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Journals
A SURVIVER
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 ...
3rd day home
- By yazz · Posted October 18, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi all, i hope you are feeling better than yesterday.....My 3rd day at home has been horrid...It started about 3am...Crying non stop until 7 this morning...Why? I dont know....My carer was very good and ...
social security disablity is so frustrating
- By nanamo · Posted October 18, 2009
- 4 replies
- i have been on ssd for 9 years now and every three years i have to do a review of my health to see if i am still eligable its starting to get stupid to me if you ask what part of the doc saying NO SHE ...
New
- By Unhappy · Posted October 17, 2009
- 14 replies
- I'm new to this website and I'm in need of support and inspiration at this point. I am 24, and I had a double bypass on April 8, 2009. I have 2 children, one of which is a 7 month old baby. Its been hard ...
does anyone eles have heart skips
- By frankie42 · Posted October 17, 2009
- 3 replies
- i have a history of pvc's but had them under control until my bypass ...they are really bad now and the doc dont act like its a big deal....when i do my walking there real bad and when i try to lay down....does ...
3 WEEKS POST-OP
- By Mindymork · Posted October 17, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi Everyone, My husband is recovering from bypass surgery, and taking one day at a time. Tonight when I got home from work he was more alert than he's been since he got home. I'm cooking him healthy meals ...
My Journey #9
- By boogielu_23 · Posted October 16, 2009
- 5 replies
- Good morning all! I hope everyone is well and getting stronger every day. I havent written in awhile due to deep depression. Not only fearful after my surgery (July 15th) but economically as well. Right ...
Quite negative
- By yazz · Posted October 16, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi All, Sorry i have not been around for a while but thought it best to stay away as i have been very negative ..... I still am.....For people who know me knows i have had stents plus Heart bypass as ...
10 years and why we need to be a health advocate
- By nanamo · Posted October 15, 2009
- 3 replies
- 10 years ago today oct 15.....i had a thallium stress test a test which they could of saved me from having a massive heart attack on oct 20th 1999 and open heart surgery on ict 22nd 1999 but instead they ...
Finger tingling and numbness
- By jmkong · Posted October 14, 2009
- 12 replies
- Ever since my bypass on april 29th this year the tips of my fingers feel numb and tingle like they are asleep. will this go away in time ...
Fixing Things I Didn't Break -
- By gracie62 · Posted October 9, 2009
- 10 replies
- Here I go again, on a ramble -needing to vent a little. It started with a picture that fell off the wall. A special picture - one that my father (who died of a heart attack in 2000 and whose death saved ...
