It's in the Genes  I saw a cardio in July 2011 for a routine check up. This was the first visit since arriving in Australia 10 months earlier. After the ECG and the 2D echo,...

Tina  I am a 42 year old female who in October 2011 had three coronary and a left subclavian bypass. I have smoked cigarettes since I was 14 years old and have ...

My quadruple heart surgery.  I am s fairly active male in my fifties before I found I had symptoms of heart problem.During my days in college ,I was fairly active in soccer,squash ...

My Second Life  Hi, my name is Anetta Pele i am from a south pacific island single mom of three children. Population about 65,000 so that's not a lot of us. I had two ...

How can I tell my 16 year old boyfriend I have a scar on my chest?  Well Hello I am jade and I'm 16. I also have a boyfriend that is 16 and I have a scar across my chest. He doesn't know it but I want to tell him before ...

skin sensitivity in the stomach area  I had my quadruple bypass about nine months ago. About three months ago I started experiencing a burning sensation stretching across the width of my stomach....

Wife of quad bypass man  Husband has extreme chest pain. Started after surgery and the drs. thot the wire holding the ribcage together should be cut. Now, has pain ranging from ...

My Heart Under Repair  Last year, I had a rude awakening! I needed open heart bypass surgery! How could this be! I'm too young for this - 58! This is my last year in education ...

CCJones  On November 9,2011 I had a quadruple bipass and up until now I still regret the decision I have made. I am totally going through what I call some mental ...

quad by pass scar pain  I am 50 years old and had quad by pass last dec (2010).
I am having a lot of pain and discomfort in the scar on my chest. If anyone can help me let me ...

A New lease of life  I was a regular runner until nearly 40 when I developed odd symptoms which were diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. I didn't control my blood sugar well (I tried ...

Widowmaker  I was 48 two years ago October 26th. I felt like the tip of a pen or pencil was sticking me just to the right of my left nipple. I felt that on and off ...

Male 60 years old  I am in 3rd week of triple bypass surgery. Other than feeling extremely tired most of the time, I am experiencing severe nausea each morning upon awakening ...

A New Lease on Life  Hi my name is Brenda and I had quadruple bypass heart surgery on 8/9/2011. I am now entering in just over two months since my surgery. It was a very scary ...

28 days: The story behind the scar  I am 27yr old female I recently had heart surgery 10days after I gave birth. My first signs that something was wrong was strong chest pains that did not ...

Living with Heart Disease at 50  In 2005, at the age of 44, I had my first event with Coronary Artery Blockage. I was on a business trip in Vancouver and sitting in a restaurant, saying ...

CABBAGE "4" (C)ardiac (A)rtery (B)ypass (G)raft  I sure never knew I was a "CABG 4" until four and a half months ago. The home healthcare nurse showed up at my house for the first time and explained ...

Victory!  I recently turned 53 and feel so blessed to be alive. I had triple bypass surgery in May of 2010.There was such a history of cancer in my family so I mainly ...

Shaf  I never had any symtoms of heart aches or any pain even my previous blood report did not indicate much of cholestroll all level were perfect as I was doing ...

Pete Charlesworth (bypassblade)  I 1st wrote this just over 5 years ago & now I can't find it but I feel as though I should tell it again, my trouble 1st started on the golf course 26th ...

tom  I was on my way home from work approx. 7:00 AM .I work the nite shift at a State Prison in NJ. I had never had any symptoms at all, no pain, no fatigue,...

I Thought It Was All in My Mind  I had high cholesterol for at least 15 years, ranging from 300 to 500. I developed a fatty liver during that time that didn't like statins and never felt ...

My open heart  I am a fifty year old male that had open heart surgery this year, (2011) on March 21st. I had had a few times when I was feeling chest pain and tightness ...

DON MALE ADULT  The room started spinning and my stomach got upset when I was 45, found out my neck internal carroted artery was blocked had to have operation to have ...

I wish I knew....my story.  I am a 48 year old female. I feel, look and behave as in my 30's. I keep up with all of my 30 year old friends. marathons, biking challenges, trek up tower ...

