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RENAL ANGIOLIPOMA ANYONE???....
- By sonia40 · Posted October 26, 2009
- 12 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 ...
Happy Ending (or is it "Happy Beginning"?
- By CarolG · Posted October 26, 2009
- 3 replies
- I had my "incident" May 2, 2009. I believe that we who are the survivors of the SCA and have no memory of it are the fortunate ones: the family and friends who wait for us to get better are really the ...
Out of breath
- By careh · Posted October 25, 2009
- 2 replies
- I am SO short of breath today! I couldn't even make it through a line in the hymns at church without feeling out of breath, and everything I do today makes me SOB. I also feel a little dizzy at times ...
update
- By bettyboop48 · Posted October 25, 2009
- 2 replies
- hi everyone, Well I found out I had a stroke but don't know which one but it has affected speech and thoughts and sometimes me feel like i get dizzy from thinking words mumble and jumble up and then forget ...
Barbie's Furnual
- By MotorcycleBobbi · Posted October 24, 2009
- 3 replies
- Today was a very hard day. I thought I had excepted the death of my firend. But tonight my world fell apart and I couldn't stop crying for about an hour. But I talked to a firend and I feel better. I ...
A CYST ON MY OVARY....
- By sonia40 · Posted October 24, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hello everybody.... for those wonderful people who are keeping up with my posts...(LOL)...im just wondering if anyone can claryify this confusing situation....i was diagnosed with CIN1/HPV...so back in ...
My Journey #10
- By boogielu_23 · Posted October 24, 2009
- 7 replies
- This is for the women out there...maybe some men i dont know lol I have been having stabbing pains in my left breast (on the side of it) and its pretty uncomfortable. It's not a constant pain but does ...
Prinzmetal angina
- By Rojan · Posted October 24, 2009
- 11 replies
- I'm trying to find friends who have the same heart disease that I do. If you do could you please contact me ...
Never thought I'd get this news...
- By Brianne · Posted October 24, 2009
- 16 replies
- I got AMAZING news today!!!! I had another echocardiogram this week. It's been over 2 years since my cardiac arrest and diagnosis with: long qt, idiopathic nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with an ejection ...
Cost of ICD's
- By Twndd · Posted October 23, 2009
- 35 replies
- Hi all, I am curious as to how much your ICD has cost you. If your insurance picked up some of the cost and if you had a large balance. I just read that it could cost $45,000. WOW!! I know my life is ...
The celebration of BARBIE'S life
- By MotorcycleBobbi · Posted October 23, 2009
- 2 replies
- I have written something I wish to share with the people at the church tomarrow. But I don't know if the minister is going to alow anyone to speak. I surely hope so. I also bought BARBIE a Blue Rose ...
today is my re-birth day!
- By Tammy1 · Posted October 23, 2009
- 10 replies
- Two years ago today I had a Sudden Cadiac Arrest and died for several minutes. I am so thankful to be alive and charish every day with my family. The thought of it all is sometimes overwhelming but it ...
HOPE ANYONE CAN HELP ME...
- By sonia40 · Posted October 23, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hello all once again as i mentioned before i am scheduled for my app in december..(re partial nephrectomy)....i just have a few symptoms that im dealing with and thought which better place to ask than ...
shortness of breath and frustration
- By jacksvern · Posted October 22, 2009
- 4 replies
- hi ladies. (just a brief history) i had a five way bypass in march 09, also still have 6 stents. been treated for depression for years(since first stent put in 2006.) have high triglicerides( off the ...
today marks 10 years
- By nanamo · Posted October 22, 2009
- 2 replies
- i had emergent bypass surgery with a 95 % blockage to my left main cornaryy artery at the age of 32 10 years later i am still here ticking and kicking live life love life god bless surviving heart disease ...
FINALLY GOT AN APP WITH A HOSPITAL....
- By sonia40 · Posted October 21, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hello all i am soooo excited i just had to let everyone know the wonderful news...today i received a letter from 1 of the hospitals that i was on the waiting list regarding my kidney tumor....i have an ...
Under Active Thyroid"Hypothroidism"
- By MotorcycleBobbi · Posted October 21, 2009
- 5 replies
- Another thing I have to work at. My blood test s came back and now one of the reason's I'm lossing weight so fast if the thyroid thing. I'm resecahering everything I can find. I don't want another percruption ...
Sinking and Scared
- By WandaJ · Posted October 21, 2009
- 9 replies
- Yesterday I made an incredibly difficult and scary decision: to take a leave of absence so I can heal after the roller-coaster ride of the past year. A difficult decision for several reasons: I am a woman ...
How do I even title this?
- By CristiNChris · Posted October 21, 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 ...
feeling weird?!?
- By eeyore1965 · Posted October 21, 2009
- 2 replies
- I have been having "shivers" in my chest for a while now. By "shivers" I mean, it feels like when you get a body shake, however, it is all in my left chest. I have an appointment with my cardio on October ...
