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Is weight loss always ominous?

Sorry I just worry as it was a sign my mother was rapidly declining with cancer.... Basically my brother is paralysed. He has severe heart failure with an efr...

Sorry I just worry as it was a sign my mother was rapidly declining with cancer....

FrazzleRock

•2 years ago

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4 stents 3 weeks ago and still angina attacks

Hi, I took a heart attack 3 weeks ago yesterday, emergency surgery for 4 stents and home 3 days later. Still very lethargic and experiencing intermittent...

Hi, I took a heart attack 3 weeks ago yesterday, emergency surgery for 4 stents ...

Blindheart

•2 years ago

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afib dr in austin tx

does anyone know a great electrophysiologist in austin tx usa

Cjb12

•2 years ago

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Antibiotics and palpitations

Hi All not posted in a while because everything was going great until now! I had been ill in October with a bad fever which required antibiotics a week after I...

Hi All not posted in a while because everything was going great until now! I had...

Friends31

•2 years ago

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Clear Angiogram but angina symptoms persist

I have left axis deviation and following months of on and off chest discomfort (heaviness and occasional dull ache) and visits to my doctor, I got to see a...

I have left axis deviation and following months of on and off chest discomfort (...

Fonzo

•2 years ago

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Orbits trial

Reading everyone's posts this week about their experiences with the NHS this year I think I have been very lucky. Having eventually been diagnosed with angina...

Reading everyone's posts this week about their experiences with the NHS this yea...

annpavitt250448

•2 years ago

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Feeling queasy breakfast till lunchtime seven weeks on from Bypass Surgery.

Hi Guys, anyone experiencing my symptoms of underlying queasyness not dissimilar to mild seasickness following Bypass surgery. Prior to my Bypass on the...

Hi Guys, anyone experiencing my symptoms of underlying queasyness not dissimila...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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CT Angiogram -NHS Wait Time?

I requested a CT Angiogram and NHS consultant agreed to arrange this. Been waiting 2 months for it on NHS. Anyone any idea if the wait time at the moment? No...

I requested a CT Angiogram and NHS consultant agreed to arrange this. Been wait...

Kenbat

•2 years ago

15 Replies

Feeling heart beating/pacemaker?

Hello lovely people. I have a crt-d/pacemaker. I went to my review with the cardiologist last week and mentioned a jumping thumping feeling in my chest when...

Hello lovely people. I have a crt-d/pacemaker. I went to my review with the c...

Thumper76

•2 years ago

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BNP blood test

hi all My blood test came in at 180 so 80 above the normal Obviously this is a concern I am a little breathless and on beta blockers for AF 15mg ( I know...

hi all My blood test came in at 180 so 80 above the normal Obviously this is ...

NLGA

•2 years ago

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Getting pregnant on beta blockers

Hi all, I'm 34 and was diagnosed with Artial Fibrillation in 2020. I have had 3 big episodes so far, two 18 hours long and the last 36 hours long. During my...

Hi all, I'm 34 and was diagnosed with Artial Fibrillation in 2020. I have had 3 ...

ARS01

•2 years ago

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A little bit of help with an echogram result please?

My husband has a history of heart disease and has stents and an ICD implant approx 6 years ago. (He went into VT after damage from a heart attack) He has...

My husband has a history of heart disease and has stents and an ICD implant appr...

oscar2

•2 years ago

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Cardiac Rehab or not a story others might relate to

I had a huge heart attack on 8th Jan which I am led to believe was a lot related to work stress I went in to Derby hospital as i work in Derbyshire and had...

I had a huge heart attack on 8th Jan which I am led to believe was a lot related...

PeteSand

•2 years ago

28 Replies

Cardio Rehab or not

In had a huge heart attack on January 8th and to be honest the help from then has been awful. I had the attack in derby had fast ambulance trip to Derby...

In had a huge heart attack on January 8th and to be honest the help from then ha...

PeteSand

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Making Progress

Just over 3 and a half months ago, I had bypass surgery. It was unexpected having no symptoms and it being found whilst volunteering for a medical trial. At...

Just over 3 and a half months ago, I had bypass surgery. It was unexpected havin...

Carlg

•2 years ago

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Waiting list for cardiac stress test

I’ve been put on a waiting list to have a stress test , it’s been around 6 months and my symptoms that are the reason why my cardiologist requested the test...

I’ve been put on a waiting list to have a stress test , it’s been around 6 month...

Westie2012

•2 years ago

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why do we get P/AF

I’m doing a lot of thinking about my PAF, T2 diabetes and parental inheritance and cause of demise. Why? Because I’m a trained Complementary Therapist of 25...

I’m doing a lot of thinking about my PAF, T2 diabetes and parental inheritance a...

LaceyLady

•2 years ago

39 Replies

Hello from a newbie

I'm new on here, having been diagnosed with bicuspid aortic stenosis. My consultant has told me I'm now ready for a valve replacement. I'd like to chat to...

