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A picture taken on a certain walk....

I took this as I was walking behind Ruby, she was unaware that it was being taken.

I took this as I was walking behind Ruby, she was unaware that it was being tak...

JimIOW

•3 years ago

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Could it be COVID related?

My partner was diagnosed with heart failure a month before COVID became ‘recognised’. She went from being healthy to not being able to walk up the stairs...

My partner was diagnosed with heart failure a month before COVID became ‘recogni...

JustAdam

•3 years ago

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I am concerned about Beta blockers being prescribed for my Atrial Fibrillation. Will I be able to continue Hiking and Hill Walking with AF.

I am in denial. I hate the fact there is something wrong with me.

Mhor

•3 years ago

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Stress echo

Hi, I had a stress echo last week and was wondering how useful it is in diagnosing problems. I was on the bicycle to have my echo but after about 10 minutes it...

Hi, I had a stress echo last week and was wondering how useful it is in diagnosi...

sprocket00

•3 years ago

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Verapamil, Diltiazem or flecainide and bisoprolol

Hi, I am struggling to come off Bisoprolol, having horrendous withdrawal symptoms so Cardiologist suggest I take one of the above meds along side the biso to...

Hi, I am struggling to come off Bisoprolol, having horrendous withdrawal symptom...

kizzie105

•3 years ago

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Questions for TAVI surgeon

I have been deemed suitable for a TAVI (bicuspid valve) and am seeing the surgeon for the first time tomorrow. Any help with what questions I need to ask...

I have been deemed suitable for a TAVI (bicuspid valve) and am seeing the surgeo...

DickyValve

•3 years ago

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LVSD ....

I need a group hug......struggling to cope today...not with symptoms but with my mind. Why do some days feel so bleak..

I need a group hug......struggling to cope today...not with symptoms but with my...

SLK-14

•3 years ago

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takatsubo

Does anyone else have Takatsubo cardiomyopathy.

Harrison4

•3 years ago

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MRI

Can I ask has anyone else had difficulty or claustrophobia and been unable to continue with an MRI. I was sent for one thinking it was the larger machine that...

Can I ask has anyone else had difficulty or claustrophobia and been unable to co...

Harrison4

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Getting My Driving Licence Back!

I am 86 - and I had a heart attack and a Pacemaker fitted just over 3 months ago. I advised the DVLA who then revoked my driving licence saying "your symptoms...

I am 86 - and I had a heart attack and a Pacemaker fitted just over 3 months ago...

KanoT

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Hypoxemia

Hi, I have a fitbit watch, bought so I could keep up steps during Lockdown when we had to shield. This watch can do Blood Pressure, SATs and other things....

Hi, I have a fitbit watch, bought so I could keep up steps during Lockdown whe...

Maskt3

•3 years ago

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Minimal Invasive Mini Thoracotomy Aortic Valve Replacement

Had my op the beginning of April. Still having pain and numbness in my breast and can’t sleep on my right side as a result. Also have pain going from my breast...

Had my op the beginning of April. Still having pain and numbness in my breast an...

BernieMB

•3 years ago

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Another picture from the end of our walk

This is a picture of the reflection of the buildings taken in the Gas Street Basin. The image was inverted and cropped.

This is a picture of the reflection of the buildings taken in the Gas Street Bas...

JimIOW

•3 years ago

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Furious at the mistake that could have killed me .

Hi everyone, So as I wrote a few weeks ago the cardiologist is was for giving me pills for af , I finally got the call from cardiology saying this was going...

Hi everyone, So as I wrote a few weeks ago the cardiologist is was for giving m...

Hidden

•3 years ago

43 Replies

Rouvastatin and ticagrelor rash

Just wondering has anyone experienced a blister type red rash especially o face and neck with taking the above

Just wondering has anyone experienced a blister type red rash especially o ...

Myrtledene

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Hello all , new drug to start Monday is it as good as promised ?

I've been on ramipril since ha Oct/20 so now being put onto entresto as its a super duper drug (they said) can anyone tell me about it please ?

I've been on ramipril since ha Oct/20 so now being put onto entresto as its a su...

Herb61

•3 years ago

17 Replies

Book for recording your statistics

Hi, my husband has been writing down his weight, bp and heart rate for around 5 months now. Does anyone know of a book that is used to record this instead of...

Hi, my husband has been writing down his weight, bp and heart rate for around 5 ...

Battie

•3 years ago

21 Replies

2 steps forward - 1 massive step back!!!

Hello Hearties, I am now 5 1/2 weeks in since my STEMI with 2 stents fitted, 2 subsequent hospital stays to get the meds balanced to reduce fluid my body was...