My open heart scar  I dont mind it all, the scar. I'm 40YO. I wear whatever I want & feel great about it. Anybody with 1/2 a brain knows what it is. I get more questions ...

heart attack 2011  So I am 25 year's young and I have a 10 year old daughter and. February 16th 2011 I gave birth to a healthy 8 pound baby girl c-section! March 11 2011 ...

Preparing For Heart Surgery  Hello, I am a 53 year old male who has exercised in some form another since high school. I'm currently preparing to have my first heart surgery in August ...

long term sternum pain  I had a quad 6 months ago at 48 years old and I do feel FANTASTIC! The only real concern for me is the bone pain which I still suffer daily. I had a bad ...

Yeoman Accountant  Age 64, 37 tax seasons, past smoker. CABG (3) after unknown heart attack. Sense of well being diminished after leaving hospital and multiple life style ...

My Journey To Being A CABG.  May. 2011

I’m Fit and healthy for my age. Aren’t I?
Course I am, nothing wrong with me, I keep active in my job and am going to live forever. Sure ...

Is This Just Heartburn?  Female 49 yrs

Two months ago I thought I was having heartburn, although i had never experienced heartburn, I couldn't imagine it being anything else....

Mitch  I am a 60 year old avid exersizer.I visited the gym 5-6 times a week and was proud to get my heart rate to 150bpm at least for few minutes most visits....

Chris C  First sign was a severe tightening in my chest that would not give up.
Previously had been diagnosed with extremely high cholesterol (9.5-10)and of course,...

Jack  i was 38yrs old when i had my first heart attact and i didnt listen 2 the dr. like a dumming and i stop taking my meds and seeing the drs. and then at ...

Heart attack at 35  Last Saturday (5/7/2011) my older brother age 35 thought he had heart burn and took some otc antacid meds. A little later he was having stomach pains so ...

Jagged sternum bone after healing 3 years after quadruple bypass surgery  I was a 68 year old male when I had quadruple bypass surgery.. Luckily I did not have a heart attack and healed without any complications, except for jagged ...

unsure of what's ahead  I'm a recent quad-bypass patient,(nov.5 2010) only 30 days after my 60th bday. I was feeling positive not having had a major heart attack only to have ...

My quadruple heart bypass experience.  It started in 2006.

The first sign I had that there was a problem was one day my shoulder started hurting. I thought I just pulled a muscle. It was ...

Life after a heart attack  After suffering a eart attack in 1990 my life has never been the same. Prior to this event I was a smoker although ironic as it may seem was on patches ...

echo /doppler report  I am 39 years old and been having fast heart rates in middle of night and some in day.....been to er multiple times ....they all say the same thing.......well ...

My Heart and Monorail Stent...  We must trust our instincts. I've been losing energy and feeling fatigued for several years. I nap every day when I come home from work. I've been tested ...

i'm trying to prevent a heart attack or stroke...but....  at the moment, i can't say i have had a heart attack or a stroke... but i am trying to prevent having one. i do have high blood pressure, and high cholesterol ...

Fast heart rate when asleep ........  I am a 39 year old female .......my symptoms started about 3 weeks ago......i was asleep and i woke up about 1 am to a pounding heart ...heart was beating ...

my pacemaker  I've had my pacemaker for 2 weeks now. I needed it b/c my hr was in the 20's & 30's. It is set to not go below 60 bpm or higher than 120 bpm. However, I ...

A new pathway created by the grace of God.  I am a 44 year old who has had a triple bypass surgery just 2 months ago. I have no family history of CAD, and showed no symptoms myself. I wasn't overweight,...

Postpartum spontaneous coronary artery dissection  I am a 36 year old female, good health, and May 31st 2009, gave birth to my fourth baby.

Pregnancy was uneventful and birth was normal and things were ...

dangerous pain  My friend's mother had severe heart attack that she was yelling in the hospital that nobody could see. It was like elephant was stumping her heart with ...

Triple bypass at 67  I awoke at 3 AM with sharp pains in my chest. I thought it was something I ate. I got up and had a cup of coffee and a cigarette. Yes, I was a heavy smoker ...

