@Helping a friend I was diagnosed with stage 3 congestive heart failure in December of 2016. I'm new to this site as well. I've seen that I have the same symptoms as others on this site. It's refreshing to know that I'm not alone.

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Hello, I'm so sorry for the late reply. As I was saying I am helping my friend who now lives with me by myself. I'm having a hard time finding any kind of help even medical. I am shocked at the difficulty to get just medical help. He has no follow up etc. It's frustrating and also scary since I end up being the judge of his symptoms and trying to decide wether we should go to the hospital or not etc. I might have found help. Someone suggested a group. So I emailed them. Fingers and toes crossed.

I don't have time to clean, it's a huge mess in here. I don't have time to shower half the time or even think of eating if he is having bad days.
And when he feels better and good then I just want to either spend time with him or sleep haha.

Is it you that has been diagnosed ? Ifeed so I'm really sorry to hear that. Can I ask how you are doing? And do you have help and people around you?

Thank you for listening and answering

Helping a Friend I have congestive heart failure & just over-all heart issues. If you can get your friend to get on the site I'm sure he will find it helpful. If anything he will hopefully see that he is not alone. Good luck & I really hope your friend will join the team! Janis

I have CHF too. Heart is pumping at about 28% when normal is over 50%. If your friend is in advanced CHF, then try to get him into some clinical studies. What major universities are you near? Contact their cardiologists to see if your friend can be a part of a study.