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Do NOT google anything regarding heart problems!

Hi, I’m 24 and have just a month ago been diagnosed with pericarditis. A less serious of the heart problems. I’m not quite recovered yet but I’m feeling a lot...

Hi, I’m 24 and have just a month ago been diagnosed with pericarditis. A less se...

Stanadams20

•3 years ago

30 Replies

Any luck with PALS

Just a quick one. I'm having a call with my doctor but my real gripe is with my hospital consultant who has been told not to dismiss my case however time and...

Just a quick one. I'm having a call with my doctor but my real gripe is with my ...

Sleepybear987

•3 years ago

23 Replies

Struggling

Hi all. I'm new here. I had a heart attack 2018 and double bypass 2019. I've really struggled with recovery due to pain and discomfort. Had to have sternum...

Hi all. I'm new here. I had a heart attack 2018 and double bypass 2019. I've rea...

Madge11

•3 years ago

24 Replies

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Back Pain after HA in October 2020

I have a terrible sore back since having my HA. Sometimes it feels postural and I get relief if I put a cushion at my back. I also sometimes get a sharp pain...

I have a terrible sore back since having my HA. Sometimes it feels postural and...

Garto1

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Beware of little old ladies

A police driver driver decided to pull over a sports car. Sitting in the driving sear was a little old lady. "Driving licence please", he said. " I am...

A police driver driver decided to pull over a sports car. Sitting in the dri...

Ianc2

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Diagnosed with LV systolic dysfunction with mid basal inferior with septum.

Hello I am due to go for cardiac angiogram next week as I have been told I have LV systolic dysfunction with mid basal inferior with septum. I’ve searched...

Hello I am due to go for cardiac angiogram next week as I have been told I hav...

redies

•3 years ago

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Has anyone suffered from pericarditis for longer than a month and if so how did it make you feel and how was you treated?

I’m 24 years old, I don’t normally write on things like this or even read them but I feel so alone and scared. I was diagnosed with pericarditis over a month...

I’m 24 years old, I don’t normally write on things like this or even read them b...

Stanadams20

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Travel on Warfarin

Hi all, I've been thinking a lot about how much my life will change post OHS with a side salad of a stroke. One of the things I have always enjoyed most is...

Hi all, I've been thinking a lot about how much my life will change post OHS wit...

Tickertalker

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Aorta size

Hi is a aorta of 36mm enlarged in a female

Bex40

•3 years ago

16 Replies

Vibrating heart

Hi , Last year I had a few days when my heart was vibrating as if I had a small kitten purring inside it. I had an ecg at my gps surgery which showed nothing...

Hi , Last year I had a few days when my heart was vibrating as if I had a small...

Bartie123

•3 years ago

1 Reply

LV ejection

Hi, hoping someone can help can anything be done for LV ejection below 35 apart from meds.

Hi, hoping someone can help can anything be done for LV ejection below 35 apart ...

Montmax1

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Propranolol anxiety

Been put on propranolol 40mg three times a day for anxiety as it was giving me a fast heart rate when moving around, but now it’s gone the other way I’m scared...

Been put on propranolol 40mg three times a day for anxiety as it was giving me a...

Peppa08

•3 years ago

25 Replies

Taking Time Off

A number of you have picked up I am not on the forum that often. In the background I have a few issues going on: i) A pressure sore on my stump developed a...

A number of you have picked up I am not on the forum that often. In the backgro...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•3 years ago

61 Replies

Heart attack last August, no Stent

I had a STEMI last August. 999 super fast response, and I was taken to cath lab within 1 hour of the 999 call. They did angioplasty, but were unable to insert...

I had a STEMI last August. 999 super fast response, and I was taken to cath lab ...

richard_jw

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Be Persistent

Thanks all you lovely people for your response to my question about burning feeling in legs. Much appreciated. Here is a bit of advice - keep chasing up...

Thanks all you lovely people for your response to my question about burning feel...

Pippa80

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Hello! 7th week post triple bypass...

Hi all just wanted to say hello... joined today, on 7 th week post a triple bypass in early Jan. Busy with Level 1 cardiac rehab 3x a week, scars healing well....

Hi all just wanted to say hello... joined today, on 7 th week post a triple bypa...

PV74

•3 years ago

19 Replies

Feeling worried - frequent hot and cold sweats

Hi everyone, My mum has been getting lots of hot and cold sweats since she had Quadrupled bypass surgery 11 weeks ago. These episodes of hot and cold sweats...

Hi everyone, My mum has been getting lots of hot and cold sweats since she had ...

EB2021

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Isosorbide mononitrate

Hi folks. I'm taking Isosorbide mononitrate and Untill the pill is working I'm fine, but once it wears off after few hours I start getting twinges in my chest...

