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Out of sorts

Hi all hope you are all having a great Friday and looking forward to the weekend. I had my bypass in March and have been doing really good up til now. I am...

Hi all hope you are all having a great Friday and looking forward to the weekend...

wiltsgirl

•6 years ago

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Weight training and Blood Pressure

I have been to the gym today. I walked there and took that as my warm up. I did 10 minutes on a rower, 30 bicep curls, 30 pull downs and 60 lat pulls, with 10...

I have been to the gym today. I walked there and took that as my warm up. I did ...

jimmyq

•6 years ago

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Juicy

I am juicing my veggies and fruit to make it easy to get in the 5-7 a day ..is there anything I cant juice ..3 stents 2006 2 leaking valves on Ramapril...

I am juicing my veggies and fruit to make it easy to get in the 5-7 a day ..is...

asker2

•6 years ago

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Weird feeling after stents fitted

Hi everyone I had 2 stents fitted 3 wks ago and was wondering was it normal to still have strange feelings in my left side of chest not so much pain but a...

Hi everyone I had 2 stents fitted 3 wks ago and was wondering was it normal to...

Anfield1

•6 years ago

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Nervous newbie

Hi everyone firstly I’d like to apologize for this being the first time I’ve written in although I’ve been reading lots of your posts for two or three months ....

Hi everyone firstly I’d like to apologize for this being the first time I’ve wri...

Yellabelly

•6 years ago

9 Replies

GNT

I have an out of date half full GNT spray. Can this be safely put in recycle bin ?

I have an out of date half full GNT spray. Can this be safely put in recycle bin...

Madgranny2

•6 years ago

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Travel Insurance

Hi. Going to Florida with my family next month. Had insurance quotes around £275 but as soon as I mention my by-pass and stent etc. lowest quote is £930....

Hi. Going to Florida with my family next month. Had insurance quotes around £27...

Tevye

•6 years ago

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Bisoprolol and Psoriasis

I have had psoriasis for over 40 years, sometimes mild but more often really bad. I have been hospitalised with it. And have had numerous sun treatments for...

I have had psoriasis for over 40 years, sometimes mild but more often really bad...

Heather1957

•6 years ago

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Pacemakers and travelators

Hi everyone think this sounds like a daft query but if anyone has any advice i would be grateful. Had my pacemaker fitted 10 weeks ago and was told the usual...

Hi everyone think this sounds like a daft query but if anyone has any advice i ...

Traceyma

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Weight gain?

Hi I have moderate aortic stenosis had all the tests ...still waiting for decision in what they going to do...either operate or monitor.... The waiting is...

Hi I have moderate aortic stenosis had all the tests ...still waiting for decisi...

-fudge-

•6 years ago

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Where do I start? ……… VT and ICD newbie

Two weeks ago I had no knowledge of VT or ICD's then POW! What a journey it's been. Me being me, I'm a gather of information. The more I understand the...

Two weeks ago I had no knowledge of VT or ICD's then POW! What a journey it's b...

YellowSkies1

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Pacemaker Stitches

hi, my husband ( age 80 ) had his pacemaker put in 3 days ago and has dissolvable stitches which must be kept dry for 7 days The physiologist told me he can...

hi, my husband ( age 80 ) had his pacemaker put in 3 days ago and has dissolvabl...

teldee

•6 years ago

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Funding avr

Hello my surgery date is looming and still can't get an answer about funding for Edwards long bio valve, has any one got any suggestions as my trust don't...

Hello my surgery date is looming and still can't get an answer about funding for...

vinc

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Walk in this heat

Can anyone help I need to walk 10.000 steps are u soposed to do that in one go or over the course of a day second how do u do it in this heat I can manage...

Can anyone help I need to walk 10.000 steps are u soposed to do that in one g...

Disciple5451

•6 years ago

39 Replies

The mysteries of coronary artery spasm

Hi! Another newbie here! I had a CAS in 2013 and now five years later, although there has been no reoccurrence, I am mystified by the lack of research into...

Hi! Another newbie here! I had a CAS in 2013 and now five years later, although ...

LoveItaly

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Advice please .

Hi this is my second post after being diagnosed with left side heart block , they put me on penrindopril 2 mg but have been back to the gp this morning because...

Hi this is my second post after being diagnosed with left side heart block , the...

Sandini

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Shoulder pain

Hello I had a triple bypass 4 years ago, recently I have been having angina attack’s,often at rest, I had a ecg and had to spend a night in hospital, they have...

