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Heart failure

HELLO TO EVERYONE,I HAVE BEEN ON HEALTHUNLOCKED SITE REGARDING MY CKD ,WHICH I HAVE FOUND VERY HELPFUL,BUT TODAY I SAW MY CARDIOLOGIST AND AFTER HAVING AN...

HELLO TO EVERYONE,I HAVE BEEN ON HEALTHUNLOCKED SITE REGARDING MY CKD ,WHICH I H...

HOLLYANNhopefulanna

•18 days ago

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ASD Device Closure - Take 2 on Friday

Hi All, So I am back at the Brompton on Friday for another attempt at the ASD closure. This time with two Drs and it turns out, two holes in the heart....

Hi All, So I am back at the Brompton on Friday for another attempt at the ASD c...

Magnus21

•18 days ago

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Was it a TIA?

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,...

Hi all, recently had a suspected TIA nearly 3 months ago. I got home one night a...

DonnaA

•18 days ago

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Tuesday

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...

Ralph as cheerful as ever. Said a Dr from ENT came this morning and said we have...

Hidden

•18 days ago

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reducing/ coming off propranolol slow release 80mg - has anyone had success with this as all I see is bad things…

prescribed propranolol for what they thought was anxiety, I was originally on ramipril for high bp however stopped this (stupidly) I felt I was having...

prescribed propranolol for what they thought was anxiety, I was originally on ra...

Eyebrows2

•18 days ago

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atherosclerosis

here’s another one to throw out there any thoughts on aching legs lve been diagnosed with atherosclerosis and my leg aches are getting worse Used to walk 10...

here’s another one to throw out there any thoughts on aching legs lve been diagn...

Dogchasers

•18 days ago

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Cardiac anxiety!!!

Hi allI have moderate aortic valve regurgitation and partial right bundle branch block. Onset of symptoms recently and now on medication but GP still hasn't...

Hi allI have moderate aortic valve regurgitation and partial right bundle branch...

Meadowsweet14

•18 days ago

1 Reply

Scar conscious.

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...

Hi Everyone 👋, Just returning from Las Palmas Gran Canaria. 1st time away since...

Hidden

•18 days ago

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Viagra

Hello everyone, prior to my heart attack I was prescribed Viagra and it helped me greatly. Since my HA I was told to stop using it due to the medication I’m...

Hello everyone, prior to my heart attack I was prescribed Viagra and it helped m...

Nunk

•19 days ago

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AAA chech

I am going for a second scan to check aortic aneurysm. This is a recall as the first scan a year ago showed an enlarged area. Not sure what expect any advise...

I am going for a second scan to check aortic aneurysm. This is a recall as the f...

gilreid1

•19 days ago

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Difficulty swallowing when lying down -sternum repair concerns

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this 2 weeks post open AVR surgery please? I've been experiencing some feelings of tightness under my...

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this 2 weeks post open AVR...

Beachcomber88

•19 days ago

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New Cardiac Rehab Classes

I started the cardiac rehab classes through the referral scheme from the hospital last Thursday. Its circuit training, 45 seconds on each task then change...

I started the cardiac rehab classes through the referral scheme from the hospita...

BaronFrankenstein

•19 days ago

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Another day

He's the same as he was, but his results aren't as good as we hoped. His swallow isn't as strong as it should be and ENT and speech therapist tried him with...

He's the same as he was, but his results aren't as good as we hoped. His swallow...

Hidden

•19 days ago

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Back ache./Travel insurance

Have been suffering from a bad back ache since HA and stents 3 months ago,is it coincidence or linked? My left to right horizontally across back. This is...

Have been suffering from a bad back ache since HA and stents 3 months ago,is it ...

20thJan

•19 days ago

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Evidence that a Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60%

Genetics alone can mean a 21% greater risk of early death. But today the Guardian reports on a paper suggesting a healthy lifestyle could offset effects of...

Genetics alone can mean a 21% greater risk of early death. But today the Guar...

Kristin1812

Heart Star•19 days ago

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Managing the wait for CABG

When my husband had his pacemaker upgrade to a CRT pacemaker at the beginning of February , cardiac failure and arteriosclerosis of the carotid arteries was...

When my husband had his pacemaker upgrade to a CRT pacemaker at the beginning of...

cotonh

•19 days ago

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husband just diagnosed with dilated catsiomyopathy

Hi my 51 year old his back has just been diagnosed with DCM. It would seem to be in a slightly milder form (I think). The only symptom he has displayed has...

