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UNOIT

2y ago

Recently diagnosed with CHF? Let's talk.

My name is Michael, If there's anybody out there that just recently got diagnosed with CHF, And you're scared and you have nobody to talk to You can give me a shout at mikeboykin05@gmail.com. This is a scary disease it's very unpredictable. My heart beat is at 8%, So I do know a little bit on how to deal with it, And I too had nobody to talk to because your family medoes your family members really don't want to hear you talking about it all the time so I have nobody to talk to. I don't have insurance I don't even have a doctor I'll wait till I run out of medication and then I go to the emergency room, But whatever you do don't run out of medication.

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UpendedLife

1y ago

I was diagnosed last December and it scared the daylights out of me. I didn’t have insurance and spent 20 days in the hospital between two different stays of Dec and Jan. When I went in the hospital and when I came out a week later I was down 50 lbs from fluid retention. At the same time, I was diagnosed with many other things including hypothyroidism, diabetes type 2, high blood pressure, and a bunch of others that I can’t remember all of them. Then I developed diabetic retinopathy and macula edema and my eyesight is significantly reduced now because of it. Fortunately I’ve finally found some local resources which are helping. A couple of the doctors from the hospital are not working with me on the bill. I can’t work and have no income. Today the heart care place I go to wants me to talk to my primary Dr about getting tested for MS. I hope I don’t have this too but showing symptoms that need to be checked. On top of this, my PSA numbers are higher than they want that indicate a potential for prostate cancer. I suffer from depression. Also neuropathy in my legs, feet, hands. I am constantly tired and never feel rested and I get winded so easy these days that it makes life difficult. I was a go getter and active before this. I always thought my health was better than this.

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