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Not prepared for the anxiety that follows heart surgery

Almost 9 weeks post mitral valve repair and Aortic valve replacement. It was all quite sudden. I was hardly prepared for the valve repair but woke after 8...

Almost 9 weeks post mitral valve repair and Aortic valve replacement. It was all...

Mishy2610

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Propranolol & Sertraline

Hey guys. Saw the GP today for a medication review and he's upped my propranolol from 10mg 4 times a day to 1x 40mg a day to be taken in the evening. He's...

Hey guys. Saw the GP today for a medication review and he's upped my propranolo...

Bruno89

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Letter from Cardiologist- Advice please

Hello, everyone. I hope you are all well. I'm sorry about posting so regularly. I received the letter below this morning. The letter is from my...

Hello, everyone. I hope you are all well. I'm sorry about posting so regularl...

IamAli_R

•1 year ago

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Unable to obtain MRI either NHS or through

I was watching a breaking news on SKY international channel. Rod Steward. the rock star who has been bitterly complaining of not being able to get MRI scan...

I was watching a breaking news on SKY international channel. Rod Steward. the r...

nilmonisikdar40

•1 year ago

1 Reply

tiredness

so I’m nearly 5 years post quad bypass and get tired sometimes feel exhausted the docs have now given up and are suggesting sleep apnea I’m not sure I only...

so I’m nearly 5 years post quad bypass and get tired sometimes feel exhausted th...

Dogchasers

•1 year ago

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Potassium levels

I just started taking the middle dose of Entresto last week. So far so good. I’ve seen several posts regarding an increase potassium levels. My question is...

I just started taking the middle dose of Entresto last week. So far so good. I’v...

am1875

•1 year ago

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Nausea

Hi again, I’ve tried looking up the answer to this but no joy (I’m probably looking in the wrong place). Since my episode of severe chest/back pains and...

Hi again, I’ve tried looking up the answer to this but no joy (I’m probably loo...

Sherbet4

•1 year ago

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Hello

I am a 54yo Brit living in Spain I have a pacemaker and at the check up last month was told I also have an irregular heart beat and blood lots. The pacemaker...

I am a 54yo Brit living in Spain I have a pacemaker and at the check up last mo...

RaquelSpain

•1 year ago

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Leg cramps

I had a HA Feb, I am normal weight ,exercise regularly and don't drink much, but have family history of heart disease. The angio was ok , no stents, but...

I had a HA Feb, I am normal weight ,exercise regularly and don't drink much, but...

Luxor138

•1 year ago

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Hibiscus tea anyone?

Just over 6 weeks ago was my 'special' day followed by 3 'Chinese finger traps' being inserted into some 'hose pipes' inside my chest.As most of you have...

Just over 6 weeks ago was my 'special' day followed by 3 'Chinese finger traps' ...

DaleMarch4HA2023

•1 year ago

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May Day Quiz

I was wondering if people would be interested if I set a May Day Quiz. General knowledge questions rather than the type of question over the last two weekends....

I was wondering if people would be interested if I set a May Day Quiz. General k...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•1 year ago

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Freaking out!

I have been fine all day literally all day. And I'm sitting watching TV and then I start getting tight chest heavy sensation on my chest and I think it's...

I have been fine all day literally all day. And I'm sitting watching TV and then...

Yumz199725

•1 year ago

37 Replies

low blood oxygen in day while awake (81%)

hello does anyone else get low oxygen levels in the day time when awake? I know I was definitely awake but sitting watching telly and I noted later i had got...

hello does anyone else get low oxygen levels in the day time when awake? I kno...

Hidden

•1 year ago

24 Replies

Hayfever 😒

Hopefully someone can recommend a safe antihestamean for hayfever,I've been struggling the past 2 weeks with it, I suspect cherry blossoms are the reason as...

Hopefully someone can recommend a safe antihestamean for hayfever,I've been stru...

Sunnysummerdays

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Beta blockers

Finding Bisoprolo Fumerate side effect of fatigue debilitating in afternoons. Affecting work and family life. Waiting for cardiology appt. Any tips for...

Finding Bisoprolo Fumerate side effect of fatigue debilitating in afternoons. Af...

Pebblemill1

•1 year ago

20 Replies

End stage heart failure

Hi, my GP has told me that I have end stage heart failure and have a year at the most to live. Everything is very vague at the moment as she hasn't explained...

Hi, my GP has told me that I have end stage heart failure and have a year at the...

