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The Man Cold (Don't miss this one : )
- By martzj · New reply yesterday at 9:03 pm
- 9 replies
- This is just too hilarious to stay buried deep in another post. Thanks to Lidia from United Kingdom for the belly laugh link! I'm going to use it in a Power Point presentation on the care level women ...
Bottoms of Feet Hurt - especially the Heel
- By Peggy59 · New reply yesterday at 6:13 pm
- 40 replies
- I've had a new development in the last couple of months in that the bottom of my feet hurt, especially the left heel. I brought it up with my apt with my rheumatologist in October and he said I may need ...
SO excited to share what I have found!
- By pwrsrg77 · New reply yesterday at 2:14 pm
- 42 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 ...
Living with PPCM
- By RedneckMama · New reply November 20, 2009
- 1 reply
- PPCM is definitely something that makes you think twice about what matters and what doesn't. It makes you think about how lucky you are just to be able to raise your child and function enough to take ...
Living with my son's cardiomyopathy
- By Winglover · New reply November 20, 2009
- 22 replies
- Why all of a sudden are all the medical dramas on TV having everyone have heart failure that requires an immediate transplant? Being a nurse I have gravitated to them for years. Now I can't stand to put ...
Amazing!
- By maureengraz · New reply November 20, 2009
- 17 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 ...
Arrhythmias
- By redhead4u777 · New reply November 18, 2009
- 11 replies
- In my mind I was planning out my day, mindlessly performing my pre-work morning rituals. Make my lunch-check. Iron my shirt-check. Wake up on the kitchen floor. What? Did I just faint again? On the way ...
Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! ={
- By pwrsrg77 · New reply November 13, 2009
- 83 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 ...
"Second Opinion"
- By HeartFailureDiva · New reply November 10, 2009
- 8 replies
- 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 November 8, 2009
- 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 ...
How do I even title this?
- By CristiNChris · New reply November 4, 2009
- 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
- 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
- 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 ...
today marks 10 years
- By nanamo · New reply October 26, 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 ...
ICD
- By sliderjmt · New reply October 26, 2009
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 ...
