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Surviving SCA
Share your story with other community members. Meet others who also survived sudden cardiac arrest and offer advice and support.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Anoxic Brain Injury
- By Hope4him · New reply June 27, 2009
- 11 replies
- My husband has been in a coma since his cardiac arrest in Sept. '08. The attending neurologists at the hopsital gave us little hope. We got a second (very different) neurologist's opinion, which was that ...
Biventricular pacemakers/ICD
- By maureengraz · New reply June 23, 2009
- 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 ...
Where to Find Information
- By Polly479 · New reply June 20, 2009
- 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 ...
life after sca
- By Tch4fn · New reply June 19, 2009
- 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 ...
Dual Diagnosis
- By Polly479 · New reply June 19, 2009
- 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 ...
Drugs to help relax while recovering?
- By socalfun64 · New reply June 15, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hi Everybody. I've just survived 3 SCA's in 2 days (with the help of an AICD) and have been experiencing alot of Anxiety and nervousness. I've been afraid to go to sleep, and as I drift off, I keep waking ...
panic
- By Mary1 · New reply June 5, 2009
- 5 replies
- On this site we often talk about how long it takes to "get over" having an SCA. Usually the response is that we still think about it a lot, but we are able to go on with our day to day lives... My first ...
Fear of another SCA?
- By Nutbeem · New reply May 30, 2009
- 28 replies
- Hi everyone - since we're members of a pretty exclusive club, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm about 16 months from my SCA, and I'm sitting here amazed about how little I think about it. I'm raising ...
Wives at the Scene of the Incident
- By terriwinget · New reply May 29, 2009
- 31 replies
- I haven't found this topic yet, so I thought I would start one. This is very graphic, but I want to know if any wives out there need to discuss details about their "day" because I do and I am hoping that ...
Driving privileges taken away...
- By Mary1 · New reply May 29, 2009
- 15 replies
- Hello, After my first SCA in July 2006, I was not allowed to drive for 6 months (I think NYS law). After my 2nd SCA in December 2007, I was told the same thing. The problem, however, is that the cardiologist ...
Ventricular Fibrillation
- By Tammy1 · New reply May 22, 2009
- 15 replies
- OK, I don't know what to do or what to think. I had a 6 week follow up with my Cardiologist due to starting Sotalol. My device went off last week and with all of my other symptoms I wasn't too concerned ...
Dealing with your emotions, and your spouse
- By brodielad · New reply May 14, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hi , i was wondering how one deals with your husband or wife, or significant other ,my wife has been a rock for me since my sca,dec22-08, but i feel guilty and a burden to her , as she worries about me ...
SCA and Depression
- By Darrel · New reply April 16, 2009
- 16 replies
- I had SCA about a year and a half ago. I am starting to struggle with depression, I am not sure why. Since my SCA, i have had to find way to deal with it. I am doing Ok, I am getting back into the swing ...
Spouses Coping with Personality Changes
- By terriwinget · New reply April 16, 2009
- 44 replies
- Thank you Suuz for suggesting a new "sub-topic" for "Wives at the Scene..." What a great idea! Believe me, if I would have see this topic before - I would have pounced on it months ago. It seems many ...
afterwords...
- By jsalisbury · New reply March 26, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hello, I am a 35 year old male, and had a heart attack last fall. It wasn't a horrible one, yet it was a heart attack. I attended the 12 week cardiac rehab program, quit smoking (cold turkey), and altered ...
Anyone with ARVC/D?
- By fibbygirl · New reply March 26, 2009
- 1 reply
- Is there anyone who has the specific genetic ARVC/D? I am trying to share some info and hopefully have some of my questions answered as well ...
new member
- By pam82 · New reply March 18, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hi my name's Pam, i hope i've put this in the right place sorry and feel free to move it elsewhere if needed. I survived a cardiac arrest at the age of 24 in 2006 and i've just found this group and would ...
The Beginning of Recovery?
- By Promise · New reply March 11, 2009
- 2 replies
- I am so thankful for this site, your stories and support. My fiance had a heart attack while he was at work July 2008. He received CPR immediately, however he went in to cardiac arrest after he arrived ...
Echocardiogram Results
- By scopeland75 · New reply March 8, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hello all! I went in for my routine echocardiogram last week and discussed results with my cardiologist this week. My doctor noted that my ejection fraction was 40-45%. Yikes! It is suppose to be between ...
Still Beating!
- By gtrogers · New reply January 31, 2009
- 21 replies
- hi all! I was so happy to find this site. My husband was watching hockey the other night and a commercial came on about SCD and how only 5% of the victims survive and told about the website.. my poor ...
