What Is Pulmonary Edema?...Some people in this community have experienced pulmonary edema. It's one of the symptoms that may occur during flare-ups of heart failure. So I thought it would be neat to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Plan to LIVE One Day at a Time......Hello Everyone, I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) in 2005, with the left bundle branch blocked and an EF of about 35%. From the very beginning, my cardiologist...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Light Night Medical Care...We have all been in a position where it is either after hours or the weekend and we need our doctor for something. Maybe we realize we are out of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Take the Person Before Patient Survey...The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like heart failure can...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Ejection fraction ...Hi. I am a newbie for this forum and would appreciate some imput. Until 3/18/2021 I thought I was a healthy individual, having exercised and keeping in generally good physical...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesEjection Fraction
Finding Support on Heart-Failure.net...Receiving a heart failure diagnosis is both physically and emotionally taxing. Finding out that what you knew before your diagnosis is now in the past, to now focusing on your...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Shock (Part 1)...Editor's note: This is part 1 of a two-part series. Be sure to check out part 2! Experiences are really a beautiful thing. It's nice to hear other people's experiences...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Gardening on a Budget...When it comes to eating healthy, it can be a challenge to do so cheaply when living with heart failure and on a budget. This is especially true when unhealthy...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Getting Started With Advocacy...Whether you are new to your heart failure diagnosis or a seasoned heart failure patient, advocating for your own health can make a world of difference. Advocating for yourself and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
All You Need to Know About Veins and Arteries...Heart failure is heart disease, yet it also involves your vascular system. After all, your heart and blood vessels work together in what is often called your cardiovascular system. So...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Shares: What Are Your Sources of Gratitude?...When faced with a chronic health diagnosis like heart failure, many different emotions come to the surface. It can become easy to focus on the negative and fear what life...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
PPCM Changed My Life: My Fight Isn’t Over, I’m a PPCM Survivor!...Editor's note: This is part 3 in a 3-part series. Check out part 1, PPCM Changed My Life: I Don’t Have Heart Disease – or Do I?, and part 2...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Causes Heart Failure Symptoms? ...You are not alone if you’re living with heart failure. The CDC reports that there are 6.2 million people living with it and experience some common symptoms. Here is a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Question for my fellow caregivers...What do you do to practice self-care? I have been struggling with this lately. My old hobbies have really started to bore me. I think mostly because I have been...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesMental Health Tips & AdviceCaregiving
My Husband's Heart-Related Stroke (Part 2)...Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series. Be sure to check out part 1. This was the first time my husband left on an ambulance, and I wasn’t...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Shares: The Surprising Ways Heart Failure Can Affect Daily Life...Most people living with heart failure are aware of the biggest ways that the diagnosis affects the body. However, they may not know all the ways this diagnosis can impact...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Recovery...I remember waking up from my heart transplant strapped to the bed, confused and lost, trying to utter words and realizing there was a tube in my throat. I tried...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Adverse Effects of Beta-Blockers...If you have been diagnosed with Heart Failure (HF), you may have been prescribed a beta-blocker. A beta-blocker is a class of medications commonly used to treat HF, high blood...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Four Tips for Dealing With Bad News...Being chronically ill is hard. The things we deal with on a daily basis are more than anyone ever should. Many of us have been there and done that when...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Husband's Heart-Related Stroke (Part 1)...Editor's note: This is part 1 of a series. Be sure to check out part 2.Before I start, I want to say I have the utmost respect for our first...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments