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Being pulled in 3 derections

starre
  • By starre · New reply 1:41 pm
  • 2 replies
  • I have 3 kids a 13 yr old that i need to be involed in because she is a teenager that is starting to like boys and hormones ranging is try to keep her active in dancing and school activities but i find ...

7 Months after Bypass and now 2 Broken Ankles

feelinsquirrely
  • By feelinsquirrely · New reply 1:20 pm
  • 7 replies
  • It's been over seven months since my triple bypass and I finally was recovering some of my ommph and getting over that awful depression when Voila!!! Friday morning leaving for work I missed a step and ...

no sleep

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · New reply 1:02 pm
  • 4 replies
  • i was just wondering if anyone has trouble sleeping,i go to bed and toss and turn for hours,no pain just cant sleep,then i guess i just wear myself out and i my sleep two hours,then wake in a cold sweat,i ...

4 weeks since my bypass

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · New reply 12:56 pm
  • 24 replies
  • it been 4 weeks since my bypass surgery i went yesterday to sign up for rehab ,im alittle scared of doing it ,i guess its just me but i was wondering if anybody eles felt this way im afraid to get my ...

my hear t condition my story

lashawnsheart
  • By lashawnsheart · New reply 12:49 pm
  • 1 reply
  • I was told I had cataracts when I was in my late 20’s I am 33 now. I went to the eye doctor because they got noticeably bigger and was affecting my daily life. The doc said they are small and does not ...

Talking to Those that Have No Clue

Lynnedz56
  • By Lynnedz56 · New reply 11:49 am
  • 12 replies
  • A group of us were talking in the breakroom today at the large company I work for. They were talking about all the things done for Breast Cancer last month and I said it was a worthy cause, but were they ...

Help

RonRay
  • By RonRay · New reply 11:13 am
  • 6 replies
  • It is painfully obvious that there are way too many people hurting from disease. I just don't believe there was THIS much illness when I was younger... However, it could be that I just didn't notice ...

Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! ={

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · New reply 10:54 am
  • 81 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 ...

doctor said..

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · New reply 8:01 am
  • 5 replies
  • i talk to the doctor this morning about the bad shoulder pains and he said its all normal ,just healing .im so glad i found this site,it helps so much to reach out to others that have been where i am ...

To: Pain From: Me

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · New reply 12:37 am
  • 9 replies
  • To: Pain From: Me Well hello pain, you might not want to hear this but you have out-stayed your welcome here in my body. You are the most annoying, agitating, distracting, way to needy, company that I ...

pots/dysautonomia

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · New reply yesterday at 8:59 pm
  • 5 replies
  • Does anyone here have experience or knowledge about getting a pace maker for their postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (pots ...

wild ride

danhartman1959
  • By danhartman1959 · Posted yesterday at 7:42 pm
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  • it has been a hard summer for this guy , if you have an icd youl get this on the 4th july i had a 12 shock storm and the ride started frist a ablation , for afib then turnn off the defib cause ef was ...

SO excited to share what I have found!

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · New reply yesterday at 6:22 pm
  • 15 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 ...

PTA Stent on Sept 29th

Jamaicanmenuts
  • By Jamaicanmenuts · New reply yesterday at 4:28 pm
  • 13 replies
  • Here we go again. I will have my second femoral angioplasty/stent performed on Tuesday. Even though I know what to expect for the most part, I am anxious and edgy again. Since the last one was placed ...

It's a New Day

grandmotherbird
  • By grandmotherbird · New reply yesterday at 12:26 am
  • 2 replies
  • Yup! Woke up this morning and said...*I'm still here!* :) I haven't seen my daughter or grandson in almost a month. They only live 35 minutes away. Hubby said...last night...why don't you try to get up ...

RENAL ANGIOLIPOMA ANYONE???....

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • Hello everyone..... as you all know me for those people who are following my posts....i have been told that i have a 5cm Renal angiolipoma on my right kidney....(have not had a biopsy as yet)...i also ...

just got back from the doc

starre
  • By starre · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • - just got came from the doctor yesterday says my skin is getting tighter. that's why my legs are hurting-- my bones are fine my legs are not swollen my skin is just pulling and causing me pain want to ...

bad cramps in my left shoulder..

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • its my 4 week since my bypass,not alot of pain till this sunday,wow started having severe cramp like pain in my left shoulder all nite all day for three days now comes and go"s pain med does notta for ...

14 YRS SINCE MY BROTHER PASSED AWAY...

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • Hello all the wonderful ladies and gents on this wonderful site.... Today is a sad day for me....today is my brothers anniversary....he passed away exactly 14yrs ago of pacreatic cancer..he was only 28yrs ...

How do I even title this?

CristiNChris
  • 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 ...

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