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Husband just diagnosed with CHF
My husband was diagnosed yesterday with CHF and will have a difribulator inserted within the next two days. He started having chest pain and a fast heart rate this last Thursday and thought it was a panic attack so he worked his way through it. Then...
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, July 12, 2017 7:39am EST
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Cardiac fibroma in a healthy 60 year old
Hello everyone. My mom was diagnosed last Monday with a .5 cm cardiac fibroma inside the mitral valve. this was a shock, especially because the finding was a coincidence. She went to the doctor to check on her leg blood flow, and the doctor heard...
read morelatest replyRIP, July 8, 2017 10:26am EST
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Summer Holidays and Coping Skills?
The 4th of July has come and gone. We have one more grand holiday feast of BBQ, family, and fun-Labor Day to look forward to before fall and back to school starts. And while it's two full months away, today I am ruminating on the past weekend,...
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What is your Biggest Fear about being a Caregiver?
Fear and anxiety are topics that come up over and over on the Support Network.If you are comfortable sharing, I would like to start a conversation about fears and managing conditions. I will start this off with a share- I recently learned my
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What is Your Biggest Challenge?
As I read through the posts on the Support Network, I often wonder what people find the most challenging about caregiving. I am the only adult child who lives in the same city with my parents and this means I am the "go to" for all...
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Multiple Issues of heart and brain
So when my husband was 30 he experienced a brain anuyism rupture. this was my initiation to what has become the next 30 yrs of my life. we married, had 2 children. When they were 3 and 6 he had a massive stroke that left him semi-comatosed...
read morelatest replyRIP, June 19, 2017 3:53pm EST
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Nutrition and Recipes for my Uncle
My uncle was dying from endocarditis. He was lucky they were able to save him and replace his aortic valve. He does not remember anything. That was the first week of May, 2017. He remains in a rehab learning how to walk again. He is 73, and now wants...
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, June 21, 2017 9:21am EST
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I don't know if I'm doing enough
My husband is going to be 50 next month - when he was 32 he had a quad bypass (he didn't have a heart attack, but obviously blockages). I didn't know him back then, but he told me all about it when we were getting to know each other. He was going...
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, May 29, 2017 10:51am EST
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Scared
Hello, I am very new to all of this. I am scared and overwhelmed. My 49 year old husband had a massive heart attack, resulting in 4 stents having been placed. Thankfully he survived due to the incredible and fast response of not only the EMTs, but
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Questions about Cardiac Surgery
My 43 yr old husband is having his aortic heart valve replaced in a few weeks (full open heart). I've taken care of so many details but I still feel unprepared for his aftercare. Do I need to have medical supplies/bandages at home? How long does it typically...
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