Discuss your diagnosis, symptoms and treatments with other young women.
- By mamasmurf · September 4, 2008
- 5 replies
- Anyone out there a case manager? I'm interested in learning more about it. It sounds like it might be up my alley. What school did you go to get your certification, how much course work did you have and ...
- By simplynat · September 3, 2008
- 1 reply
- Hi everyone. I haven't posted much here but I was hoping to get some insight. Next week I am scheduled to see a lipid specialist (I've been on the waiting list for 4 months now) in regards to my husband ...
- By debs1 · August 15, 2008
- 9 replies
- This isn't a question for just younger women with heart disease, but none of the topics seemed to quite fit. I'm wondering, how many of you "out there" (1) began smoking at an early age, (2) still smoke ...
- By kwinner · August 5, 2008
- 14 replies
- A - I know you're off tomorrow for another round at Cleveland Clinic, and I just wanted to say we all love you and we're rooting for you! I wish we could be there to support you, my sweet girl, you've ...
- By Jody · August 4, 2008
- 16 replies
- Just looking for feedback on women ages 40-60 who suffered an acute mi and were told they sustained no permanent heart damage ...
- By TooYoung · July 28, 2008
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- Has anyone experience thining skin since their bypass surgery? My surgery was April 2, 2008. The skin on my hands has become so thin. When I press my hands against something really firmly, I can cut through ...
- By mamasmurf · July 27, 2008
- 17 replies
- I was laid off on Thursday. I'm still not sure I believe it but I guess when I don't go in Wednesday, it will feel more real. As a nurse, I never thought I would get laid off. I'm not sure how easy or ...
- By ogo4three · July 23, 2008
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- My 30 yr old daughter had been experiencing some odd symptoms lately.I suggested she see her Dr.They ordered a EkG.They found that she has some unusual t waves.Do any of you understand this? They dip ...
- By mamasmurf · July 19, 2008
- 4 replies
- that I will be away for a week. We leave tomorrow for our church family camp and won't be able to be online. A campground with no wireless???? Who ever heard of such a thing? Actually I am kind of glad ...
- By noble1128 · July 17, 2008
- 52 replies
- Two nights in a row I was woken up with what felt like a squeezing/uncomfortable feeling in my chest. It kind of feels like heartburn, but not really. To me it felt similar to the onset of labor pains ...
- By PandaPAB · July 10, 2008
- 30 replies
- Glad I found this site, and a little upset that I can't find the original discussion that brought me here...it was another girl getting an ICD earlier this year. I have ITP (an autoimmune disorder that ...
- By lkay · July 7, 2008
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- All the recent new young members bring to mind Poet-in-Distress. I have tried several times to contact her, with no reply. I was wondering if anyone out there has heard from her recently? I know she was ...
- By ptkds · June 29, 2008
- 15 replies
- I have been dealing with tachycardia for quite a while. I have seen the cardio and had a stress test and a 24 hr monitor done. I will get my results this week. Last night, I was feeling normal. I went ...
- By eliza · June 25, 2008
- 45 replies
- I would like to ask all of you if your were smokers before your MIs, and if so how many of you have quit smoking and how many are still smoking. Just curious. Thanks, Elizabeth ...
- By ptkds · June 3, 2008
- 8 replies
- I am 30 yrs old, and I have 4 dd's, ages 2-10. For the last 2-3 yrs, my heart rate has been pretty high. It goes up with minimal activity. Even at rest, it is usually over 85 or 90. When I lay down, I ...
- By mamasmurf · May 17, 2008
- 7 replies
- I have wanted to get a new sewing machine for years. Mine was just plain old and frustrating. So after deciding not to buy the girls formal dresses for a banquet they are going to, we decided to make ...
- By Scotlou · May 14, 2008
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- I was unsure what section to apply this to, but one year ago, I jumped out of bed after breastfeeding my child. I did feel dehydrated since I had had friends around the night before and had a couple of ...
- By noble1128 · May 13, 2008
- 13 replies
- Hi all, I'm a newbie on this site although have been lurking around for a couple of weeks now. A brief history about me: when I was a young adult (20s) I was diagnosed with having mitral valve prolapse ...
- By mamasmurf · May 11, 2008
- 5 replies
- at cardiac rehab Friday. I had to put 0 elevation on the treadmill and slow it down. I was so short of breath. I had also gained 3# in 2 days. Of course the people there wanted me to call the doctor ...
- By bythelake_grl · May 9, 2008
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- My Daughter is going through issues for the last 10 years, with her heart. She experience seizures and blacking out or near blacking out spells, some times 15 episodes in one day, stress aggrevates it ...
