<div>I’ve just been diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure with new baby on the way.
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<div>Ive had some shortness of breath for the last 9 months or so. My Fiancé encouraged me to see the nurse at the school clinic. They did an X-ray to check for lingering pneumonia and noticed my heart looked enlarged. The Nurse Practitioner scheduled a heart sonogram to follow up. While doing the imaging, I saw the tech frantically texting. At the end of the procedure, she said the cardiologist wants you to go to the emergency room today, don’t wait until Monday.
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<div>At the ER I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. My Ejection Fraction is 10%, heart failure is considering anything under 40%.
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<div>They also stuck a camera into my groin to look for plaque but said I have very little plaque. They’re presuming my CHF could be from viral myocarditis but they don’t know.
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<div>They started me on 5 medications for my heart and I have to wear a defibrillator vest 24 hours a day.
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<div>Hopefully the medication will improve my heart function and they will recheck in 3 months. While I was in the hospital my weight dropped from 295 to 265, and I’m on fluid restrictions and lasiks to try and keep fluid away from my heart and lungs.
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<div>I’ve already missed about a week of work, and will have many more doctors appointments, medical bills, copays, and deductibles.
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<div>On top of this my fiancé Issys is 5 months pregnant, so I need to do everything I can to try and stay functional for her and the new baby boy. I have nicknamed him f’onion because he is the size of an onion, but I don’t think it’s going to stick.
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<div>Anything you can spare will go towards treatment and medical bills.
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<div>Thank you for taking the time to read.
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<div>-Scott
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