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Multi-vits and cod liver oil

Hi All, Hope you are enjoying your weekends. Does anyone know if its ok to take multi-vitamins with Iron and also cod liver oil supplements whilst taking...

Hi All, Hope you are enjoying your weekends. Does anyone know if its ok to tak...

wiltsgirl

•6 years ago

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Rehabilitation blog - my story

If anyone is following my rehabilitation blog, I have just published the next chapter covering my fitness adventures from the first part of this year....

If anyone is following my rehabilitation blog, I have just published the next ch...

PeterJemmett

•6 years ago

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Reducing Meds.

I am waiting for stents, and wondered if medication is reduced sometime after having the procedure. I take Ramipril, isosorbide, mononitrate, Ranexa, and...

I am waiting for stents, and wondered if medication is reduced sometime after h...

bowler

•6 years ago

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Pink urine

I am on 4 drugs for a recent heart attack one of them being aspirin I have been feeling bunged up along with reflux today I found my urine was a pink colour...

I am on 4 drugs for a recent heart attack one of them being aspirin I have been ...

Glos1873

•6 years ago

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High cholesterol levels

Good afternoon from sunny Scotland As many of you know this time last year I was in hospital with endocarditis and an AVR. At the time my cholesterol was check...

Good afternoon from sunny Scotland As many of you know this time last year I was...

Mary_Janet

•6 years ago

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Apixaban

Hi every one, just joined up. I have been prescribed Apixaban 5mg twice a day in stead of my once a day aspirin. I've noticed I bruise easily, has any one...

Hi every one, just joined up. I have been prescribed Apixaban 5mg twice a day i...

AndtH

•6 years ago

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Bisoprolol / soluble aspirin Omg hot / cold flushes, feeling sick

9days in taking these meds is it still normal to be having these side effects? Any advice appreciated Thanks Stuart

9days in taking these meds is it still normal to be having these side effects? A...

Stuart_scharcarnie

•6 years ago

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Second opinion - any recommendations 're consultants

Hi all As some of you know I have gone through two ops to have a CRT-D fitted. Both attempts have gone wrong due to errors by the surgeon. I now have a further...

Hi all As some of you know I have gone through two ops to have a CRT-D fitted. B...

Heartlady1

•6 years ago

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SVT Ablation

So here it is my ablation for SVT is only a few days away after a 9 month wait. Been told to come off my tablets which control my SVT so I’m asking is there...

So here it is my ablation for SVT is only a few days away after a 9 month wait. ...

Donkster

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Pain after heart valve surger

I had a aortic valve replacement 6 weeks ago.i keep getting a aching pain in my left should and down my left side.i wondered if anyone else had experienced...

I had a aortic valve replacement 6 weeks ago.i keep getting a aching pain in my ...

Lyndon68

•6 years ago

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Mouth breathing & heart failure

Hi everyone has anyone else seen or had experience or knowledge related to the concept of over breathing and impact of mouth breathing? I’m reading this book...

Hi everyone has anyone else seen or had experience or knowledge related to the c...

Jeder

•6 years ago

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Action heart

The gym at Russel’s Hall hospital is called action heart.It is a facility for the people of Dudley and other west midland boroughs .I think it’s a invite...

The gym at Russel’s Hall hospital is called action heart.It is a facility for th...

Didnotfinsh

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Low heart beat

My mum was just recently diagnosed with low heart beat, she has fainted recently and fractured her foot. She is quite tired after small walks. Waiting for ECG....

My mum was just recently diagnosed with low heart beat, she has fainted recently...

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•6 years ago

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Low heart beat

My mum has been diagnosed with low heart beat, she has blacked out and is very fatigued after exerting herself, short walk! Waiting for ECG. Worried. Any...

My mum has been diagnosed with low heart beat, she has blacked out and is very f...

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•6 years ago

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my beat

Hi, Had a heart attack at 43, was down for 8 minutes and in a coma for 3 days, still recovering from the operation. high blood pressure and cigarettes not a...

Hi, Had a heart attack at 43, was down for 8 minutes and in a coma for 3 days, ...

coracao

•6 years ago

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Worried

So I’ve been taking bisoprolol 5mg for over 2 years now, and wow, I’m 25 and get breathless walking up hills, stairs etc, I’ve always been a fast walker, but...

So I’ve been taking bisoprolol 5mg for over 2 years now, and wow, I’m 25 and get...

Charliem2018

•6 years ago

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Leg pain after stent insertion through groin

I had a stent fitted through my groin after my heart attack four months ago. Since then I have had quite severe pain in my leg that radiates down from my groin...

