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"Second Opinion"

HeartFailureDiva
  • By HeartFailureDiva · Posted 3:07 pm
  • 1 reply
  • Well Tomorrow I will Be Going To The University Of Chicago For The Pulmonary Hypertension Program For People Who Have Heart Disease. My Cardiologists & My Pulmonologists What's Me To See This Doctor There ...

Dear Journal update on headaches

lashawnsheart
  • By lashawnsheart · Posted 11:42 am
  • 0 replies
  • Last night was my 1st night since starting Imdur without a headache. I am soooo happy too happy because i could not sleep last night. I could not sleep before because my headaches were too bad. Funny ...

Bads meds -Vytorin 10/40

sheautopart
  • By sheautopart · Posted 8:39 am
  • 1 reply
  • does any one out there having trouble with this drug ...

Amazing!

maureengraz
  • By maureengraz · Posted yesterday at 7:01 pm
  • 4 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 ...

These ol' headaches

lashawnsheart
  • By lashawnsheart · Posted yesterday at 6:33 pm
  • 0 replies
  • Since starting Imdur I have been battling massive headaches. I have tried everything to ease the pain. I do not want to start a new med and start over with the headaches so I am trying to tough it out ...

my hear t condition my story

lashawnsheart
  • By lashawnsheart · Posted yesterday at 12:29 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 ...

wild ride

danhartman1959
  • By danhartman1959 · Posted November 6, 2009
  • 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 ...

no sleep

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · Posted November 6, 2009
  • 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 ...

doctor said..

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · Posted November 5, 2009
  • 6 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

grandmotherbird
  • By grandmotherbird · Posted November 5, 2009
  • 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!

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · Posted November 4, 2009
  • 16 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 ...

Talking to Those that Have No Clue

Lynnedz56
  • By Lynnedz56 · Posted November 4, 2009
  • 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 · Posted November 4, 2009
  • 12 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

starre
  • By starre · Posted November 4, 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 · Posted November 4, 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 ...

7 Months after Bypass and now 2 Broken Ankles

feelinsquirrely
  • By feelinsquirrely · Posted November 3, 2009
  • 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 ...

ICD, LQT, low potassium

edmar
  • By edmar · Posted November 3, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • I'm a SCA survivor, and i'm lucky to be alive again. I fainted, April 23, 2009, the reason i was rushed to the hospital. I was admitted for 12 days, and after a series of tests and investigation, my doctor ...

4 weeks since my bypass

frankie42
  • By frankie42 · Posted November 3, 2009
  • 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 ...

14 YRS SINCE MY BROTHER PASSED AWAY...

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · Posted November 3, 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 ...

To: Pain From: Me

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · Posted November 2, 2009
  • 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 ...

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