i read all the articles and i still see women getting the shaft when it comes to health care i dont understand............. so many women die from this diseae and yet i see stories of breast cancer on tv and so forth its a damned disease too but people need to realize the # 1 killer in women is heart disease i tell ev1 i can i make sure my daughter and her friends know the warning signs i talk to them about what has happened to me to help prevent from happening to them or their loved ones i speak veryy openly about my disease and yet we still are in dark ages with our medical care........ i go to my cardiologist end of jan for check up feb i have my annuel thallium stress test which this one scares me with tha icd i have now then i have to check in with my moniter for my icd............ i guess im just bummed todya its been raining here and i have to get my meds and i hate that cost every month but whta i am to do................. god bless and thanks for listening
surviving heart disease one day at a time
nana mo
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today i sit here and wonder
- By nanamo
- Posted January 7, 2009 at 9:08 am · 3 replies
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- By chattykathy
- Posted January 7, 2009 at 9:30 am
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Hi Nanamo,
I don't understand either why we are not more educated about women's heart disease,I guess for now those of us dealing with it or have a loved one that is, need to make sure we speak out as you are doing already and tell everyone we meet.I have my cath Fri.I am scared and ready all at the same time,I was told over 2 weeks ago that my stress showed not enough blood flow in the right side,told me if my nitro did'nt work after the second one to call the ambulance,don't they know how stressful it is to just sit or more like lay around and wait for this test?I know there are some women out there that don't get listened to at all,so I am going to count my blessings.We as a team an make a difference even if we save one person by speaking out.This blues day will pass and you will feel better,thanks for listening,I too needed to sound off!
- By nanamo
- Posted January 7, 2009 at 9:36 am
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hi chattykathy,
i know we just have our days and its a good thing we have a place like this to come to prayers for your test results and teh waiting is stressful i hate wiating in a doc office way past an hour then go in and they check blood pressure and they say my its high im like ya think my herat doc i never wait i am seen within 10 minutes of getting there and yes she is wonderful she knows i take nothing sugar coated and i will ask alot ???? but my personal doc thats where i wait so i try my best not to go there ....... but every once and awhile we all need to sound off...............
god bless
surviving heart disease one day at a time
nana mo
- By chattykathy
- Posted January 7, 2009 at 10:22 am
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Thanks Nanamo.I am so thankful for finding this site,it has helped me to keep my sanityI am going to remember what my grandmother,[whom raised me]would say to me,pull up your boot straps and get on with this,I miss her.I will be talking back to you at least by Sat.I am going to believe.You feel better yourself!
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