Small Scale Gardening - Flowers in Your Heart...Growing plants in your mind and heart is as effective as growing them in your home. Often with heart failure, we may need to give up or downscale our major...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Barostim ...Does anyone have experience with barostim? I am considering it Thanks...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesMedical Devices
So many medications!...I was taking 5 pills this morning & 3 at night…. Now Dr just added Lasix. I feel a lot better with it though. Hopefully will be able to drop...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTreatmentDiet & Nutrition
Let's Get in Awe...Heart failure has caused many of us to slow down, as we no longer have the same level of functionality as before. For instance, I have less energy, and the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Getting an ICD...As a child, I used to fall asleep whilst the kids went for their break. As I got older I got more breathless, especially with hay fever. Right up to...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
High Ejection Fraction Score Today...Eighteen months after a heart attack due to a 100% blocked left artery and two stents put in, I took an echocardiogram last week. The result was an ejection fraction...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Learning to Cope with Heart Failure...My heart problems are varied. I have a pacemaker and am in permanent atrial fibrillation. I have had my tricuspid valve replaced, my mitral valve repaired, and my left atrial...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Aneurysm and Heart Failure...Six years ago I was diagnosed with an ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm that is now 5.2 cm, and two years ago I was diagnosed with heart failure. I am 78...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
barely breathing....I'm in Las Vegas for eight weeks headed to cardiac events and laid in the ER for 35 hours plus combined I left both before I could get stent or...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Let's Discuss Nasal Cannulas...Many people with a heart failure history do not need home oxygen therapy. But there are some in this community who do benefit from it. A majority of those who...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How to Eat Less Red Meat...Some of us with heart failure may have stents, or for some other reason, have been told to try to limit the amount of saturated fat we eat. For me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What are the Possible Reasons for Heart Stroke?...Can anyone let me know What are the Possible Reasons for a Heart Stroke?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesSymptomsAwarenessTreatment
Heart rate...Just did a two week holter test for palpations (found it was caffeine induced) my primary said nothing concerned him although I had a high heart rate 1% of the...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesAwarenessDiagnosisSymptoms
Mental Health Awareness..."What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversations." -Glenn Close The first time I was introduced to mental health was when I was in the...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
What are the Symptoms of peripheral arterial disease?...Can anyone let me know What are the Symptoms of peripheral arterial disease?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesHealthcare TeamSymptomsTreatment
What are the causes of Unstable angina?...Can anyone let me know what are the Causes of Unstable Angina...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwarenessHealthcare TeamTreatment
How To Stay Positive...Staying positive is something I struggle with and it is an everyday mental battle for me. It is so much easier to be negative, in my opinion, especially when it...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Low Impact Movement for Your Heart Health...Exercise when you have heart failure is one of those conversations that can truly go any which way. Many people have very strong opinions about this. What one person is...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Can red light therapy really work for hair loss? ...Hi everyone. So I came across some articles online saying that red light therapy can work for hair loss? Is it true? My hair just keeps shedding for the past...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & AdviceHealthcare Team
Stents - how many?? ...My father turned 80 last month and has 6 stents in his heart currently. His first very mild heart attack occurred in 2010 and since then over the years, he's...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
