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Why no Specialist Nurse for MVA sufferers?

That is the question I put to my cardiologist at my visit on 13th December. His reply "You get a Specialist Nurse if you have had a Heart Attack and...

That is the question I put to my cardiologist at my visit on 13th December. His ...

achillislander

•5 years ago

25 Replies

British Heart Foundation Choc detox

Just signed up for the BHF Choc detox in February. It's going to be hard!!😃

Hedgehoglady07

•5 years ago

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Have your meds effected your taste & smell

Has any one had any issues with their meds causing a difference in there taste and smell. If so which of these did you put it down to, and did you change it...

Has any one had any issues with their meds causing a difference in there taste a...

Mike424u

•5 years ago

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Heart CT Scan - eye opening experience

Hello all, I only joined the BHF forum a few months ago to make enquiries on behalf of my dad who’d had a bypass. However, following his experience and the...

Hello all, I only joined the BHF forum a few months ago to make enquiries on beh...

Kev12564

•5 years ago

35 Replies

Exercise is not as good as we thought

HIIT is protective against stroke - apparently Exercising an hour a day is good isn’t it? Example, a one hour aerobics class and a fifteen minute walk to...

HIIT is protective against stroke - apparently Exercising an hour a day is good...

Paul12

•5 years ago

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Blood pressure measuring...

I have just taken my blood pressure five times. 133/92 was the highest; 115/71 was the lowest. Last week, whilst waiting at my GP”s I did the same and had...

I have just taken my blood pressure five times. 133/92 was the highest; 115/71 w...

Paul12

•5 years ago

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BBC headline "minority take up lifesaving free health check"

At 64 I've never been offered a heart health check. Have had smears, mammograms, bowel checks but as a healthy active person, good BMI and blood pressure, I...

At 64 I've never been offered a heart health check. Have had smears, mammograms...

Lucy_Hall

•5 years ago

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I can hear heart beat in my ear

Hi , Happy New Year to you all. I just need to ask is it normal to hear your Heat beat in your ear when you go to bed ? I lay on my side and I am aware...

Hi , Happy New Year to you all. I just need to ask is it normal to hear yo...

Plum53

•5 years ago

41 Replies

DVLA

I had a mechanical valve fitted in July. I was advised to inform the insurance and DVLA. The DVLA after speaking to them on the phone sent me forms to fill in....

I had a mechanical valve fitted in July. I was advised to inform the insurance a...

Gill1026

•5 years ago

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Mitral Valve Hassles

This is my first post. I was diagnosed Mitral Valve Prolapse with Severe Regurgitation three months ago. Ace help from cardiologists but advice about how to...

This is my first post. I was diagnosed Mitral Valve Prolapse with Severe Regurgi...

Paul101

•5 years ago

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Ticagrelor

So the time has finally come to stop taking Ticagrelor. I have spoken to GP and Cardio nurses who assure me that a straight stop is the way to go. There are...

So the time has finally come to stop taking Ticagrelor. I have spoken to GP and ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Stress test time as per bruce protocol

How many of you have taken stress test with one more plaques still present in your heart (still not stented or bypassed ) ? did you notice ecg change before...

How many of you have taken stress test with one more plaques still present in yo...

controlcause

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Vascular health check

I have seen vascular health check monitors on Amazon for £50 or so. Are they accurate? Reliable? Is this a check up one should ask the GP to do? What can be...

I have seen vascular health check monitors on Amazon for £50 or so. Are they acc...

Paul12

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Fibrillation

I am booked in for an ablation has anyone had it and was it ok and good for you also is it normal to be in fibrillation af for more than a week I'm on tablets...

I am booked in for an ablation has anyone had it and was it ok and good for you ...

Trevor86

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Ablation

I am booked in for an ablation soon has anyone been through it and what was it like and did it benefit you

I am booked in for an ablation soon has anyone been through it and what was it l...

Trevor86

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Fibbulation

Has anyone been in af more than a week

Trevor86

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Health Insurance and Congenital Heart Disease

Hello, Has anyone had experience in taking out a private health insurance policy in the UK with congenital heart defects? I was born with a hole in the heart,...

