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I've read that it gets worse with age and a life expectancy of 5 years or less. I'm 69 years old and it bothers me all the time that I was diagnosed with this debilitating condition. I never drank or smoked. I over the years had hypertension issues. Also I consider myself being healthy before my diagnosis because I worked out every day. I thought the heaviness on my chest was due to me having allergies. Looking for someone to give me some invite on my condition.
Iām now 67 and have been dealing with CAD since I was 52 so I have to agree with you
That five-year life expectancy is the worst piece of information on Google. There are thousands of people who are diagnosed with heart conditions each year. That five-year story is was down in single digit percentage less than 10% of the thousands. I was diagnosed at age 38 and a doctor told me that crap. I am now 72 and still living with class IV CHF.Google Thomas Trimble and check out my heart books.
Yes...please do not believe in statistics. They're usually wrong. Believe me I know where of I speak. If I listened to the Dr's & stats? I'd be 6ft under 5 yrs ago. Or definitely last July...or doomed this past March.
Still here..and still enjoying life!
That 5-year thing is absolute crap. Developed from a study in the early 60s. Shall we say a lot has changed. In my case, my stupid doctor told me that when I had a damaging heart attack at age 38. I got CHF from the damage it did. I am now Class IV-D kind of end of the line, but I am 72 years old.-34 years later.
dont believe the numbers think positive, just take your medications always keep up withyour doctor appointment go walking easy easy ,eat healthy and pray sometime i got chf in 2012 i just had my second icd 6 months ago im still kicking takecare aloha........................
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