Well, all good things must end

AZ Jim

AZ Jim

R.I.P. With Us In Spirit Only
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I have been diagnosed with advanced CHF Congestive Heart Failure. So now I am trying to deal with these facts: From web MD....

"Although there have been recent improvements in congestive heart failure treatment, researchers say the prognosis for people with the disease is still bleak, with about 50% having an average life expectancy of less than five years. For those with advanced forms of heart failure, nearly 90% die within one year."

I don't want sympathy after all I am almost 82 (well over life expectancy for male) but suddenly dealing with KNOWING is strange to deal with...
 

Jim, there HAS been recent improvements! Researchers are not always 100% correct! I wouldn't give up hope at this point.
 

Jim,

That is tough news.

It's more important than ever to get busy, say the things you need to say, do the things that you need to do and enjoy time with the people that you love.

You and your family are in my thoughts.

B
 
awww Jim, I agree with RR...please don't give up. don't believe everything you read, there's always exceptions to the rule.

I suspect you feel very poorly now but you have to do what you can to be as well as you can for you, and also for your loved ones!!

However I do agree with Aunt Bea, just in case the inevitable happens before you're really ready to leave, do try to make as much out of your life and loved ones as is possible ...talk, make videos, make memories ..most of all ( given your limitations)...try to make the most of every day..

(((hugs))) to you Jim...
 
I've enjoyed this forum and you guys for 4 years and when someone just stops posting I always wonder where they went. I will be here until I cannot be here....You guys are all special and as I am otherwise without interaction with many others, dear to me.
 
:rose::rose::rose: Thank you for sharing this Jim, so we can know how to pray for you.
May you be surrounded with family and friends...like us here :grouphug:

Perhaps we can bring you a smile every now and then :)
 
Sorry to hear this, Jim but nobody really knows how long they have.

I know HappyFlowerLady has lived with it for many years and has actually improved. I'm sure she'll come on here to tell you about it but her poor dog (Chipper) died today. :(

Hugs and ❤️
 
You read that on Web MD and 50 other sites will say something different on the same subject. Don't waste your time on such sites. Do what the doctor says and enjoy every minute you have. Wishing you all the best.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
You read that on Web MD and 50 other sites will say something different on the same subject. Don't waste your time on such sites. Do what the doctor says and enjoy every minute you have. Wishing you all the best.
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Apparently my age makes surgery impossible and that is a factor. My doctor told me what to expect too...
 
Please do NOT give up on hope, AZ Jim ! That diagnosis does not have to be something that you cannot live with for a lot of years yet, if you keep trying and taking care of yourself.
What is your heart ejection fraction ?
I was diagnosed with a-fib and heart failure over 18 years ago. I am still here. Actually, I am in better health now than I have been for many years.
My heart failure ejection fraction was down to about 23%EF, and I could barely walk from one room to another, and I huffed and puffed my way around.
I was always swollen and bloated, even with diuretics.
The medicine for the heart failure and a-fib also gave me kidney failure. I got to where I didn’t expect to live much longer at that point.
A few years ago, they did an ablation procedure that helped with the a-fib, and I felt like maybe I had a chance to get better; so I started reading everything that I could find about diet that could help heal the heart failure.

It has been a long and hard struggle, but slowly, I am getting better, and my heart is now no longer in heart failure. Even the kidney failure is improving, and they told me that would only get worse, too. I still have episodes of a-fib; but even those are becoming less frequent, and only lasting a few minutes and not hours and days like before.
I have posted a lot about my struggle back to better health on here, and I would also be glad to share with you anything that has helped me if you want to try dietary change.
Adding my prayers for you , with everyone elses prayers here.
 
AZ Jim said:
Apparently my age makes surgery impossible and that is a factor. My doctor told me what to expect too...
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I have a thought on that
Most folks don’t get the grace of knowing when
Leaving lotsa stuff undone, unstated
Seems you have that

also

Sir Jim, you probably know, more than most, how precious each moment is

Please live them

While they’re in hand
 
AZ Jim - I'm just "across the street" from you in SCW (Corte Bella). Is there anything I can do? PM me if I can help.
 
Sorry to hear this, Jim. Please take care of yourself. My sweet friend, Louis, got the same diagnosis at age 85 and could not have surgery. He was still line dancing at 90 until he passed at 92.
 
AZ Jim said:
I have been diagnosed with advanced CHF Congestive Heart Failure. So now I am trying to deal with these facts: From web MD....

"Although there have been recent improvements in congestive heart failure treatment, researchers say the prognosis for people with the disease is still bleak, with about 50% having an average life expectancy of less than five years. For those with advanced forms of heart failure, nearly 90% die within one year."

I don't want sympathy after all I am almost 82 (well over life expectancy for male) but suddenly dealing with KNOWING is strange to deal with...
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I have congestive heart failure as well. I had it for years without knowing it. I always thought it was my stomach.

My doctor told me I could overcome the symptoms by gradually exercising.

So that's where I am now. I couldn't walk two blocks without having to stop previously.

Now I can walk blocks and I ride a bike every day. I am now 85 years of age.

The knowing part? I put it in the back of my mind. What will be will be. Just don't give up and don't get depressed.
 

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