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I went online yesterday to order my repeat prescription and found that the Patient Access app now wants me to do 2 step verification by installing another app....

Hi 👋 I posted 5 weeks ago about going to gp with chest pain, she did my bp was slightly raised and said to go A&E. I went there they did xray, ecg, bloods...

Hi Everyone 👋, Just returning from Las Palmas Gran Canaria. 1st time away since my Bypass surgery. Smallish rooftop pool some couple of dozen sun beds 🛌 all...

Went to see gp with week recordings of bloodpresure tests after a couple of weeks on 1.25 bisoprolol, he said it was ok and to keep on with the bisoprolol ,...

Hi on Tuesday I was at clinic for the first time after my surgery to make sure that everything with my heart was ok. I got an echo scan which was fine, I have...

Ralph as cheerful as ever. Said a Dr from ENT came this morning and said we have a plan and walked out, lol. Not the consultant. I asked the nurse, she said...

Hi, I've recently had a cardio ablation & version & notice on all letters on conditions I'm stated as overweight which is true although I've lost 10 kg through...

Hi I'm 45 coming up to 46, had severe back and arm pain, turns out i had 96% blockage , ended up having stent fitted 10 weeks ago and now struggling daily with...

I know this is a controversial topic, but would like to put it out there anyway and get some views. There is a massive debate about fat vs carb and its merits...

Hi, I am six weeks post op and next week will be discussing whether to attend a Cardiac Rehab Programme which meets twice a week at my local hospital - which...

Just wondering if anyone's heard how Valentina, and her boyfriend Dan are doing? (and Olive, of course) 😟

Hi all, just sharing an update on my latest statin scenario. Had Nstemi and quadruple bypass in July 2023, was rehabbing really well physically. About 4-5...

How many of us exaggerate our symptoms in the hope of faster treatment? And wouldn't most of us on behalf of a loved one who was suffering? And how far does...

Hi all, recently had a suspected TIA nearly 3 months ago. I got home one night and went to lock the door and I couldn’t get the key in the lock. I had no pain,...

Ralph doing well again.However, I've just rung since I got home, and consultant and ENT been round. They've studied the scan he had on Tuesday, and think he...

Hi, fantastic news. Different consultant came today, they've arranged Ralph's care to be taken over by cardiac department, so he can stay in chesterfield all...

Been at work ,painting and decorating, some times felt light headed at end of day while clearing up, felt rough ,and sick, but the time i drove home felt...

Ralph has had a mostly good week. He had an off day on Tuesday and didn't have his shock treatment, but had it on Wednesday and it's his last one today,...

I write this long winded message to raise awareness about ECGs and blood tests not recognising angina. Over the last few months I have had very frequent...

Mixed today. He's brilliant, walked the entire length of the ward and back👍They want the bed, so to start with were looking to go back to Sheffield...

This is my first post. Back in 2019 I had what felt like "flutterings" and breathlessness/dizziness. I was diagnosed with arrhythmia. A 24 hour ecg showed...

Hello everyone, I posted a message a few days ago relating to a Cardiac Stress MRI scan I am having on Tuesday and although I had some encouraging responses I...

Good morning wonderful peole. I had NSTEMI March and on the protocol meds. clopidogrel bisopropol aspirin Lansoprozole isosorbide on morning and ramipril and...

Ralph was good this morning, not out of bed because he'd already had some work done, they changed the tracheotomy tube for a smaller one. Drs did their rounds...

I have an appointment in April and am trying to find out what happens

hi does anyone take bisoprolol at night I’ve complained to my doctor about tiredness but they didn’t talk about the bisoprolol changing it or taking it at a...

The UK has a track record of producing clunky technology in public services. It’s expansion into healthcare (aided and abetted by GP ‘businesses’ with their...

Hi everyone, not posted for a while. 4 days over Easter nothing changed as just a skeleton staff. Tuesday Stroke medics and physio had been. Stroke team...

My husband will be 79 when he has his OHS. From the surveys I have read short term outcomes are poor (short term often means over a year). I am hoping there...

Hi all, this is my first post and I’m super , super, anxious about my triple bypass surgery, ive been read the community posts for a while and some of my...