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Hi i have just been diagnosed with heart failure so I'm relatively new to all this , I'm still having further scans so I am at the beginning of something new...

Hi i have just been diagnosed with heart failure so I'm relatively new to all th...

Taz76

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Time between op and Cardiac Rehab Physio?

I had my bypass on the 2nd June and was originally given the 10th August as the date for my initial meeting with the cardiac rehab physio but today I had a...

I had my bypass on the 2nd June and was originally given the 10th August as the ...

Heather1957

•7 years ago

36 Replies

Unsure of things now.

New to this, following an Angina diagnosis not sure of the way forward. Fed up.

Philomenad

•7 years ago

12 Replies

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My life after heart problems. its very different, but it mostly works.

Good morning. How different we all are! I just read a few posts. Some people are running up hills before breakfast, others are searching around for a tiny drop...

Good morning. How different we all are! I just read a few posts. Some people are...

Kristin1812

Heart Star•7 years ago

17 Replies

Unknown chest pains

Thanks for taking the time to read this, I have been in the emergency room many times for chest pains almost at rest and I have done those tests that came...

Thanks for taking the time to read this, I have been in the emergency room many...

coolguy80

•7 years ago

2 Replies

This morning

So I thought I'd share my morning with you people. For background information, I had a quad bypass last November after a heart attack. Got up at 5 am still...

So I thought I'd share my morning with you people. For background information, ...

skid112

Heart Star•7 years ago

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Hand held ecg?

Have been having problems with chest pain for quite some time and my pulse rate can go below 60 and sometimes 50bpm. So, coupled with the fact that I don't...

Have been having problems with chest pain for quite some time and my pulse rate ...

Lydia1960

•7 years ago

2 Replies

So frightened for upcoming mitral valve replacement at 45 after being diagnosed severe mitral stenosis.

So sorry as i have posted on here before.i am 17 days off having a mechanical mitral valve replacement and could almost talk myself out of it,was meant to have...

So sorry as i have posted on here before.i am 17 days off having a mechanical mi...

Dazzler142

•7 years ago

23 Replies

Follow up appointments.

Hello, it's just over a year since my husband's heart attack. He had three stents fitted. It concerns me that he's had just one visit from a nurse who talked...

Hello, it's just over a year since my husband's heart attack. He had three stent...

Anniegran

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Post Operative Constipation...

Sorry for the wonderfully sensitive topic but I just had a few questions. For those who had constipation after their operations- how long did it last? It has...

Sorry for the wonderfully sensitive topic but I just had a few questions. For th...

Midgeymoo17

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Breathelessness on exertion

Hi I am new here and would like some advice. My husband had atrial fibrillation and an echogram showed thickening of the left ventricle. He has an appointment...

Hi I am new here and would like some advice. My husband had atrial fibrillation ...

Casino1963

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Physically better, mentally worse.

Hi gang, this is only my second post but l would love some advice please. Five months on from AVR l am home with my Husband but he still works so l spend a...

Hi gang, this is only my second post but l would love some advice please. Five m...

kefalonia1

•7 years ago

17 Replies

Loop of pacemaker lead visible under skin

I had my pacemaker fitted 8 weeks ago and have recovered well apart from low blood pressure making me feel very tired. But when I woke up this morning I had a...

I had my pacemaker fitted 8 weeks ago and have recovered well apart from low blo...

Hidden

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Family problems

Hi My dad had a heart attack 4months ago and on that night it happened me and my mum had to wait 4 hours to even find out what had happened to him before we...

Hi My dad had a heart attack 4months ago and on that night it happened me and m...

Africa27

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Fed up

Having been on Amiodarone for 5 years, I was hoping I could have a change of medication but have been told today that I'm on it for ever. Is this normal?

Having been on Amiodarone for 5 years, I was hoping I could have a change of med...

Hidden

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Newbie

Hi I am 54 and recovering from a minor heart attack . 1 stent inserted , all major arteries are fine . My only symptom was indigestion . I physically feel...

Hi I am 54 and recovering from a minor heart attack . 1 stent inserted , all ma...

Phylliswin

•7 years ago

45 Replies

I'm new here haven't had much help from docs after diagnosis of clots on lungs after collapsing, still faint,is it clots or heart strain

I couldn't breathe properly for a couple of weeks, 27/6 passed out on the street, taken to the hospital, multiple clots through lungs veins to the base, my...

I couldn't breathe properly for a couple of weeks, 27/6 passed out on the street...

sultanpaddy

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Just had a quintuple bypass

Three weeks ago yesterday I had five CABGs. I am 58 and have known I have high blood pressure and high Cholesterol for about 6 or 7 years but I have never had...