Almost Last Call  My dad died of an MI at 47. As a result, I began undergoing annual stress testing (I was then 25). A precaution. Always a negative test.

Then, 2 years ...

Running Helped  I noticed that my running endurance was getting worse and on rare occasions, I would feel a flutter in my chest that would go to my carotid artery. I made ...

Ventricular Tachycardia, with Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy  I am a 39 year old male; living in Northern California, who has Ventricular Tachycardia, with Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy. I was diagnosed on May 7, 2008,...

Mike  My heart attack experience was like many of yours, I thought I was in good health. I was 68 and walked 3-4 miles daily for 12 years, I wasn't over weight(...

Two Heart Attacks by 42 By Pass Surgery at 65  My first attack occurred when I was 36. It happened without any warning signs. Came home from work and had just sat down to read the paper when I felt ...

1 Year Post Bypass Surgery  I had an M.I. and a triple bypass 1 year ago. Went into the ER for a GI problem, (chrones) and had an M.I. while I was there. (49yo). Everything has ...

"You Shouldn't Be in this Hospital Bed"  After my wife filled in my cardiologist on my lifestyle, those were the first words I heard from my cardiologist as he visited me for the first time in ...

My Heart Surgery  What were the first signs you had a problem?

High cholesterol and triglycerides

How was your health previously?

Never that great when it comes ...

My New Lucky Number is 7 ( dead for 7 min and zapped 7 times).  I had my first big scare on Aug 5, 2001 when I was just 46 years old. I was dead for 7 and half minutes. The doctor zapped me 7 times (they typically ...

Prayer and My Faith in God healed me completely.  In April 2005 I was diagonosed with and ASD( Hole in my heart that was 28MM large)I went To Moses Cone Hospital next to Duke University and Last to Wake ...

Throwing PVCs  I noticed lots of heart Palpitations in my late 30’s. My dad died of arrhythmia cause heart attack at 55. So I am always aware of my heart and my own mortality....

Pacemaker and Keyless Car Ignition  I had had a pacemaker for many years without problems, then bought a Nissan Micra keyless entry and ignition car.

Wonderful car, but... keyless entry ...

People Say "It's REALLY GOOD To See You." I reply: "You know what? It's REALLY GOOD to see me, too."   My story is so fresh in my mind, so personal, and so dominating of my thoughts. Call me crazy, but I tell it to friends, strangers - almost anyone who ...

Had no idea...  I never experienced any pain in my chest. I felt lots of stomach pain for about a month. Any movement at all, I would feel a pulling in my stomach and ...

ENJOY LIFE AFTER CABG--SECOND HALF  As I had told (in a previous post) my father had an triple-cabg in year 1995 and now I decided to (have him) go through a complete cardiac checkup.

Dr....

Heart Attack At 47  I've eaten badly all my life. Too big of portions, too much fried food, too much soda and chocolate. My Dad's father died of of a HA when he was also ...

''ENJOY LIFE AFTER CABG''  My father had an angina pain iin 1994. We took him to the hospital immediately. There he was hospitalised for four days. Then after a week he went through ...

Stents placed in heart and can't get rid of dizzy spells  Had a heart attack one month ago due, I guess, to being sick. The Dr. put 3 stents in one artery that had degenerated due to sickness affecting my heart....

Lucky matter of coincidence  Hi, my name's Chuck and I'm now 48.

Back on 9\10\01 I was in a accident with a neck injury. Not long after the accident my right wrist shut off. They ...

Life With An Artificial Valve  Hi my mane is J.luis I had my first open heart surgury when I was 15 years old since then I take walfarin, the doctors said that my problem stared when ...

Not just Heart attack!  Hi,
I'm A 54 yr. old female and find it hard to believe all I've endured.

In 2003 I had breast cancer and am now 6 yrs. cancer free! But had to ...

My scar makes me cry...  How do I feel about my scar?

I had a double bypass open heart surgery 5 months ago... I feel soooo sad and stress about it... I want to cry or I sometimes ...

Looking for the longest running pacemaker, with the strongest living battery!  I'am a 57 year old man who has been through a major twenty and one/half years of pure hell. I mean {hell}.

