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Interesting Article
- By ShannonEH · Posted July 2, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- Hi – I saw this article yesterday (on my 34th Birthday) and it reminded me how very lucky and fortunate we all have been to survive a cardiac arrest. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think ...
My Computer is Killing Me!
- By LincolnB · Posted July 2, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Call the police and get them here quick. My PC is attacking me. It has already caused me to have heart surgery (an angioplasty) and will soon cost me more as I continue to gain weight and consider having ...
Applying for Disability
- By ConnieB · Posted June 30, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- I live in Virginia I will 60 years old in Aug., I had a heart attack 5 years ago, I had a stent placed. Last year I had a difibillator implanted. I was layed off of my job in February, so I am not working ...
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder..it has a name??
- By eviefor3 · Posted June 29, 2009
- Journal · 10 replies
- finally........a name for what so many of us go through every day. now i have a LEGITIMATE excuse for what i do lol A. A. A. D. D.: Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests ...
Michael Jackson
- By LincolnB · Posted June 26, 2009
- Discussion in Dealing with loss · 1 reply
- If MJ died of SCA, then what were is doctors monitoring? My team of one doctor performed heart surgery on me and he had a whole team monitoring him? Something doesn't add up ...
Introduction
- By LincolnB · Posted June 26, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Greetings. I too am a survivor of a cardiac arrest. I was luck, and my doctors, who I can not credit enough, performed swift and effective heart surgery. If not for their skill, I would not be typing ...
Life with a survivor
- By wdiane · Posted June 26, 2009
- Discussion in Tips for caregivers · 8 replies
- My husband experienced a sudden cardiac arrest on May 2. He was saved by people who administered CPR to him immediately and the paramedics who shocked him. After spending a month in the hospital he is ...
It's a girl!
- By ilisten2009 · Posted June 23, 2009
- Discussion in Living with an ICD · 0 replies
- As many of you say, my new birthday is June 17, 2009, the day I got my brand spanking new, St Jude Medical, Current RVVF ICD. The implantation, I was told by my Dr, was picture perfect! I was graced with ...
Biventricular pacemakers/ICD
- By maureengraz · Posted June 22, 2009
- Discussion in Surviving SCA · 4 replies
- Hello, it was just recommended that my husband have an upgrade from a single lead ICD to a biventricular pacemaker/ICD due to a decreasing Ejection fraction(10-15%). The hope is that it will decrease ...
Idiopathic nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
- By Brianne · Posted June 21, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Finally got the results of the genetic testing for my Long QT back... Turns out I do not have any gene abnormalities showing that the Long QT was inherited. (Still don't know why I have it.) I am shocked ...
Happy Father's Day
- By maureengraz · Posted June 21, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Happy Father's Day to all the dad's! Hope you have a blessed day! Enjoy ...
ICD and Pregnancy
- By Amindya · Posted June 20, 2009
- Discussion in Living with an ICD · 0 replies
- Hi, I got my ICD implanted in December 2008. I am 40 years old and having 02 kids, 1 & 4. I just feel that I am pregnant again even though I took precautions to not to be... Can anyone tell me about some ...
The Last Adventure of Life
- By Bus · Posted June 20, 2009
- Discussion in Dealing with loss · 3 replies
- Living in the NOW ...
Dual Diagnosis
- By Polly479 · Posted June 17, 2009
- Discussion in Surviving SCA · 2 replies
- I forgot to mention in previous post, but I also have COPD, degenerative disc disease, severe scoliosis along with congestive heart failure and a pacemaker implanted after cardiac arrest. Every day is ...
Where to Find Information
- By Polly479 · Posted June 17, 2009
- Discussion in Surviving SCA · 3 replies
- I just found this website today and was overjoyed! I have not had time to read much as I located it through a Google Search about personality changes after sudden cardiac arrest. It just came to me today ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
- Journal · 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
life after sca
- By Tch4fn · Posted June 13, 2009
- Discussion in Surviving SCA · 5 replies
- Hello new friends, On April 4th at 4:00 a.m. I went into full cardiac arrest. My wonderful husband began CPR and saved my life. I was rushed to the ER and then flown to a bigger hospital in Birmingham ...
Palpatations, pain, wierd feelings in chest
- By socalfun64 · Posted June 11, 2009
- Discussion in Living with an ICD · 6 replies
- Okay, I'm going through some really tough times and need your feedback. It seems that you guys are the only ones who can understand what we feel and deal with. I'm on new meds, Metropol 200mg and I don't ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
- Journal · 32 replies
- We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...
Life is terminal so enjoy it
- By Greg2000 · Posted June 8, 2009
- Discussion in Living with an ICD · 1 reply
- Life is Terminal so enjoy it. To all of the SCA members. I would like to share what being 2 years new is like. Just two years ago a little after I turned 50. I had, 3 pretty bad heart attacks; fortunately ...
