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Journals

Amazing!

maureengraz
  • By maureengraz · Posted yesterday at 7:01 pm
  • 4 replies
  • Vince spent three hours raking leaves and mowing the lawn today without any shortness of breath. All that with an EF of 25%!!!!!! Simply amazing ...

no sleep

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · Posted November 6, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • i was just wondering if anyone has trouble sleeping,i go to bed and toss and turn for hours,no pain just cant sleep,then i guess i just wear myself out and i my sleep two hours,then wake in a cold sweat,i ...

doctor said..

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · Posted November 5, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • i talk to the doctor this morning about the bad shoulder pains and he said its all normal ,just healing .im so glad i found this site,it helps so much to reach out to others that have been where i am ...

bad cramps in my left shoulder..

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · Posted November 4, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • its my 4 week since my bypass,not alot of pain till this sunday,wow started having severe cramp like pain in my left shoulder all nite all day for three days now comes and go"s pain med does notta for ...

7 Months after Bypass and now 2 Broken Ankles

feelinsquirrely
  • By feelinsquirrely · Posted November 3, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • It's been over seven months since my triple bypass and I finally was recovering some of my ommph and getting over that awful depression when Voila!!! Friday morning leaving for work I missed a step and ...

4 weeks since my bypass

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · Posted November 3, 2009
  • 26 replies
  • it been 4 weeks since my bypass surgery i went yesterday to sign up for rehab ,im alittle scared of doing it ,i guess its just me but i was wondering if anybody eles felt this way im afraid to get my ...

5 weeks post op.....Just!

yazz
  • By yazz · Posted November 1, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Good day all......I thought i would share where i am with my health issues at the moment! I turned 5 weeks post op Fri just gone.....I have had a very good week and have been walking quite a bit.....It's ...

It's been awhile

pmob20
  • By pmob20 · Posted October 30, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Sorry I haven't been on here in awhile but things are going great. I did miss the great conversations and can only say this site helped me get thru some very bad days... It's been four months since my ...

4 mile Walk

yazz
  • By yazz · Posted October 28, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Hi to everyone....I hope you are all feeling a little better than yesterday and thinking positive.....Positive mind means a good recovery of the body.....I know it's hard sometimes...but YOU can do it ...

sleep ha...

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · Posted October 25, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • 16 day since my bypasses and i can sleep good at all maybe 3 hours with meds mornings are terrable i fill like a train ran over me...i have night sweats around 4 am those are fun...does anyone eles have ...

A SURVIVER

bloome
  • By bloome · Posted October 25, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • So glad to find the site!!! I had my surgey 2 years ago on the 17 of Oct. .2007. I had 4 blockages and a small valve issue. I was in surgery for about 12 hours there were complications!! But the Lord ...

My Journey #10

boogielu_23
  • By boogielu_23 · Posted October 24, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • This is for the women out there...maybe some men i dont know lol I have been having stabbing pains in my left breast (on the side of it) and its pretty uncomfortable. It's not a constant pain but does ...

4th week post op

yazz
  • By yazz · Posted October 24, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Hi Everyone, I hope yur day or evening is painfree and at peace..... This would be my 3rd good day...Things are progressing well and i feel i have come on in leaps and bounds even from last week....I ...

today marks 10 years

nanamo
  • By nanamo · Posted October 22, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • i had emergent bypass surgery with a 95 % blockage to my left main cornaryy artery at the age of 32 10 years later i am still here ticking and kicking live life love life god bless surviving heart disease ...

3rd week post op....1 week at home

yazz
  • By yazz · Posted October 22, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Hi all.....I thought i would share my progess with you all....As you may know this is my second bypass in 4 months....I have good days and bad days.....On the bad days i feel like i am loosing the plot ...

Really concerned

docsince93
  • By docsince93 · Posted October 21, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • Hello all, My husband had double bypass on September 11th--healed quickly with a good attitude. However, he seems to be going downhill rather quickly! He cannot walk---even a at slow pace -- around the ...

10 years of life

nanamo
  • By nanamo · Posted October 19, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • today is 10 years of having a massive heart attack at the age of 32 family history and smoking were my factors women need to edcuate themselves in warning signs and symptons of heart attack for women ...

oct 20 th marks 10 years since heart attack

nanamo
  • By nanamo · Posted October 19, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • today marks 10 year anniversary of my heart attack......... a massive one that alot do not survive but i did and here 10 years later to tell my story and LIVE i was 32 young and health so i thought the ...

thank you all

harlylover1951
  • By harlylover1951 · Posted October 19, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • this site has been a real godsend to me.thanks for helping me to learn to deal with my medical issues, i have learned so much from all of you ...

7 long,slow weeks

harlylover1951
  • By harlylover1951 · Posted October 19, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • i am making progress one tiny step at a time.but i am smiling cause i am headed in right direction! had 4x on 8/28/09.was out less than 24 hrs and back in for 4 more days, then 2 days later back again ...

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