I am a truck driver. Even with all the pain ...

Anna-Maria  I hadn't realized I had a heart condition!

Less than 2 years ago I had a hysterectomy. With that comes many changes in your body-all of those changes ...

Brij Kalra Shares His Story...
Wants to Hear From Others  I am 48 years old young guy with a sporting back ground.

Until last year I was running eight kilometeres every day in 46 minutes without any problem ...

Enduring my Ventricular Tachicardia and Two Stents  Hello Sandra and all the persons that have gone through a heart procedure or heart disease. Never in my life would I have thought that at 53 years old ...

Family Genes Caught Up with Me  At 57, I thought I was in pretty decent shape, in spite of gaining 30 extra pounds over the last few years and losing my mother and son a year apart, both ...

Coronary Artery Dissection  I don't know how to begin, every time I think of the events I just get teary eyed.

I was discharged on the 4th day from the hospital after having a ...

My Quadruple Bypass   My name is Peter and I had quadruple heart bypass surgery. I was the age of 47.

At 6am, 31st July 2003, I was taking my morning shower as I usually ...

I Always Thought I Was Fit...  I’m 41 and I’ve had a double bypass.

I’m a builder by trade so although I’m overweight, I always thought I was fit because I could outrun my younger ...

Two years later and still pain from my scar  Had what I decided was Angina, my doctor confirmed this. I was rushed to hospital one night when I passed out. Have had a double bypass. Rehabilitation ...

I am only 32 male, recover from a massive Heart Attack  Nov 3, 2011 I was tired and sleeping after completing some hard work (shifting furnishers to a new home). It was 12:30 am I wake up with a sharp pain in ...

One "incredible" heart attack leads to FH diagnosis   I was out for dinner with friends one day when I unexpectedly began to feel faint. I became hot and started sweating profusely and my chest swelled with ...

Re-called Fidelis Lead wire was re-installed.  I had Pace/Defib replaced with an upgraded version six (6) months ago.
I am concerned that the original "Re-called" Lead wire that was attached to the ...

Two by-pass surgeries, four heart attacks, two Pace/Defib implants.  And still kickin at seventy five yrs! Yep, I had the first quadrupal by-pass in 1995, and the second, a tripple by-pass in 2007. I had the first Pace/...

48 and a double bypass!  I had a stent placed in my LAD in Oct 2010. My symptoms were shortness of breath and having to stop every few feet just to catch my breath. After a few ...

Whirlwind of Changes  On November 11, 2011, my world was changed forever. I had gone early in October for yearly women's exam. In passing my doctor asked if anything unusual ...

Pay Close Attention to your Symptoms  I did not think that there was anything that wrong. I had slight chest pain and a little bit of pain on the inside of my arms when exercising. I went ...

A surprise heart attack  While watching my first ever 3D movie, I felt decidedly sick, dizzy and confused. My Son in Law delivered me to a small local cottage hospital who, in ...

www.myopenheart.co.nz  Hi, my name is Dwight, About 3 months ago I had a chest infection, didn't think much of it, so I put off going to the doctors, about 2 weeks passed before ...

My Heart Drama...and I thought the Cancer Treatment Sucked!  36 year old married, mother of 3 boys and a beautiful step-daughter. Diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer April 2010. After completing 8 rounds ...

My scar isn't even there!!!  I'm a very energetic 75 year old woman..have never been ill with anything in my adult years....not even a cold.
One evening, while walking to my car, I ...

CABG before Heart Attack  First Signs of Trouble
Most baffling thing was the symptoms that I had on the day when I went in ICU were the same as I had earlier several times. In ...

p.r.krishnamoorthy  i had a bypass in 1998. ever since, i am having pain in the sternum. the pain has been increasing only. doctors have not been able to help me. anone with ...

p.r.krishnamoorthy  i had bypass in august 1998. ever since then i am continuously having pain in the sternum. the pain is increasing only. no medicines have helped. any solution
...

Bobbie--Really? Because I am not Convinced!  Who da thunk it? It all began when I changed my OB/GYN!

