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Finally Cardio appointment

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Morning all. After my visit to the GP and a change of meds I’m off to Cardiology on the 29 Sep, when hopefully I can get some answers. I’m my letter it requests I take all medications which is understandable and a early morning urine sample I just wondering what they test it for not as it’s a problem just interested.

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I am no expert but I think it is going to be a simple kidney function test to assess if your heart issues are affecting other organs . AlsoI think the look for protein if there is protein in your urine it Can indicate high blood pressure.

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Thanks probably. Seems it looks for protein

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Oh when it goes wrong it’s a bugger. What a nightmare. As I post before I was put onto Nabivolol and Tildeium caused an asthma attack in the end as my gp said take half a ya lit of the Tildium no thinking I did just that Problem there slow realise so without the coati g I dumped 45 mg straight into my system. So after being ill for two days I’m now off Nabivolol and on Tildium 90 mg twice a day and still have a pulse rate of 140 Oh the joys

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