Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

53,401 members • 33,565 posts

All posts for September 2019

Heart Monitoring and Measurements

I have heard about all the measurements cardiologists take and wonder if anyone could explain them all. Electrocardiogram, Echocardiogram and all the others,...

I have heard about all the measurements cardiologists take and wonder if anyone ...

Khonkaen

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Glenmark Perindopril

Has anyone had a problem with this brand? My bp has shot up since I have used a different chemist and this is the brand of Perindopril I take.

Has anyone had a problem with this brand? My bp has shot up since I have used a ...

Caitlyn6

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Worries

I really thought I would feel better after having a stent fitted but I don’t Does anyone else feel like this ?thought medication would help but I feel worse...

I really thought I would feel better after having a stent fitted but I don’t Do...

sasquot1

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Want to take advantage of all our features? Just log in!

Pace maker experience

Hi All New to the community. I had a pace maker implant on Tuesday for 2nd degree heart block. I was hoping for an instant improvement in my condition....

Hi All New to the community. I had a pace maker implant on Tuesday for 2nd degr...

JP1146

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Thought for Bedtime!

If one sins against the laws of proportion and gives something too big to something too small to carry it -- too big sails to too small a ship, too big meals...

If one sins against the laws of proportion and gives something too big to somet...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 years ago

32 Replies

Want to see what I've been reading?

Hello, everyone. Many of you will already know that I'm about to undertake a PhD, looking at representations of chronic heart disease in post-1980...

Hello, everyone. Many of you will already know that I'm about to undertake a P...

laura_dropstitch

Heart Star•5 years ago

36 Replies

Just joined!

Have just become a member of HealthUnlocked community. It has taken me a little while as I had my heart attack and heart failure in 2005! Pleased to be here...

Have just become a member of HealthUnlocked community. It has taken me a little ...

grandmaofayoungman

•5 years ago

7 Replies

What do you want? ( really, really want)

So Hearties, coffee break question. If you had a perfect 3D printer, what would you print? You can’t have spare parts for your heart or a gardener, they’ve...

So Hearties, coffee break question. If you had a perfect 3D printer, what would...

HectorsDad

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Low 'resting' pulse rate

My Apple watch was showing a resting pulse of 48 a few months ago. Had a consultation with my GP and he got a 24 hours ambulatory ECG done. There are no pauses...

My Apple watch was showing a resting pulse of 48 a few months ago. Had a consult...

sukh1854

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Cruising and AF

Hi, Anyone with AF been on a criuse? What did you do to stay healthy in that environment? Any advice wd be very welcome.....

Hi, Anyone with AF been on a criuse? What did you do to stay healthy in that env...

Hanibal

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Had enough of Bisoprolol

Hi, not been on for a while, still on Bisoprolol, still feel really tired on it and headaches every morning. Had heart scan and 24 hr monitor but waiting on...

Hi, not been on for a while, still on Bisoprolol, still feel really tired on it ...

Jakesterblack

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Feeling stressed

Having to work during UCI CHAMPIONSHIPS here in Harrogate and Ripon. Travelling, parking, concerns about shift patterns..... honestly wished I taken holiday!...

Having to work during UCI CHAMPIONSHIPS here in Harrogate and Ripon. Travelling,...

Snowdrops_17

•5 years ago

5 Replies

I think my cause is worry/stress.

Had my HA/stents 5 months ago and it came as a big shock, "why me?" I thought, my diet was pretty good, with very little processed food, no fizzy drinks, never...

Had my HA/stents 5 months ago and it came as a big shock, "why me?" I thought, m...

Khonkaen

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Anyone been diagnosed with Microvascular disease?

If so... what symptoms have you had and how does it affect you? During my Angio on Tuesday the Cardiologist mentioned extensive Microvascular disease but to be...

If so... what symptoms have you had and how does it affect you? During my Angio ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Heart Failure and anaemia

Morning my husband had his HA and CA last October. His iron levels have been borderline low since April. Does anyone take an iron supplement. Have been back...

Morning my husband had his HA and CA last October. His iron levels have been bor...

Kkatrina

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Please clean the plane!

Hi everyone, just returned from a lovely holiday to Spain. Last year l also visited Spain and took a jumbo pack of Dettol wipes as it was my first flight post...

Hi everyone, just returned from a lovely holiday to Spain. Last year l also visi...

kefalonia1

•5 years ago

7 Replies

pain in calf

hi had stent in may ...generally feeling ok .. had pain in calf last night woke me up ...any ideas ..has anybody had this experience ? or am I being paranoid?

hi had stent in may ...generally feeling ok .. had pain in calf last night woke...

