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Downhill so fast!

14 months ago i was caring for my dying husband at home and managed it all well. Since then I've had no good news. I have stage 4 kidney failure, 3 ? Heart...

14 months ago i was caring for my dying husband at home and managed it all well....

Love101cats

•3 years ago

17 Replies

Waiting list for Ablation

Hi, can I ask for those who have had an Ablation, did you have general or local anaesthetic and if awake does it hurt? I’m in a waiting list and absolutely...

Hi, can I ask for those who have had an Ablation, did you have general or local ...

BorderMLH

•3 years ago

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Heart disease and HRT

Has anybody any experience of HRT after a heart attack? I had a cardiac arrest in June last year and have 5 stents but now have some serious symptoms of...

Has anybody any experience of HRT after a heart attack? I had a cardiac arrest i...

Sheesh66

•3 years ago

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New to this group

Hi I am new to this group looking forward to speaking to people in the same position any advise and tips to get healthier would be great. Im 52 and suffer...

Hi I am new to this group looking forward to speaking to people in the same pos...

HealthierHilly52

•3 years ago

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New to group

Hi I have just discovered this group and for my first post I though I would post my heart problems story. Last year I was diagnosed with Dilated...

Hi I have just discovered this group and for my first post I though I would post...

HarryJK

•3 years ago

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Gastric issues

I am currently under investigation for some heart issues. Over a few months a few different tests were administered.To stay protected while all the tests are...

I am currently under investigation for some heart issues. Over a few months a fe...

Darcy2000

•3 years ago

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Microvascular angina fatigue

Hi all. I have been prescribed isosorbide mononitrate to treat microvascular angina symptoms. Will it help to relieve the fatigue that I seem to experience...

Hi all. I have been prescribed isosorbide mononitrate to treat microvascular ang...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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LO

Hi! Just a quick post to say hello. I suffer from Left Ventricle Systolic Disorder (LVSD) and a rare blood cancer. Trying to find out how to manage things....

Hi! Just a quick post to say hello. I suffer from Left Ventricle Systolic Disord...

_Ace

•3 years ago

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Just found out I need a new aortic vslve

Hi everyone, It’s just been decided that I need a new valve; I’m 56 and the consultant is leaning towards a mechanical valve. Of course that means being on...

Hi everyone, It’s just been decided that I need a new valve; I’m 56 and the cons...

Sax-Man

•3 years ago

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Bisoprolol withdrawal or not???

Hi all, had stents done 4 years ago. All has been good, however, I now see that bisoprolol is usually withdrawn after a year or so . Is this right? My GP is...

Hi all, had stents done 4 years ago. All has been good, however, I now see that ...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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Fluoroquinolone warning on heart valves on NHS web site

This is a story I have told before but the NHS web site reference to heart valves is new to me. I was actually given a massive injection of a Fluoroquinolone...

This is a story I have told before but the NHS web site reference to heart valve...

seasider18

•3 years ago

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Just over 15 weeks...

So my heart valve replacement was just over 15 weeks ago. Im still a bit achy at times but guessing that is normal. I have decided to go back to running (aka...

So my heart valve replacement was just over 15 weeks ago. Im still a bit achy a...

HenryHerbert24

•3 years ago

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Medication

Has anyone had vertigo after stents I think it is the tablets. I'm taking ticagrelor aspirin rouvastatin adizem blood pressure and candersartan for bp...

Has anyone had vertigo after stents I think it is the tablets. I'm taking tic...

Myrtledene

•3 years ago

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Name of tube between aortic and mitral valve ?

Good morning all, I’m due a Aortic and mitral valve replacement operation booked for 12th of April..... but also replacement of tube between.... what’s the bit...

Good morning all, I’m due a Aortic and mitral valve replacement operation booked...

Tucks2410

•3 years ago

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Been a bit down.

Hi everyone well I’v really been struggling with my mood the last few days. I was in York hospital agin on Thursday with a UTI. I didn’t know that’s what it...

Hi everyone well I’v really been struggling with my mood the last few days. I wa...

buddy2blue

•3 years ago

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Micra Leadless Pacemaker

My brother in law is having his pacemaker changed because of infection. He has been offered a Micra Leadless pacemaker - he had never heard of one before, nor...

My brother in law is having his pacemaker changed because of infection. He has ...

emjay18

•3 years ago

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Side effects of angina spray

This morning I had to use my angina spray while I was at work. About 15 minutes later I started shaking, very very hot, sweating, a work friend took over while...

