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Thank both of you ladies for your encouragement. My husband was diagnosed with cardiomegaly 2 years ago. Since that time, he has had no stamina to do anything. He is depressed all the time and his personality has changed. He sees nothing positive anymore. A friend of mine told me he would never change and that he can't help it. Sounds to me like he can. I just need to have more faith.
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Well hope everthing is better now and he is getting out more now with other peoples hellp.
I was 47 when in Jan of this year I went into V Tach with blocked arterys. I had to be shocked 3x while at work,I thank god I was at work and not home with my 10yr old daughter. I also fell face first while my heart stopped and had broken bones in my face.
I find my self having a harder time dealing with my broken bones I suffered than the heart problems. I went back to work 6 weeks later(too soon I found out) and in July my defribulator fired off 2x while at the gym. Turns out I had another artery that was 25% blocked in Jan to 95% blocked in July.
It was a huge set back,I thought I was making progress doing more and more. It was hard to deal with,I knew I had changed and my wife and daughter knew I had changed. I do know that after almost dying(sp) twice your outlook on life will be different !
Your husband will change,it will be a slow process. Is he seeing a therapist ? I started seeing one and she has me understanding things a lot better. If you can get him to one,you need to go with him once and a while.
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I actually sought counseling after experiencing a lot of the feelings your husband is going through, and it was very helpful. Adjusting to a different "self" is really hard, and involves a grieving process. I know a lot of people don't feel comfortable with the idea of counseling, but only a few sessions meant a lot to me. I hope your husband is able to find some kind of medical intervention for his condition, I was very lucky that the cause of my cardiomyopathy was "fixable", I don't know if that is possible for your husband. During the time that I was experiencing lowest heart function, I adopted an older dog and started walking him every day - he kinda' saved me, I think. Walking was a way to stay healthier, get out of the house, enjoy my surroundings and also enjoy being able to offer a daily experience for the little guy I adopted that he looked forward to every day. It was a very healing thing for me. I know each of us needs to find our own path to some sort of acceptance and healing of our spirit, when dealing with such a huge thing. My deepest wishes for healing for you husband and for you, too - I know my family went through some very difficult times while I was so sick.