About Me

In March 2009 I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy - Heart Failure. Within two months, it progressed to end-stage. In August 2009 I had a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implanted to help my heart pump blood. Then in December I was placed on the heart transplant list. On January 11, 2010 a heart became available for me and I was taken to the operating room. While on the table, the surgeons found that my own heart had began to heal. I didn't get that transplant and subsequently had my LVAD removed in September 2010. Today, I have a new appreciation for life and am learning to take each day one step at a time.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Experimental Procedures

There has been quite a bit of trials and research conducted in the last several years to try to help treat heart failure. There seems to be quite a bit of interest focused around using one's own cells from their bone marrow to create new cell growth. This sounds so logical to me but the research seems to be facing quite a bit of scrutiny. What do you think?

Here is a good article if you would like to check it out:  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/741096
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