me so as to not to pass my threshold. My threshold is set for 190 - and ...

I live my life this way

By Wotserface · New reply 8:03 am
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"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and ...

A New Life Ahead...and crazy things are happening.

By ellie014 · New reply 12:56 am
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I'm officially a freshman in college now! I'm all moved in and living on the top floor of the tallest dorm on campus! 12 flights of stairs suck! Especially when there is only one elevator for 600+ people ...

Day 1 - Beginning of exercise regime?

By LilWil · Posted yesterday at 11:15 pm
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The doctor gave me the 'ok' to exercise as long as I keep a monitor on me (set at a level waaay below my threshold). My moms is a little leary about the jogging and golfing, especially since i've got ...

what firemen do when they're bored??

By eviefor3 · New reply yesterday at 1:45 pm
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wish he was at a fire station near me!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UGpMNqHX vI evie ...

Initial Status

By LilWil · New reply yesterday at 10:12 am
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I had my initial service check on my ICD last week and my doctor follow up this week - both checked ok. - with follow up checks in two months. What I learned from the device check is my threshold is 190 ...

Possible long QT syndrome

By wookie74 · New reply August 31, 2010
Discussion in Building awareness · 16 replies
I am a very happy mother of three who mean the world to me. I just recently found out by way of EKG that two of my three children showed long QT intervals. This testing came after learning of a cousin ...

poor poor linda burnett

By eviefor3 · New reply August 31, 2010
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Linda Burnett, 23, a resident of San Diego, was visiting her in-laws and while there went to a nearby supermarket to pick up some groceries. Later, her husband noticed her sitting in her car in the driveway ...

"Are All Those Pills Yours???" and other Mother exclamations

By frogcollector · New reply August 30, 2010
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Time to laugh out loud... Once a year I fly West to see my family at large, or is that my large family. This year I felt extra clear in the head. That or just full of quick comebacks. The city life is ...

I told my Mother today

By Wotserface · New reply August 29, 2010
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Since finding out I have cancer, I have gone over and over in my mind how and when I was going to tell my parents. I was actually going to wait till after their holiday, which they go on next week. I ...

A Step Further on the King's Highway

By Great-gram · New reply August 28, 2010
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Greetings: A few things need to be or I want to be done before the heart surgery. Get a few more questions for the folks at Penn Health. Assess risk factors (I've found out there is no such thing as this ...

HAIL HAIL I'VE MET MY NEW CARDIO!!!!!!

By eviefor3 · New reply August 28, 2010
Journal · 17 replies
i apologize in advance for the length of this post. i reread it after i wrote it and thought that i should add that. if there was a color that described happy, that would be my color. if there was a word ...

ablation/genetic testing

By noluck · New reply August 28, 2010
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Well, I am 2 weeks post ablation and feeling better, not quite as tired anyway. It has been 2 months since it was originally submitted to my insurance company for my genetic testing and still nothing--can ...

how cute and how funny!!

By eviefor3 · New reply August 28, 2010
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UGpMNqHX vI how can something like this not make you laugh?? hope everyone's having a wonderful saturday. evie ...

Today I was told I have cancer

By Wotserface · New reply August 27, 2010
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After having CT scans last week to check out the thickening on my left kidney, today I went for my results and was told that I have cancer. To be honest, I just don't know how to react, and I don't know ...

A few more words about privacy

By Brian · New reply August 27, 2010
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All of us at Inspire care a great deal about your privacy and work hard to ensure the information you trust us with is kept safe. We designed Inspire so that you have complete control over how your personal ...

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