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- By ConnieB · New reply 9:08 pm
- Journal · 14 replies
- I live in Virginia I will 60 years old in Aug., I had a heart attack 5 years ago, I had a stent placed. Last year I had a difibillator implanted. I was layed off of my job in February, so I am not working ...
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder..it has a name??
- By eviefor3 · New reply 1:39 pm
- Journal · 11 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 ...
Living with allergies to just about everything
- By pollyann · New reply 1:18 pm
- Journal · 10 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 ...
Idiopathic nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
- By Brianne · New reply 1:46 am
- Journal · 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 ...
any experiences with tacy brady syndrome
- By DaytonaKaren · Posted yesterday at 9:13 pm
- Discussion in Building awareness · 0 replies
- I have been dealing with cardiomyopathy as it relates to tachycardia and my icd for 3 years. In May I have a tachy episode 315 bpm, defibrillator saved me. Since then I felt awful. Even less energy than ...
My son, Mike...sudden death at age 23
- By azjh16 · New reply July 2, 2009
- Discussion in Tales of the heart memorials and tributes · 3 replies
- I am new to this site, but my son died in his sleep 2 years ago at age 23. A healthy, athletic young man with no previous health or heart issues. After months of testing, the M.E. declared his cause of ...
Heart Palps. and Allergy Meds
- By JulesAN · New reply June 29, 2009
- Journal · 17 replies
- If anyone has any advice on this I would greatly appreciate it! I have allergies and at times get horrible sinus headaches. I also have a heart condition in which I get palpitations. The problem is… I ...
O2 Annie - Just checking in!
- By frogcollector · New reply June 27, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Thought I would check in after such a long silence. I no longer need the 'Metro' RX...Metoprolal. The O2 has stopped the SVT events entirely. Staying on the O2 for now...it works so why change anything ...
How many Ablations can one heart take?
- By Tuffy · New reply June 24, 2009
- Discussion in Building awareness · 7 replies
- Hi, I have been through 3 heart ablations for my IST. The last ablation lasted for almost a year and a half. I am having symptoms now, I am stuck with the issue of going back on heart MEDICATIONS {which ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
- Journal · 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
- Journal · 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
- Journal · 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
- Journal · 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
- Journal · 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 ...
Questions about multiple PVC's
acl repair
- By beatbirch · New reply June 18, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
Will I know in advance when my ICD will fire?
- By Mazdathree · New reply June 16, 2009
- Discussion in Building awareness · 12 replies
- My ICD was placed on 01/13/09 so I am new to all of this. Although I have been told an ICD firing feels "like a kick in the chest", I was wondering what others have experienced? Because I do some travel ...
ICD - subdermal or subpectoral?? Help!
- By MissCaro · New reply June 16, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- I've just been given the news that I need an ICD because of my regular bouts of VT and the unsuccessful ablations. Apparently I have ARVD which is a degenerative disease so the need for an ICD will become ...
NEW questions after cardiac arrest - lqt
- By Tch4fn · New reply June 14, 2009
- Discussion in Building awareness · 2 replies
- Hello new friends, On April 4th at 4:00 a.m. I went into full cardiac arrest. My wonderful husband began CPR and saved my life. I was rushed to the ER and then flown to a bigger hospital in Birmingham ...
Left side weakness, Is it from mini strokes?
- By 2bxplrd · New reply June 14, 2009
- Journal · 6 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 ...
