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3 Year Anniversary
Hello HF community I got a story to share. I found out quite by accident I had HF 3 years ago. I was born with a congenital heart block and have had a pacemaker since I was 7 but no heart disease or heart attack’s. I didn’t take very
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kinda scared of the unknown
Hey Everyone! I was diagnose back in June with Sarcoids of the lungs and this month I was Diagnose with Sarcoids of the heart. I dont know what to expect now. I have some appointments coming up with doctora to tackle this disease. just scared of the unknown . ...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorB, October 22, 2018 8:57pm EST
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Increasing difficulty
Hey all,hoping for some insight. It seems that my symptoms are continuing to worsen even though I am on substantial diuretics, beta blocker etc. Primarily, edema is increasing and shortness of breath increasing. Anyone else had this, and if...
read morelatest replyDLS468, October 22, 2018 3:55am EST
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92 and heart failure
My mom is 92, in a wheelchair with slight dementia. She is still a firecracker though with a strong will to live. She had a slight cough for a few months, PCP dismissed it as allergies. About 3 weeks ago she complained of chest pains and went to ER. EKG...
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, October 15, 2018 9:57am EST
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Newbie
I had a heart attack at 38 and that was 5 years ago. My EF at that time was only 23-25% and I got it up to 55%. Unfortunately, it didn’t stay and slowly dropped to 23-25% again. I got a defibrillator last Jan 2017. My case...
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Congestive heart failure confusion
My grandmother was just diagnosed with congestive heart failure today. She is diabetic and has chronic A-Fib as well. I had to call 911 yesterday due to her not being able to breathe and when they admitted her they ran tests and found the CHF. My concern...
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, October 10, 2018 9:26am EST
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Symptoms after triple bypass heart surgery
My mom is 66 and had triple bypass heart surgery in January 2018. Following the surgery she continued to have fluid on her lungs and shortness of breath; these symptoms still persist. In addition, she is now experiencing severe back pain and chest pain....
read morelatest replyJamesPL, October 10, 2018 1:07pm EST
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A little inspiration...
There is a facebook page called Heart to Heart dedicated to heart patient survivors. Recently the post below appeared and I found it highly inspirational! Hope you do too! Here it is... Hello everyone... that's me, on the bass guitar in the white...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorC, October 18, 2018 4:10am EST
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In-person support group around Washington, D.C.?
Hello, Does anyone know of an in-person support group for older people with/caregivers of people with heart failure in the Washington, D.C. area? We're located in Silver Spring, Maryland, but anywhere in the D.C. metropolitan area would be hugely...
read morelatest replyManoela, October 8, 2018 7:51pm EST
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Support group
can anyone direct me to a support group for older adults living with heart failure in the Toms River NJ AREA?
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