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Surviving/living with heart disease

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i have heart disease
Posted on 07/30/10 at 9:08 AM
Hi, my name is missy. i was 35 years old when i had saver heart burn. i went to the er and they ran some blood tests. The Dr comes in and said u have had 3 heart attacks. i was distraught. The admitted me and did a heart cath and found a blockage they put a stent in and put me on plavix. That day wa the day that changed my life forever. i was a smoker but i quite that day. i havnt had one since. I'm obese. I'm getting ready to have gastric bypass soon. I'm doing what i can to stay alive as long as i can.
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