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...reactions21comments
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...reactions6repliesAwareness
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions2replies
HF 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...reactions1reply
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions3repliesCoping
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions4replies
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...reactions1replyCoping
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions4repliesNewly Diagnosed
Depression Is Normal...Editor's Note: This article was written in summer 2023. Depression...for some reason even in 2023 it still feels like it is something you should not talk about. Something that is...reactionscomments
My dad recently had a new valve put in his heard but he doesn't feel better ...My dad recently went through a surgery where of of his valves in his heart was replaced but he still has chest aches and does not feel the surgery worked...reactions3repliesAgingSurgery
