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2 weeks post 3 x CABG op update

Hi hope you are all well.. Well here we we are 14 days on from the big day and feeling good. Since returning home last week I have managed to see steady...

Hi hope you are all well.. Well here we we are 14 days on from the big day and f...

Cube58

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Feeling all at sea

Hi everyone,I am new on here and only had a heart attack 11 days ago,at the moment I feel all at sea and not sure how I am supposed to feel.It was a total...

Hi everyone,I am new on here and only had a heart attack 11 days ago,at the mome...

junik53

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Hi,I'm new here

Hi, Given my family history, Father died of heart attack, Mother had bypass, it was bound to catch up with me sooner or later. It did on Valentines Day last...

Hi, Given my family history, Father died of heart attack, Mother had bypass, it ...

Peawack

•7 years ago

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feeling confused.... again..

so after initially thinking I had a heart attack in november at 31 my arteries were found to be clear in an angiogram. they then diagnosed myocarditis which I...

so after initially thinking I had a heart attack in november at 31 my arteries w...

lizzie1986

•7 years ago

3 Replies

New Here, Hi everyone

I'm from Ghana, West Africa, and I want to know how we can improve our heart health through regular exercises. How do we sensitize people to get into the act...

I'm from Ghana, West Africa, and I want to know how we can improve our heart hea...

AaronK

•7 years ago

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today

This morning I had to run (well, you know, "run") a very short part of the way to school and felt surprisingly OK doing it, a stark contrast to when I had to...

This morning I had to run (well, you know, "run") a very short part of the way t...

laura_dropstitch

Heart Star•7 years ago

44 Replies

Travel insurance

I’ve tried the page for travel insurance and doesn’t seem to be working.? I need some advice, I had mitral valve repair just over a month ago and had already...

I’ve tried the page for travel insurance and doesn’t seem to be working.? I need...

Mazatectribe

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Preparing for OHS

How can I prepare for surgery? There's a wealth of experience on this forum regarding actual surgery plus cardiovascular rehab and beyond but how can I best...

How can I prepare for surgery? There's a wealth of experience on this forum rega...

IanGordon

•7 years ago

14 Replies

Eating more carbs for training

Hi everyone, I'm not new to heart disease but ,four years at 43 years old,I developed a few issues while running,I've fun for 27 years and always been active...

Hi everyone, I'm not new to heart disease but ,four years at 43 years old,I deve...

MrHeartbypass

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Aortic valve replacement

I had AVR 3 weeks ago and I am having problems with taste, anything I eat tastes rotten and have no appetite. my op was 10 hours I had an AVR done 6 years ago...

I had AVR 3 weeks ago and I am having problems with taste, anything I eat tastes...

benson1979

•7 years ago

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Pseudo bi-cusped goes bad!

So my most recent echo cardiogram takes me into the 'severe' stenotic zone and a candidate for aortic valve replacement. I've selected and met my surgeon and...

So my most recent echo cardiogram takes me into the 'severe' stenotic zone and ...

IanGordon

•7 years ago

16 Replies

Roller coaster rides

I have had 1 stent fitted back in 2015 after being diagnosed with having had a heart attack & will be going to my doctor's for advice regarding going on roller...

I have had 1 stent fitted back in 2015 after being diagnosed with having had a h...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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After CA 2 years on

As one of the very lucky people to have survived my CA and now only taking Ramipril 5mg with Aspirin, not forgetting statins, I am still confused as to where...

As one of the very lucky people to have survived my CA and now only taking Ramip...

KEN65

•7 years ago

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But I am fit and healthy!

53 years old and just had two stents fitted. Just feeling angry at the moment and can't understand why I have coronary heart disease. I have never smoked, have...

53 years old and just had two stents fitted. Just feeling angry at the moment an...

Patrickir

•7 years ago

32 Replies

Numbness

I’ve just had my 13th stent fitted and two more inflated, quadruple bypass almost three years ago but still find exercise difficult as I am finding numbness...

I’ve just had my 13th stent fitted and two more inflated, quadruple bypass almos...

Mejue

•7 years ago

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Dizzy vs Lightheaded vs Palpitations

This should be a simple question but it turns out it's more complex. Around 25 years ago I was going through a very stressful time so much so that I was...

This should be a simple question but it turns out it's more complex. Around 25 ...

