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- By liv-e
· New reply May 19, 2013
- 32 replies
- Has anyone else experienced any kind of loss of faith since their heart attack? I just got through responding to another discussion here called "Finding a New Normal." I think it was initiated by MD-Wilkie ...
- By mpw12368
· New reply May 16, 2013
- 8 replies
- I HAD 3x bypass NOW 13 MONTHS AND I AM HAVING MILD TO SEVERE PAIN AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE INCISION WAS MADE . IT FEELS VERY TENDER AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I EXERT MYSELF OR EVEN DRIVE FOR AWHILE. I ...
- By MD-Wilkie
· New reply May 10, 2013
- 4 replies
- Hi Ladies (and a few Gents :) May is Mental Health Month, so to honor it, I thought I'd throw out a related topic for discussion. Many of us have talked about the importance of finding a "new normal ...
- By Kinsale
· New reply May 8, 2013
- 13 replies
- I was admitted, reluctantly by a cardiologist in my cardiologist office. Didn't care for him or his attitude. He pretty much told me that according to my EKG and bloodwork that there was nothing wrong ...
- By Novalee
· New reply April 21, 2013
- 7 replies
- I'm 25, and I've been dealing with a rare heart disease for 6 years. It came on suddenly when I was 17 and almost cause me to drop out of high school. I managed to graduate and do a little college but ...
- By luvmyheart
· New reply April 12, 2013
- 17 replies
- I broke my tooth and now it hurts something awful! My husbands been laid off two months, my dental insurance is ok except for big things like this. Plus i have von willebrand so i have to go into roslyn ...
- By Neesha8
· New reply April 7, 2013
- 4 replies
- About 5 weeks ago I had OHS to remove a huge myxoma and fix 3 blockages , did not even know I had heart issues let alone a huge tumor in my heart. I had been dealing with other issues for alot of years ...
- By julieinoz
· New reply April 2, 2013
- 5 replies
- Just home from Church and getting ready to go spend the afternoon with our granddaughter, Abby! I wanted to wish all my heart sisters a very Happy Easter. Enjoy the day, enjoy your life and remember what ...
- By corka
· New reply March 27, 2013
- 6 replies
- Hi I'm 3 weeks post OHS, and wanted to ask about my scar. It has healed well and is completely closed, bit have had two scabs 1 at the top of my scar and the other at the bottom last week the bottom scab ...
- By bumblebrie
· New reply March 27, 2013
- 2 replies
- Hi all, I'm new to this site, but I've been finding it SO helpful to see that other women have gone through these things. Out of everything I wanted before my ohs, it was to talk to someone who had been ...
- By corka
· New reply March 25, 2013
- 8 replies
- Hi my name is Coral, I am 28 years old and am 5 days post op open heart surgery for asd closure and repair. It's 3am right now in Adelaide de, South Australia, and I'm struggling to sleep. I have bad ...
- By nitejanitor
· New reply March 21, 2013
- 4 replies
- I'm wondering why after 4 yrs my levels are high yet again, I wonder if this drug is even working. I work nites so I take it between 3-6 am before going to bed for the day, I wonder if because its during ...
- By LD
· New reply March 20, 2013
- 4 replies
- May 31, 2012............. Was a day I will remember for the rest of my life. Because it changed my life comepletely. I was very active as a grandmother of 10, I did a in home childcare for my grandchildren ...
- By carrieanne
· New reply March 15, 2013
- 55 replies
- I would like to hear from women in their mid 30's to 50 that have had a heart attack and recieved stents. I am 43 and had a heart attack on Nov.3rd 2012. I recieved 2 stents and as a result of how long ...
- By Vtuck
· New reply March 6, 2013
- 1 reply
- It has been a little over a year and a half, since I had my Biventricular pacemaker/ICD implanted. I am lucky that this has had a positive response on my heart. But recovery, can still be ongoing. I s ...
- By aljenn09
· New reply March 3, 2013
- 21 replies
- First let me say, I'm sorry for this being so long .... I have been reading several of the discussions in here about others and their problems, and I am needing help. I am a 53 year old female that until ...
- By happyozzie
· New reply February 28, 2013
- 5 replies
- Just thought I would share something that I recently read in our local Heart Support Australia newsletter which had me in stitches. Where I have and have not been.... I have been in many places, but I've ...
- By rozell
· New reply February 25, 2013
- 3 replies
- hi all, i have been diagnosed with this condition 3 years ago,and i never stick to my medications. sometimes i go without meds for months, i know its wrong but i hate going to sate hospitals and sit there ...
- By neverstopexploring
· New reply February 25, 2013
- 3 replies
- http://www.king5.com/news/local/State-cr acking-down-on-people-who-misuse-disable d-parking--192619831.html See the comments at the bottom of the article. People who also carry handicap passes are belittling ...
- By Kedmonds
· New reply February 23, 2013
- 18 replies
- Hi heart sisters! I just celebrated my one year anniversary of my sudden cardiac arrest on February 18. My defibrillator (KK) has never gone off, but I think about it quite often. Do any of you have a ...