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IS IT WORTH PAYING FOR NEUROLGIST APPT IN UK

I have had several falls and cannot get up unaided. I need help dressing and showering and getting up from chairs. I can only walk short distances without...

I have had several falls and cannot get up unaided. I need help dressing and sho...

sunset709

•3 years ago

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Did anyone else suffer from very frequent ectopic beats after cardiac ablation?

I had an ablation on Thursday (today is Monday) and since Saturday evening I’ve had frequent ectopic beats it’s started sparse but it’s nearly 30 an hour,most...

I had an ablation on Thursday (today is Monday) and since Saturday evening I’ve ...

Shannon182

•3 years ago

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Nosebleeds whilst on Clobidogrel

Yesterday I ended up in A & E with a nosebleed that took over an hour to stop. It seemed more like a haemorrhage to me, as there was blood all over my kitchen...

Yesterday I ended up in A & E with a nosebleed that took over an hour to stop. I...

ChristineK

•3 years ago

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Upset customer

Please be careful when using the Braintree branch they don't can't seem to make thier minds up, first it's a collection slot between 0900 and 1200hrs, with a...

Please be careful when using the Braintree branch they don't can't seem to make ...

Anthony5454

•3 years ago

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Long time wait

Hello ,not to user friendly yet doing this but Oct/20 had HA +2stents put in and let heart get stronger for follow up procedure, corvid hit ,so now I'm waiting...

Hello ,not to user friendly yet doing this but Oct/20 had HA +2stents put in and...

Herb61

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Headaches

1 week into taking isosorbide mononitrate and still getting whopper headaches. Any advice people? The good thing is it has helped the chest pain from newly...

1 week into taking isosorbide mononitrate and still getting whopper headaches. A...

Worvera

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Moving On. Anxious

Hi again. Got possible Aortic valve problem. Just had a call. Angiogram booked mid June with pre assessment a couple of days before. Had one in 2008. How do...

Hi again. Got possible Aortic valve problem. Just had a call. Angiogram booked m...

Pulsar177

•3 years ago

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Swollen Legs and Ulcers

I have severe heart disease and on furosemide and spironlactone. How do I stop my legs swelling and breaking out in ulcers?

I have severe heart disease and on furosemide and spironlactone. How do I stop m...

Honeyjune

•3 years ago

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Tiredness

Is it normal to still be suffering tiredness, 6 months after a triple bypass

Captur

•3 years ago

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left sided chest pain .

i am 18 years old , my weight is 50 kg and height 5foot 6 inches , from a two weeks I am having mild leftsided chest pain . frequency of pain is throughout...

i am 18 years old , my weight is 50 kg and height 5foot 6 inches , from a two we...

itsallfix

•3 years ago

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Dairy milk may lower cholesterol and reduce heart disease risk.

As the old advert used to say Milk is good for you. Unfortunately butter is not....

As the old advert used to say Milk is good for you. Unfortunately butter is not...

seasider18

•3 years ago

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Pain after stent2yrs on

Had a stent fitted after two heart attacks 2⁰19 still have pain between shoulders does anyone else

Had a stent fitted after two heart attacks 2⁰19 still have pain between shoulder...

Whitehousee

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Weight gain

Hi all. I am getting very frustrated I lost 3 1/2 stone in 8 months but now I'm beginning to gain weight I'm on Bisoprolol, Furomeside, Atorvastatin, &...

Hi all. I am getting very frustrated I lost 3 1/2 stone in 8 months but now I'm...

Tombstone

•3 years ago

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My 72 hour holter monitor stopped before 72 hours

I was fitted with a 72 hour holter monitor, which I was told to press the green button whenever I had a symptom. However when I first pressed it I realised the...

I was fitted with a 72 hour holter monitor, which I was told to press the green ...

HeartDinger

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Upcoming ablation

Hi everyone, Having my first ablation on July 7 and am nervous tbh. Guess I’m most nervous as to whether to ask for a general anaesthetic or go for sedation -...

Hi everyone, Having my first ablation on July 7 and am nervous tbh. Guess I’m m...

LFC7

•3 years ago

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5 days following valve replacement

Have followed a number of posts here prior to my op. Now day 5 post op after a successful Tricuspid replacement (repairs were sadly not going to hold) still in...

Have followed a number of posts here prior to my op. Now day 5 post op after a s...

Alessa_

•3 years ago

24 Replies

Struggling!

