my news!

[Padparacha]

I am 69 year old female and was diagnosed with 35% heart failure in April this year. It was a worrying big shock and I was put on 4 different meds, I had an MRI in September to check how meds were working and to my amazement I am now considered normal in the cardiac range! The wonderful drugs we now have access to have reversed my heart failure, I have to stay on these 4 drugs for the rest of my life but do not need any further appointments going forward, I feel so lucky x

[TheBesty]

Well done you! I'm from 13% to 31%, hopefully I can make it to the 40's, im happy enough being in the 30's to be fair... 13% was rough 😆

You can enjoy the rest of your life now, good buzz. Well done

[Padparacha in reply to TheBesty]

very well done to you too! Onwards and upwards we have proved good things do happen x

[Heartandflowers]

Really excellent news. Did you suffer a Heart Attack…. I had a HA in August.

What drugs were prescribed for you?

[Padparacha in reply to Heartandflowers]

No I didn’t have a heart attack but during a check to do with my asthma it was discovered I had severe heart failure, I was put on entresto, bisoprolol, eplerenone and dapagliflozin, I was at 35% but after 6 months and an MRI my heart is now considered back to normal and although I stay on those drugs for life it seems a small price to pay, so don’t give up any hope x

[Heartandflowers]

Thank you, I am at 35% it all feels a bit daunting, some days more than others! I’m on Bisoprolol, eplerenone, Ramipril x 2, atorvastatin, lansoprazole, ezetimebe, prasugral, asprin. It’s interesting to hear how others are getting on and learn about the varying treatments.

I wish you all very best, so happy to hear how well you are doing. 😊

[Cee-Cee1]

What a lovely, happy, positive post to read first thing on a dark & rainy Saturday morning! That's fabulous news, Padparacha - and reading of your experience is sure to give hope and reassurance to others who may have been given the same diagnosis. Here's to many more happy and healthy times for you to come. Carol

[EastchurchTwentyOne]

Fabulous news! I’m 69 too, about to turn 70 in January and have just taken my first drug of the day, I’m so grateful to be here tbh!

[PinkKizzie]

'morning Padparacha, fantastic post, you must be so relieved. In February 2022 my EF was 25%, I also have LBBB and LV impairment. A pacemaker implant failed and I now, like you, take lots of medication for life. I won't get a echo until middle of next year so don't know what my EF is now, but I feel really well. I've not had a heart attack. Wish you all the best going forward. Take care.

[Sambobs17]

hi there just to say well done, think it was really good of you to post this as I’m sure it will help lots of people that things can turn around it’s not always gloomy - I think because I’m nearly the same age as you this resonated with me so thank I’m still on the early journey just waiting for the elusive appointment 😂 take care 😊

[Parsley56]

What an uplifting post! That initial diagnosis would knock anyone down, you must have been so fearful. And now, a complete turnaround! Modern medicine eh? Hurrah!

[Elsabounre]

That is wonderful news..Ialso went from 37 to 66..Ejection Fraction..so back to normal..took 2 meds..Entresto and Bisoprolol...and it took about a year..my reason was LBBB..what was your first diagnosis for the lower EF?

[Padparacha in reply to Elsabounre]

My diagnosis was severe left sided ventricular dysfunction, sounds awful doesn’t it x

[niffum32]

Hi like you my ef was 35% put on the same tablets as you and had echogram earlier in the year and has risen to 50% I was well pleased as you say small price to pay I also take Warfarin which I have been taking for 25 years these new medications are amazing not only for heart failure but two of them are also for diabetes

[Padparacha in reply to niffum32]

Pleased for you too it’s a wonderful feeling and I hope it gives hope to others that things can get better x

[Ticker26]

Great news, it must be very reassuring to know the drugs are working. Can I ask whether you requested the MRI or was it offered? My experience was that I was given the medication but then a couple of months later discharged from the HF nurse with no follow ups - just told to contact my GP if my symptoms deteriorated. No checks arranged to monitor whether the drugs worked for me. Just wondering what the protocol is, I live in Scotland.

[Padparacha in reply to Ticker26]

My treatment was excellent, I saw the cardiac specialist nurse every 2/3 weeks and had my meds steadily added and dosage increased, I was then booked for an MRI by the cardiac nurse after about 6 months of careful monitoring, and my results were 5 weeks later.

[Daisyblu]

Absolutely brilliant news and gives so much hope to others, myself included. I am 72 and have LBBB, atrial flutter ( though not for a considerable period) and have been diagnosed with heart failure. I also had an aortic valve replacement back in 1998. I'm on bisoprolol, digoxin, rampiril, atorvastatin and warfarin. I feel really well and enjoy a good quality of life thanks to those meds. Long may it continue. Onwards and upwards Padparacha

[Jedi14]

Keep an on yourself by regularly monitoring your heart's activity. It's surprising how things change as we're progressing. They're always saying that a med is for life, then something new happens and it is suddenly stopped. Good luck on your heart's journey.