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PIP review award

Hi everyone, I posted on here a month ago asking advice on a PIP phone consultation….I got some great tips but the best of the lot was joining the benefits &...

Hi everyone, I posted on here a month ago asking advice on a PIP phone consultat...

Lurganspur

•2 years ago

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Still no follow up appointment with cardiologist

Hi Still waiting for a follow up appointment in clinic with the cardiologist after 3 months. Is that normal? Managed to contact his secretary and she said the...

Hi Still waiting for a follow up appointment in clinic with the cardiologist aft...

MrsSuzuki

•2 years ago

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Breast pain with heart meds

Hi Has anyone suffered with breast pain whilst taking heart meds please? I'm on clopidogrel, bisoprolol, ramipril and atovorstatin after angiogram and stent....

Hi Has anyone suffered with breast pain whilst taking heart meds please? I'm on ...

MrsSuzuki

•2 years ago

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Living with fatigue after HA

I suffered HA & had 3 stents fitted in Sept 2020 aged 49. Still struggling mentally & physically but very glad I’m still here. The fatigue seems to be a...

I suffered HA & had 3 stents fitted in Sept 2020 aged 49. Still struggling menta...

Tracey02

•2 years ago

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Wednesday Workout

This is is last of the series for now.

MichaelJH

Heart Star•2 years ago

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CT Scan

I had a CT Cardiac Angiogram and calcium Scoring today. All went well and apart from the odd hot feeling when the die was injected there were no effects. That...

I had a CT Cardiac Angiogram and calcium Scoring today. All went well and apart ...

Geoff51

Heart Star•2 years ago

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Stress and angina

How do I keep relaxed to avoid an angina attack during contact...trying to restrict..with in-laws who, in the past become abusive if I do not comply with their...

How do I keep relaxed to avoid an angina attack during contact...trying to restr...

Etblue

•2 years ago

12 Replies

Difficulties in getting aa good night's sleep

My husband (82) has very recently developed heart problems which are being investigated further. He's on a cocktail of medication including beta blocker,...

My husband (82) has very recently developed heart problems which are being inves...

constantheart

•2 years ago

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TAKOTSUBO

Hi I had a Takotsubo ( broken heart syndrome) attack in February. Has anyone else had one>? I am always tired and weak and have memory problems I am waiting...

Hi I had a Takotsubo ( broken heart syndrome) attack in February. Has anyone els...

Siamesechris

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Extreme fatigue

Hello all, I had my HA and stent fitted in July 2021. 47yr old and fit and healthy, so was a bit of a surprise! All was going well then in November i started...

Hello all, I had my HA and stent fitted in July 2021. 47yr old and fit and healt...

didntexpectthat

•2 years ago

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Hip surgery

I had a double bypass last May and have recovered very well. I now need a hip replacement and this will be a revision of the first one so a much longer, bigger...

I had a double bypass last May and have recovered very well. I now need a hip re...

EwaUK

•2 years ago

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Cardiologist Appointment H F

I had a Face to Face with my Cardiologist yesterday and it was quite a positive meeting. I have had Bypass surgery in 2015, Heart Attack in 1982 currently I...

I had a Face to Face with my Cardiologist yesterday and it was quite a positive ...

Prada47

•2 years ago

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Sat around useless anxious and waiting for anything to happen

Hi everybody out there. Not been on here for a week or more. As you can tell from my title I seem to be on an absolute downer. I feel like I am in limbo. I am...

Hi everybody out there. Not been on here for a week or more. As you can tell fro...

GardeningFlowers

•2 years ago

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T wave abnormalities

Hello everyone I had a pulmonary embolism last year had heart strain had echo all normal ecgs normal now today went into an e had abnormal ecg inverted t waves...

Hello everyone I had a pulmonary embolism last year had heart strain had echo al...

Mammybell1964

•2 years ago

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Question on Stents

Question on stents I forgot to ask this question to the cardiologist. I had a couple of stents into an already bypassed LAD now after a Stress MRI his thoughts...

Question on stents I forgot to ask this question to the cardiologist. I had a co...

Prada47

•2 years ago

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What is causing these awful headaches ?

Hi everyone I have been on meds since November last year after having an angiogram show I have have subtotal blockage and a moderate blockage. I was put on...

Hi everyone I have been on meds since November last year after having an angiogr...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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What's Happening?

