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Still Alive
It's come to my attention that I kind of dropped off LJ at such a time that some people may think I died. So....I did not. I have since had to have an ICD/Pacemaker implanted, it went well, and my last Cardiologist visit I found out my heart has gotten significantly better when I was told I would never get better. I still have a ways to go yet, but ( Read more... ) -
What to Expect
So it turns out the Seattle Heart Failure Model is not what I thought ( Read more... ) -
Life Expectancy
If you could get an accurate estimate of your life span....would you do it?
I've been doing a little digging for info today. It started because of my Mother talking to me today about "preparing for the worst". Mainly about future tests and surgeries. But ever since I've been diagnosed with Heart Failure, I keep trying to find how long people can ( Read more... ) -
Cardiology Appointment
My follow up with the Cardiology team in Milwaukee is on Tuesday, and I'm getting nervous. Last time I saw them was a little over 2 weeks ago on discharge day, and they left me with telling me patients with heart failure have a 50% chance of living 5 years after being diagnosed. "What you have is worse than Cancer" they said, direct quote. How nice ( Read more... ) -
Low Sodium Cooking...
Anyone know of some tasty Low Sodium cookbooks ( Read more... ) -
So We Both Made It Out Alive...
September 14th, I was admitted to the Hospital over a small heart episode I had at home. They wanted me on bed rest and on heart monitors until the baby was born. My OB was planning on me having her by either induction or c-section on the 28th, but this was soon bumped up to the 21st ( Read more... ) -
Moving
Sometimes I like to just look down at my belly and wait for sudden movements and bulges. I imagine I can see through my skin and see what she's doing in there. I dunno, I find it cute and amusing.
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A Glimpse of Isabelle?
I had a dream about giving birth to Isabelle last night. On the plus side, I barley felt a thing, and it was a piece of cake. (Let's hope that's true) But what I remember most is it felt just like the dream I had of when Jonah was born, and he ended up looking just as I'd dreamed. Isabelle had the most amazing eyes. Big with long lashes like Jonah ( Read more... )
