Active todayHeart extra beat or sinking feeling ...I am 51 years old male, in 2022 December I got stents in my three main arteries and now I’m on blood thinner medications, low cholesterol and low blood pressure...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSymptoms
Life With An LVAD...When I got diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy in 2014, I never knew that I would be in advanced heart failure 4 years later. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a heart disease that... By Olivia Rose3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How to Adjust to a Diagnosis of Heart Failure...“You have heart failure,” is the single worst phrase you ever want to hear. Getting a diagnosis of heart failure is one of the most shocking things you can hear... By Olivia Rose3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
To everyone…...Thank you for keeping this forum going!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAwareness
Heart failure/ spinal fusion....I have a spinal fusion. My leg strength is at 50%. I also have Chronic Heart Failure. So I get tired easily. At what stage(1 or 2), do you start...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesAwareness
Spring Cleaning...I love spring. My favorite season, hands down. With the flowers bursting from the ground and trees coming to life, it is such a time of rebirth and renewal. I... By Morgan Drutchas3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Community Views: Ways to Get Moving with Heart Failure...Regular exercise is a cornerstone of maintaining a healthy heart, and we want to encourage you to get moving in any way possible! Exercise and heart failure can look different... By Heart-Failure.net Team3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Without Warning...I'm an athlete (swimmer and runner) and a physical therapist by career. Suddenly, at the age of 66, I wasn't feeling well. It was nothing specific, but I was tired... By CommunityMember5eab831 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Want to talk?...At 35 I was diagnosed with Heart Failure. I'm 64 now. I even had a LVAD. Been there done that as they say. I have come full circle with a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Active 3 days agoHF because of COPD...I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2013 after my chest consultant sent me for a heart scan due to my copd. I have a lovely heart nurse who I see...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Falling Led to Discovering Heart Failure...I was diagnosed with heart failure in January of 2023. I was standing at my bathroom sink with the water running when my knees buckled, and I fell. I had... By CommunityMemberab458e1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Preparing My Will...Because I suffer from serious heart failure, I felt it necessary to plan for the day I depart from this world. Being a widow for 41 years and having no... By Anstead1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Energy returns...I am on a roller coaster ride. When I was diagnosed with acute heart failure 4 months ago. No energy, pain, shortness of breath, no nausea. Just the last 5...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCoping
Low Sodium - Where To Start?...From personal experience, adjusting to a low sodium diet can be overwhelming at first. As a newly diagnosed patient, once you start looking into it you realize that salt is... By Morgan Drutchas3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Fatigue and weakness...Well I go about my day and sometimes I get sick and my body gets weak alot!! It comes and go!! And I hate it when my feet swell and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
MECHNICAL HEART VALVES...I had open heart surgery and received 2 mechanical heart valves. Now a few years later I have the symptoms as before. I'm wondering if another valve has gone bad...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCoping
Why Don't You Buy a Bigger House?...To give some background information, my partner and I live in a teeny tiny house. The other day a well intentioned family member asked us when we are going to... By Morgan Drutchas3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
It Is Happening to Them, Too...You have been diagnosed with heart failure. Firstly, I am sorry. I am sorry that it exists and that it has affected you directly. There is so much to unpack... By Clair G3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Mental Health Therapy...When you go through something as traumatic as being diagnosed with something like heart failure, it changes your entire life. My first taste of this was when I suffered a... By Olivia Rose3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
What’s the survival rate for heart failure?...Hi does anyone know what the survival rate is for heart failure/pulmonary edema? Isit curable or is there no cure for it Thanks...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesNewly Diagnosed