How do you manage stress?...Stress management is a significant lifestyle change for anyone living with heart failure. Stress can speed up the heart, which can result...reactions10repliesLifestyle ChangesSleepMental Health
Pain after stent:...I'm a 62 year old female and I had a stent placed in my LAD artery at the end of February this...reactions1reply
5 Tips For Cleaning With Chronic Illness...Cleaning… One thing I do not enjoy at all. It’s a joke in my family because when I was younger I was...reactions7comments
A-FIB...Wow, was I shocked when I visited a cardiologist. For three years I've been getting short of breath, fatigued, and sick to...reactions4comments
How I Learned to Embrace My Scars...Learning to embrace your scars is always hard at first. When I had my first surgery scar it was after getting a...reactionscomments
What To Expect In The ER...I am a respiratory therapist with 25 years experience. A good part of my job involves working in the emergency room (ER)...reactions2comments
Cooking Strategies for a Low-Sodium Diet...One of the things that was the biggest adjustment for me after my heart failure diagnosis was the amount of work it...reactions1comment
Trying My Best to Live a Full Life with Heart Failure...My story began in 2005 when I felt really tired one day. I was teaching at the time, so I thought one...reactions3comments
Echocardiogram Report (May 2023)...Good Morning HF Family, I am in need of help and hope I can find it here. I am experiencing the following...reactions12repliesDiagnosis
Heart failure / bladder control...For some reason I have lost bladder control since heart attack. I can handle alot of things but I'm very depressed over...reactions13repliesDepression
What’s in My Pre-Packed Hospital "Go Bag"...When you are chronically ill, you will likely have seasons where you are constantly running around between different doctors appointments. At times...reactions8comments
Advocating for Youth Heart Screenings...Many people don’t realize they have heart disease until it's too late. Also, most people don’t know that young people can have...reactionscomments
Acceptance of My Diagnosis...When I was first diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, I never knew that my journey would end up changing the trajectory of my...reactionscomments
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction...What has been your experience with this diagnosis?...reactions31repliesAwarenessSymptomsSurgery
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension...I was diagnosed at age 48 with pulmonary arterial hypertension. I had been waking up in the middle of the night with...reactions3comments
Staying Cool in the Summer Heat...With summer here, it's a good time to talk about tips for staying cool. For those who are newer to their heart...reactionscomments
CHD Baby...On April 19, 1973, my young teenage mother was informed by her obstetrician that he saw signs of me being considered a...reactions2comments
Living with Low Ejection Fraction/Mitral Valve Regurgitation...An echocardiogram revealed I had mild mitral valve regurgitation with a low ejection fraction. On a daily basis since June 2021, I...reactions8comments
6-minute walk ...This is solely my personal experience with the 6-minute walk tests done for judging the level of fatigue/shortness of breath experienced during...reactions4replies
Do you know any good online heart attack related first aid video I can reference to?...Hi, I have an aunt who is diagnosed with heart disease and I think I need a good first-aid video just in...reactions6repliesCaregiving
