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Monday night with Charlie Gibson: WATCH

By goingstrong · New reply 8:39 am
Discussion in Younger women with heart disease · 41 replies
Watch for the 31 year old with heart disease. I hope this is the segment they filmed at our WH Symposium 2008 while I was there! Lynn ...

Good News for a change!!!

By nurse_sheri · New reply 8:05 am
Discussion in My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms · 1 reply
I just have to share...The Puppies are here!!! Our Basset hound pups were born on New Years Day by C-section. One baby boy was sideways and blocking the other 4. Mother and babies are doing well. You ...

ABC's news story on WomenHeart (1/5/09)

By Marietta · New reply 7:54 am
Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 3 replies
WOW - it was great to see our 2008 Mayo class on TV last night along with our 3 SUPERSTARS (Carrie, Roz, & Karla). I am so glad that the word is getting out on the work that we all do with WomenHeart ...

Toporol Low Platelet Numbers?

By scarlettsmommy · New reply 7:52 am
Discussion in Experiences with prescription medicines · 15 replies
Hi! Being this is all new to me, I figured I would post instead of being a worry wart. My platelet count was low in the hospital and climbing slowly - I received a call from my cardiologist today and ...

Pacemaker Check-up

By Tristan · New reply 6:11 am
Discussion in Experiences with healthcare professionals · 2 replies
Can someone tell me what usually happens when they check out your pacemaker? Mine was checked for the first time several months ago and again recently. The first time it took several minutes just for ...

ANOTHER DAY2

By Harmonie · New reply 4:54 am
Journal · 8 replies
I HAVE CHF AND OBESITY I NEED HELP LOSING WEIGHT ...

New group in Inspire: The National Body Challenge

By Brian · New reply 4:00 am
Journal · 13 replies
I am pleased to announce that today we added a new group to Inspire: The National Body Challenge. nationalbodychallenge We created this group in partnership with Discovery Health. The group focuses on ...

I love all the support this time I can do it

By RAVENS_GAL86 · New reply yesterday at 11:48 pm
Journal · 3 replies
Hi all, That has always been my down fall I diet and lose the weight and once the cost of the program gets to much or the program ends I gain all the weight back... but this is what I need the support ...

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

By CATHYLEWIS · New reply yesterday at 11:43 pm
Journal · 6 replies
WHEN I WAS DELIVERING MY SECOND CHILD MY BLOOD PRESSURE FIRST WAS NOTICED. NO SURPRISE BOTH PARENTS SUFFERED FROM HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT THE DECEMBER RIGHT AFTER 9/11 I INJURED MY BACK AT WORK AND WAS ...

My Story...

By heart39 · New reply yesterday at 11:27 pm
Journal · 14 replies
I realized in reflecting on last year and looking forward to the next that I haven't shared my story. I haven't even written it down for myself. My family knows it, but I'd like to see it in writing as ...

I need help ..

By molinad1985 · New reply yesterday at 7:38 pm
Discussion in Younger women with heart disease · 25 replies
I am 23 yrs old.. I recently about 3 months ago .. started with a weird ache in my heart not the chest but in my heart.. it makes me really angry that most cardiologist just say im too young but they ...

electric shock feeling.

By mrsmoto · New reply yesterday at 2:16 pm
Discussion in My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms · 1 reply
For the past week I have been having weird new symptoms. I have been having a sharp chest pain followed by a electric shock feeling in my chest followed by papaltions. It will last a few minutes and then ...

Rabid Barking Lymph Nodes 64

By theGardener · Posted yesterday at 12:47 pm
Journal · 0 replies
"Don't just complain... Be a Snarky Sarkie!" Click Here! Read More of TheGardener's Journal Here ...

A NEW BEGINNING

By CATHYLEWIS · New reply yesterday at 11:57 am
Journal · 8 replies
New Me A new me is emerging this year, and today is the beginning of a journey of discovery. Along the way, I am discovering skills and strengths, pursuing dreams and desires, completing projects and ...

DAY 3

By CATHYLEWIS · New reply yesterday at 10:58 am
Journal · 13 replies
OK SO FAR I'M DOING IT. I'VE DONE THE TREAD MILL FOR 30 MINUTES THREE DAYS IN A ROLL AND I'M FOLLOWING THE WW PROGRAM. HURRAY HURRAY HURRAY. MY FIRST GOAL WEIGHT I HAVE SET HERE I COME. ....CATHY ...

Unexpected hospital trip

By Joy3032 · New reply yesterday at 10:17 am
Journal · 5 replies
Hi all, Well, got through the Christmas season and had from 7 to 11 people at our house for 6 days, cooking, laundry, Wii fun and card games. The Saturday after New Year's Day I started out to go to the ...

so i chekced out the abc news

By nanamo · Posted yesterday at 8:44 am
Discussion in Younger women with heart disease · 0 replies
and you can leave a comment so i did and this is what i wrote so wrong in saying that most women with heart attacks and heart condition are old and fraile so wrong................. i was 32 young healthy ...

What Next

By Elizabeth1971 · New reply yesterday at 8:43 am
Discussion in My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms · 4 replies
Happy New Year Everyone! So far I have had 3 EKG's, an Echo Cardiogram and a Stress test all of which have come back normal. There is something nagging me constantly that they are missing something, somewhere ...

2 Questions

By RAVENS_GAL86 · New reply yesterday at 6:54 am
Journal · 15 replies
Morning all, While walking the dog this morning, 2 questions that I always have poped into my head.... 1. is it better to eat a lite meal before you exercise or after? 2. you need to eat to lose weight ...

NEW FRIENDS THANK YOU

By mandyblue · New reply January 5, 2009
Journal · 2 replies
Being new to these groups, I want to thank everyone of you who accepted being my friend. I want to talk to each and everyone one of you. It may take me a couple of days as I am freshly out of the hospital ...