Hi my 51 year old his back has just been diagnosed with DCM. It would seem to b...

LizzieS33

•19 days ago

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Open Heart Surgery - Free Bras

Hi - I have two BHIS post operative surgical bras that are unworn/unused. I bought them for post OHS recovery but never used them. Size 40C - See BHIS...

Hi - I have two BHIS post operative surgical bras that are unworn/unused. I ...

linnielizzie

•19 days ago

1 Reply

sodium

Hi I got blood results recently and I have hypothyroidism which is been treated with Eltroxin 25mcg and I also have low sodium. Sodium level is 134 which is...

Hi I got blood results recently and I have hypothyroidism which is been treated ...

Peachy39

•19 days ago

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How long can it take to change one medication?!

Hi allApologies if this query has been answered before. My partner had a heart attack four weeks ago, and two stents fitted. He came home from hospital with...

Hi allApologies if this query has been answered before. My partner had a heart a...

Seniormadam

•19 days ago

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Stents and 80% blocked artery

In March had stent fitted to LAD however was told that unable to clear circumflex artery as 80% blocked.Don’t have any physical reactions,feel quite normal...

In March had stent fitted to LAD however was told that unable to clear circumfle...

Lochhead

•19 days ago

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Beta-Blocker

I am sharing link of an article for the benefit of members...

dnsblr

•19 days ago

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work and strange feelings

been taking bisoprolol coming up for 2 weeks 1.25 m at work this morning i had another warm flushing feeling , lasted for a couple of minutes on and off...

been taking bisoprolol coming up for 2 weeks 1.25 m at work this morning i had...

mobyfool

•19 days ago

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Monthly meets

Hi does anyone have information on support groups in my area please. Halifax West Yorkshire

Hi does anyone have information on support groups in my area please. Halifax Wes...

Alfie33

•19 days ago

1 Reply

Best travel insurance provider after having a stent fitted 12 years ago

I would like some guidance to find a travel insurance provider for a cruise, after having a stent fitted 12 years ago?

I would like some guidance to find a travel insurance provider for a cruise, aft...

Pinkhenhut

•19 days ago

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Panic attack, cardimyopathy

If one has breathlessness really bad, and heart palpatations, and fatigue, and that is classed as a panic attack, would there be cause for concern if the...

If one has breathlessness really bad, and heart palpatations, and fatigue, and t...

colo60

•20 days ago

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Aortic valve replacement recuperation

Hi, I am scheduled for AVR (hemi-sternotomy and tissue valve) on 8 May and am interested to hear of others feedback as to recuperation. If all goes well with...

Hi, I am scheduled for AVR (hemi-sternotomy and tissue valve) on 8 May and am in...

PaoloRossi

•20 days ago

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Pacemaker

Hi, Has anyone in this group had a pacemaker fitted? If so how was the procedure for you? What age were you? Did you recover quickly and how has it...

Hi, Has anyone in this group had a pacemaker fitted? If so how was the procedu...

Tadpole16

•20 days ago

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Back ache

HA 3 months ago wondering if anyone has experienced same i.e. back ache? Never really suffered from this previously,the odd twinge but nothing like...

HA 3 months ago wondering if anyone has experienced same i.e. back ache? Neve...

20thJan

•20 days ago

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Shingles & needing more heart surgery

My first mitral valve repair has failed sadly after 3 yrs & I need it redone, more open heart surgery..... but a month ago got Shingles. I was unable to take...

My first mitral valve repair has failed sadly after 3 yrs & I need it redone, mo...

Warm-heart

•20 days ago

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All posts for April 2024

Heart failure

ASD Device Closure - Take 2 on Friday

Was it a TIA?

Tuesday

reducing/ coming off propranolol slow release 80mg - has anyone had success with this as all I see is bad things…

atherosclerosis

Cardiac anxiety!!!

Scar conscious.

Viagra

AAA chech

Difficulty swallowing when lying down -sternum repair concerns

New Cardiac Rehab Classes

Another day

Back ache./Travel insurance

Evidence that a Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60%

Managing the wait for CABG

husband just diagnosed with dilated catsiomyopathy

Open Heart Surgery - Free Bras

sodium

How long can it take to change one medication?!

Stents and 80% blocked artery

Beta-Blocker

work and strange feelings

Monthly meets

Best travel insurance provider after having a stent fitted 12 years ago

Panic attack, cardimyopathy

Aortic valve replacement recuperation

Pacemaker

Back ache

Shingles & needing more heart surgery

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