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pacemaker and electric heat pads

I have a Medtronic pacemaker and , currently a bad back. Bought an electric heat pad today from Argos (Dreamland Intelliheat) and although there’s nothing on...

I have a Medtronic pacemaker and , currently a bad back. Bought an electric hea...

Sorre1

•1 year ago

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kardia monitors

hi😊.. have seen posts regarding some people using kardia monitors.. 1 lead and 6 leads.. do they find them really useful?.. is the app free?.. and finally.....

hi😊.. have seen posts regarding some people using kardia monitors.. 1 lead and ...

Manhattan1

•1 year ago

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Symptom of Myocarditis?

Over the past few days I have had an issue occurring in my right eye it is painful like a pressure being put on the eye and my eyesight goes out of focus it...

Over the past few days I have had an issue occurring in my right eye it is painf...

Tomedward

•1 year ago

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That time of the week again, great work out at gym.

Hey guys hope your all keeping as well as you can!😊. Great work out at gym managed 20 minutes on bike and 25 on treadmill wanted to challenge myself a bit...

Hey guys hope your all keeping as well as you can!😊. Great work out at gym mana...

Yumz199725

•1 year ago

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Bigscar recent BP readings astonishing

My stories on here somewhere nearly 77 triple heart bypass in 1977 ie nearly 46 years ago.On loads of drugs.Just been out on quite a tough bike ride not a long...

My stories on here somewhere nearly 77 triple heart bypass in 1977 ie nearly 46 ...

Bigscar

•1 year ago

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Oh no!

Hey Everyone! I was doing so well, don't worry I should be okay but I've woken up this morning feeling really ill. I've got a slight temperature and I just...

Hey Everyone! I was doing so well, don't worry I should be okay but I've woken ...

Valentina98

•1 year ago

33 Replies

Positive post

At long last I get to write a positive post 🥹 it won't seem like much but this morning I managed to walk around town to my dr appointment then walk home...

At long last I get to write a positive post 🥹 it won't seem like much but this ...

Helly75

•1 year ago

17 Replies

Chest pains, pins & needles and furosemide

Hey all,Hoping someone can guide me. Recently was prescribed furosemide for water retention. Been taking it for 3 days now and today been feeling chest pains....

Hey all,Hoping someone can guide me. Recently was prescribed furosemide for wate...

Marvel3000

•1 year ago

24 Replies

Heart Failure

Hi all, it’s been very helpful reading your posts, I have recently been diagnosed with LBBB ( Left Bundle Branch Blockage) initially I wasn’t to worried, I...

Hi all, it’s been very helpful reading your posts, I have recently been diagnose...

Heartbeat16

•1 year ago

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Still breathless 6 1/2 wks post cabgx2

My recovery has been perfect- apart from being breathless or exhausted upon relatively small exertion.Today i carried a tv upstairs and was panting like a dog,...

My recovery has been perfect- apart from being breathless or exhausted upon rela...

bagsypartime

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Exercise routines

Hi folks, Curious to know what people do exercise wise to keep themselves ticking over? Pre heart attack I did a lot of walking, aswell as being healthy, I...

Hi folks, Curious to know what people do exercise wise to keep themselves ticki...

ROBBO36

•1 year ago

23 Replies

shoulder and back pain following CABG

I had a triple CABG 8 weeks ago now. I am finding it difficult to get back to moral activity because my shoulders ache and I have a strong ache between my...

I had a triple CABG 8 weeks ago now. I am finding it difficult to get back to mo...

Truffles2

•1 year ago

8 Replies

4 weeks on

Hey Everyone I'm 4 weeks on post CA and Stent, my question is can I now drive or do I have to speak to my doctor/cardiologist first V x

Hey Everyone I'm 4 weeks on post CA and Stent, my question is can I now drive or...

Valentina98

•1 year ago

30 Replies

Nose bleeds on clopidogrel- is that normal?

Hello all, I am hoping i can get some reassurance nd advice here. I had a heart attack at the age of 48 last September - came from nowhere as I was...

Hello all, I am hoping i can get some reassurance nd advice here. I had a hea...

Belka48

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Nearly a year since mitral valve repair

I am over a year since infective endocarditis left me needing a mitral valve repair. It will be a year in May. Some days feels like a very long time ago...

I am over a year since infective endocarditis left me needing a mitral valve rep...

HeartSketchBristol

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Could my symptoms be caused by angina ?

Brief cardiac history , I have had a pacemaker since 2020, I had pericarditis and an effusion due to post procedure complications , thankfully now recovered...

Brief cardiac history , I have had a pacemaker since 2020, I had pericarditis an...

