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How heart disease has changed my life
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To Acknowledge a Frustrating Weekend When I Just Couldn't Get Much Done
- By debs1 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 25 replies
- The Beta Blocker Blues I’m all tired out, I feel like hell, I’m feelin’ kinda down, My limbs feel real heavy and my face it wears a frown, I wanna hit the couch now, and take a long, long snooze Yup ...
Oh my goodness!! It's already starting!!!!
- By Dgrant · New reply October 30, 2009
- 7 replies
- It's embarrassing to have to tell you the whole story, but here goes........last month my car insurance was due (thankfully I rarely drive my car), and I forgot. On October 2, the 30-day grace period ...
Symposium
- By mamasmurf · New reply October 22, 2009
- 25 replies
- What an incredible experience. There are no words to describe this event. It was awesome to meet those of you I got to meet from here and all the many other wonderful ladies. I hope you all get the opportunity ...
My 2nd Anniversary!
- By heart39 · New reply October 19, 2009
- 24 replies
- Yes, it's been a while (all summer) since my last post but it's my 2 year HA anniversary & that's something to write about! I've gone through so much since my MI and things are starting to look up. We're ...
I'm going to freeze for 5 glorious days!!!
- By Dgrant · New reply October 15, 2009
- 9 replies
- Why, oh why, did I look up the weather for Rochester, MN, last night???? The high is going to be 37 on Saturday with SNOW SHOWERS!!! Oh my lands!! I'm leaving 80-degree weather for SNOW!!!! Who's idea ...
The Body Can Be Forgiving
- By primetimelady · New reply October 7, 2009
- 4 replies
- Five months ago I was in a bed in CCU. I had one STEMI, four days later a second heart attack, and a STENT implanted. I felt horrible and I thought my life was over. For weeks I was miserable. Somewhere ...
where to go from here
- By Robinlynn · New reply October 5, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hi, I am new to this sight. On March 29, 2009 I was in a car accident and told I had congestive heart failure. They sent me home with ef at 15% and told me it might come back. It is now 65%. However they ...
Fatigue after exercies
- By CAB1960 · New reply September 28, 2009
- 9 replies
- Before my heart disease I was a high impact exerciser. I loved running six miles every other day. I now am trying to get back into shape four years later forty pounds heavier too. Yesterday I took a spin ...
Life is on the up........
- By Braveheart · New reply September 27, 2009
- 4 replies
- Life has changed big time over the past 7 months, I have went from not being able to walk from the bed to the landing to now being able to take my 2 older girls to their first dancing class, to the start ...
Cpaps and nose pillows
- By sternum · New reply September 27, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi everyone: Well I have finally started my month's trial on the Cpap machine. Two nights in and I am ready to say very nasty words to people as soon as I think of some. The machine is very quiet and ...
UPDATE- Mayo Packing list
- By Sarcasma40 · New reply September 26, 2009
- 6 replies
- After conversations with previous Symposium attendees, I am finding that this sounds like more of a slacks or business casual type of event, than jeans and sweaters. I am so glad to have found this out ...
Do you take your blood pressure
- By mmuff · New reply September 8, 2009
- 11 replies
- When I had first come home from the hospital from surviving SCAD one of the first things I did was to go(ok so I sent my husband) to get me a BP cuff so I could monitor myself. I was constantly taking ...
SEPTEMBER DISCUSSION: Are you back at work? How's it going so far?
- By Kennarina · New reply September 6, 2009
- 15 replies
- As assigned by Jaynie a while back, here's a stab at my designated September general topic: "WORK"! First, I want to revisit a classic and hilarious posting on this site from June 2008 from 'Bklyn Violet ...
BELLY fat
- By sunshine3D · New reply August 28, 2009
- 13 replies
- How do I get rid of the belly fat that I have accumulated since beginning Coreg? My doc doesn't want me off of it. My symptoms are much better since the ICD implant (just over 1 yr. with no episodes ...
Sleep Clinic
- By sternum · New reply August 22, 2009
- 19 replies
- Good afternoon everyone :):) I need some insight on these sleep disorders and sleep clinics. I am now 65 and that means that I have been dealing with sleep apena, narcolypsy, cataclypsy and restless leg ...
Going to Mayo Clinic ---Acceptance letter arrived today!!!
- By Dgrant · New reply August 5, 2009
- 22 replies
- I'm so honored -- I was accepted to the Science & Leadership symposium at Mayo Clinic this coming October. I am so excited!! My letter came today!!! More later -- who else is going? Dana ...
END OF LIFE DECISIONS
- By Bellafia · New reply August 4, 2009
- 20 replies
- When we go to the hospital we are asked if we have a "Living Will" aka LIFE DIRECTIVES. I do, and it is my hope that it will be followed to the way I described. But that might not be the case if the H.R ...
simplicity
- By NewAllie · New reply July 26, 2009
- 12 replies
- I have Oprah on right now, mostly as background noise as I catch up on Womenheart and Inspire. Her topic today is about simplifying one's life. She's asking these different families to give up all this ...
A letter from your heart disease
- By martzj · New reply July 26, 2009
- 3 replies
- This letter is posted in Kennarina's (Carolyn) blog and is too fantastic to not also post here. Someone please check the 'recommend' box on this discussion so it will be filed away for others to more ...
Back in the Hospital
- By Lynnedz56 · New reply July 26, 2009
- 2 replies
- Well, I dehydrated from being back on the Lasix. And with my "medical history" they kept me overnight. I'm back home just in time to go see Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire tonight. I also found out the ...