I had a stent fitted through my groin after my heart attack four months ago. Sin...

NineToTheSky

•6 years ago

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8 weeks off work and now nervous about surgery!

Hi everyone, Hope you are all okay? I have now been off work for 8 weeks with extreme breathlessness, tiredness and chest pain. Finally after a barrage of...

Hi everyone, Hope you are all okay? I have now been off work for 8 weeks with ex...

SarahNeale

•6 years ago

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Stent pain 10 months after Cardiac arrest.

Had a sudden cardiac arrest last August age 64. No symptoms, never smoked, low BMI, healthy weight, don't drink & healthy lifestyle. Very fit, regular...

Had a sudden cardiac arrest last August age 64. No symptoms, never smoked, low B...

mcoops

•6 years ago

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BHF gym facility at Russells Hall Hospital?

Hi I have been told there is a Bhf Gym Facility at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley does anyone know if this is correct? As the hospital is close to me? Thanks...

Hi I have been told there is a Bhf Gym Facility at Russells Hall Hospital in Dud...

Stuart_scharcarnie

•6 years ago

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Peripheral Artery Disease

Suffering from leg cramps, worried it might be peripheral arterial disease. Had heart attack 3 yrs ago. Ironic after I’m on statins etc.. , improved diet, and...

Suffering from leg cramps, worried it might be peripheral arterial disease. Had ...

Mhodgkiss

•6 years ago

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Post - AVR: 6 week milestone

So my bioprosthetic replacement aortic valve ,uneventfully replaced , is functioning well as I pass the 6 week post op milestone. Generally feeling sharper,...

So my bioprosthetic replacement aortic valve ,uneventfully replaced , is functio...

IanGordon

•6 years ago

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Entresto

I have DCM and an EF of 36 although it was at 34 at one point and I felt terrible. However at 36 I can have a normal reasonably active life, 18 holes of golf...

I have DCM and an EF of 36 although it was at 34 at one point and I felt terribl...

bhfels

•6 years ago

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Cardiologist with imagination in or near West Midlands?

Discharged by NHS after myocardial perfusion scan results were ‘entirely normal’, I had three angina-like attacks the following week. GP cannot re-refer, but...

Discharged by NHS after myocardial perfusion scan results were ‘entirely normal’...

Ansteynomad

•6 years ago

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Update re mistake on notes etc

I was at GP today who wants to me antidepressants. bear in mind my cardiologist wont see me until the 21st June , I keep collapsing after having a pacemaker...

I was at GP today who wants to me antidepressants. bear in mind my cardiologist ...

sam295

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Job Termination on medical grounds

So further on from my previous posts, I finally received a letter this morning to attend a formal hearing with intent to terminate my contract on medical...

So further on from my previous posts, I finally received a letter this morning t...

Kirsty131

•6 years ago

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Hi

Hi, I wanted to introduce myself I’m Rochelle, I’ll be 27 next month. I live in London and I’ve had a congenital heart condition since birth, It would be nice...

Hi, I wanted to introduce myself I’m Rochelle, I’ll be 27 next month. I live in ...

Rochelle1991

•6 years ago

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Good morning I posted couple days ago re blood pressure and beta blockers and y...

Angie61965

•6 years ago

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Resting heart rate

Can anyone tell me what a safe resting heart rate is? Mine is 52 which I think is low although my doctor said it wasn't anything to worry about. Have a Fitbit...

Can anyone tell me what a safe resting heart rate is? Mine is 52 which I think i...

Sanders63

•6 years ago

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Travel insurance

Can anyone recommend travel insurance iam awaiting heart surgery to replace my Aorta Stenosis and find it difficult to walk 100 yrds without being out of...

Can anyone recommend travel insurance iam awaiting heart surgery to replace my A...

Specula8or

•6 years ago

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All posts for June 2018

Multi-vits and cod liver oil

Rehabilitation blog - my story

Reducing Meds.

Pink urine

High cholesterol levels

Apixaban

Bisoprolol / soluble aspirin Omg hot / cold flushes, feeling sick

Second opinion - any recommendations 're consultants

SVT Ablation

Pain after heart valve surger

Mouth breathing & heart failure

Action heart

Low heart beat

Low heart beat

my beat

Worried

Leg pain after stent insertion through groin

8 weeks off work and now nervous about surgery!

Stent pain 10 months after Cardiac arrest.

BHF gym facility at Russells Hall Hospital?

Peripheral Artery Disease

Post - AVR: 6 week milestone

Entresto

Cardiologist with imagination in or near West Midlands?

Update re mistake on notes etc

Job Termination on medical grounds

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BP related ??

Resting heart rate

Travel insurance

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