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Hello :-) It will soon be 3 years since my trile Bypass time has gone so quick and I have struggled and still am with the mental side of it I have problems...

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...

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 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,...

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'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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

When I click on this post I get a message to say the post cannot be found. Is anybody else having the same problem ?

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Getting conflicting advice from GP and pharmacist. Have recently come off ticagrelor and wanting to come off lansaprazole too ( for malabsorption reasons)....

We have not heard from you for a little while and am sure many are worried about you and Ralph..hope all is good and improving all the time...best wishes...

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 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...

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

Hi Everyone. I had a blockage in my main LAD and a stent fitted September 2020. I’ve been really well since then. Meds at the moment Aspirin and Atorvastatin....

I was alarmed to read in an earlier post that someone had heart failure brought on by LBBB. I was told when diagnosed with it years ago that it was nothing to...