MIGRAINES AFTER A TAVI

[515444Grhmr]

I had a TAVI at New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton on 4th July. After the op I was totally confused and had an episode similar but much longer than a migraine. Since then I have been having migraines nearly every day. Previous to my op I used to get about two or three migraines a year. Has anyone else experienced migraines after a TAVI?

[Bluey73]

Hi. I can't offer advice on the procedure but wanted to say I remember from another thread you had been waiting for a bed in order to have your procedure for a while, so I'm pleased you have now had this. I have read a bit about the TAVI (purely out of interest because my boyfriends cardiologist is the director of the TAVI programme) & I've read some very positive things about it.

Also I do suffer from migraines, I have found that alongside my pain relief medication, the cold sticky head strips really help me so might be worth trying these.

[Ageingfast]

migraines for me are linked to my blood flow. I take a blood thinner named Clopidogrel. I had to stop the tablets before the op and migraines started up. After the op I went back on the clopidogrel tablets and the migraines have stopped.

I wonder if your single extra bad migraine was a TIA.

Do advise your doctor that migraines are coming daily. Hopefully he will adjust your medication.

C.

[515444Grhmr in reply to Ageingfast]

I don’t think it was a TIA I had as I had a head scan after and nothing was picked up. Hopefully the migraines will get less in time.

[Silvertail]

Twice, after angiograms I have had a migraine. When my vision started to play up I asked for paracetamol, was given it but no comment was made to me about it. I didn't think to ask why these would occur at these times. Incidentally, I had a very mild episode recently, the first for many years. (I get mainly visual disturbances, and if I take paracetamol straight away, the headache is very mild and doesn't last long.)