Ripley Believe it or Not: Reality with Heart Failure Diagnosis...On a Sunday afternoon, I started having a pain in my back. So unusual, it kept getting stronger. I was going to drive to the ER, yet by the time...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
PRETTY LADY CHRONICLES: Maternal Health & Heart Failure...Nearly 20 years after my own maternal health crisis I’ve been witnessing a heightened sense of awareness surrounding what is now considered a public health issue. Alarming reports have said that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Coping With Diabetes...Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs because the body is unable to use blood sugar (glucose) properly. The exact cause of this malfunction is unknown, but genetic and environmental...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Meet Your Moderators: Nour Sahib...Welcome to the Heart-Failure.net Meet Your Moderators series! These articles are intended to help our community members better know the people who moderate on our various channels. Heart failure plays...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Becoming Bionic - Getting an ICD...The day after my heart attack, the attending cardiologist told me that my heart would recover, it would bounce back to a normal ejection fraction, and I'd be fine. But...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How Does the Heart Compensate During Heart Failure?...As heart failure patients, I think we all know that heart failure does not mean that our heart has stopped working. The last time I checked, as a patient, I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Meet Your Moderators: Kimberly Connell...Welcome to the Heart-Failure.net Meet Your Moderators series! These articles are intended to help our community members better know the people who moderate on our various channels. Heart failure plays...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Athletic Adventurer...I was extremely athletic all my life. With congestive heart failure at age 70, I can barely walk from one room in my house to another. I can't do most...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
PRETTY LADY CHRONICLES: My 10-Year LVAD Celebration!...Looking back to where I’ve come from, I would’ve never imagined my LVAD journey would extend as long as it has. As each year passed, I reached a greater milestone. I would’ve...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
HF and associated problems...I am trying to determine if other health issues are direct results of my heart failure diagnosis. As soon as I left hospital I had a runny nose and have...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosisSymptoms
7 Things We Expect From Our Doctors...Me, I don’t want just any doctor. I think most of us are this way. We try to find doctors who cater to our specific needs and we also try...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Meet Your Moderators: Latoya Johnson Keelen...Welcome to the Heart-Failure.net Meet Your Moderators series! These articles are intended to help our community members better know the people who moderate on our various channels. Heart failure plays...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Take the Health and Media Habits Survey!...The Media Habits Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Managing a chronic condition is not easy and can be physically and mentally exhausting. What types of media...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Exercising...I started exercises at a gym 6 weeks ago and also started walking. I bought a bike (2-wheeler), fell once and am afraid of it now. At age 82 I...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesExerciseLifestyle Changes
Is there a cure for heart failure ejection fraction the levels are high...I've been this way for 5 years and I'm really just looking for answers and when I finally told me when I had a CPX that I had heart failure...Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesNewly DiagnosedEjection FractionTips & Advice
Broken Heart...The word ‘heart’ has many literal and figurative meanings, especially if combined with a word like ‘have,’ as in ‘to have heart.’ A heart is an organ that pumps blood...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
PRETTY LADY CHRONICLES: Why I Chose to Be a Patient Advocate...I was diagnosed with heart failure 19+ years ago. What I know now can in no way be compared to what I knew then. The connections I’ve made with other patients...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Meet Your Moderators: John Bottrell...Welcome to the Heart-Failure.net Meet Your Moderators series! These articles are intended to help our community members better know the people who moderate on our various channels. Heart failure plays...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Story...When I was 48, no heart problems. I had nausea and vomiting through the night. My husband came home and took me to the ED. My o2 sat was 84...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Medicines after heart failure ...My sister (65 years) underwent aortic valve replacement surgery ( biosopetic) before 3 years and has been taking ACITROM 2 mg + ASPIRIN 75 mg since then. Now the doctor...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatmentTips & Advice