Hello I had a triple bypass 4 years ago, recently I have been having angina atta...

Finnian07

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Breathless

Hi. Bit of a random one and maybe nothing to do with my HA 4 weeks ago but I am finding that every time I drink anything I am out of breath for a while...

Hi. Bit of a random one and maybe nothing to do with my HA 4 weeks ago but I am ...

Lisamedhurst

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Alivecor Kardia wristband ECG

Hi guys, Anyone used a Kardia wristband? Someone mentioned it her a few days ago and I’ve managed to get hold of one and I must say I’m impressed. If I’m...

Hi guys, Anyone used a Kardia wristband? Someone mentioned it her a few days ag...

Stivkinh

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Post AVR: 12 weeks, post OHS.

Well, quite a journey , bu t largely uneventful - thankfully. I continue to share my road to recovery in the hope it may instill confidence and dispel some of...

Well, quite a journey , bu t largely uneventful - thankfully. I continue to shar...

IanGordon

•6 years ago

18 Replies

Swollen fingers

Hi the last few days my fingers have really become very swollen and sore when out walking. Anyone with tachycardia have this happen?

Hi the last few days my fingers have really become very swollen and sore when ou...

Shoshov

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Heart Failure And Moving Forward

I am new here, but not new with the Heart Failure. The following is the background to my question that I have got. Back at the start of March 2017 (36 years...

I am new here, but not new with the Heart Failure. The following is the backgro...

capbiker

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Hair loss from beta blockers

Hi, I have Atrial Fibrillation (paroxysmal) and syncope as well as Essential Tremor I would like to know if there is an alternative medication to...

Hi, I have Atrial Fibrillation (paroxysmal) and syncope as well as Essential Tre...

lilymeg

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Ejection Fraction

Hi everyone , I had a HA last Oct and had a stent fitted , I attended the rehab programme where the cardio nurse informed me I had an ejection Fraction of...

Hi everyone , I had a HA last Oct and had a stent fitted , I attended the rehab ...

missyflip

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Clopidogeral

Eighteen months ago i had a heart attack, I was prescribed Ticagrelor, Aspirin, Bisoperol, Candasartan, at the end of the first year I was taken off Ticagrelor...

Eighteen months ago i had a heart attack, I was prescribed Ticagrelor, Aspirin, ...

Rosei

•6 years ago

4 Replies

BNP levels

Hi everyone - it’s been a few months since I posted - I‘be been away from London in Greece and felt the best I’ve felt since being diagnosed with Hypotrophic...

Hi everyone - it’s been a few months since I posted - I‘be been away from London...

Jeder

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Fish Oil - Little Benefit

There was a news item on the BBC (I cannot post link on my dumb phone) that said researchers had found there was no real evidence that fish oil was beneficial...

There was a news item on the BBC (I cannot post link on my dumb phone) that said...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•6 years ago

3 Replies

CHD and Heart Failure App

Hi All I’m really excited to tell you that I’ve developed an app for CHD patients and their families. It will also be extremely useful for heart failure...

Hi All I’m really excited to tell you that I’ve developed an app for CHD patient...

Amysmeats

•6 years ago

7 Replies

One year on

I still get real tenderness and firmness where my heart was bypassed

Karldavies

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Views on coq10 post opp.

Wondering if anyone is taking coq10, Hubbie is 6 weeks post opp from quad bypass and I've been told on other groups that they are a benefit whilst taking...

Wondering if anyone is taking coq10, Hubbie is 6 weeks post opp from quad bypas...

Newphone2018

•6 years ago

9 Replies

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All posts for July 2018

Out of sorts

Weight training and Blood Pressure

Juicy

Weird feeling after stents fitted

Nervous newbie

GNT

Travel Insurance

Bisoprolol and Psoriasis

Pacemakers and travelators

Weight gain?

Where do I start? ……… VT and ICD newbie

Pacemaker Stitches

Funding avr

Walk in this heat

The mysteries of coronary artery spasm

Advice please .

Shoulder pain

Breathless

Alivecor Kardia wristband ECG

Post AVR: 12 weeks, post OHS.

Swollen fingers

Heart Failure And Moving Forward

Hair loss from beta blockers

Ejection Fraction

Clopidogeral

BNP levels

Fish Oil - Little Benefit

CHD and Heart Failure App

One year on

Views on coq10 post opp.

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