
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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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
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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