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How heart disease has changed my life
How has heart disease changed your life? Share your story with other community members and offer advice and support here.
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 ...
Daughters of Ladies with Heart Disease
- By christalynn11 · New reply July 23, 2009
- 4 replies
- Good Day everyone, This is my first post since joining this morning. I am curious to find out of others are on this site as the daughter of a woman with heart disease. My profile gives a few details of ...
Fatique and Stent procedures
- By Clematis · New reply July 8, 2009
- 11 replies
- Okay so I am a whirlwind by nature...but this second stent procedure has left me dragging everyday. I need to nap or rest most days by 3:00. Location is on the LAD vs the first blockage was located on ...
HI ALL-STILL LOSING WEIGHT
- By kathybg · New reply July 6, 2009
- 3 replies
- BEEN AWHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON SITE-KEEPING BUSY TRYING TO CLEAN MY HOUSE LIL' AT A TIME, APPOINTMENTS AND WALKING ON MY BETTER DAYS. WEIGH IN 2MORROW AT JENNY CRAIG BUT SO FAR HAVE LOST 16 LBS. WOOHOO ...
Women Heart symposium....and a regular life update....
- By Dgrant · New reply June 27, 2009
- 14 replies
- Today is my phone interview that is part of the application process for the WomenHeart symposium this October...... Keep your fingers crossed that I won't say something stupid.......LOL - just kidding ...
WomenHeart Spokeswomen?
- By DebstarNY · New reply June 26, 2009
- 7 replies
- One of your fellow Spokes women saved My life. I really am on a mission to find her and thank her. Her name is Wanda and she was on The Jane Pauley show that was taped in 2004. I think I would like to ...
Does anyone know WANDA?
- By DebstarNY · Posted June 25, 2009
- 0 replies
- Wanda was on a TV program Jane Pauley show american red dress. She had a heart attack and was telling the women to know the signs. She was in her 30's a petite women and she had done some damage to her ...
Cardiac events while menstruating...
- By Sarcasma40 · New reply June 23, 2009
- 10 replies
- First, let me say Hi everyone, I missed you! Dads surgery and recovery went well, or at least he is better now. My cat is out of kitty jail and my son does not have cancer. Thank you, thank you, thank ...
Medic Alert Bracelet
- By Lynnedz56 · New reply June 18, 2009
- 20 replies
- Would it be a wise idea to get a medic alert Bracelet? The hospital told me I have to carry the card that tells about my stent, but would it be helpful if others knew? Or the fact that I take blood thinners ...
Amusement Parks????
- By jaguar63122 · New reply June 17, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hello everybody.....It is summer and I will be taking my little girl to Dollywood here shortly. I asked my cardiologist if it was safe to still ride roller coasters and he told me yes. I read in here ...
discussions rise up!
- By NewAllie · New reply June 16, 2009
- 21 replies
- I just love when an old discussion surfaces. Being a bit of a newbie still and even though I often spend hours reading streams from past discussions and journals entries, most surface as hidden treasures ...
Bronchitis
- By Lynnedz56 · New reply June 6, 2009
- 5 replies
- It seems that since I developed heart problems, any other illness kicks my butt. Does seem about normal? I had a cold which ended up as bronchitis and I feel like I've been hit with a truck. Never used ...
Scared
- By lonewolf7 · New reply June 3, 2009
- 11 replies
- March 1, 2009, I had a heart attack with minimal and minor damage. I'm 47 yrs old and have diabetes 2, high cholesterol and high BP - all of which have been under control for years and I go to the dr's ...
June Theme -- Parents and Children
- By Dgrant · New reply June 1, 2009
- 2 replies
- I haven't forgotten that I am supposed to write an essay for June regarding the theme Parents and Children as it relates to my heart disease. I have it almost finished. And I will probably post it on ...
Angina in Women
- By Beader34 · New reply May 21, 2009
- 8 replies
- I have been having intermittent burning sensations in my right breast but they go away with taking a nitroglycerin. I would like to hear from women who have had this and do you treat it with nitro or ...
I Want to go Shopping!
- By WandaJ · New reply May 17, 2009
- 4 replies
- Greetings, Heart Sisters! I'm "itching" to go shopping, and would like to know what your favorite sites/links are for shopping. I'm especially interested in anything heart-related (of course), and I'm ...
Beginning to See More Clearly
- By WandaJ · New reply May 14, 2009
- 3 replies
- Greetings, Heart Sisters! What a week this has been! Since my very first post last week, I made some important changes in my life, and I can honestly say I believe they were healthy and wise decisions ...
The effects of medication on a person trying to loose weight.....
- By Linda-CT · New reply May 12, 2009
- 36 replies
- In the past, when I wanted to loose weight, I would count my calories and exercise more. I would see results each weight on my Jenny Craig, weight tracking scale. Now I do the same thing, and the loss ...
What to do
- By jojo64321 · New reply May 8, 2009
- 9 replies
- I am new here, im 39 and on Feb. 2 of this year I suffered a massive heart attack which resulted in double bypass surgery. I've been on an emotional roller coaster since the surgery. I am already back ...