All the posts have gone...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•2 years ago

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Low Resting Heart Rate concern

57 yrs old with a RHR of permanently under 40 bpm (regularly low to mid 30's). GP doesn't seem bothered and I have not seen consultant in years (mild to...

57 yrs old with a RHR of permanently under 40 bpm (regularly low to mid 30's). G...

Clones

•2 years ago

6 Replies

CABG waiting times??

Hi guys, i am seeing the cardiac surgeon on 14th April, so my question is: i am under UHNM and i wondered if anyone knows the waiting times for cabg (...

Hi guys, i am seeing the cardiac surgeon on 14th April, so my question is: i am...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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Wow.....what was that ?

So I going about my normal business and had just turned the TV on to get a 10am update on the news. I felt as though I needed to clear my throat which I do...

So I going about my normal business and had just turned the TV on to get a 10am ...

Mgs333

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Poor NHS care for spinal problems in Lincolnshire

If you have back problems then don't live in Lincolnshire!! I have had quite serious back problems for a very long time (52 years) and have learned to live my...

If you have back problems then don't live in Lincolnshire!! I have had quite ser...

Buzzy-Beans

•2 years ago

4 Replies

Tuesday Thinker II

Well my first one was too easy so here is another. What is the missing number in this series of numbers 8:07, 8:58, x, 10:43, 11:37?

Well my first one was too easy so here is another. What is the missing number i...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•2 years ago

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Tuesday Thinking

What is the missing number in the sequence above?

MichaelJH

Heart Star•2 years ago

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Ambulatory ECG - put leads on wrong way round.

I’ve got a 7 day ECG device attached and I was told I could take the electrodes off temporarily to shower on day 3/4 which I did last night. I’ve just realised...

I’ve got a 7 day ECG device attached and I was told I could take the electrodes ...

Bex-88

•2 years ago

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New medication

Would very much welcome advice. I was diagnosed with heart failure in spring 2018 following very serious brush with sepsis. I surprised all by staging a good...

Would very much welcome advice. I was diagnosed with heart failure in spring 201...

Aoki

•2 years ago

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Take it easy v exercise

How do people make sense or find the line between the advice to take it easy and the advice to exercise and get moving? Having had a stroke out of the blue...

How do people make sense or find the line between the advice to take it easy and...

Chinkoflight

•2 years ago

15 Replies

Injection for cholesterol

I had a telephone conversation from my specialist in North West hospital. He is organising for me to have an injection for cholesterol. I think it's the one...

I had a telephone conversation from my specialist in North West hospital. He is...

Soundwell1

•2 years ago

1 Reply

How to say I’ve got an ICD in my chest in different languages.

I’ll flash my card from the hospital but I was curious what other countries do for ICDs? I’m going over to Malaga for a few days so in Spanish I need to say...

I’ll flash my card from the hospital but I was curious what other countries do f...

BenThom-Wood

•2 years ago

7 Replies

Nilemdo 180gm

Hi, Anyone else taking this? I was on Atorvastatin 20mg but side effects were so bad, saying that it loweredCholesterol from 6.9 to 3.8. Can't find much on...

Hi, Anyone else taking this? I was on Atorvastatin 20mg but side effects were so...

Bodyp

•2 years ago

9 Replies

TIA

Hello am I just being a worry wart ? , about 6 years ago I had some tiny dots in my eyesight and was told I’d had a TIA , no other symptoms at all . Since then...

Hello am I just being a worry wart ? , about 6 years ago I had some tiny dots in...

Hazel1010

•2 years ago

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All posts for April 2022

PIP review award

Still no follow up appointment with cardiologist

Breast pain with heart meds

Living with fatigue after HA

Wednesday Workout

CT Scan

Stress and angina

Difficulties in getting aa good night's sleep

TAKOTSUBO

Extreme fatigue

Hip surgery

Cardiologist Appointment H F

Sat around useless anxious and waiting for anything to happen

T wave abnormalities

Question on Stents

What is causing these awful headaches ?

What's Happening?

Low Resting Heart Rate concern

CABG waiting times??

Wow.....what was that ?

Poor NHS care for spinal problems in Lincolnshire

Tuesday Thinker II

Tuesday Thinking

Ambulatory ECG - put leads on wrong way round.

New medication

Take it easy v exercise

Injection for cholesterol

How to say I’ve got an ICD in my chest in different languages.

Nilemdo 180gm

TIA

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