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Looking for Men with SCAD! (don't tell my husband)

KAKLeon
  • By KAKLeon · New reply yesterday at 1:17 am
  • Discussion in General discussion · 3 replies
  • Hi. I'm hoping to connect with survivors of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), and in particular ... men. The Mayo Clinic is conducting research into SCAD. So far, it's only been discussed ...

New treatment for PAD PVD

daphnedumaurier
  • By daphnedumaurier · New reply May 19, 2012
  • Discussion in Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) · 5 replies
  • See this was just cited in 'circulation' the Amer. heart Assoc. journal. The full link is here http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/circ j/advpub/0/1202291623/_pdf The system they use is non invasive and ...

Allergies

17sunshine
  • By 17sunshine · New reply May 18, 2012
  • Journal · 20 replies
  • So I found out on Thursday that my test came back and I'm allergic to: 1) WHEAT 2) THIMEROSAL I thought well wow it's really good to know I'm allergic to wheat...the doctor said the other stuff was on ...

New medications for Raynaud's

1heaven
  • By 1heaven · New reply May 17, 2012
  • Discussion in Raynaud's disease · 2 replies
  • My Rhemo. put me on cialis 5mg per day.Does anyone take this ...

We Have a Plan Now

KALONAKINI
  • By KALONAKINI · New reply May 16, 2012
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Um, sorta. You know how that goes. I met with the doctor a few days after surgery because I was concerned about the bleeding and bruising. He told me everything was just normal (notice he didn't say me ...

Still Hopeful

Franks-wife
  • By Franks-wife · New reply May 16, 2012
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Hello Everyone, Hope you all had a wonderful Mothers Day and are doing well. I wanted to post an update on the whole Aorta Bifemoral Bypass surgery almost 5 months out. I have been back to the Dr for ...

The week from Hell!!! Venting....

christinejm
  • By christinejm · New reply May 16, 2012
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • Last Friday i had my checkup with my RH Doc. My body is not handling being on the prednisone and MTX.. so Mtx is discontinued until i get my catscan/MRI/MRA to see how the RF is doing. I am also tapering ...

Warfarin Dosage

braylei
  • By braylei · New reply May 15, 2012
  • Discussion in Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) · 3 replies
  • I'm a little curious. I started Warfarin in early January 2012 after getting off of Fragmin injections. It seems as though my Warfarin dosage keeps climbing. Not to mention I'm just becoming theraputic ...

29 years old with a DVT

braylei
  • By braylei · New reply May 15, 2012
  • Discussion in Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) · 42 replies
  • I am a 29 year old female with a DVT in both my left and right leg; beginning in my groin area and extending to my ankles. After spending 3 weeks in the hospital, it was confirmed that the cause was an ...

Fluttering Ateries

tember
  • By tember · New reply May 15, 2012
  • Discussion in Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) · 2 replies
  • HEY ! everybody just got a question for yall.Has anybody had fluttering in thier arteries that does not feel like a muscle spasm or twitching but your blood pulsating thru the arteries .I felt this a ...

heartbroken101

heartbroken101
  • By heartbroken101 · New reply May 15, 2012
  • Discussion in Congenital vascular malformation (CVM) · 1 reply
  • my husband had a aortic valve replacement in cleveland clinic march 2 come to find out 1 month after we got home the surgeon put in the wrong size valve,he also had a anorisom removed and they put in ...

ONLY A BREATH AWAY....

mybutterfly
  • By mybutterfly · New reply May 15, 2012
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • Jim (my dear hubby since 1975...how many years is that??) ....should be going home tomorrow!!! He's doing so very much better....sitting up....eating....even net surfing a bit :) I'm so very thankful ...

That's what faith can do<3

BehcetsGirl
  • By BehcetsGirl · New reply May 9, 2012
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • " I've seen, dreams that move the mountains. Hope that doesn't ever end; even when the sky is falling. I've seen, miracles just happen. Silent prayers get answered. Broken hearts become brand new. That's ...

I'm Home

KALONAKINI
  • By KALONAKINI · New reply May 8, 2012
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • I was released early this afternoon and wanted to tell you what happened, but I haven't been able to stay awake long enough - lol. The surgery went ok. I woke up being on that respirator but immediately ...

And The Hospital Said ...

KALONAKINI
  • By KALONAKINI · New reply May 6, 2012
  • Journal · 22 replies
  • The hospital called me to ask me if I had any idea how underinsured I was. What was I gonna do - lie? Of course I said yeah. The woman almost gaily told me the charges for the hospital will be between ...

Birthday Wish <3

BehcetsGirl
  • By BehcetsGirl · Posted May 5, 2012
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I created a birthday wish, hoping to raise money for the ABDA (American Behcet's Disease Association). check it out! :) http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/459468 ...

Behcet's Disease / Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis

BehcetsGirl
  • By BehcetsGirl · New reply May 4, 2012
  • Discussion in Vasculitis · 5 replies
  • Hi everyone! i'm Kenzie. i'm 16 yrs old. I have Behcet's Disease. I had a skin biopsy done almost a year ago that revealed Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis. They never treated it, because they wanted other ...

So, Here I go again!!

Msmichie
  • By Msmichie · New reply May 4, 2012
  • Discussion in Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) · 9 replies
  • Well, I had my CT with Run off done. Yipee! I hate that test, I always feel so horrible for a couple of days afterwards. But it's done and I went to pick up my discs Friday. WOW.. there is 6 of them and ...

Surviving DVT's & Two PE's at age 19

SuzzyQ2012
  • By SuzzyQ2012 · New reply May 4, 2012
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • My name is Suzanne Lambregts. I'm a 19-year-old girl who's survived two consecutive pulmonary embolisms and DVT's in a period of 9 months. My primary care doctors and hematologists have not been able ...

is it SVT or DVT ??????

sunny12334
  • By sunny12334 · New reply May 4, 2012
  • Discussion in Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) · 4 replies
  • i am 28 year old ,healthy person .i have a swelling in my left lower leg only when i stand or sit for prolong period of time for last one year.i have no pein in leg. but swelling decrease when i elevate ...

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