Coronary Heart Disease Support Group

Coronary heart disease is the end result of the accumulation of plaques within the walls of the arteries. While the symptoms and signs of coronary heart disease are noticable in the advanced state of disease, most with coronary heart disease show no evidence of disease for decades as the disease progresses before the first onset of symptoms, often a "sudden" heart attack,...

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this is all so new to me

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i went to the hospital yesterday for a pre-op for surgery on a colar bone that is badly broken well, i failed the pre-op!!! the doctor came back after all those tests and said i have coronary heart disease with a blockage and mitro valve prolaspe it was a shock i had a stroke 5 years ago but have had a God sent recovery mostly just weakness on my left side

my mother died at 49 from heart disease that was over 30 yrs ago she was also a diabetic i just quit smoking 24 days ago so i am dealing with that i know i will have to change my diet i am kinda old to be changing too many things i don't do much now i also have copd and am on 02 at night any info or advice would be greatly appreciated i have to have a nuclear heart test tuesday and a lung test that was supposed to be the day of my arm surgery

i take prozac for depression and it has worked for me for years i take klonopin for anxiety
thank you for listening
janice
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hi janice, i know it must be quite a shock, stay in touch, add me a s a friend, i had heart attack last nov 1st..
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Hey Janice
In some ways its better to find it out as part of a preop than to find out after a massive heart attack. Thanks for sharing your story and you are on the right track..quitting tobacco, etc
Keep us posted
Dr O.
Mutley1946
Mutley1946
I am glad to hear they caught it when they did. I wanted to quit smoking through a Smoking Cessation Program at the VA Hospital in Newington, Conn. I needed a physical and doctor's recommendation for the program. I had the physical in March of 03. Started the program the 1st Monday of April. On the 15th I underwent a stress test because my EKG of my heart was abnormal. By the 28th of April I was in the West Haven VA Hospital having 5 by-passes done. Had I not decided to quit smoking because of the death of my brother (49) I would probably be dead today. You are lucky. I hope you get the help you need to fix the problem.

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