Reflections on Stroke
Having suffered a serious stroke 2 1/2 yrs ago, I thought I'd write this narrative in the hope of helping someone else avoid a similar situation. Into my late 60's, I thought I was practically inde...
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While on the health topic___ In April I caught the flu with bad coughing and got better. A month later the cough came back and thought I had pneumonia. Over the year prior I had gained about 20 lbs. I went to the doctor with the cough and was diagnosed with heart failure. My heart was allowing fluids in my lungs and not pneumonia. I could not believe I had heart failure! Open heart surgery and triple bypass 10 days later I have been recovering for the past 5 months. If you feel rundown, gaining weight and can't breathe well it is not that you are getting older but maybe symptoms of heart problems!! (BTW I lost 45 lbs of fluids after surgery)
