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CHF Stage 4 at 28 Years
Well My Story Starts Out As I Grew Up IN The
Midst OF The Nineties Drug Culture. About Two And A Half Years Ago (sept 2004)
After severe swelling in my legs, Terrible Snoring, and Shortness of Breath I
Made My Way Into The Private Practice Heart Clinic And Was Told My Blood
Pressure Was 214/170. The Doctor Was Shocked When He Looked At Me And Said You
Are In Stage Four Congestive Heart Failure. I Didn't KNow What That was But By
The Look On HIs Face I Knew It Wasn't Good! He Asked "How Old Are You Again?"
After Saying Twenty Eight he Said I Recommend That You Check Into The E.R. Today
Because I can't treat You Here! So, Me bEING The Genius I Am Go The Next Day. My
Legs Mind You Were So Swollen (like watermelons). After seven hours of waiting i
was taken into triage. they gave me nothing for two days but ice chips I then
was moved to a floor the second night! Then To My surprise it was really
difficult to breath throughout the night. IN The A.M. my throat was so swollen i
was struggling for oxygen and my face was turning blue! They Then realized That
I was Allergic to ace-inhibitors. No that i'm on a breathing machine in i.c.u. I
remeber thinking this is kind of serious. So After two days in I.C.U. i start to
lose weight and have nitrate paste on my chest. So After I stabilize I get out
of the hospital and stop using speed and cocaine and ghb. THen My Condition
Begins To Get Worse My Body Starts To Shut Down Even More After three months i
started to use again and the conditions stabilized once more. Then About After A
year I Stopped Takin The Meds. It was a hassle to get them and i felt better.
after a year of no meds my abdomen starts to become swollen. Really swollen (two
pants sizes) and life was unbearable. I go Back to Another hospital and they
keep me for about a week and i felt great coming home! Well Now they are saying
that my heart is producing a chemical known as troponin. which evidently is not
good. the doctors are intrigued about my case and are trying alternative methods
to try to keep me alive. Honestly i'm scared to go back to the hospital now
cause it is getting harder and harder to sleep each night. vacuuming the house
gets me winded and sweating like a natural spring. I guess i am writing this to
ask if anyone has a suggestion for me. Mind you i've been kicked off kaiser and
blue cross won't take me for obvious reasons. medi-care is trying to discontinue
my emergency medicare, and social security has denied me benefits
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