Hello Hearties, I am now 5 1/2 weeks in since my STEMI with 2 stents fitted, 2 ...

Carl1167

•3 years ago

5 Replies

ATTR Amyloidosis

I have been diagnosed with Wild Type Amyloidosis around 20 months ago. I am obviously interested to hear from others with the same diagnosis to hear their...

I have been diagnosed with Wild Type Amyloidosis around 20 months ago. I am obvi...

POPSTHEROCK

•3 years ago

1 Reply

How do I deal with swollen legs and water retention?

WATER RETENTION IN MY LEGS I have been prescribed a medication called furosemide. I notice that one of the side effects listed is 'loss of hearing'. I have...

WATER RETENTION IN MY LEGS I have been prescribed a medication called furosemide...

bluerose76

•3 years ago

8 Replies

TIA/Bleed on brain

Hello everyone. Last Thursday morning I suddenly became very confused and one side of my face dropped considerably. I have AF, HF and DCM, but have never had...

Hello everyone. Last Thursday morning I suddenly became very confused and one si...

P0rtnahapp1e

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Scared of having a heart condition

Hello! It s taking me a lot of courage to open up and ask here. I have mental issues that prevent me to seek medical help. I can't talk to people well in real...

Hello! It s taking me a lot of courage to open up and ask here. I have mental is...

Dorothy0

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Mitral valve update. Bigeminy.

So things have moved on with my valve issues over the weekend! Having gone to bed I was woken an hour later by palpitations and a pain my chest. I'd had a...

So things have moved on with my valve issues over the weekend! Having gone to b...

Cornishbeach

•3 years ago

9 Replies

My cardiac MRI revealed mildly dilated Cardiomyopathy. Is there any hope of reversing it to normalcy?

Hi everyone,how are you holding up? Fairly, I guess. I have mildly dilated Cardiomyopathy but NEVER experienced any oedema (swelling), shortness of breath,...

Hi everyone,how are you holding up? Fairly, I guess. I have mildly dilated Cardi...

Chibuzo

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Viagra/Cialis after heart attack

Viagra/Cialis after heart attack, opinions please Having been discharged from Cardio rehab, my last conversation with my very helpful and amazingly...

Viagra/Cialis after heart attack, opinions please Having been discharged from Ca...

bertrumbrown

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Cardioversion

Has anyone had cardioversion. If so how did you feel after and what is recovery time

Has anyone had cardioversion. If so how did you feel after and what is recovery ...

Frank10

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Bisoprolol

Good afternoon Following a very fast pulse rate 120+ last Thursday evening and AF during the night I called 111( nice people) who sent me off to A&E The...

Good afternoon Following a very fast pulse rate 120+ last Thursday evening and ...

Bush73

•3 years ago

55 Replies

Statin induced peripheral neuropathy.

Hi, I just wanted to know if anyone has developed a peripheral neuropathy while on statin therapy, particularly Rousovastatin? Cheers 😊

Hi, I just wanted to know if anyone has developed a peripheral neuropathy while...

fergusthegreat

•3 years ago

4 Replies

AF advice

Hi my husband has AF and has been really poorly since last July. 2 ablation on he’s still not right. Meds have been adjusted several times and he has...

Hi my husband has AF and has been really poorly since last July. 2 ablation on...

Leafield15

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Advice for AF

Hi my husband has AF and has been really poorly since last July. 2 ablation on he’s still not right. Meds have been adjusted several times and he has...

Hi my husband has AF and has been really poorly since last July. 2 ablation on...

Leafield15

•3 years ago

2 Replies

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All posts for July 2021

A picture taken on a certain walk....

Could it be COVID related?

I am concerned about Beta blockers being prescribed for my Atrial Fibrillation. Will I be able to continue Hiking and Hill Walking with AF.

Stress echo

Verapamil, Diltiazem or flecainide and bisoprolol

Questions for TAVI surgeon

LVSD ....

takatsubo

MRI

Getting My Driving Licence Back!

Hypoxemia

Minimal Invasive Mini Thoracotomy Aortic Valve Replacement

Another picture from the end of our walk

Furious at the mistake that could have killed me .

Rouvastatin and ticagrelor rash

Hello all , new drug to start Monday is it as good as promised ?

Book for recording your statistics

2 steps forward - 1 massive step back!!!

ATTR Amyloidosis

How do I deal with swollen legs and water retention?

TIA/Bleed on brain

Scared of having a heart condition

Mitral valve update. Bigeminy.

My cardiac MRI revealed mildly dilated Cardiomyopathy. Is there any hope of reversing it to normalcy?

Viagra/Cialis after heart attack

Cardioversion

Bisoprolol

Statin induced peripheral neuropathy.

AF advice

Advice for AF

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