Journals
- By Brianne · Posted yesterday at 11:07 pm
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- I did not know I had long qt before my cardiac arrest. I actually went to the hospital for severe abdominal pain one morning and the doctors determined I had an appendicitis. They started surgery and ...
- By Tammy1 · Posted November 29, 2008
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- First of all I pray all of you had a great Thanksgiving. We are all here, that is a blessing to be thankful for. Yesterday my beautiful 18 y/o daughter, Heather, had her Reveal DX Implanted Cardiac Monitor ...
- By DianeFromNapa · Posted November 28, 2008
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- Howdy everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know that I did well on my frist stress test s/p multiple SCA. I went 11 minutes and was able to get my heart rate up to 170 bpm (we had up'd the ICD setting ...
- By Axykatt · Posted November 7, 2008
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- After a SCA my 25 y/o husband is now being hospitalized with ABI. The doctors and hospital staff are very reluctant to tell us what is a sign of recovery, and what is simply reflexes or unconscious movement ...
- By crochet · Posted September 22, 2008
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- Now I can be away from my husband without worry for a few hours. He has a watch with which he can quickly and easily check his heart rate. He has an automatic blood pressure gadget that he attaches to ...
- By Lydjahh · Posted September 6, 2008
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- Sorry...just got internet back after Hurricane Gustav. It's been a nightmare! More later...just catching up ...
- By shamrock · Posted September 2, 2008
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- My husband has had an ICD for 10 years now, and is still scared to death of it. All he'll do is sit and watch TV, as he's afraid that if he does any physical activity, he will get "thumped". Needless ...
- By Brian · Posted August 27, 2008
- 48 replies
- At Inspire, we think about privacy all the time. Virtually every web site has a privacy policy; you can read ours here: http://www.inspire.com/about/privacy/. But simply following the letter of a privacy ...
- By DrD11 · Posted August 21, 2008
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- Reading and seeing the apprehension of indivduals before competitive sports,it occured to me that there are methods which are now becoming available. Telemedicine,is what I am refering to. Check with ...
- By Lydjahh · Posted August 11, 2008
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- Ok..I have survived SCA, bilateral pulmonary embolism, a lightening strike, hitting a deer while driving 75 mph in a convertible...Now I have a breast tumor that doesn't look benign. I am going for the ...
- By Darrel · Posted August 1, 2008
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- Orange County Chapter News Cardiac Arrest Survivors Support Group This meeting is designed to provide support for survivors and family members of loved ones affected by Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in ...
- By chrisn · Posted July 28, 2008
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- My Doctor told me that I am in need of a heart transplant last week. I am scared. I am currently on disability and am covered by medicare. I also have coverage under my Dad's insurance and dont know how ...
- By Lydjahh · Posted July 27, 2008
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- I am having a lazy Sunday sitting home alone and I realized the morning has passed by and I just thought about my ICD for the first time all day! It's been a year and a half since I had it implanted and ...
- By ckgoduto · Posted July 21, 2008
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- I am coming up to my second year anniversary of being diagnosed with profound cardiomyopathy. When you are first diagnosed you wonder how you will make it through and how much longer you will live. Doctors ...
- By DrD11 · Posted July 19, 2008
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- One Athlete Down,is the title of an article published in a medical journal.This is the dread of any school coach who is supposed to respond immediately. The coach is to grab the defibrillator and zoom ...
- By bukwyte · Posted June 29, 2008
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- Has anyone had this experience? I had a ICD/pacemaker implanted on May 8th. My Mother-in-Law had a pacemaker implanted on Sunday 6/21/08. My Wife had a pacemaker implanted on Wednesday 6/24/08. The most ...
- By Brian · Posted June 28, 2008
- 24 replies
- I am pleased to announce that we have updated Inspire to support video. You can now share a video of yourself, videos that you find inspirational or informative, and more. I've included one of myself ...
- By Walter · Posted June 20, 2008
- 35 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 ...
- By drjose · Posted June 16, 2008
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- June 13th, 2007. Echockotee Scout Camp. I attended a presentation organized by BSA North Florida Council. Representatives from Saint Vincent Hospital donated two AEDs to be located at Echockotee and Shands ...
- By Tasha · Posted June 12, 2008
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- Greetings from TeamInspire! I'm your friendly neighborhood designer, here to tell you about some new features. You might notice that today we revamped your member homepage - https://www.inspire.com/member-home.pl ...