Westie2012

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Daytime Resting Heart Rate Regularly Dipping to 42

I am 66 and a recent routine NHS nurse check showed my blood pressure was high, averaging 155/95. I was told to monitor it and get in contact with my doctor...

I am 66 and a recent routine NHS nurse check showed my blood pressure was high, ...

ColinPmr

•1 year ago

8 Replies

EF improvement after bypass

Good morning all, For those that remember my husband is currently awaiting a quad bypass. His EF is 20% atm and I wondered if anyone else had been thru the...

Good morning all, For those that remember my husband is currently awaiting a qu...

SJX130

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Seasonal Quiz

Well after months of fog, gloom, mizzle and rain spring seems to have arrived. So what better than a seasonal quiz to fire up those sluggish brain cells! 1....

Well after months of fog, gloom, mizzle and rain spring seems to have arrived. S...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•1 year ago

12 Replies

AFib and exercise

Has anyone else found exercise to be a trigger for their AFib? I walk my dogs every day and used to do longer, brisk 2/3 hour walks with a friend twice a week....

Has anyone else found exercise to be a trigger for their AFib? I walk my dogs ev...

Spj57

•1 year ago

9 Replies

Feeling better...

I am making a slow recovery from Myocarditis leg pain is gone which is great but I still have all the usual aches and pains. But I wake up every morning with...

I am making a slow recovery from Myocarditis leg pain is gone which is great but...

Tomedward

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Next steps...

Had a consultation with a cardiologist from the private sector today... the good news is that he doesn't believe my symptoms are heart failure! So working...

Had a consultation with a cardiologist from the private sector today... the good...

Captain_Birdseye

•1 year ago

10 Replies

GTN spray

Hi all, I have recently been told I have Angina and am waiting for an angiogram. I have been prescribed Atorvastatin 40 mg, aspirin 75mg and been given a...

Hi all, I have recently been told I have Angina and am waiting for an angiogram....

Tryingtimes13

•1 year ago

43 Replies

Advice plese -Results of Myocardial Perfusion Scan

Hello all, I hope you are well. As you some of you know, I had a Myocardial Perfusion Scan about 3 weeks ago. I got the results this morning, and they...

Hello all, I hope you are well. As you some of you know, I had a Myocardial ...

IamAli_R

•1 year ago

2 Replies

I left the house today

Hey Everyone I've been getting fed up of being indoors okay so I went to the doctors and food shopping the other day but I thought I feel up to going out and...

Hey Everyone I've been getting fed up of being indoors okay so I went to the doc...

Valentina98

•1 year ago

28 Replies

running out of options

hearts been tight since Feb 23rd. Been to A&E three times. Nothing but codeine and naproxen. gp didn’t take my blood pressure or listen to my heart. Just...

hearts been tight since Feb 23rd. Been to A&E three times. Nothing but codeine a...

Sleepybear987

•1 year ago

12 Replies

Jaypan

Just a bit confused this morning as have been reading all your encouraging words over the weeks and decided to get Omron to test BP. Havnt got into any...

Just a bit confused this morning as have been reading all your encouraging words...

Jaypan

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Deep root canal.

I've just come home from A&E for the 3rd time in as many months. I had low blood pressure and extreme breathlessness amongst other things. My meds have been...

I've just come home from A&E for the 3rd time in as many months. I had low blood...

Grayjay

•1 year ago

8 Replies

how would you know.

Morning, Can I ask I had my HA in March 2021 I last saw the consultant in Jan 2022 wasn’t really happy with him at the time I won’t go into it. I had a stent...

Morning, Can I ask I had my HA in March 2021 I last saw the consultant in Jan 2...

Ruby300

•1 year ago

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How hard will it be to have a wash when I get home after aortic valve surgery?

I have a bathtub but I will have family staying with me. Any advice?

Pefki

•1 year ago

5 Replies

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All posts for April 2023

pacemaker and electric heat pads

kardia monitors

Symptom of Myocarditis?

That time of the week again, great work out at gym.

Bigscar recent BP readings astonishing

Oh no!

Positive post

Chest pains, pins & needles and furosemide

Heart Failure

Still breathless 6 1/2 wks post cabgx2

Exercise routines

shoulder and back pain following CABG

4 weeks on

Nose bleeds on clopidogrel- is that normal?

Nearly a year since mitral valve repair

Could my symptoms be caused by angina ?

Daytime Resting Heart Rate Regularly Dipping to 42

EF improvement after bypass

Seasonal Quiz

AFib and exercise

Feeling better...

Next steps...

GTN spray

Advice plese -Results of Myocardial Perfusion Scan

I left the house today

running out of options

Jaypan

Deep root canal.

how would you know.

How hard will it be to have a wash when I get home after aortic valve surgery?

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