Emotional and psychological issues

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Bestie is dead

By Jilleo01 · New reply 11:25 pm
17 replies
I'm having such a hard time, I have friends that I know have issues that are serious and then others that have liveable problems. I got that call on Fri. afternoon, it was my best friends Son and he was ...

bucket list ideas ?

By Nerys · New reply June 7, 2013
21 replies
I was reading about bucket lists and would like to know what would be doable things for someone like me ? So basically looking for ideas ? I have a long list of medical issues main ones being endstage ...

Business Excitement Equals Exhaustion - Anyone else find this?

By laurasworld · New reply June 6, 2013
2 replies
Hi All, I had a heart attack just over a year ago and find that my energy level is dramatically different than it was before. I am 53 years old. What bothers me most is that I am passionate about my business ...

Lost in the Void - emotions, anxiety, heart

By IsadoraD · New reply June 6, 2013
83 replies
Hi all, I'm new so please bear with me. Firstly, I am 40 yrs old and a mom, I am overweight and have controlled high BP and cholesterol. I have been sedentary because I have a phobia about exercise that ...

Prayers for Support & Healing for our Heart Sister

By MaryLG · New reply June 3, 2013
54 replies
Our fabulous sister, Swissdots, is having her second Bridge surgery this morning to finish correcting it. The first time was 98% and now they will finish it. It's starting at 7:15am PST today, and hopefully ...

Emotional Wreck

By Ikim1988 · New reply May 24, 2013
4 replies
How many of you are in the position of feeling like everything seems to be going wrong and you're emotions get the best part of your better judgement? It's just messing you up? Can't seem to make decisions ...

Kicked when I was already down

By TerriW1461 · New reply May 23, 2013
47 replies
Not only am I dealing with the fact that I'm being told there is no more they can do for me where my heart disease is concerned . My husband of 28 yrs. walked out on me last Friday. After kissing me goodbye ...

No surgery next week. EF lower...high risk

By debbiebutterfly · New reply May 22, 2013
5 replies
I am finally really depressed. All set to fix mitral and triscupid next week, hopefully minimally invasive. Had cath and TEE last week. All the graphs looked great from cabgx4 last year. Surgeon yesterday ...

Showing your OHS scar?

By Notsurprised · New reply May 14, 2013
94 replies
Hi - I had a mild heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery last September. My incision scar has healed but is still pretty red. What I'm wondering about is anyone else hesitant to wear clothes that show ...

Love Light Strength and Glue...

By MaryLG · New reply May 7, 2013
1 reply
Do you see yourself in this story? I did. This story turned out better than many stories and struggles I have read here in our Heart pages, but it reminded me of the essence. I found my own PTSD rise ...

Biggest Emotional/Psychological Challenges Post Heart Attack/Heart Disease

By MD-Wilkie · New reply April 29, 2013
44 replies
Hi Everyone, I'm a double heart attack survivor, now 38. (I was 33 years old when they happened. I had three SCADs, two a week apart that led to the two MIs, and one at some earlier point that went undetected ...

Losing Mom

By sherpeace · New reply April 25, 2013
12 replies
I lost my mom on Easter Sunday. I had just lost my mother-in-law on March 15th so it came as a shock that I had to hurry to my mother's side to say goodbye. She was only 75 and we celebrated her birthday ...

Family: Matters of the Heart

By sherpeace · New reply April 23, 2013
15 replies
My sister is mentally ill. She will never be diagnosed so she will never be treated for mental illness, but I am convinced that she has an illness that does not allow her to distinguish "her truth" from ...

Mitral Valve Repair Recovery

By Daughter789 · New reply April 12, 2013
4 replies
Hi there, My Mum has had a mitral valve repair 5 months ago she has started to experience interrupted sleep at night and still gets tired a lot. Is this normal? Does anyone have any advice on the sleep ...

Do any of you celebrate your OHS anniversary?

By TooYoung · New reply April 12, 2013
11 replies
Last week, April 2nd was my five year anniversary of my open heart surgery. I rejoice every day that God has given me since that day. I thank him for all the opportunities I have had since that day and ...

Recent stent placement and CAD

By Jewels107 · New reply April 4, 2013
9 replies
Hi! I am new here. I am 34. I am not diabetic, do not have high blood pressure or cholesterol, am not significantly over weight, and have no family history of heart problems, and yet 2 Weeks ago I narrowly ...

Living In Fear

By PhoenixRising324 · New reply April 1, 2013
3 replies
I wake up every other morning in tears, thankful that I was allowed another day of Life after my experience with blood clots in both lungs, my heart and the right side of my heart not beating. I am thankful ...

Help

By dibino1 · New reply March 21, 2013
8 replies
Where the heck do I start? I have severe, disabling, microvascular angina, and have had for around 5 years now after contracting Whooping Cough that developed into pneumonia. I don't know if this post ...

different kind of heart ache

By jkstan1963 · New reply March 8, 2013
17 replies
I've posted here only a few times but I like to read what is happening with my heart sisters. Compared to a lot of you, my issues are so minor. Please know I pray for all of you. It seems, right now ...

can anyone please give me some advice?

By bcj2012 · New reply February 19, 2013
8 replies
I need advice..I'm a 30 year old mom to 3 boys...I'm also 10 weeks pregnant again ...I had a ekg, blood work, chest ctscan and chest xray in December which was normal...I started having weird feelings ...

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