FeaturedActive todayWhat are the most challenging aspects of living with heart failure?A heart failure diagnosis can bring on many challenges in a persons' personal, social, professional, and emotional life. We're here to make sure you don't feel alone. What's been the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments23 replies
FeaturedWhat kind of support do you need today?Living with heart failure is hard work. How can we support you today? This is a judgment-free space where you can share the truth about what's been hard for you...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesCoping
Active 7 days agoHeart Failure & Maintaining Quality of LifeCoping and maintaining ones' quality of life can be difficult with all the challenging symptoms, impaired physical function, treatment demands, stress, and so much more. How does one living with...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 repliesCopingLifestyle Changes
Active 7 days agoDealing with the anxiety of having heart failureIf you are having a hard time dealing with the anxiety of heart failure, check out this article by one of our advocates who shares what she has in her...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesCoping
Active 8 days agoStress TestPlease help. After 5 stents from 4 trips to the cath lab over 20 years I know I will not live through another stress test. I am grateful to the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesDiagnosis
Bypass Surgery in Older PatientsI am 72 years old and have had CHF for 34 years. I was told that the doctor feels I should have bypass surgery, most likely multiple bypasses. I would...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesAgingComorbiditiesSurgery
Shortness of breath on exertion, now Bendopnea symptom.Hello all, I was a caregiver to my father for years. He was told he had congestive heart failure by a pulmonologist after having his lungs drained of fluid. They...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 repliesSymptoms
XFL - Exercise for LifeI was diagnosed with heart failure at a 20% ejection rate in January 2020. No heart disease. But I have left bundle branch blockage. After a period of exercise follow...Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 repliesExercise
Seeing the right specialistMany people think that one cardiologist is the same as another, especially when being diagnosed for the first time. For example, not all cardiologists specialize in advance heart failure. If...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesDiagnosisNewly DiagnosedTreatment
I was found to have heart failure 2019They told me about 3 to 5 years to live. I knew someone who lived 18 years. I don’t like lumping everyone into 3 to 5 years. EF is fairly...Reactions 0 reactions Comments22 replies
