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I’ve just signed this BHF letter to Government

https://twitter.com/thebhf/status/1321477868111630336?s=21

HHH2017

•4 years ago

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Heart Transplant

Has anyone on here had a heart transplant? If so, can they tell me what its like to live after the operation? What changes do you have to make? What drugs do...

Has anyone on here had a heart transplant? If so, can they tell me what its like...

Curryandchips

•4 years ago

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Troubles with Chest Pain and tightness

Hi i wrote a post on here a while ago about experiencing chest pain and tightness over the past few months, been to a&e a few times but sent home, and how i...

Hi i wrote a post on here a while ago about experiencing chest pain and tightnes...

mikeyboy6

•4 years ago

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Join our Q&A with a cardiac nurse (October 29th)

Hi everyone, Just a reminder to look out for our Q&A session with a BHF cardiac nurse tomorrow (29 October at 12pm) If you're living with a heart or...

Hi everyone, Just a reminder to look out for our Q&A session with a BHF cardiac ...

Helen_BHF

•4 years ago

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Echo vs MRI

Hey guys, there has been something I've been thinking about since diagnosis for HF in July. My initial echo showed an EF of 35-40% whilst the cardiac MRI...

Hey guys, there has been something I've been thinking about since diagnosis for ...

Only46

•4 years ago

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Ankle swelling not related to HF

Hi friends, and you are ! I have had various problems which are hopefully under control at 77 years old but I am very concerned about swelling feet and...

Hi friends, and you are ! I have had various problems which are hopefully unde...

Smileyian

•4 years ago

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Routine check ups after CABG x5

I’m just asking out of curiosity - my husband had a quintuple bypass in Canada 2 years ago. We came back to the U.K. last August and gave the doctor all his...

I’m just asking out of curiosity - my husband had a quintuple bypass in Canada 2...

Seal59

•4 years ago

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Bryan May

Quite a few posts on this site mention the fact that all their readings were normal prior to their heart attack. Blood pressure fine , cholesterol level normal...

Quite a few posts on this site mention the fact that all their readings were nor...

Pollypuss

•4 years ago

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Found this article quite worrying - would welcome your thoughts

Daily Mail article yesterday... alarming reading as I struggle with permanent damage to my heart due to myocarditis and pericarditis. I don’t read many...

Daily Mail article yesterday... alarming reading as I struggle with permanent da...

HHH2017

•4 years ago

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Contact with shop

I urgently need to get in touch with the shop in hillsborough, they were supposed to be delivering a bed to my elderly mother, who has no where to sleep...

I urgently need to get in touch with the shop in hillsborough, they were suppose...

Wordsworthcard

•4 years ago

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Mediation combo

Hi Has anybody experience of this combo-bisoprolol and edoxaban -trying to find out possible side effects, reactions, tips etc. My GP is suggesting this...

Hi Has anybody experience of this combo-bisoprolol and edoxaban -trying to find ...

Paxim

•4 years ago

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Constant anxiety and insomnia with AFib. Help needed.

It's a vicious cycle of more health issues being diagnosed, on top of prexisting ones, such as hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, mitral valve disease and...

It's a vicious cycle of more health issues being diagnosed, on top of prexisting...

DizzyD

•4 years ago

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Surgeons - At The Edge Of Life

Tonight's (27th October) episode features a 75 year old with an enlarged aorta that is life threatening. I have found all this series fascinating although I...

Tonight's (27th October) episode features a 75 year old with an enlarged aorta t...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•4 years ago

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Hospital refused teeth removal due to heat condition and meds

I got the news first thing today that after my own dentist wouldn’t take my 2 teeth out and referred me to hospital they’ve now refused !!!!! I have an abscess...

I got the news first thing today that after my own dentist wouldn’t take my 2 te...

Fluffybee

•4 years ago

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Heart monitors/alarms

What are people using? My mother now has AF, but lives alone, so I'm looking at what I could get her to help. Is an Apple Watch the best option?

What are people using? My mother now has AF, but lives alone, so I'm looking at...

Jaws66

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Cardio rehab on Tuesday - please advise

Had a text this morning asking me to come to cardio rehab next Tuesday at Hillingdon Hospital. No other information. Please can some of you lovely people give...

Had a text this morning asking me to come to cardio rehab next Tuesday at Hillin...

Supernanu

•4 years ago

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Weight loss help!!!

Hi lovely heart folk, I haven’t posters in quite a while as time just seems to be flying! I was diagnosed Feb 2018 with DCM EF of 23, with the help of meds my...

Hi lovely heart folk, I haven’t posters in quite a while as time just seems to ...

Fismith69

•4 years ago

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Curious

Hi everyone just wondering does everyone think why is it that when Covid wasn’t even known about the infection was high but now months later we wear masks use...

