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wild ride
- By danhartman1959 · Posted yesterday at 7:42 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- 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 ...
heres me
- By danhartman1959 · Posted yesterday at 4:59 pm
- Discussion in My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms · 0 replies
- im a 50 year old guy with dialated cardiomayopathy this week was implanted with a crtd but the shocl theapy is off ef is up around 35% si dr really thinks thats safe for me time will tell this heart stuff ...
can 2 stents put in LAD at the same time
- By srimal · Posted yesterday at 1:52 pm
- Discussion in Experiences with healthcare professionals · 7 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 ...
no sleep
- By frankie42 · Posted yesterday at 8:31 am
- Journal · 3 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 ...
Cholesterol Levels - What should they be post MI?
- By GraceAnnStewart · Posted November 5, 2009
- Discussion in My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms · 3 replies
- Hi Heart Sisters, I know I have read some where that cholesterol levels for post MI people should be lower than what is recommended for the average non-MI person. But I can't find that info and my cardiologist ...
post heart attack
- By scottish · Posted November 5, 2009
- Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 4 replies
- I have had 2 heart attacks this year-one if June and one in July. I am 59 years young but have a family history of heart problems. My dad had 6 before he passed. I am not ready for 4 more of these fun ...
Hospitalized kids w/o insurance 60% more likely to die
- By martzj · Posted November 5, 2009
- Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 0 replies
- John Hopkins study of 23 million child hospitalizations in 37 states from 1998-2005 showed that the uninsured children faced a 60 percent increased risk of dying. That is a lot of dead children....and ...
CHEST PAIN NOT CARDIAC AFTER OPEN HEART SURGERY
- By Penjudy · Posted November 5, 2009
- Discussion in My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms · 6 replies
- 8 weeks after open heart surgery, I am having a constant pulling, painful sensation on the right side of my chest, made much worse by sneezing or coughing. So far physicians tell me just to give it time ...
54% Better survival in hospitalized flu patients on statins
- By martzj · Posted November 5, 2009
- Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 2 replies
- Better survival in hospitalized flu patients on statins November 4, 2009 | Daniel M Keller Adapted from Medscape Medical News—a professional news service of WebMD Philadelphia, PA - Patients who were ...
doctor said..
- By frankie42 · Posted November 5, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
It's a New Day
- By grandmotherbird · Posted November 5, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
SO excited to share what I have found!
- By pwrsrg77 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- By joyce114 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with medical treatments · 1 reply
- Greetings! After experiending shortness of breath for the past six months, I had pulmonary function tests as well as a methocholine challenge test for asthma. I was told I have exercise-induced asthma ...
Talking to Those that Have No Clue
- By Lynnedz56 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Journal · 11 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
- By RonRay · Posted November 4, 2009
- Journal · 5 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 ...
just got back from the doc
- By starre · Posted November 4, 2009
- Journal · 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..
- By frankie42 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
Do you have heart disease and live in San Francisco or Marin?
- By RickiT · Posted November 4, 2009
- Discussion in Emotional and psychological issues · 4 replies
- I have just completed the Womenheart Champion Leadership Symposium and am looking to start a face to face support network/group in the San Francisco/Marin County area. If interested please get in touch ...
Complications with arterial closure device
- By lulu101467 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with medical treatments · 1 reply
- Be an advocate for you own body and do the research before having a procedure. Find out what is available in that particular hospital and what their policies are on obtaining hemostasis after they have ...
Irregular ECG
- By laurw2 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Discussion in Emotional and psychological issues · 10 replies
- Has anyone had an irregular ECG, (EKG)? I had one, and was sent immediately to a Cardiologist, and had a stress test, and it was perfect. But, I am still worried, My ECG said I have ST depression and ...
