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The Man Cold (Don't miss this one : )

By martzj · New reply 4:32 pm
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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 ...

Stent Pain

By SteveFlorida · New reply 3:56 pm
Discussion in Experiences with medical treatments · 2 replies
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Bottoms of Feet Hurt - especially the Heel

By Peggy59 · New reply 2:00 pm
Journal · 33 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 ...

That Swine Flu shot

By scholastic · New reply 1:45 pm
Journal · 5 replies
I was given the Swine flu shot about 8 days ago through a hospital my daughter works at. They gave me a card with the bottle # on it in case of side effects. Well 2 days after the shot I began to have ...

SO excited to share what I have found!

By pwrsrg77 · New reply 1:05 pm
Journal · 40 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 ...

can 2 stents put in LAD at the same time

By srimal · New reply 11:16 am
Discussion in Experiences with healthcare professionals · 13 replies
My father got was having a chest pain and he did the Angiography where report says tht LAD had 90 % , other 2 had 80% blockages.. Doctor put 2 stents in the LAD overlapping (without our Consent while ...

Amazing!

By maureengraz · New reply 10:57 am
Journal · 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 ...

What You Should Know About C-Reactive Protein

By Ecksunbeam · Posted 9:55 am
Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 0 replies
Heart Health Special Report What You Should Know About C-Reactive Protein One of the key markers for measuring heart attack risk has been elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ...

Anybody Else "Fake It?"

By DebBar · New reply 8:55 am
Discussion in Emotional and psychological issues · 12 replies
99% of us here have some sort of heart problem. We've gone through (or going through) a life changing ordeal with surgeries, medications, and countless other things. Wonderful people like family & friends ...

My New Cholesterol Levels! WOW!

By terodac · New reply 8:51 am
Discussion in My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms · 21 replies
Been fighting taking this stupid Crestor, got it down to 5mg every other day. Changed my diet! Oatmeal every morning! No pig meat, no fast foods, and red meat once a week! Total Cholesterol 151 HDL 35 ...

Living with my son's cardiomyopathy

By Winglover · New reply 8:27 am
Journal · 21 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 ...

Heart Healthy Menu

By lashawnsheart · New reply 8:22 am
Journal · 20 replies
I am having a difficult fun time (weird I know )finding Heart Healthy meals. I was so in love with beacon but I had to say no more. It was hard because everything taste good with bacon and butter. Anyway ...

Heart Rate

By shortcake · New reply 1:06 am
Discussion in My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms · 5 replies
My heart rate has always been high. around 80 or 90 even at resting. I am on 50 mg of atenolol. lately my heart rate has dropped in the evenings to 52 for a resting heart rate. I feel really strange ...

Pernicious Anemia

By Alloriea · Posted yesterday at 8:09 pm
Journal · 0 replies
Hi all, I know it's been a while, I just haven't had the time or the energy to write, with working full time, seeing the psychologist, all the dr's and specialists etc. I'm lucky to stay awake long enough ...

sad again day...

By grandmotherbird · New reply yesterday at 5:53 pm
Journal · 4 replies
I had a treat last evening. Friends I was once in Ministry with came over to visit all together for a mini-reunion. It's been 30 years since we saw our Brother Stephan. We laughed and were silly all evening ...

Niacin Tops Zetia in Cutting Artery Plaque

By Ecksunbeam · New reply yesterday at 5:07 pm
Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 4 replies
Niacin Slows Plaque Buildup The new study, funded by Abbott, the maker of Niaspan, involved 363 people who had heart disease or were at high risk of heart disease. All the patients were on statin drugs ...

Reopening of CABG Sternal Incision

By C-cat · New reply yesterday at 2:45 pm
Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 11 replies
It is over a year since my original CABGx4. The incision site still leaks at the base and "proud flesh" keeps filling it, but not healing it. I just saw the plastic surgeon. They want to reopen the incision ...

REFLECTIONS OF A LIFE....

By CJA · New reply yesterday at 1:56 pm
Journal · 8 replies
The noise from the kitchen spills out around the room like children playing on the playground. There's the scent of roasting turkey , fresh baked rolls, pecan pies and a touch of cinnamon floating through ...

Anybody else sick of doctors telling you to "stop overreacting"???

By RedneckMama · New reply yesterday at 8:06 am
Discussion in Experiences with healthcare professionals · 9 replies
Having been through this myself and reading TONS of biographies of other women with PPCM or any type of heart disease...I have noticed that if our doctors had listened the first time when we said "something's ...

Prasugrel

By DonnaP · New reply yesterday at 6:47 am
Discussion in Experiences with prescription medicines · 6 replies
I had an angioplasty last (no stent), a little over a year from my last stenting. My doctor believes that Plavix is not working for me and has prescribed a new blood thinner Prasugel. Becuase it is new ...

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