What were your emotions when diagnosed?
What were you diagnosed with? How did you feel when you received your diagnosis? Do you feel differently now?
Since I'm also on dialysis I follow pretty much a renal diet with some heart healthy items too. Oatmeal is not renal friendly but is heart healthy so I only eat it once a week. I no longer cook with butter but only use olive oil. I eat a handful of nuts everyday and lots of fruit that isn't high in potassium like plums, apples, mandarin oranges, peaches and pineapple. One thing I need to add is more veggies.
I have read both your comments here. It sounds like you have made some great improvements to your diet -- even if you don't add more veggies. What kind of veggies do you enjoy? John community moderator.
Denial
Thank you for your response here. Denial is a normal initial response to a diagnosis. How long since your diagnosis? How do you feel about it now? John. community moderator.
I had no idea I had coronary artery disease until I had a stress test which resulted in a cardiac cath and then a stent placed. Shocked but I looked back at my diet and realized this was a long time coming. I've made a lot of changes to diet
I'm glad to hear that you were able to make some adjustments to your diet,
. What changes in particular have you found helpful? - Cody (Team Member)
