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Stiff Heart - diastolic heart failure
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Hello. This is my first time posting. I have a still heart, diastolic heart failure. Also pulmonary hypertension. I have run out of options for a pulmonologist. I live in a small area. They kept my on all sorts of nebulizer meds. I got tired of them so I quit when the pulmonologist left. I’m doing pretty good without them. I have a cardiologist, he’s a laidback doctor. Doesn’t explain too much. Maybe I don’t know the right questions to ask. For years I have gone through”it’s your heart, no it’s your heart”. So I lay it aside for awhile. I would like to know about the stages of a stiff heart. Which goes first, the heart or the lungs? What’s the timeline? I am 72. Can someone be a friend to me?
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There are four stages that I know of. I am in grade C (or stage3) and my understanding is that means that there is a structural change to the left side of my heart as well as symptoms which I have had for several years. Shortness of breath, especially when I exercise and extremely when I go uphill or upstairs. I just met with my doctor at the Cleveland clinic, a heart failure specialist, and he says that as long as I keep working at my daily walks and challenging myself and in general, trying to live a healthy lifestyle that I should have years ahead of me. I hope he’s right! I am also trying to lose some weight. Any extra weight is hard on your heart so losing weight and trying to have a regular regimen of walking or something like that is the best thing you can do aside from taking medication‘s that are appropriate for your situation .