Living with Congestive Heart Failure

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My husband has CHF
by: Lisa on Thu, Jul 05 2007

My husband is a 47 yr old male with CHF, Atrial Fibrilation, Asthma and is taking blood thinners, along with a multitude of other drugs. I would like to discuss expectations, fears, signs etc with someone who is familiar with these diseases. I don’t know what to expect from one day to the next but I do know that I start feeling okay and then something happens. The last incident was when he accidently doubled his warfarin dosage. Thankfully it was discovered quickly. He is still going to work everyday but tires very quickly.

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Thu, Jul 16 2009
I know this date on post is old but my dad is in same boat ...he was 49 when had major heart attack he went through triple by pass then had several bl...Read
Sat, Sep 15 2007
Sorry to hear of your husband's CHF. I'm looking for other people with congestive heart failure caused by chemotherapy I recently was diagnosed with ...Read

July 2007

A miracle I’m alive - by Shelia - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
On August 20, 2006 I was taken to the emergency room by ambulance after myocardial infarction leading to cardiopulmonary arrest. I was intubated after CPR, placed on a ventilator. Did have initial CPR and defibrillation and have subsequently had recurrent ventricular tachycardia requiring prolonged CPR. [more..]
I have Diastolic Heart Failure - by Susan - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
Diastolic heart failure runs in my family. The men have strokes and the women heart attacks. My great grandfather was working in a saw mill when he had a stroke and sawed his arm off. My grandmother had diastolic heart failure starting after menopause then died of a heart attack. My father had a stroke I have had symptoms of DHF for many years but was only diagnosed 1 year ago. [more..]
My husband has CHF - by Lisa - (Thu, Jul 05 2007)
My husband is a 47 yr old male with CHF, Atrial Fibrilation, Asthma and is taking blood thinners, along with a multitude of other drugs. [more..]

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