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Posted: Jan 30 2015 09:48 pm

LeshLush wrote:

Stormtrooper2011 wrote:

Good news, I don't have clogged/blocked arteries.
Bad news, I have to stick around until they find out what's causing it.

Any update?

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Posted: Jan 31 2015 09:26 am

Listen, if you can still read these posts, I feel I should let you know about cayenne. It's a wonderful herb/spice that can really help the heart. Big pharma probably doesn't want you to know these things, but cayenne has a very good reputation of giving the heart a boost. It's helped me a lot with my heart palpitations so I feel it could very well help you.

Of course, I can't recommend taking it as a drug unless you talk to your doctor about it, especially if you're on blood thinners like coumadin, but it probably wouldn't hurt to add a little of it to your food as a spice. But yeah, maybe you could look into it.

Posted: Feb 03 2015 02:09 am

I started taking CQ10 and Fish Oil. Also, magnesium is good for the heart (I had heart "skipping" for a bit that magnesium seems to have cleared up).

Hope you are doing well StormTrooper. I'll be praying for you.

Title: Miss Madness 99 Joined: Sep 09 2012 Posts: 222

im here with a soft pillow to relieve the pain whenever your ready sweet prince.

Title: Miss Madness 99 Joined: Sep 09 2012 Posts: 222

Update?

Posted: Feb 26 2015 04:42 pm

Dead people don't give updates.

Posted: Mar 19 2015 07:48 pm

sidewaydriver wrote:

Dead people don't give updates.

I'm nearly dead.
I went from an ejection fraction of ~25% to one of less than 15%.
In under two months.
I have had surgery to implant an internal defibrillator.
I'm now on a waiting list for a heart transplant at Tufts medical center in Boston.
All of this on top of congestive heart failure, and cardiomyopathy.

This is the kind of chopping they did to me.
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Stormtrooper2011 wrote:

sidewaydriver wrote:

Dead people don't give updates.

I'm nearly dead.
I went from an ejection fraction of ~25% to one of less than 15%.
In under two months.
I have had surgery to implant an internal defibrillator.
I'm now on a waiting list for a heart transplant at Tufts medical center in Boston.
All of this on top of congestive heart failure, and cardiomyopathy.

This is the kind of chopping they did to me.
[img] https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/upload/11074251_824990954216011_628921018_n.jpg?_subject_uid=53985835&w=AAAvc513iUT0glqtAlwW1XuUQUv4g1_gBWTBjIOrB-xU7w [/img]

Just fuck...

Also, good luck. I currently have the flu and freak out over it. Health is something that you only miss when you don't have it...

Posted: Mar 19 2015 10:08 pm

Good luck man, really hope you pull through this.

Posted: Mar 20 2015 12:50 am

Oh my god! I am sending all of my hopes and good wishes to you my friend. I really hope you can pull through this. Stay strong brother!

Posted: Mar 20 2015 12:57 am

Ross Rifle wrote:

Oh my god! I am sending all of my hopes and good wishes to you my friend. I really hope you can pull through this. Stay strong brother!

I hope I can, I mean I'm only 22. Kind of a lot to drop on a young guy like me.

Posted: Mar 20 2015 02:17 am

wow thats rough to learn man. obviously i send my positive thoughts to you, but is there anything else that we can do tangibly to help?

Posted: Mar 20 2015 02:56 am

I appreciate everyone's support.
I'm just hoping they won't mess up my ink when I get the transplant.

Posted: Mar 20 2015 10:27 am

Major bummer.

How long is the waiting list for a heart transplant? Can we get Denzel Washington to take hostages in order to secure you a heart?

Posted: Mar 20 2015 11:22 am

@om*d wrote:

How long is the waiting list for a heart transplant? Can we get Denzel Washington to take hostages in order to secure you a heart?

No idea how long I'm waiting for, and I don't think my insurance would cover Denzel.
Maybe a Morgan freeman voice over though.

Posted: Mar 20 2015 11:38 am

username wrote:

wow thats rough to learn man. obviously i send my positive thoughts to you, but is there anything else that we can do tangibly to help?

If four of us donate a piece of heart, that will give Trooper a full heart!

Posted: Mar 20 2015 01:03 pm

Valdronius wrote:

username wrote:

wow thats rough to learn man. obviously i send my positive thoughts to you, but is there anything else that we can do tangibly to help?

If four of us donate a piece of heart, that will give Trooper a full heart!

I can't even begin to count the ways that could go wrong.

Posted: Mar 20 2015 01:11 pm

jprime wrote:

Valdronius wrote:

username wrote:

wow thats rough to learn man. obviously i send my positive thoughts to you, but is there anything else that we can do tangibly to help?

If four of us donate a piece of heart, that will give Trooper a full heart!

I can't even begin to count the ways that could go wrong.

Don't worry we'll use safety scissors. Totally foolproof.

Posted: Mar 20 2015 04:57 pm

It's unfair for someone of your age to go through this. I worked with a man who suffered heart failure and had a defib put in, like you. He gets around well. It's the worry that gets you down. Don't allow it.

Posted: Mar 20 2015 05:24 pm

I find I get fatigued and out of breath very easily nowadays.
I go for my transplant evaluation on the 2nd.

Posted: Mar 21 2015 01:07 pm

You're in my prayers, sir. Best of luck.

Posted: Mar 23 2015 02:19 am

The good news is, you're already receiving good care and are already in the process of getting it fixed. Best of luck to you, man.

Edit: Did anyone else get Valdronius' Zelda reference?

Posted: Mar 23 2015 10:46 am

In the name of all that is right in the world Methid, I hope we all got it.

Posted: Mar 23 2015 12:00 pm

Definitely got the Zelda reference but I think my Denzel reference flew way under the radar.

Posted: Mar 23 2015 12:23 pm

Having seen John Q as a teen, I totally got it.