What is Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure (CHF), also called congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or just heart failure, is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorde...
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i lost a very good friend yesterday. she was only 53yrs. old and lost her second battle with what started as breast cancer. i take care of my 6 and 4yr old grandsons 24/7, help with my husbands 70yr old aunt who lives with us and take care of a 20yr old girl part-time who has very low functioning downs syndrome. everyone had problems with getting rid of there food yesterday(very unpleasant), and today i have felt crappy all day! i also have fibromyalgia and arthritis,so the damp weather in michigan lately has not been on my side. my chest has been bothering me all day and the last couple hours were spent "to go or not to go" to the hospital. i took a xanax and it seemed to help a bit. i don't want to make a habit of going to the er every time i get stressed out, but i think you all know better than anyone how scary chest pain is. i'm working on getting rid of the caffeine because i know it's a trigger, i'm also introducing healthier foods into my diet. these are things i know ican do something about, but how do you deal with the realities of life(and unfortunately death)that sometimes cause so much stress that can be dangerous with this disease? any imput would be greatly appreciated as the next few days are going to be very hard for me. also, when you get to my age and aren't healthy you think about who in your group of family and friends may be next(i know this is terribly negative-just a reflection of how crappy i feel) i am also very sad at the loss of such a brave and wonderful friend. thanks for being here!!
Posted on 04/23/09, 11:04 pm |
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hi noreen...what a lot of care you have to put out for other people..i dont know how you do it..i think you could use some help somehow...because if you over-do it..who will be there to help out all these other people..its like the oxygen on the airplane..you do yours first...THEN you can help someone else..im glad you can take xanax to calm yourself..but never ever ignore chest pain..even if its to call your doctor...with added stress yur heart will work harder...stress and exhaustion can be very bad for you...dont ignore what they do to your body..please take care 
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THANK YOU so much for responding. that was just a really bad day, and your feedback meant alot! i do have some support(my husband is pretty good) and i also have back-up support for the little guys, but i try to bank that if you know what i mean. and i do agree with the airplane analogy, was just really thrown by the loss of my friend. i have brought in re-inforcements and things are starting to get back to normal(hard time asking for help-definitely getting better at it!)i also spent most of my career in management so i'm pretty proficient at delegating, just seems more difficult in my personal life(took pride in being super woman-pretty dumb, huh?)anyway, i hope my negativity didn't scare anyone away as that was not my intention. just needed to vent and was so relieved that you listened on a day that kept spiraling down. you are obviously a good and understanding person to take all that all in and respond with concern and sound advice. THANKS AGAIN!
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I am sooo sorry for your loss. It must feel so awful and then to have all the responcibilites that you shoulder. Well, i think anyone would get down with that. However, I agree with Rer, never ignore chest pain. You best go get checked, just to be safe. Best of luck and I am sending healing wishes for your soul.
Hugs! jOAnn
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