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  • About Me

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    JVB

    Male, 59
    Nashville, TN, USA
    Member since August 22, 2007

    • About Me

      Was working as a Social worker, interested in Civil War History, do a fair amount of genealogy research. Fishing.

      Was working as a Social worker, interested in Civil War History, do a fair amount of genealogy research. Fishing.

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    • Sorry

      From Dezna Today

      Sorry to hear about your father. Lots of hugs Dezna

    • Hug

      From Dezna September 15

      Hi I hope you have a nice day today. Lots of hugs Dezna

    • Shout Out

      From ifnotzero June 20

      Hope you have a good day...

    • Little Love

      From x0xjoannex0x May 21

      thanx for your message hun i aint been on here in ages but im bk with a little smile with all my messages im doing ok have my ups and downs hope all is well for u x x x

    • Hug

      From Goof February 1

      Super Bowl Sunday HUG !.....thank you for being my friend !!!

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  • Goals

    Progress

    70 %

    Goal End Date is May 25, 08 549 days ago.
  • Support Groups

    • Close Heart Failure

      5 bypasses 7/20/07...I'm healing up but was depressed anxious and having side effects from pain medicine cessation. Major medical bills, I'm financially ruined. Insurance companies lie about their policies. We need to get politicaly active as medical care will soon only be for the rich

      Treatments

      Zocor Not Working
      switched from Crestor to Simsvastatin ..almost immediate swelling and cramping of the feet. awful
    • Close Heart Attack

      5 bypasses 7/20/07. Home now. Feeling extremely anxious and depressed. Was on hydracodone for a month. Glad to be off it but sideffects ugh. 57 years old. doing better now..was working for myself..huge money problems..need a job with benefits

      Treatments

      Aspirin Working / Worked
      Bypass Surgery (Coronary) Working / Worked
      healing up physcially. emotional wreck
      Crestor Working / Worked
      Lexapro Working / Worked
      helped with depression a lot..I was super depressed after the surgery
    • Open Coronary Heart Disease

      5x bypass 7/20/07. Facing financial ruin. But alive at 57y/o

      Treatments

      Aspirin Working / Worked
      Bypass Surgery (Coronary) Working / Worked
      never been in surgery before. Traumatic but recovering
      Zocor Working / Worked
      the timing of the use and the horrid symptoms leads nme to believe it's bad for me. numb cramped feet..awful.
    • Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery

      Heart attack and bypass surgery did for me what I never tried seriously to do for myself. I'm clean off cigarettes for a little over a year.

      Treatments

      Cold Turkey Working / Worked
      I simply am done with cigs.
      Nicotine Patch Working / Worked
      seemed to help at first.
      Willpower Working / Worked
      easier after major trauma..heart surgery etc.
    • Open High Cholesterol

      bypass x5 summer 2007. survived doing better but having problems with feet neuropathy i suspect was caused in large measure by simvastatin after I switched from Cre$tor to save money.

      Treatments

      Aspirin Somewhat Helpful
      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
      try to eat a heart helathy diet
      Crestor Somewhat Helpful
      used it seemed ok
      Fish Oil Somewhat Helpful
      Zocor Not Working
      horrid reaction feet swelling cramps etc..quit using it
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