Berkoff

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Things I would have liked to know before my heart bypass. I hope some useful tips for others prior to their op. Or when recovering.

As a general point I think it would have been useful to have access to a ‘Heart Bypass Buddy/Partner’ system or perhaps just being made aware of this online...

As a general point I think it would have been useful to have access to a ‘Heart ...

Stilljogging23

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Smart watch for monitoring AF

I have just had cardioversion, it has worked. I am now in sinus rhythm. I wonder how long it will last? I have seen a few ads for watches that monitor heart...

I have just had cardioversion, it has worked. I am now in sinus rhythm. I wonder...

series1

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Teeth - Here We Go Again

So this afternoon I was back at the dentist as a wisdom (think it was the 'O' level Latin one) broke. It has been patched but will have to come out in due...

So this afternoon I was back at the dentist as a wisdom (think it was the 'O' le...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 years ago

6 Replies

Amlodipine and light headedness

I have been prescribed 5mg Amlodipine and after a couple of days I became extemely light headed.....to the point when I had to stop taking it. More or less as...

I have been prescribed 5mg Amlodipine and after a couple of days I became exteme...

trebor5558

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Veins from Leg

Hi there. I’ve recently (10 weeks ago) had a Mitral Valve Repair with Annuloplasty and also a Triple Bypass. They used the Chest Artery and veins out of each...

Hi there. I’ve recently (10 weeks ago) had a Mitral Valve Repair with Annuloplas...

Davewm

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Appointment with the Practice Nurse

Having had a quadruple bypass on 28 August and being discharged from hospital (most of the time in the High Dependency Unit) on 7 September I now have an...

Having had a quadruple bypass on 28 August and being discharged from hospital (m...

Dickyticker26

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Rocking Swaying inside when physically still

Saw Consultant this is nothing to do with my heart. Tachycardia under control with Bisoprolol. Now having CT Scan of Chest for Cancer. Scared witless.

Saw Consultant this is nothing to do with my heart. Tachycardia under control w...

Wob58

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Forgotten pill

I take Apixaban 5mg twice a day. Last night I forgot to take my evening pill, found it this morning in my blister pack. I didn’t like to take it this morning...

I take Apixaban 5mg twice a day. Last night I forgot to take my evening pill, fo...

Cards21

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Cost of Entresto

Just saw this on the NICE web site The acquisition cost of sacubitril valsartan is as follows (excluding VAT; MIMS, April 2016): 24/26 mg (containing 24.3 mg...

Just saw this on the NICE web site The acquisition cost of sacubitril valsartan ...

Prada47

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Micro-rant

So.. it’s 9.20 and my ‘A’ has been with me for an hour already. Not enough to hit the GTN yet, but enough.... fortunately nothing much to do today but try and...

So.. it’s 9.20 and my ‘A’ has been with me for an hour already. Not enough to hi...

HectorsDad

•5 years ago

25 Replies

the transition from Bisoprolol to Nebivolol

Hi - I've just moved from Bisoprolol to Nebivolol to try to address the stubborn insomnia I have - the transition is making me feel a bit physically strange,...

Hi - I've just moved from Bisoprolol to Nebivolol to try to address the stubborn...

HowMyHeartSings

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Any Advice on Complex Ablation

Hi My mum has recently been in hospital following a simple ablation procedure, however afterwards she started getting 'flutters' that she did not know were...

Hi My mum has recently been in hospital following a simple ablation procedure, h...

jayjay2019

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for September 2019

Heart Monitoring and Measurements

Glenmark Perindopril

Worries

Pace maker experience

Thought for Bedtime!

Want to see what I've been reading?

Just joined!

What do you want? ( really, really want)

Low 'resting' pulse rate

Cruising and AF

Had enough of Bisoprolol

Feeling stressed

I think my cause is worry/stress.

Anyone been diagnosed with Microvascular disease?

Heart Failure and anaemia

Please clean the plane!

pain in calf

Things I would have liked to know before my heart bypass. I hope some useful tips for others prior to their op. Or when recovering.

Smart watch for monitoring AF

Teeth - Here We Go Again

Amlodipine and light headedness

Veins from Leg

Appointment with the Practice Nurse

Rocking Swaying inside when physically still

Forgotten pill

Cost of Entresto

Micro-rant

the transition from Bisoprolol to Nebivolol

Any Advice on Complex Ablation

Search posts

Pinned Posts

Latest poll

After becoming part of the BHF HealthUnlocked Community, how would you rate your confidence in looking after your health?

Topics

Archive