Grayjay

•1 year ago

42 Replies

Answers to Last Week's Seasonal Quiz!

Sorry, I am a bit late on this but life took over. One of the issues I had is the council lost my postal vote so unless I can get to the polling station I...

Sorry, I am a bit late on this but life took over. One of the issues I had is th...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•1 year ago

2 Replies

Please recommend an effective 'natural' sleep remedy.

I take a cocktail of various medications so want to avoid taking another chemical one. I have always had difficulty sleeping but lately it has been worse than...

I take a cocktail of various medications so want to avoid taking another chemica...

Heather1957

•1 year ago

39 Replies

Has anyone had pins and needles or nerve problems after heart attack?

When I had my HA, as well as chest pain, dizziness, shortness of breath & nausea, I got lots of pins and needles all down both arms and into my hands/fingers....

When I had my HA, as well as chest pain, dizziness, shortness of breath & nausea...

Callie456

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Cow Dancing and Prancing

Yesterday I had a great day. My partner and a friend went out to our local dairy farm to join about a thousand people (1/5 of the population of my home town)...

Yesterday I had a great day. My partner and a friend went out to our local dairy...

Kuya

•1 year ago

3 Replies

First day at Gym

I've been trying to get to the gym and been thrawted for some time.I have an over protective partner.She didn't like me going to the gym pre op and now even...

I've been trying to get to the gym and been thrawted for some time.I have an ove...

bagsypartime

•1 year ago

10 Replies

Angina

I've had chest pain for the last 10 years and using nitro glicerin to relieve the pain which was recommended by a paramedic, up until recently in march 2021...

I've had chest pain for the last 10 years and using nitro glicerin to relieve th...

Hidden

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Palpitations at night

Hi - for months I've had strong heart palpitations, fluttering chest and ear throbbing with pulse at night when I lie down. I hardly sleep and feel like I'm...

Hi - for months I've had strong heart palpitations, fluttering chest and ear thr...

WendyOSullivan

•1 year ago

7 Replies

2 year anniversary

So two years ago today i was in the back of an ambulance en-route to the cath lab where i was introduced to my wee stent to clear the 100% blockage i had in my...

So two years ago today i was in the back of an ambulance en-route to the cath la...

Jules2021

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Flolow

I had suffered with chest pain for many years yet despite many tests and A&E visits was told there was nothing wrong with me. I have worked for over 30 years...

I had suffered with chest pain for many years yet despite many tests and A&E vis...

Flolow

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Yesterday

Hey Everyone So as some of you noticed I went out yesterday. I volunteered at my local parkrun again this time I wasn't barcode scanning but on the course...

Hey Everyone So as some of you noticed I went out yesterday. I volunteered at ...

Valentina98

•1 year ago

13 Replies

What GP checks should I have post AVR?

I had an AVR 2 years ago and get an annual CT scan to check that all is well. Medication wise - I am on bisoprolol, eplenerone, losartan, furosemide,...

I had an AVR 2 years ago and get an annual CT scan to check that all is well. Me...

Coper10

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Pain after pacemaker

Hi there I had a pacemaker fitted on March 1st and noticed that every time I washed or bathed My heart raced off quite significantly. After a while I noticed...

Hi there I had a pacemaker fitted on March 1st and noticed that every time I was...

Anisee

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Ectopic beats from diuretics (fluorsimide)

Hi. I'm starting to feel my meds are causing me a lot of my issues. Has anyone found fluorsimide causing them ectopic beats . I feel dehydrated to the point...

Hi. I'm starting to feel my meds are causing me a lot of my issues. Has anyone f...

Jaytyson

•1 year ago

5 Replies

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All posts for April 2023

Not prepared for the anxiety that follows heart surgery

Propranolol & Sertraline

Letter from Cardiologist- Advice please

Unable to obtain MRI either NHS or through

tiredness

Potassium levels

Nausea

Hello

Leg cramps

Hibiscus tea anyone?

May Day Quiz

Freaking out!

low blood oxygen in day while awake (81%)

Hayfever 😒

Beta blockers

End stage heart failure

Answers to Last Week's Seasonal Quiz!

Please recommend an effective 'natural' sleep remedy.

Has anyone had pins and needles or nerve problems after heart attack?

Cow Dancing and Prancing

First day at Gym

Angina

Palpitations at night

2 year anniversary

Flolow

Yesterday

What GP checks should I have post AVR?

Pain after pacemaker

Ectopic beats from diuretics (fluorsimide)

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