This morning I had to use my angina spray while I was at work. About 15 minutes ...

DandyS

•3 years ago

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lv systolic dysfunction

hi there is 51% lv systolic dysfunction something i should be worried about has to be quite honest im quite breathless a lot even when putting me shoes on...

hi there is 51% lv systolic dysfunction something i should be worried about has...

djleighp

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Vitamin tablets and heart meds

Hi everyone does anyone know if it’s safe to take vitamin tablets with statins and bp tablets I’ve been taking immune support vitamins for a year to try and...

Hi everyone does anyone know if it’s safe to take vitamin tablets with statins a...

Best2

•3 years ago

21 Replies

💔 Next time you feel broken...

...consider this!

QuadroVEINia

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Should I bother with A&E?

(Please don't panic) but I went to A&E because I was having heart palpitations. But as per usual, they found nothing. I was still having heart palpitations and...

(Please don't panic) but I went to A&E because I was having heart palpitations. ...

Sleepybear987

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Anxieties about procedure for CRT D

I had a dual chamber pacemaker implanted together with AV node ablation 2 years ago after many years of horrendous AF episodes and 5 failed ablations. I had...

I had a dual chamber pacemaker implanted together with AV node ablation 2 years ...

Melleray

•3 years ago

14 Replies

HF and amputee - anyone else here?

Hi I am caring for my husband, he is amazing and survived so much. Diagnosed with HF in November with EF of 15, on Entresto and now up to 45! Just had leg...

Hi I am caring for my husband, he is amazing and survived so much. Diagnosed wit...

Decepticon

•3 years ago

4 Replies

A FIB and blood thinners

Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with A FIB and was prescribed metoprolol and Eliquis...I had to stop the metoprolol as it was lowering my B.P. and heart...

Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with A FIB and was prescribed metoprolol and...

Nannyamerica

•3 years ago

49 Replies

Can anyone help me with what to say, and what tests to ask for, at my cardiology appointment?

Hello. I have an appointment with a cardiologist next week, after months of worrying symptoms since March 2020. My GPs and also a cardiac nurse, have been...

Hello. I have an appointment with a cardiologist next week, after months of worr...

Friend66

•3 years ago

16 Replies

Normal Reactions After Recent Stent

Hi All Two weeks ago I had a stent fitted after a heart attack two days prior, I’m getting myself into a bit of a state over something which I can only...

Hi All Two weeks ago I had a stent fitted after a heart attack two days prior, ...

Carrob-123

•3 years ago

31 Replies

Butter or Margarine ...?

Just been chatting with someone who's had two heart attacks and sharing companionable gossip on stents and diet. I was happily boasting about improved diet...

Just been chatting with someone who's had two heart attacks and sharing companio...

cherrabah

•3 years ago

33 Replies

25,000 and Counting

As I mentioned in my last post I have dropped back for a while because of a number of other issues. Looking by this morning I see the group has hit 25,000...

As I mentioned in my last post I have dropped back for a while because of a numb...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•3 years ago

10 Replies

Bisoprolol versus pill in pocket!!!

Hi all, hope everyone is well. Has anyone here reverted from dosing daily with bisoprolol to a "pill in the pocket" which was successful? This is what I aim...

Hi all, hope everyone is well. Has anyone here reverted from dosing daily with b...

DizzyD

•3 years ago

20 Replies

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All posts for March 2021

Downhill so fast!

Waiting list for Ablation

Heart disease and HRT

New to this group

New to group

Gastric issues

Microvascular angina fatigue

LO

Just found out I need a new aortic vslve

Bisoprolol withdrawal or not???

Fluoroquinolone warning on heart valves on NHS web site

Just over 15 weeks...

Medication

Name of tube between aortic and mitral valve ?

Been a bit down.

Micra Leadless Pacemaker

Side effects of angina spray

lv systolic dysfunction

Vitamin tablets and heart meds

💔 Next time you feel broken...

Should I bother with A&E?

Anxieties about procedure for CRT D

HF and amputee - anyone else here?

A FIB and blood thinners

Can anyone help me with what to say, and what tests to ask for, at my cardiology appointment?

Normal Reactions After Recent Stent

Butter or Margarine ...?

25,000 and Counting

Bisoprolol versus pill in pocket!!!

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