I wish I knew....my story.  I am a 48 year old female. I feel, look and behave as in my 30's. I keep up with all of my 30 year old friends. marathons, biking challenges, trek up tower ...

TRIPLE HEART BYPASS AROTIC VALVE AND MULTIPLE SURGERY  Had a triple heart bypass and arotic valve surgery and other procedures done to the heart.STERNUM CUT OPEN, was in hospital for 6 days then home. feel ...

Open Heart triple bypass 69 yo female  Became ill in Jan 2010, Bilateral pneumonia, asthma, Chest pain on seven different ABTS and predisone from Apr 2010 to Aug. 2010 Was transported in April ...

Another step forward  Had "mild" heart attack and triple bypass late last April. Took up jogging to keep my mind off smoking. I had run before a fair amount. Off and on. Done ...

Nana  I remember taking my husband to his doctor to be released so he could return to work following his cartaid surgery 4 weeks prior. I remember slight chest ...

Healthy Living for a Better Life  When I was still young I have a lot of vices,smoking, drinking liquor just to free myself from boredom, I work as a seaman.
It was at my early 30's when ...

A RUDE WAKEUP CALL totally by suprise  It was just another November day,the exception was today was one week after a close friend of ours who suddenly passed away at an early age from a massive ...

A scary beginning  It was 2001, and I was 37 years old. I had felt very odd all day, but couldn't stay home because I had just started a new job and my two-year-old daughter ...

I Thought I was Too Young  I'm 41 and had a heart attack two nights ago. I'm blessed... I told my wife something is wrong and she immediately called 9-1-1. I was in the company of ...

Life at a Different Pace  At age 13 I was an active wrestler,football player, and martial artist. I lived a very busy life for a kid, and loved every minute of it.

Then one ...

Personality Change  My mother in-law needed 5 bypasses 3 years ago due to a very bad case of atherosclerosis due to many years of a diet rich in saturated fat. Her personality ...

Dizzy Spells After Stent Was Put In My Heart  I had one stent put in. They placed it in the left heart section. I had a blockage needless to say. I was experiencing dizzy spells to where it felt like ...

Life After Quad By Pass Graft Surgery  I was a 51 year old man in perfect health who woke up one morning about 4:30a.m. to what I thought was a mild case of heart burn. As the 30 minutes went ...

LEG BYPASS  Hello
My mom is a 70yr/non-smoker, weight controlled,
normally active person! She is a kidney recipient for about 6 yrs with a stable heart condition
...

"Minor" Heart attack turns into Major Trouble  In November 2007, having just thrown a surprise party for my wife's 50th birthday, things were looking up. My mother-in-law had passed from lung cancer ...

The Blah Blah Blah Syndrome  I was in the middle of a high school English lesson when I first felt the chest pains 8 years ago. I have a family history of cardiac problems - my mother,...

Too Young  I was at the age of thirty one when i had a heart attack it started the night before when i felt sick to my stomach and had pain radiate down my arms the ...

Heart attack at 55  I had a heart attack in Nov-2009. I was on vacation that day. Since the past one month before that, I used to have some chest pain when I exercised or ...

From a hole in my heart to being whole in spirit  Nearly two years ago, at age 33, at the apparent peak of health, and while recently enjoying frequent peak experiences, I suffered three Spontaneous Coronary ...

ka  I was born with congenital heart disease. Every second child in every two generations of my family gets it. I am obviously the second child. By the time ...

A Late Start  I am 12 years old. My dad has battled heart disease his whole life. Sadly, he inherited it from his dad, whom I never met. He always had a whole in ...

Modern Medicine - Got To Love It!  I was born with a congenital heart disease called Tetralogy of Fallot.

I had bypass surgery when I was two and open heart surgery when I was 5 years ...

God Gave Me Life  Hi,
My name is Maria, I had open heart surgery.
On 2/23 this year 2010 will be 3 years of the operation. My sternum still hurts like crazy. My scar ...

Scars from the neck to my knee  The first operations I had were a tonsillectomy and repair of a torn meniscus in my right knee. Of course, only the latter left a visible scar.

Then ...