diagnosed with CHF, not many survivor strories.

[Mike Ellis]

Tejas,

Condolences on the loss of your son to lymphoma, my brother-in-law died in 1997 following a bone marrow transplant to fight the same disease and I know what a tough and long fight it must have been for you all. Good luck Tejas!

 

[baby.driver]

Going to HEAVEN is not punishment.

 

[FireChick]

Hey Tejas



I'm a paramedic and see a lot of that "stuff". Most of the people with heart problems actually last longer than ya think. There's soooo many advancements out there it's crazy.



Just take care of yourself and follow that Doc (mostly). I don't see many people your age pass from CHF. Just watch for the signs/symptoms and get help fast if (god forbid) anything should happen... . OK? Don't wait like most of the people I try to help do... they wait till the last minute for medical help and by that time it's hard to reverse (but I try like hell).



Hope all goes well!!!!

 

[krohn]

Tejas, our prayers are with you. Just remember to look up every day and thank god for everyday your here with us.



Illflem, I can't agree with you more. I hate doctors. There like weathermen, they can always be wrong and there still overpaid.

My $. 02



Krohn

 

[Camara]

Best wishes to you. I hope you make out OK. Back in '97 my father had 3 heart attacks and while he was on the operating table he had a stroke. He is also a very bad diabetic, taking 2 large doses of insulin a day. But since he got out of the hospital back then he has listned to his doctor and is taking his meds.

 

[JohnE]

This may not be very consoling, but there are many things worse.

Example: My father is legally blind from macular degeneration, major heart disease (almost congestive), diabetes, acute hearing loss, arthritis, and emphysema. Everything would be tolerable except for the blindness. That reduced his "golden years" to a very dismal existance.



You as all are included in my daily prayer <em>&quot;THY will be done!&quot; </em>

 

[Camara]

I never got to finish my reply last night as when I was typing my mother called and they were taking my dad (74yo) to the hospital. He was having chest pains. He was transfered to the Deaconess Hospital this morning and is in the cardiac care unit. His blood press was 2xx/1xx. They said he should come out OK but he will need some work & time.



But as I was going to say last night is pay attention to the doctors and do what they say and do it when they say. There is a lot going on in the research department here in Boston and they spread all that info all over the country. Medications are much better today than they were 10 years ago. I wish you and your family the best of luck and hope you pull through with flying colors.



Besides the country needs more diesel exhaust in the air!

 

[WyoJim]

Its all in the diet!!

http://www.agora-inc.com/forums/Thread.cfm?CFApp=16&Thread_ID=9308&mc=5#Message28726



I am in my second year on this diet. My HDL is 60 and my triglicerides are 66. My wife is on it too. Her HDL is 90 and her triglycerides are 50.



You do not take nutrition courses to become a doctor, so their advice comes from the AHA which is an organization totaly influenced by the agriculture industry.



The same is true with diabetes. Their doctor recommended diet is 180 degrees off. Recommending rolled oats and orange juice for a diabetics breakfast is like premeditated murder.

 

[merryman]

Uh, WyoJim;

You might want to take a second look at that diet.

Adkins recently had a heart attack, and many knowledgable people think while that diet is great for weight loss and cholesteror control, it is not good for cardio-vascular system.

My wife has been studying nutrition daily for way over 20 years--when she first heard of this diet, she immedeiatly said boy that will give you someone who is skinny but with a bad heart.



vaughn

 

[paccool]

Tejas



You might want to do some reading about CO-Q-10. It has been used to help heart problems. Also has shown some cancer fighting properties.



It is an co-enzyme produced by the body. As the body ages, the amount produced goes down.



Read about it and I think you will be impressed as to what it can do.



Stan

 

[Texas Diesel]

Thanks again for all the support.



Here is something interesting I found that goes along with some of your advice.



http://www.mercola.com/1998/jan/19/heart_failure_blood_test.htm



It pays not to worry, wish I would have applied that sooner.

 

[The patriot]

Good reading.

I never really worried about it, too many other things to do.

Eric

BTW My BP is slightly high. low 90's over 135~ish.

 

[WyoJim]

merryman... I just saw on the news that Atkin's diet book is on the New York Times best seller list again. One or the other of his books is on there most of the time.

With a popularity like that in a litigating society like ours, you would think he would be out of business because of malpractice law suits.

He says he has treated 65000 people at his clinic in New York City. And I have never heard of him having a malpractice problem.



He says he did not have a heart attack, but suffered from an infection he acquired on an overseas trip. How ever it is my belief he could have a heart attack, depending on his genes.

Good heredity and the proper nutrients can be practically bomb proof. Bad genes and a bad diet is a disaster waiting to happen. With bad genes and good nutritition things can still go wrong.



Here are a couple of more doctors that favor high protein, high fat diets.

http://www.mercola.com/2002/jan/9/high_protein.htm

 

[merryman]

In over 35 years of trying lawsuits either as a trial lawyer or trial judge, one of the very few things I can say for sure is that no matter what the subject or area of dispute may be, if one side calls an eminently qualified expert to testify, the other side will almost surely call one just as qualified to say exactly the opposite. I have heard many, many medical cases where groups of apparently great docs. , claimed those on the other side were completely wrong, both as to diagnosis and as to treatment. one must evaluate the evidence and arrive at his or her own conclusion and then live with the decision.

(At times listening to these expert disputes, especially when between highly praised medical doctors, was downright discouraging;kinda makes you wonder when you see a Dr. whether some other just as qualified MD. would tell you something very different. )

Such disputes are not restricted to medical areas either; you see the same sort of expert disputes in most any area.

I do draw your attention to the middle of Mercola's comments where he pretty much qualifies his support of beef based upon the animal being raised eating its natural feed-----few of us can do that.

By the way, I am not a vegetarian, but I do believe that a very substantial portion of our diet should be raw fruits and vegetables.

Good wishes how ever you proceed.



vaughn