Hi. Musband ha a heart attack in Feb of this year, he had 2 blockages, 1 cleared with a stent and then blood thinners to clear the other. He has had 2 more...

Hi. Musband ha a heart attack in Feb of this year, he had 2 blockages, 1 cleare...

Daisy1978

•3 years ago

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Cardiomyopathy blues

Since being diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy ( Ejection fraction 45) which really isn’t that bad I have felt so light headed and nauseated .Put on the usual heart...

Since being diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy ( Ejection fraction 45) which really i...

Darcy2000

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Coffee Morning (inc. Garden Party)

We are now open. There are tables and chairs both inside and outside. Coffee will be served inside and all variants are available. Besides the Space Hoppers I...

We are now open. There are tables and chairs both inside and outside. Coffee wil...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•3 years ago

98 Replies

Is this afib?

Is this Afib? Hi all I’m new here. I’m after some advice really. Long story short I was referred to a cardiologist Feb 2020 after an ecg showed arrhythmia....

Is this Afib? Hi all I’m new here. I’m after some advice really. Long story shor...

widgetcook

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Types of pacemaker

Have a pacemaker but told I might need a different type. (Thought there was only one kind) Does anyone know more about this please?

Have a pacemaker but told I might need a different type. (Thought there was onl...

Nannyjenny

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Surgery and blood thinners.

Hi guys this isn't heart related I guess, but just hoped I can get some advice. I have just been told I have a bad Diastasis Recti and the doctor says I need...

Hi guys this isn't heart related I guess, but just hoped I can get some advice. ...

jowalk6

•3 years ago

19 Replies

Introduction

Hi, I'm Ron Baston, 68 and recently diagnosed with unstable angina. Started 5 years ago after stent fitted which triggered stable angina. Seeing Rapid Access...

Hi, I'm Ron Baston, 68 and recently diagnosed with unstable angina. Started 5 ye...

Redlead

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Donation

Have a extending oblong solid oak table with a few marks on table top would you be interested problem with accepting photo hgriffin67@gmail.com.

Have a extending oblong solid oak table with a few marks on table top would you ...

Frederrick

•3 years ago

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Inspra and diovan cough

25mg inspra, diovan 80mg daily are producing a tickly cough with nasal congestion. Two months into meds can this clear as the body adapts or does it progress?...

25mg inspra, diovan 80mg daily are producing a tickly cough with nasal congestio...

Annaelizabeth

•3 years ago

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On hold

Been for 1st appointment today post HA . EF still not good but holding off on pacemaker and defibrillator. Been put on a ' advanced drug '...

Been for 1st appointment today post HA . EF still not good but holding off on pa...

0163SLH

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Coffee Morning - 6th June

The other day I mentioned holding a virtual coffee morning. I will now be holding this coming Sunday morning. See you there! Although I may not be there I...

The other day I mentioned holding a virtual coffee morning. I will now be holdin...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•3 years ago

40 Replies

Very pretty symptom tracking!

I'm tracking some of my heart failure symptoms via colourful cross-stitch. Currently on day 4 of an anticipated 365... Wish me luck! I've written a bit more...

I'm tracking some of my heart failure symptoms via colourful cross-stitch. Curre...

laura_dropstitch

Heart Star•3 years ago

20 Replies

Any side effects from stopping Prasugrel

My GP has now stopped my Prasugrel after 18 months as prescribed by the Cardiologist. Are there likely to be any side effects?

My GP has now stopped my Prasugrel after 18 months as prescribed by the Cardiolo...

Willowman

•3 years ago

9 Replies

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All posts for June 2021

IS IT WORTH PAYING FOR NEUROLGIST APPT IN UK

Did anyone else suffer from very frequent ectopic beats after cardiac ablation?

Nosebleeds whilst on Clobidogrel

Upset customer

Long time wait

Headaches

Moving On. Anxious

Swollen Legs and Ulcers

Tiredness

left sided chest pain .

Dairy milk may lower cholesterol and reduce heart disease risk.

Pain after stent2yrs on

Weight gain

My 72 hour holter monitor stopped before 72 hours

Upcoming ablation

5 days following valve replacement

Struggling!

Cardiomyopathy blues

Coffee Morning (inc. Garden Party)

Is this afib?

Types of pacemaker

Surgery and blood thinners.

Introduction

Donation

Inspra and diovan cough

On hold

Coffee Morning - 6th June

Very pretty symptom tracking!

Any side effects from stopping Prasugrel

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