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Scared Facing Open Heart Surgery Alone

So it's 1.30 am and no sleep worrying about my op on 30th October., with no one other than this website to share my thoughts with. I've had months and months...

So it's 1.30 am and no sleep worrying about my op on 30th October., with no one ...

sarum1967

•7 years ago

17 Replies

After effects of Angioplasty and side effects of drugs

Hi, I'm 51 years old and have just had 2 Angioplastys resulting in 5 stents. The last procedure was last Friday. This has all been a terrible shock to me. I'm...

Hi, I'm 51 years old and have just had 2 Angioplastys resulting in 5 stents. The...

Tab1966

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Newbie

Hi my name is Michelle I had a small heart attack March this year turns out my arterys r ok . Mri scan shows either myocarditis or embolism. Another mri was...

Hi my name is Michelle I had a small heart attack March this year turns out my a...

Lolalacey

•7 years ago

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Mainly for the ladies....... bras wise

I have an ICD and have been told to wear soft comfy bras or sports bras which to be fair most arent the sexiest of looking underwear. What is the best advice...

I have an ICD and have been told to wear soft comfy bras or sports bras which to...

Kimmykib

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Rollercoasters ???

I know that this is probably a stupid question but can anyone with a ICD or pacemaker go on rollercoasters or even too theme parks ??? I know there are always...

I know that this is probably a stupid question but can anyone with a ICD or pace...

Kimmykib

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Microvascular angina frustration.

Hi everyone, Im 47 (some will have seen a couple of posts before) and in September I was diagnosed with Cardiac Syndrome X (microvascular angina). I had...

Hi everyone, Im 47 (some will have seen a couple of posts before) and in Septemb...

Krazykate

•7 years ago

7 Replies

ASD

i underwent a asd closure in may this year but it wasnt possible via cathiterisation. advised July that i had to have open heart operation as hole to big to...

i underwent a asd closure in may this year but it wasnt possible via cathiterisa...

gandrdixon

•7 years ago

1 Reply

9 days since CABG

It is now nine days since my CABG at St Thomas’s. I’m 69 and now do manage to sleep through the nights waking up 2 or 3 times and have an afternoon nap that...

It is now nine days since my CABG at St Thomas’s. I’m 69 and now do manage to s...

PhilipH

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Taking a LEAF out of Heartlady's book...

Can't credit (or blame! 😂) lack of booze for this, since I'm always doing some useless craft or another, but here's my Sober October autumn leaf picture a la...

Can't credit (or blame! 😂) lack of booze for this, since I'm always doing some ...

laura_dropstitch

Heart Star•7 years ago

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Breathlessness

Hi I am Peter Sutton 69 I am new here I had 3 stents put in May 2011 up to a year ago I was still cycling now I struggle to breath properly. My Dr increased...

Hi I am Peter Sutton 69 I am new here I had 3 stents put in May 2011 up to a ye...

petersutton

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Post CHD Quad by-pass "wobble" moments!

Hello to all who read this. I am Richard, 53 and coming up to my 5 year anniversary post a quad bypass. I have never been a worrier as such and one of those...

Hello to all who read this. I am Richard, 53 and coming up to my 5 year annivers...

Richard1864

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Recurrent Pericarditis

Hi, Im hoping there are people out there who could offer a bit of support. I've had chest pain on and off for at least 8 years and was finally diagnosed with...

Hi, Im hoping there are people out there who could offer a bit of support. I've ...

Frannie74

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Travel insurance

Any recommendations for travel insurance companies who cover heart disease? Most won't even give me a quote!

Any recommendations for travel insurance companies who cover heart disease? Most...

stillaliveandkicking

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Hello

Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to this community so thought I would say hello👋 I have what's described as a severely leaky mitral valve, after being rushed into...

Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to this community so thought I would say hello👋 I ...

Pink47

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Hi how do you know if you dislodge a lead

I have had my ICD fitted for a week now had my wound check and everything is healing nicely but i am so worried that i may dislodge a lead i have been told a...

I have had my ICD fitted for a week now had my wound check and everything is hea...

Kimmykib

•7 years ago

23 Replies

Good 6 week check today 😊😊😊

Had a really good morning today Got discharged from my surgeon,i am lucky my MVR has gone really well,am on life long tablets for my AF and lifelong warfarin....

Had a really good morning today Got discharged from my surgeon,i am lucky my MVR...

Dazzler142

•7 years ago

26 Replies

Abandoned

Hello I went for my stress test this morning, and was wired up and ready to go, however my blood pressure was up so they let me lay on the couch for 10 mins....