Hello, Has anyone had experience in taking out a private health insurance policy...

JCard

•5 years ago

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Able to 'breathe' again!

Some of you have comments about electric shocks. Just at the right time! My husband has a defib which has never activated for years. Last November he was...

Some of you have comments about electric shocks. Just at the right time! My husb...

Love100cats

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Taking large amounts of meds on holiday

Morning all, We are planning a 3 month holiday tour to include Brazil, Australia, Hawaii, Tasmania, Singapore, Abudabi, I currently Take Atorvastatin,...

Morning all, We are planning a 3 month holiday tour to include Brazil, Austral...

Mike424u

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Learning to deal with my condition

I’m struggling to deal with my condition I’ve had since birth😢 anyone up for a chat let me know!

I’m struggling to deal with my condition I’ve had since birth😢 anyone up for a ...

Amyxlouiseex

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Thank you!

I'd like to thank all those who commented on my last post. I was feeling a bit low after my appointment with a cardiologist. Every comment made by you was...

I'd like to thank all those who commented on my last post. I was feeling a bit l...

Griff-64

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Pericarditis misting from list of topics on Health Unlocked - BHF please rectify

I’m puzzled as to why the BHF doesn’t list Pericarditis as one of the topics on this forum. Many people are or have been afflicted with it.

I’m puzzled as to why the BHF doesn’t list Pericarditis as one of the topics on ...

Philra

•5 years ago

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International travel - medication

I am planning a trip to the US next year. After angioplasty and 3 stents I now have to take medication daily. Question: when you travel to a different time...

I am planning a trip to the US next year. After angioplasty and 3 stents I now h...

Jaycey

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Blood in urine update

Following test showing trace of blood in urine, it’s been sent off for testing and he’s been told to repeat the test in two weeks and to drink water prior to...

Following test showing trace of blood in urine, it’s been sent off for testing a...

Gardener17

•5 years ago

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'Popping' sternum 7 months post op

Had my AVR and graft 7 months ago, and doing really well. Only thing is that in the last few days I've started to experience a popping sensation at the bottom...

Had my AVR and graft 7 months ago, and doing really well. Only thing is that in ...

Janemags

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Back to work.

Hi everyone, I had my H/A in October. It's been a life changer. The question is in my head I'm ready to get back to work. My other half says I have to wait for...

Hi everyone, I had my H/A in October. It's been a life changer. The question is ...

Lynn1966

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Fluid retention

I know that with heart failure it’s important to look out for fluid but just how do you know it’s there or check for it please. I know to press skin on ankles...

I know that with heart failure it’s important to look out for fluid but just how...

Gardener17

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Racing heart early hours

Every night if I’m woken ie by the cat or children all of sudden my heart beats faster then I start freaking out I’ve been reading up and I’m self diagnosing...

Every night if I’m woken ie by the cat or children all of sudden my heart beats ...

Tabbyjune

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Grrrrr

Hi guys after waiting months for loop recorder getting fitted I had my first episodes last night. Wasn’t sure what to do as it was late at night and Boxing...

Hi guys after waiting months for loop recorder getting fitted I had my first epi...

Shoshov

•5 years ago

25 Replies

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All posts for December 2018

Why no Specialist Nurse for MVA sufferers?

British Heart Foundation Choc detox

Have your meds effected your taste & smell

Heart CT Scan - eye opening experience

Exercise is not as good as we thought

Blood pressure measuring...

BBC headline "minority take up lifesaving free health check"

I can hear heart beat in my ear

DVLA

Mitral Valve Hassles

Ticagrelor

Stress test time as per bruce protocol

Vascular health check

Fibrillation

Ablation

Fibbulation

Health Insurance and Congenital Heart Disease

Able to 'breathe' again!

Taking large amounts of meds on holiday

Learning to deal with my condition

Thank you!

Pericarditis misting from list of topics on Health Unlocked - BHF please rectify

International travel - medication

Blood in urine update

'Popping' sternum 7 months post op

Back to work.

Fluid retention

Racing heart early hours

Grrrrr

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