Three weeks ago yesterday I had five CABGs. I am 58 and have known I have high ...

NigelW

•7 years ago

9 Replies

3 months post stents

Morning world. A little inspiration hopefully, 51 years old Firefighter, very active runner and cyclist, not big drinker, not overweight, stopped smoking 10...

Morning world. A little inspiration hopefully, 51 years old Firefighter, very ac...

Carlobar

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Back in hospital, ectopic beats and chest discomfort.

YesterdayI had increasing numbers of missed beats during the day. In particular when doing things it appeared to increase the number of missed beats including...

YesterdayI had increasing numbers of missed beats during the day. In particular ...

ccwh70

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Difficulty breathing around neck and middle back

Having just had my aortic valve replacement I'm noticing difficulty breathing when sitting against any chair when pressure applied to middle back. Also...

Having just had my aortic valve replacement I'm noticing difficulty breathing wh...

getrico

•7 years ago

5 Replies

2nd aortic valve replacement-anyone ?

Hi all, I'm 33 yrs old currently 21wks pregnant with my 2nd child. I had my aortic valve replaced with a calfs valve in June 2012 when I was 28yrs old, I was...

Hi all, I'm 33 yrs old currently 21wks pregnant with my 2nd child. I had my aort...

JJL15

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Hi, I am an old time poster

Hi, I was a member of the dilated cardiomyopathy forum at BHF. I signed up there 10 years ago when my mother was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and left...

Hi, I was a member of the dilated cardiomyopathy forum at BHF. I signed up there...

Ruth15

•7 years ago

13 Replies

New member

Hi everyone. All this is new to me. No real problems till a few weeks ago and now the proud possessor of stents. The inevitable blood thinning and...

Hi everyone. All this is new to me. No real problems till a few weeks ago an...

Adrian1949

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Myocardial perfusion scan results

Hi everyone, I hope someone can shed some light on my results from a myocardial perfusion scan. I had drug induced stress test first and then a rest test. The...

Hi everyone, I hope someone can shed some light on my results from a myocardial ...

Saggybagpuss

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Skips and flutters post Bypass

Apologies I'm back with more questions. I'm getting quit a few heart rythm issues such as skipped beats and fluttering, the usual palpitation type things. Is...

Apologies I'm back with more questions. I'm getting quit a few heart rythm issue...

ccwh70

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Having twinges of discomfort

Woke up this morning having a few twinges of pain not sure if it's related to the heart valve. I'm just resting because I'm feeling quite tired. I'm not sure...

Woke up this morning having a few twinges of pain not sure if it's related to th...

bfegan

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Waiting for triple bypass

Hi, I'm new here age 69. Waiting for a triple bypass diagnosed at my local hospital 6 June on a treadmill and an angiogram on 27 June. Now I'm waiting for...

Hi, I'm new here age 69. Waiting for a triple bypass diagnosed at my local hos...

PhilipH

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Result of a 24 hour ecg monitoring.

Had a 24 hour ecg monitoring done and been checking the result and wondering what certain words mean. Sinus rhythms seen throughout recording with sinus...

Had a 24 hour ecg monitoring done and been checking the result and wondering wha...

Lydia1960

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Appointment got Aortic valve and artery replacement arrived

Phone call yesterday that's 5 weeks since I saw the surgeon which is very quick. Dreading it but it has to be done. Will let you know eventually how I get on....

Phone call yesterday that's 5 weeks since I saw the surgeon which is very quick...

Madgranny2

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for July 2017

Lost

Time between op and Cardiac Rehab Physio?

Unsure of things now.

My life after heart problems. its very different, but it mostly works.

Unknown chest pains

This morning

Hand held ecg?

So frightened for upcoming mitral valve replacement at 45 after being diagnosed severe mitral stenosis.

Follow up appointments.

Post Operative Constipation...

Breathelessness on exertion

Physically better, mentally worse.

Loop of pacemaker lead visible under skin

Family problems

Fed up

Newbie

I'm new here haven't had much help from docs after diagnosis of clots on lungs after collapsing, still faint,is it clots or heart strain

Just had a quintuple bypass

3 months post stents

Back in hospital, ectopic beats and chest discomfort.

Difficulty breathing around neck and middle back

2nd aortic valve replacement-anyone ?

Hi, I am an old time poster

New member

Myocardial perfusion scan results

Skips and flutters post Bypass

Having twinges of discomfort

Waiting for triple bypass

Result of a 24 hour ecg monitoring.

Appointment got Aortic valve and artery replacement arrived

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