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Younger women with heart disease
Discuss your diagnosis, symptoms and treatments with other young women.
Update
- By brash · Posted September 14, 2009
- 0 replies
- I got the results of all my tests. It seems I have been having PAC's and have mild MVP. Cardiologist feels there is no need for medication at this time ...
What to expect when I get my treadmill cardiolite test back
- By 2catty · New reply September 14, 2009
- 3 replies
- I am 37 with diabetes and MVP and LEF and had the treadmill cardiolite test and waiting for the results. Have been doing a lot of reading up on the subject and fearing the worst. Especially when you have ...
High Cholesterol in your 20's??
- By EMCgirlMA · New reply September 9, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hi, I am a 24 year old girl with very high cholesterol (over 300 total and over 200 for the bad cholesterol). I only found out by chance that I had high cholesterol when my employer offered free testing ...
My heart attack at 26
- By Misty1482 · New reply September 4, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hello everyone, my name is Misty. I'm a 27 year old woman with 2 children, DJ is 8 and Haley is 10 and a half months old. On Aug 16th of last year I woke up with a heart attack and my fiancee(at the time ...
Scared and frustrated
- By brash · New reply August 31, 2009
- 10 replies
- I am 31 years old and have been experincing chest discomfort and palpatations. I also have some tingling in my fingers. The discomfort is not painful, just "there" Also, I have suffered from migraines ...
h1n1 vaccine
- By nanamo · New reply August 30, 2009
- 12 replies
- are you getting or not i am up in arms about this i get teh flu shot and the pneominia shot one every 5 years and boy does that shot hurt like heck i'm asking becuase my daughters college is making it ...
ICD and lightning?
- By ilchocotootsip63 · New reply August 28, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi All, I don't have heart disease, but my boyfriend does. He has always wondered if his ICD is a conductor of lightning and if thats something he should take precautions against. Anyone know the answer ...
today is my 3 month icd check up
- By nanamo · Posted August 28, 2009
- 0 replies
- hook up at home and send to doc office they need to recheck some reading sthey recieved usually i get an email from medtronic thta it odes it at 2am didnt get one today hope its all working ok will update ...
mitral valve prolapse
- By larkin · New reply August 27, 2009
- 6 replies
- I was recently diagnosed with mvp after I had and episode that sent me to ER thinking I was having a possible heart attack. I had an EKG that showed non specific ST segment changes. A soft pansystolic ...
Post attack pains
- By Braveheart · New reply August 25, 2009
- 7 replies
- How long is a piece of string !! Maybe that is the answer to my question. I still would have pains in centre chest, numbness in shoulder, and the occasional sharp pain in the shoulder blade. This apparently ...
upcoming valve surgery
- By Saskia · New reply August 23, 2009
- 23 replies
- Hello, sorry I am sure this has been asked a lot, but I wanted to learn more about what to expect after my heart valve surgery which I will have in the next few months. I have read all the hospital materials ...
what comes after the pain???
- By ally1985 · New reply August 23, 2009
- 13 replies
- hi everyone iv been not too well for the past week. iv had these awful pains in my upper back in between my shoulder blades like someone is literally stabbing me, and pain in my left neck and shoulder ...
New to the group
- By AZMommy · New reply August 19, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hello, I just wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone. I just joined this group, well, because I have recently been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. The real kicker is I'm only 30 years old. I'm ...
I'm going to Rochester :D
- By mamasmurf · New reply August 9, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hi, I just had to share. I got my acceptance letter to go to the Science and Leadership Symposium. I am so excited. I can't wait to meet others of you there too. I hope everyone is doing well. I think ...
Being single with heart disease - sex & dating
- By stentgirl · New reply August 5, 2009
- 20 replies
- I have been a WH member since the beginning, but just recently joined the online community. I am 47 and had my heart attack at 41, followed by more stents and other assorted health challenges. Over the ...
got my letter today
- By nanamo · New reply August 5, 2009
- 8 replies
- that i wasnt picked for upcoming event for women heart i really wante dto go this year but i will put in for next year too good luck everyone god bless surviving heart disease one day at a time with trigger ...
As requested: My 11-yr.olds heart story about me
- By Marietta · New reply August 5, 2009
- 6 replies
- My daughter wrote this herself. She has presented this as a talk at my WH support group. I don't even have the words to say how wonderful I think she is...she has done so much for me and she is just so ...
Martha's story online
- By Kennarina · New reply July 31, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hello Heart Sisters! Many of you will remember our Martha (PatyblueTx) from her postings here last year. She's been busy trying to make babies these days, but meanwhile I thought her story about her Peripartum ...
estrogen/angina link?
- By jstmre · New reply July 27, 2009
- 10 replies
- I have Prinzmetal's variant angina and although I am on 325mg of aspirin, norvasc and nitro (as needed) I still have occasional "issues" of chest pain. Was wondering about the "time of month" and it's ...
Putting On The Weight
- By kamrynsmom · New reply July 26, 2009
- 3 replies
- When I had my beautiful little girl 3 years ago, I knew that I would have some weight to loose after she was born. I had gained 60 lbs during my pregnancy! Well, 3 years later, I am still packing about ...