I'm new on here, having been diagnosed with bicuspid aortic stenosis. My consult...

Carion

•2 years ago

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Dubious Angina Diagnosis - what advice should I give?

I had unstable angina and a quadruple bypass 16 years ago, so I was genuinely shocked when someone where I've been working went to a GP from work because she'd...

I had unstable angina and a quadruple bypass 16 years ago, so I was genuinely sh...

Fish4Info

•2 years ago

24 Replies

Diagnosed with svt last week, need support

Hi I got rushed into resus last week with a heart rate of 220-250bpm. Had an ECG and stayed tachycardic for 2 hours but luckily it went away just before they...

Hi I got rushed into resus last week with a heart rate of 220-250bpm. Had an ECG...

Crazymoaningegg

•2 years ago

10 Replies

Anyone have an experience with Pacemaker Syndrome

I had a pacemaker implanted 5 weeks ago and have had orthostatic hypotension every since. I am now charting my Bp while standing, sitting, and supine. Each...

I had a pacemaker implanted 5 weeks ago and have had orthostatic hypotension eve...

Likethecolorblue

•2 years ago

13 Replies

Palpitations after Mitral Surgery

Hello everybody :) Happy i found this site. Approximately 15 months ago i had MV surgery . A few short months after i noticed pretty violent palpitations,...

Hello everybody :) Happy i found this site. Approximately 15 months ago i had M...

Sonnyh

•2 years ago

3 Replies

heart attack

Hi had heart attack in august followed with cardiac arrest had one stent d has anyone had problems with severe sweating with any of their meds

Hi had heart attack in august followed with cardiac arrest had one stent d has...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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cholesterol test

I took ezitimibe for roughly 5 weeks had to stop them due to horrendous side effects that came on after a month. Also started plant sterol capsules and eating...

I took ezitimibe for roughly 5 weeks had to stop them due to horrendous side eff...

Tinker2015

•2 years ago

17 Replies

heart failure patient with stomach burning feeling

has anyone in here ever experienced a burning feeling sensation in heart failure like indigestion and diarrhea in some days if yes what did you take to treat...

has anyone in here ever experienced a burning feeling sensation in heart failure...

Jaisah

•2 years ago

7 Replies

Heart or non acid reflux?

I would be grateful to know whether anyone has had this experience and what they have done. I have had bad sleep patterns for years which I’ve put down to...

I would be grateful to know whether anyone has had this experience and what they...

Janouska

•2 years ago

36 Replies

what exactly does a stent involve?

Consultant has just copied me into letter to GP which seems to suggest that the choice is mine, to have or not, and I’m not clear what this would involve! 😬...

Consultant has just copied me into letter to GP which seems to suggest that the ...

Blackcat99

•2 years ago

23 Replies

What to do when an ambulance takes 2.5 hours to arrive

I just wanted to share my fear, frustration and anger two nights ago, when we called an Ambulance at 3am, because of my severe chest pain, and suspected HA.....

I just wanted to share my fear, frustration and anger two nights ago, when we c...

Kristin1812

Heart Star•2 years ago

25 Replies

Free prescriptions

Can you get free prescriptions if on medication after heart attack? I'm on life long aspirin, candesartan, Bisoprolol, Omeprazole, rosuvastatin. Its not...

Can you get free prescriptions if on medication after heart attack? I'm on life...

Duvetdays15

•2 years ago

69 Replies

weighted blanket

Does anyone have any experience of using a weighted blanket to improve sleep? I struggle to get to sleep and to sleep for more than a couple of hours at a...

Does anyone have any experience of using a weighted blanket to improve sleep? I ...

Determined2lose

•2 years ago

10 Replies

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All posts for November 2022

Is weight loss always ominous?

4 stents 3 weeks ago and still angina attacks

afib dr in austin tx

Antibiotics and palpitations

Clear Angiogram but angina symptoms persist

Orbits trial

Feeling queasy breakfast till lunchtime seven weeks on from Bypass Surgery.

CT Angiogram -NHS Wait Time?

Feeling heart beating/pacemaker?

BNP blood test

Getting pregnant on beta blockers

A little bit of help with an echogram result please?

Cardiac Rehab or not a story others might relate to

Cardio Rehab or not

Making Progress

Waiting list for cardiac stress test

why do we get P/AF

Hello from a newbie

Dubious Angina Diagnosis - what advice should I give?

Diagnosed with svt last week, need support

Anyone have an experience with Pacemaker Syndrome

Palpitations after Mitral Surgery

heart attack

cholesterol test

heart failure patient with stomach burning feeling

Heart or non acid reflux?

what exactly does a stent involve?

What to do when an ambulance takes 2.5 hours to arrive

Free prescriptions

weighted blanket

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