Hi folks. I'm taking Isosorbide mononitrate and Untill the pill is working I'm ...

Page12

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Spironolactone

Hello, HF nurse wants me to go on Spironolactone, I have been reading up on this drug, the side effects for men look awful, any males had problems with the...

Hello, HF nurse wants me to go on Spironolactone, I have been reading up on thi...

pjw17

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Second heart operation

Hi my partner is waiting for a second heart operation. He had a valve repaired aged 18 the Ross procedure and done incredibly well off it. He has now been told...

Hi my partner is waiting for a second heart operation. He had a valve repaired a...

Kstre

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Stents causing unusual EKG

In 2009, after experiencing chest discomfort I requested a stress test. I immediately received angioplasty and 2 stents. Since then, I have twice had the...

In 2009, after experiencing chest discomfort I requested a stress test. I immedi...

johndi57

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Burning sensation in ankles and lower legs

I get a burning feeling in my ankles and feet but only at night. It feels like sunburn. I was wondering if it was related to the medication I take or another...

I get a burning feeling in my ankles and feet but only at night. It feels like s...

Pippa80

•3 years ago

31 Replies

What is a high Blood pressure reading

I am on Losarton at the moment which does bring down my blood pressure for a few hours. However, it is usually an average of 154/92 in the mornings before...

I am on Losarton at the moment which does bring down my blood pressure for a few...

JanFer

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Takeaways, snacks and alcohol if you have heart failure, can you still have treats and enjoy yourself?

Hi guys not sure if this sounds absolutely daft and I hope it’s appropriate to post here, I have been diagnosed with left ventricular systolic dysfunction...

Hi guys not sure if this sounds absolutely daft and I hope it’s appropriate to p...

Liam-James

•3 years ago

37 Replies

Recently diagnosed with heart failure - swollen feet - any tips?

Recently diagnosed with heart failure and looking to speak to others with the condition. Doctor prescribed Furosemide for water in legs and feet. Been on it...

Recently diagnosed with heart failure and looking to speak to others with the co...

Johngerman

•3 years ago

21 Replies

Constant Palpitations since Saturday

Constant palpitations! I had a H/A last May, have done well in my recovery, but all of a sudden I started with palpitations/irregular heartbeats on Saturday...

Constant palpitations! I had a H/A last May, have done well in my recovery, but...

Jaynie13

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Clicking of sternum bone 8 months after value replacement

Hi All, My husband has an aortic valve replacement 8 months ago and is so much better now.. he walks daily without getting out of breath and feel able to do so...

Hi All, My husband has an aortic valve replacement 8 months ago and is so much b...

Jewel7

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Non stop bleeding from a cut.

Hi can any one help me. I have cut my thumb on a kitchen knife this morning. It is not deep and would normally be just a minor wound. However I am on asprin...

Hi can any one help me. I have cut my thumb on a kitchen knife this morning. It ...

madfox

•3 years ago

49 Replies

Newly diagnosed Afib. How long to wait for test results ? Covid ? Reassurance anybody ?

Hi I'm a 35 year old mother of 3 and on the 31st December had a terrible shock when I woke in the night to get a glass of water and out of nowhere just fainted...

Hi I'm a 35 year old mother of 3 and on the 31st December had a terrible shock w...

Ash2021

•3 years ago

16 Replies

Questions to ask the cardiologist

I’m paying to see a cardiologist privately next week as the NHS waiting list here is 8 months. I had bypass surgery two years ago but have recently being...

I’m paying to see a cardiologist privately next week as the NHS waiting list her...

Trevor29

•3 years ago

7 Replies

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All posts for February 2021

Do NOT google anything regarding heart problems!

Any luck with PALS

Struggling

Back Pain after HA in October 2020

Beware of little old ladies

Diagnosed with LV systolic dysfunction with mid basal inferior with septum.

Has anyone suffered from pericarditis for longer than a month and if so how did it make you feel and how was you treated?

Travel on Warfarin

Aorta size

Vibrating heart

LV ejection

Propranolol anxiety

Taking Time Off

Heart attack last August, no Stent

Be Persistent

Hello! 7th week post triple bypass...

Feeling worried - frequent hot and cold sweats

Isosorbide mononitrate

Spironolactone

Second heart operation

Stents causing unusual EKG

Burning sensation in ankles and lower legs

What is a high Blood pressure reading

Takeaways, snacks and alcohol if you have heart failure, can you still have treats and enjoy yourself?

Recently diagnosed with heart failure - swollen feet - any tips?

Constant Palpitations since Saturday

Clicking of sternum bone 8 months after value replacement

Non stop bleeding from a cut.

Newly diagnosed Afib. How long to wait for test results ? Covid ? Reassurance anybody ?

Questions to ask the cardiologist

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