PeakyO

•7 years ago

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Beta Blocker Overdose

hi I was prescribed Bisiporal 75mg once a day, then, after another Hospital visit was prescribed Adizem-KL 120mg once a day...I was told to stop the Bisiporal...

hi I was prescribed Bisiporal 75mg once a day, then, after another Hospital visi...

poppy111

•7 years ago

8 Replies

pacemaker pain

Hi all can anyone please recommend cream for pain relief,i am getting a lot of pain from pacemaker surgery (left shoulder its been nearly 5 months since had...

Hi all can anyone please recommend cream for pain relief,i am getting a lot of ...

abid123

•7 years ago

16 Replies

26 year anniversary today

Just wanted to say to anyone waiting for the bypass op, My husband had his 26 years ago, almost everything went wrong that could go wrong. But he's still...

Just wanted to say to anyone waiting for the bypass op, My husband had his 26 ye...

summer49

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Just Joined

First heart attach in 1985 (35) Two CABG, both failed. Numerous angiogram-angioplasty. Aortic valve replacement via TAVI Current diagnosis Refractory Angina....

First heart attach in 1985 (35) Two CABG, both failed. Numerous angiogram-angiop...

BobMBB

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Angiogram

Hi all I had a heart attack late December . No warning no symptoms but a strong family history of heart problems. I had an angiogram and one stent fitted...

Hi all I had a heart attack late December . No warning no symptoms but a strong...

Auctioneerjim

•7 years ago

6 Replies

CCF diagnosis

Hi, I am a newbie, really it is my husband who has the heart problems. We are both 70 years old and have no children, we have been enjoying life since we...

Hi, I am a newbie, really it is my husband who has the heart problems. We are b...

Irishgirl2

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Annoying App

This app is really annoying. I have written two posts which have disappeared because I pressed the wrong button by accident. If you write a fairly long post it...

This app is really annoying. I have written two posts which have disappeared bec...

Howardl

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Heart disease....what a rollercoaster!!

Waiting on date for triple bypass, diagnosed October 2016 operation timescale o weeks. Waiting for admission letter since October. Last week......letter to...

Waiting on date for triple bypass, diagnosed October 2016 operation timescale o...

Barbdevlin

•7 years ago

5 Replies

ICD fitted

ICD in place now, glad it's all over. Not nearly as bad as I first expected, thanks to all for comments of support 😘

ICD in place now, glad it's all over. Not nearly as bad as I first expected, tha...

alexgilbert

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Difficult decisions for a 17 year old

Hello all who are still following my journey , as you may or may not be aware i am diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation and a very rare condition that is...

Hello all who are still following my journey , as you may or may not be aware i ...

cheskalane

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Finding a Cardiologist

Hi Everyone Hope you are all keeping well, this may be a long post so I apologise!!! Would appreciate if someone could give me some advice, I was referred for...

Hi Everyone Hope you are all keeping well, this may be a long post so I apologi...

55lindylou

•7 years ago

19 Replies

Stress MRI

Hi looks like things are moving forward !! I had a Stress MRI February 5th, for Mapping my Hearts Blood Flow, just got a letter in the post today appointment...

Hi looks like things are moving forward !! I had a Stress MRI February 5th, for ...

Prada47

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Baby with ToF..looking for reassurance ❤️

My baby boy has just turned 6 months. He was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot antenatally so we were aware of the situation. For the first few months, he...

My baby boy has just turned 6 months. He was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot ...

NatSte

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Akinesis/Hypokinesia

Hi All I had stent put in in Sep 2017, following a heart attack. Had a routine echo scan of the heart in Jan and it looks like my Injection Fraction has...

Hi All I had stent put in in Sep 2017, following a heart attack. Had a routine e...

ashhussain

•7 years ago

6 Replies

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for February 2018

2 weeks post 3 x CABG op update

Feeling all at sea

Hi,I'm new here

feeling confused.... again..

New Here, Hi everyone

today

Travel insurance

Preparing for OHS

Eating more carbs for training

Aortic valve replacement

Pseudo bi-cusped goes bad!

Roller coaster rides

After CA 2 years on

But I am fit and healthy!

Numbness

Dizzy vs Lightheaded vs Palpitations

Beta Blocker Overdose

pacemaker pain

26 year anniversary today

Just Joined

Angiogram

CCF diagnosis

Annoying App

Heart disease....what a rollercoaster!!

ICD fitted

Difficult decisions for a 17 year old

Finding a Cardiologist

Stress MRI

Baby with ToF..looking for reassurance ❤️

Akinesis/Hypokinesia

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