Heart Failure
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Can't get a diagnosis
Howdie All! I'm hoping to get some advice from those of you who have been suffering with symptoms similar to mine. I'm a young women, 47, and live in South Florida. For 2 years I've been feeling sick. Initially...
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diagnosis of Heart Failure is vague
Joined group recently and was diagnosed wit heart failure in emerge in March/19 BP was 184 chest pain fluid on lungs excess edaema in trunk legs and feet Have had numerous tests Echo CT xrays blood work etc' Only medication given were latix...
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Hi, I have 11 years of CHF
Hi everyone, my name is Aida. I was diagnosed with CHF in 2008, when i was hit by depression, 3 months no sleep, no eat, no drink, do nothing except staring at the wall into an open space. I was hospitalized for 10 days and started on frucemide. ...
read morelatest replyBeavers82, July 14, 2019 5:58am EST
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Feeling weak and tired
Hey guys my name is Brodric. I found out i had chf 3 months ago. I have been taking my meds just like im suppose to. I am currently over weight. I have lost a total of 50 lbs from 368 lbs. Just eating right and walking. Will the feeling of being tired...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorR, July 16, 2019 9:23pm EST
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Ejection fraction
Hi, my dad is 58 and has a ef of 20-25% I make sure he is at 2000 or less mg sodium each day, take his meds on time and stay at 2l of water. I wanted to know how soon someone got their ef up to a normal percentage. Thank you.
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Cardiac Cachexia
Visited my talented dermatologist the other day for a skin check. It took her about 20 seconds to initially diagnose what was really bothering me, and stumped all the other Docs to whom I posed this question: "Doc, ya think I'm kinda skinny...
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The Thyroid
I'm curious.......anyone here suffering any type of heart issue that was judged by a Doc as being related to either hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism? --Dave--
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I’ve hit the crossroads
After 4 aortic valve replacements, Full time A-Fib controlled totally by 4 lead pacer and 6 years of CHF I have hit the crossroad. In hospital last 2 weeks to get full diuretics and kidneys back to my average. Submitted all blood work and sternum ct scan...
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Volunteers Needed for Cardiovascular Study
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH STUDY Hello, my name is Thomas V. Parinello, and I am a doctoral candidate in the clinical psychology program at Fielding Graduate University. I am conducting my dissertation research on cardiovascular...
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Playing with one's Meds
Over the past few months, my daily feel was "fair." I began jocking around with my drugs. Initially, I was taking 100mg 1X daily of Metoprolol. I started to awaken in the middle of the night with crazy PVC's. After a couple...
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