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icd question == resetting
- By Tch4fn · New reply July 21, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hello everyone! I had a great check-up Friday. ICD incision looks great. My ecg still shows qt of 470, this seems to be my magic number. I would love to see it lower. I am doing everything that I know ...
Living with allergies to just about everything
- By pollyann · New reply July 15, 2009
- 14 replies
- I have had allergies since I was 7 years old, which created bronchitis/COPD, I found out what I was allergic to: trees, grasses, mold, mildew, cat, dog, cockroach, wheat. milk, pollens. And new bed bug ...
Left side weakness, Is it from mini strokes?
- By 2bxplrd · New reply July 9, 2009
- 7 replies
- When I had a follow-up with my PCP I questioned her about the subtle weakness that has been getting progressively more noticeable on my left side. I will be seeing a Neurologist on June 8th to find out ...
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder..it has a name??
- By eviefor3 · New reply July 5, 2009
- 12 replies
- finally........a name for what so many of us go through every day. now i have a LEGITIMATE excuse for what i do lol A. A. A. D. D.: Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests ...
Idiopathic nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
- By Brianne · New reply July 4, 2009
- 4 replies
- Finally got the results of the genetic testing for my Long QT back... Turns out I do not have any gene abnormalities showing that the Long QT was inherited. (Still don't know why I have it.) I am shocked ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
- 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
On the King's Highway - Living in the now! With sarc; heart problems ++++
- By Great-gram · New reply June 23, 2009
- 4 replies
- Greetings! Life keeps on being interesting, certainly not boring. Wish I didn't have brain fog! Actually there are a lot of things I wished I didn't have. Funny, not too many things that I wish I had ...
On the King's Highway - I only hurt a little
- By Great-gram · Posted June 22, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi all! Today is today. Wow! Managed to get the office work done - and sit in on the tail-end of prayer meeting. It's pretty bad, when you work in the church building and can't get to prayer meeting ...
Support your group and raise awareness with badges
- By Walter · New reply June 22, 2009
- 39 replies
- Hi everyone. We added a new feature today that you can use to support your groups and the organizations that sponsor them, and get the word out about the causes that are important to you. If you visit ...
Looking for similar stories
- By Tara1 · New reply June 21, 2009
- 8 replies
- My daughter is 15 years old and recently diagnosed with Long Q-T. She has been put on betablockers and given no restrictions. I would like to hear from other parents about their experiences with teenage ...
acl repair
- By beatbirch · New reply June 18, 2009
- 5 replies
- Well i'm 5 weeks post acl repair. They gave me a new acl(used)lol and did 2 miniscus repairs and cleaned up some arthritis.I have 2 small holes on both sides of my knee and a 1 inch incision just below ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 2009
- 32 replies
- We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...
Am I Crazy?
- By AMA · New reply June 11, 2009
- 8 replies
- I do not even feel worthy to post on this site. All of you are so amazing. Through all your struggle and loss you continue to move forward. Your stories inspire me. But today is a hard day for me and ...
New here with a possible ARVD diagnosis. Confused and scared.
- By StephanieB · New reply June 10, 2009
- 4 replies
- Recently I have been on a roller coaster ride regarding my heart. It started 3 weeks ago. I woke up in the middle of the night. My heart was racing, I was sweating, I was having a hard time breathing ...
Ever feel totally helpless?
- By mery · New reply June 10, 2009
- 10 replies
- Well. Not only do I have all the problems I fight and deal with every day, while trying to keep an upbeat outlook, but now there's something new. I moved in with my parents about six months ago, because ...
A week's rest on the King's Highway - nearly choked to death
- By Great-gram · New reply June 9, 2009
- 4 replies
- Just got back after a week's R & R - this is probably the least we've done on a vacation. Visited family - saw our one sister-in-law, and also a niece and her husband. They were staying in a time-share ...
Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 9, 2009
- 35 replies
- Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...
Magnesium and Calcium
- By megdwyer · New reply June 6, 2009
- 9 replies
- Hello, this may be old news to some of you but my two sons have Paroxysmal A fib, have since they were 14 years old. the older one has had 2 ablations at the Cleveland Clinic, one by Natale, but nothing ...
WHERE HAS THIS DOCTOR BEEN FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS?
- By eviefor3 · New reply June 5, 2009
- 28 replies
- wow oh wow oh wow.........i finally found a doctor that i think i can live with.......it took almost a month of frustration to finally get an appointment with her, but if today is any indication, it was ...
And so the story begins...
- By JulesAN · New reply May 28, 2009
- 2 replies
- I'm 24 years old and have had my share of trials and tribulations like many others. Some issues I have over-come, some I am still trying to deal with, and some obstacles just seem to continue to pour ...
