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- By pwrsrg77 · New reply 6:41 pm
- Journal · 16 replies
- I have received TONS of wonderful support from this amazing community of people just like myself. All that struggle with debilitating symptoms, wrong diagnosis, less than quality doctors etc... I wish ...
Amazing!
- By maureengraz · New reply 4:10 pm
- Journal · 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 ...
"Second Opinion"
- By HeartFailureDiva · New reply 3:10 pm
- Journal · 1 reply
- Well Tomorrow I will Be Going To The University Of Chicago For The Pulmonary Hypertension Program For People Who Have Heart Disease. My Cardiologists & My Pulmonologists What's Me To See This Doctor There ...
About Me
- By jaybee601 · Posted 1:03 am
- Journal · 0 replies
- 69 yrs male from India,happily married for 43 yrs,with two sons and a grand son.I am an Engineer turned Executive retired.Had rheumatic fever at 12.At 53 breathing problem,CABG,Aortic+Mitral heart valves ...
Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! ={
- By pwrsrg77 · New reply yesterday at 10:54 am
- Journal · 81 replies
- Well, I'm now 2 years into a disease that is sucking the life out of me. If I had a nickel for every time I've balled my eyes out & said my famous quote "I can't take this anymore" I'd be a very rich ...
How do I even title this?
- By CristiNChris · New reply November 4, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- My fiance was diagnosed with Cardiomyo on Thursday and has a 10% Ejection Fraction at best (7-10%). He is 35 and we have a 5 year old son. We are in shock and trying to take it all in. So far I am not ...
How long does Billy have with an ef of 29??
- By sophianbilly · New reply November 3, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- his defib/pacemaker was implanted in June 2009 when he was still at UCH after a chronic heart happened on April 2009......He had anoxia to his brain and heart which is why they waited soooo long....He ...
November theme: HOSPITALITY
- By martzj · New reply November 2, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Heart sister Rose voluteered to share her thoughts on this month's theme of hospitality. Rose has been through a tremendous amount this year and yet has been adamant about continuing to do what she loves...hosting ...
Health Insurance
- By AnotherBrokenHeart · New reply October 31, 2009
- Discussion in Living with heart disease · 2 replies
- August 31,2009 my cardiologist gave me the worst news of my life. I am in need of a heart transplant. Without this transplant I have 6 months to a year to live. My EF is 20% and I have 3 lesions, one ...
today marks 10 years
- By nanamo · New reply October 26, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
ICD
- By sliderjmt · New reply October 26, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- Hi, I had a ICD put in in July of this year..Well that still did not resolve my problem of VT..So then I had to have a procedure called Ablation done.Well after the first one I was still having 600 episodes ...
Sinking and Scared
- By WandaJ · New reply October 25, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- Yesterday I made an incredibly difficult and scary decision: to take a leave of absence so I can heal after the roller-coaster ride of the past year. A difficult decision for several reasons: I am a woman ...
Out of breath
- By careh · New reply October 25, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- I am SO short of breath today! I couldn't even make it through a line in the hymns at church without feeling out of breath, and everything I do today makes me SOB. I also feel a little dizzy at times ...
Prinzmetal angina
- By Rojan · New reply October 25, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- I'm trying to find friends who have the same heart disease that I do. If you do could you please contact me ...
www.powercatcharters.com/Billy
- By sophianbilly · New reply October 23, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- I look for information all the time.....My Billy had a chronic heart attack with anoxia to the brain and to the heart on April 10, 2009....I was alone in the morning with him when he complained of chest ...
social security disablity is so frustrating
- By nanamo · New reply October 23, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
oct 20 th marks 10 years since heart attack
- By nanamo · New reply October 20, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
10 years of life
- By nanamo · New reply October 20, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
New dx'd Atrial Fib and Cardiomyopathy
- By tadziowv · New reply October 20, 2009
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 5 replies
- Hello Folks, A friend sent me a link to this site. About 3-4 weeks ago I was diagnosed for the first time with Atrial Fib and Cardiomyopathy. Echocardiogram and cardiac cath revealed that instead of the ...
I love long acting nitrates!
- By NewAllie · New reply October 19, 2009
- Journal · 24 replies
- This board has become such an important part of my life that I cannot help but feel the need to apologize for my absence. So many posts I would have responded to. So many new members I would have welcomed ...
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