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advice on body hair

hi every1 after abit of advice i got a very hairy chest and back well everywhere really will i need 2 shave b4 my surgery on tuesday thanks

hi every1 after abit of advice i got a very hairy chest and back well everywhere...

•7 years ago

Op Tomorrow, fingers crossed!

Hi All, My surgeon has just been to see me and my op is rescheduled for first thing tomorrow. Seemingly it would have been cancelled anyway as there were two...

Hi All, My surgeon has just been to see me and my op is rescheduled for first th...

•7 years ago

D-Day

Hello again everyone! I've had a few weeks to mull over the letter now and the appointment with the consultant is later on today. Unfortunately I've been sick...

Hello again everyone! I've had a few weeks to mull over the letter now and the a...

•7 years ago

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Op cancelled

A quick update to let you know that my op has been cancelled as I was given incorrect information about when to stop taking Apixaban. Need another 24hrs for...

A quick update to let you know that my op has been cancelled as I was given inco...

•7 years ago

Baby diagnosed with pulmonary atresia with vsd

Hi I’m currently 21 weeks pregnant with my third child who was diagnosed with pulmonary atresia with vsd yesterday. As you can imagine I am in pieces and have...

Hi I’m currently 21 weeks pregnant with my third child who was diagnosed with p...

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•7 years ago

4 weeks post triple CABG

Hello everyone. Today I am 4 weeks post op. In some ways it feels like a lifetime ago and others just yesterday. Given everything my body has been through I...

Hello everyone. Today I am 4 weeks post op. In some ways it feels like a lifet...

•7 years ago

AVR on Monday

Morning all I'm going in Monday morning first for aortic valve replacement and replacement of ascending aorta at St Barts. I keep being told that as I'm...

Morning all I'm going in Monday morning first for aortic valve replacement and r...

•7 years ago

14 days post cabg & AVR*

Hi all, First post since my pre op introduction. Admission to Bart's 31 Oct surgery following day. Went in expecting 3xcabg plus an aortic valve replacement....

Hi all, First post since my pre op introduction. Admission to Bart's 31 Oct surg...

•7 years ago

Op tomorrow

Hello All, Just a quickie to let you know that I am settled in my hospital bed, I will be first down tomorrow morning which is a bonus. My surgeon has been to...

Hello All, Just a quickie to let you know that I am settled in my hospital bed, ...

•7 years ago

Hi - a post holiday update

Hi all, hopefully everyone is doing okay if not healthy! I came back on Monday after a 2 week holiday in Cyprus which went very well and just what the doctor...

Hi all, hopefully everyone is doing okay if not healthy! I came back on Monday a...

•7 years ago

Feeling positive

Today I've found something positive about not being able to drive and get out of the house, lovely! 😉

Today I've found something positive about not being able to drive and get out of...

•7 years ago

Angina

Hi all 6 weeks after my CRT/D implant during the night I thought I heard my monitor make a noise ??. Two minutes after getting up I had a massive angina...

Hi all 6 weeks after my CRT/D implant during the night I thought I heard my mon...

•7 years ago

insurance

I recently had an ICD fitted for ventricular tachycardia / Brugada's syndrome. I am now looking for a travel insurance company. Can anyone recommend such a...

I recently had an ICD fitted for ventricular tachycardia / Brugada's syndrome. I...

•7 years ago

insurance

I recently was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia/Brugada's syndrome and had an ICD fitted. My insurance company then decided to exclude these conditions....

I recently was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia/Brugada's syndrome and had...

•7 years ago

Amusement and a little worried

It’s been 15 weeks this Thursday since my AVR heart surgery, and I’m 3 weeks into rehab, and going into my second week back at work, thank god it’s only part...

It’s been 15 weeks this Thursday since my AVR heart surgery, and I’m 3 weeks int...

•7 years ago

Cardiologist appointment feedback after ICD shock

Following my recent ICD shock I saw my cardiologist last week. I was bizarrely looking forward to the appointment for an opportunity to ask a lot of questions...

Following my recent ICD shock I saw my cardiologist last week. I was bizarrely l...

•7 years ago

1 week 2 go

1 week to go till aortic valve replacement and im getting very snappy and angry with my partner and my kids any1 else had this as im useually calm.thanks paul

1 week to go till aortic valve replacement and im getting very snappy and angry ...

•7 years ago

One week post op

Finally got my operation last Tuesday. Had to stay on ICU for extra day as no bed available on ward. Moved bay in ICU. Next day moved back to ward, doctor...

Finally got my operation last Tuesday. Had to stay on ICU for extra day as no b...

•7 years ago

Update

Hi all, yet another crapy day in the life of a heart failure patient 💔, back to the "why me" stage, cardiologist this morning, blood pressure normal, instead...

Hi all, yet another crapy day in the life of a heart failure patient 💔, back to...

•7 years ago

....but couldn't....

....studio window late afternoon....

....studio window late afternoon....

•7 years ago

...trying to get in.....

.....more from my studio a couple of weeks ago....

.....more from my studio a couple of weeks ago....

•7 years ago

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Enresto

Hello everyone, I was recently moved from Losartan to Entresto and was told it should make me feel better less likely I’d need A&E etc. Unfortunately though it...

Hello everyone, I was recently moved from Losartan to Entresto and was told it s...

•7 years ago

Will I ever learn

I have never been one for sitting around, but I am finding life physically tough. Today I've been so busy, eventually sat down, but I'm physically done in. I...

I have never been one for sitting around, but I am finding life physically tough...

•7 years ago

Young but not quite broken

It's the out of tune beats, the nearly passing out Running to it's own time, playing musical chairs It was the passing out when lying n' sitting. Cold sweats,...

It's the out of tune beats, the nearly passing out Running to it's own time, pl...

•7 years ago

Newbie Concerned About Angioplasty

My first post here after lurking for a while. I just turned 50 and was recently diagnosed with a 90% blockage of my LAD following a CT Angiogram. This was a...

My first post here after lurking for a while. I just turned 50 and was recently ...

•7 years ago

New Experience

Hello started to get a new experience and just wondering if anyone else has the same ?? Started to wake in the middle of the night and hear my heart...

Hello started to get a new experience and just wondering if anyone else has the...

•7 years ago

Husbands cardiac arrest

my husband aged 53 had a cardiac arrest a few weeks ago in front of me and our teenage children. Hes home now and we are all coming to terms with it and...

my husband aged 53 had a cardiac arrest a few weeks ago in front of me and our t...

•7 years ago

New Here & Looking for Guidance / Information Please

Hi I'm 52, female relatively active but do suffer quite bad with depression and anxiety but at the moment doing rather well on the meds prescribed by my GP....

Hi I'm 52, female relatively active but do suffer quite bad with depression and...

•7 years ago

purple

...the sky from my studio window.....

...the sky from my studio window.....

•7 years ago

Self Care Week

Hi all, Self Care Week (13-19 Nov) is underway and is creating lots of conversation on Twitter, especially around long term conditions. I’m sure lots of you...

Hi all, Self Care Week (13-19 Nov) is underway and is creating lots of conversa...

•7 years ago

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