Hello I went for my stress test this morning, and was wired up and ready to go, ...

bowler

•7 years ago

5 Replies

NICE meds

I had a heart attack and was stented in May. Aged 56 I was previously otherwise healthy and very active. I've been prescribed the standard recommended NICE...

I had a heart attack and was stented in May. Aged 56 I was previously otherwise...

ian_hughes_

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Cancelled again!!!!!!

Just got a call from Glenfields and they have cancelled my operation again! Not very happy, to put it mildly. Told them that if they want to do pre-op tests...

Just got a call from Glenfields and they have cancelled my operation again! Not ...

Fredders

•7 years ago

15 Replies

GOOD NEWS, finally l am cheerful and optimistic again!!!

Thanks for all your previous replies. l thought l would share the results of my hospital check up on Friday. When the sepsis and infective endocarditis ate...

Thanks for all your previous replies. l thought l would share the results of my ...

kefalonia1

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Surgeon 6 week + check tomorrow

Can't believe its nearly 7 weeks since my mitral valve replacement..it has flown by See my surgeon in a few hours and i am feeling confident My new valve ticks...

Can't believe its nearly 7 weeks since my mitral valve replacement..it has flown...

Dazzler142

•7 years ago

7 Replies

The day after a night withoutalcohol

Following on from Spatz post 're her fab night out without alcohol and Laura's alcohol free October. I thought I would share what I did today after a fab...

Following on from Spatz post 're her fab night out without alcohol and Laura's ...

Heartlady1

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Following on from Beta blockers...am I now tee total?

Hi @Heartlady1 I took your advice this weekend and decided to try being tee total for the weekend. I had a long lunch with friends on Friday and found a...

Hi @Heartlady1 I took your advice this weekend and decided to try being tee tot...

Spatz76

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Stents and anxiety

Hi all, I had a major heart attack back in May and a stent inserted in my LAD. This came after a routine visit to my GP showed that my blood pressure and...

Hi all, I had a major heart attack back in May and a stent inserted in my LAD. ...

David_Sheppard

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Pacemaker problems and so much more!

Hi, my name's Emily. I hope youre sitting comfortably, this is a long one. But I think, at least, fairly interesting... When I was 22, a few moons ago now, I...

Hi, my name's Emily. I hope youre sitting comfortably, this is a long one. But I...

Emsbelle

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Ramipril

I take Ramipril, and almost every month my prescription is a different manufacturer but always a plastic coated capsules, however this month they are in a very...

I take Ramipril, and almost every month my prescription is a different manufactu...

bowler

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Heart rate spiking?

Hi I had a heart attack a little over a year ago - it came completely out of the blue, I was 52, low cholesterol, low blood pressure non smoking, no diabetic,...

Hi I had a heart attack a little over a year ago - it came completely out of the...

tabitha1964

•7 years ago

9 Replies

An update on from my first post.

Hi all... This is an update from my first post 13 days ago. I now have my first appointment at the hospital on 11th December which seems an awful long time as...

Hi all... This is an update from my first post 13 days ago. I now have my first...

jefro

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Pleurodesis following valve replacement surgery - supporting a close friend

After urgent surgery for previously undiagnosed aortic and mitral valve disease, pneumonia and several pleural effusions followed. Eventually a pleurodesis...

After urgent surgery for previously undiagnosed aortic and mitral valve disease,...

Kate_41

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Newbie to the forums

Hi everyone, I have landed myself here after a nightmare of a week. Dad had a heart attack and had angioplasty - all successful and last echo showed very...

Hi everyone, I have landed myself here after a nightmare of a week. Dad had a he...

cosywosy

•7 years ago

8 Replies

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All posts for October 2017

Scared Facing Open Heart Surgery Alone

After effects of Angioplasty and side effects of drugs

Newbie

Mainly for the ladies....... bras wise

Rollercoasters ???

Microvascular angina frustration.

ASD

9 days since CABG

Taking a LEAF out of Heartlady's book...

Breathlessness

Post CHD Quad by-pass "wobble" moments!

Recurrent Pericarditis

Travel insurance

Hello

Hi how do you know if you dislodge a lead

Good 6 week check today 😊😊😊

Abandoned

NICE meds

Cancelled again!!!!!!

GOOD NEWS, finally l am cheerful and optimistic again!!!

Surgeon 6 week + check tomorrow

The day after a night withoutalcohol

Following on from Beta blockers...am I now tee total?

Stents and anxiety

Pacemaker problems and so much more!

Ramipril

Heart rate spiking?

An update on from my first post.

Pleurodesis following valve replacement surgery - supporting a close friend

Newbie to the forums

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