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February is the month to bring awareness to our heart health.
This is a perfect month for this as we are already buying chocolates and cards to express the love spilling over from our hearts.
Just like type 1 diabetes, I also knew nothing about cardiomyopathy.
my little guy is now 16 months old and the end of my pregnancy led to me learning all about heart failure:
When I showed my obgyn, my swelled ankles, he said that it was hot that day and typical in pregnancy. I had never had swelling in pregnancy before, though.
When I said that I couldn't breathe or lie down after I had delivered my baby, the doctor thought that I was suffering from anxiety or needed more sleep. They even ordered a walker for me to just get out of bed!
x-rays finally revealed fluid in my lungs. pneumonia was diagnosed, yet that didn't feel right to me.
The doctor decided to order an echocardiogram, just in case. heart trouble was unlikely and rare for someone like me. I was only 41 and healthy. no high blood pressure or health problems prior to this.
yet, my echocardiogram proved invaluable. my heart was too large and leaking. I always hear the narrative from The Grinch who Stole Christmas where it was a good thing that day that the Grinch's heart grew three times its size. For the Grinch it was a good thing.
But in a hospital, in real life, this was very bad.
I was in heart failure. diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. then they sent me home a few days later, thinking I would be okay. Because I was naturally thin, my extra 30 pounds of fluid looked normal to the doctor.
I replay that night at home, in my mind over and over. I am so lucky I survived that night. I couldn't breathe or even sit comfortably let alone lie down.
I had my husband take me back to the hospital, the next day where from the emergency room, I was admitted to the cardiac floor. A heart monitor was clipped on me and I was now an official heart patient. Two weeks later, I went home after an angiogram, lots of medication and thirty pounds lighter.
I survived. Just as my children with type 1 diabetes survive. We are survivors.
Take a moment to educate others on what life really is for those of us living with diseases.
Be thankful for those that don't have to.
just be thankful.
and eat some chocolate.
As a sign of gratitude for how my husband was saved from diabetes , i decided to reach out to those still suffering from this.
ReplyDeleteMy husband was diagnosed of diabetes and it was really tough and heartbreaking for me because he was my all and the symptoms were terrible, he had difficulty eating, and he always complain of stomach pain and he always have frequent urination . we tried various therapies prescribed by our neurologist but none could cure him. I searched for a cure and i saw a testimony by someone who was cured and so many other with similar body problem, and he left the contact of the doctor who had the cure to diabetes . I never imagine diabetes has a cure not until i contacted him and he assured me my husband will be fine. I got the herbal medication he recommended and my husband used it and in one months he was fully okay even up till this moment he is so full of life. diabetes has a cure and it is a herbal cure contact the doctor for more info on drwilliams098675@gmail.com on how to get the medication. Thanks for reading my testimony