Hi everyone just wondering does everyone think why is it that when Covid wasn’t ...

Yasyass

•4 years ago

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Anxiety has returned

Seemingly out of nowhere my intense anxiety has returned. Most of the day I feel as if I am walking a tightrope. Not quite panic attack level, but not far off....

Seemingly out of nowhere my intense anxiety has returned. Most of the day I feel...

IrisCarter

•4 years ago

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Type of pacemaker

I’ll be having a dual chamber pacemaker fitted in November 25th as I have very recently found out I have tachy brady syndrome. My father in law has a pacemaker...

I’ll be having a dual chamber pacemaker fitted in November 25th as I have very r...

Westie2012

•4 years ago

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results

Hi not posted for awhile but just had results back and dont know what they all mean,could anyone enlighten me,.This is the letter from hospital,,,The echo...

Hi not posted for awhile but just had results back and dont know what they all m...

jeninsea

•4 years ago

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Gin-gle All The Way

Here's one for Lezzers and all gin fans! 🤣🤣🤣 https://www.marksandspencer.com/c/food-to-order/adventures-in-food/christmas-gin

Here's one for Lezzers and all gin fans! 🤣🤣🤣 https://www.marksandspencer.com...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•4 years ago

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Pacemaker check ?

l have just had a letter from the hospital telling me that my usual GP will ring me on 26th Nov, and l am not to attend the hospital. How does that work then?...

l have just had a letter from the hospital telling me that my usual GP will ring...

kefalonia1

•4 years ago

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Heart Pain after stenting

Good afternoon all, Had two stents in Feb 2020 in the LAD pain in chest is masked by fibromyalgia following this with an Angina diagnosis in Oct 2020... have...

Good afternoon all, Had two stents in Feb 2020 in the LAD pain in chest is maske...

Sunforce2003

•4 years ago

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Help with accepting it’s just ectopics

Diagnosed with ectopic beats a year ago. Seems worse when bloated and lasts until I change position. Any one else with a similar experience? Trying to remember...

Diagnosed with ectopic beats a year ago. Seems worse when bloated and lasts unti...

GreenTre

•4 years ago

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Angiogram all done

Hi Had my angiogram today no blocked arteries!. Cardiac nurses review letter said severe lvsd yet cardiologist said moderate to severe. Couldn't see anything...

Hi Had my angiogram today no blocked arteries!. Cardiac nurses review letter sa...

Babsben

•4 years ago

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Diazepam dose for MRI

Hello all I have a cardiac MRI appointment tomorrow morning at 9.15am. As I am claustrophobic my GP has prescribed me some Diazepam. I’ve had a couple of...

Hello all I have a cardiac MRI appointment tomorrow morning at 9.15am. As I am ...

Carolx

•4 years ago

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Irregular heartbeat 8 weeks post bypass op

Hi, I had an irregular heartbeat episode yesterday, was jumping between 70 and 113 bpm, lasted about 45 minutes. Was just sitting on sofa watching tv. I had...

Hi, I had an irregular heartbeat episode yesterday, was jumping between 70 and 1...

Mookford

•4 years ago

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Asthma and an Irregular Heartbeat

My husband had a stroke 5 years ago, he is left with a difficulty swallowing and suffers with stroke fatigue which manifests itself in lightheadedness and the...

My husband had a stroke 5 years ago, he is left with a difficulty swallowing and...

Teddy1381

•4 years ago

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Methotrexate and bisoprolol

Hi I'm new to this so am looking for any help advice and guidance as I have a few questions that I would like answers to asap. I recently had a cardiac...

Hi I'm new to this so am looking for any help advice and guidance as I have a f...

Paxim

•4 years ago

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for October 2020

I’ve just signed this BHF letter to Government

Heart Transplant

Troubles with Chest Pain and tightness

Join our Q&A with a cardiac nurse (October 29th)

Echo vs MRI

Ankle swelling not related to HF

Routine check ups after CABG x5

Bryan May

Found this article quite worrying - would welcome your thoughts

Contact with shop

Mediation combo

Constant anxiety and insomnia with AFib. Help needed.

Surgeons - At The Edge Of Life

Hospital refused teeth removal due to heat condition and meds

Heart monitors/alarms

Cardio rehab on Tuesday - please advise

Weight loss help!!!

Curious

Anxiety has returned

Type of pacemaker

results

Gin-gle All The Way

Pacemaker check ?

Heart Pain after stenting

Help with accepting it’s just ectopics

Angiogram all done

Diazepam dose for MRI

Irregular heartbeat 8 weeks post bypass op

Asthma and an Irregular Heartbeat

Methotrexate and bisoprolol

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