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Long Shot

morning all, so I know this is not the place to seek medical answers but I’m more after anyone who has experienced similar and what was the outcome. I’ll try...

morning all, so I know this is not the place to seek medical answers but I’m mor...

Echo24uk

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Time to give up

Don’t panic I’m not about to give up on Life and shoot my self😵‍💫. After the past year of 2 x HT with a quadruple bypass in the middle and all the other...

Don’t panic I’m not about to give up on Life and shoot my self😵‍💫. After the ...

Jako999

•1 year ago

28 Replies

Warfarin and dental implants.

I'm considering investing in a couple of dental implants and have been told I will need bone replacement. Just wondering if anyone has done this while on...

I'm considering investing in a couple of dental implants and have been told I wi...

Tickertalker

•1 year ago

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Tachycardia, exercise and exhaustion

Start at the beginning, Oct 2022, was getting chest pain and pain in my left arm, and diagnosed with angina, and sent home. Letter of referral sent of the nhs...

Start at the beginning, Oct 2022, was getting chest pain and pain in my left arm...

Fitbit-Joe

•1 year ago

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bisoprolol allergic?

I’ve been on biso for 2 years with not much problem, but now i got a different brand and it gives me allergic symptoms like: trouble breathing and swallowing,...

I’ve been on biso for 2 years with not much problem, but now i got a different b...

Calopo20

•1 year ago

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Loop recorder

Hello My husband had a loop recorder inserted last September. Travel insurers won’t cover this as they say he is still under investigation although they will...

Hello My husband had a loop recorder inserted last September. Travel insurers wo...

Sundancer52xyz

•1 year ago

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Seizures but tests say not stroke

My elderly mother has just been taken back into hospital today after only being out 2 weeks, with suspect stroke symptoms i.e slurred speech. Previously she...

My elderly mother has just been taken back into hospital today after only being ...

seventhgate

•1 year ago

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Rosuvatatin fatigue

Hi. I was on avortastatin amongst the other stuff but was suffering constipation. I was changed in january to Rosuvastatin. (The constipation didnt change.. )...

Hi. I was on avortastatin amongst the other stuff but was suffering constipation...

PaddyRedVan

•1 year ago

23 Replies

What should you expect from your GP after major heart surgery, shirt term and long term?

Apart from my initial call to request repeat warfarin prescription in which case I was told to go online, my GP has not acknowledged the last 2½ months of my...

Apart from my initial call to request repeat warfarin prescription in which case...

Pefki

•1 year ago

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Feeling the cold after bypass

Anyone else suffered the cold after bypass? My husband is almost 4 weeks post op and constantly feels cold and has to wear hoodies and tracksuit bottoms even...

Anyone else suffered the cold after bypass? My husband is almost 4 weeks post op...

SJX130

•1 year ago

19 Replies

Covid tips

hi , I’m ten days in on Covid that to be fair was not too bad ,,,,just like a bad flu , so not complaining really I just wondered if anyone had any good tip...

hi , I’m ten days in on Covid that to be fair was not too bad ,,,,just like a ba...

Hazel1010

•1 year ago

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BeKind28 where are you?

I may have missed her posts but I haven't seen anything from her since I came back from holiday. Does anyone know where she is and if she is okay. pm me if...

I may have missed her posts but I haven't seen anything from her since I came ba...

Heather1957

•1 year ago

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statin obsessed GP

of all my problems AF. hip replacement. Arthritis .macular oedema. All diagnosed and treated privately , my useless G P phones to increase my statins !...

of all my problems AF. hip replacement. Arthritis .macular oedema. All diagnos...

Hidden

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Kardia ECG Monitor

Thanks to the person who recommended this, but I just need to let you all know that, after struggling for some time to make it work, I found it was not...

Thanks to the person who recommended this, but I just need to let you all know t...

DoggieMum

•1 year ago

7 Replies

laptop

can I get a laptop from British Heart Foundation charity shops??

Ijazhayat

•1 year ago

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recommendation for ladies watch that monitors arrhythmia

I have a Kardia but looking for a watch that alerts me and monitors my heart arrhythmia, some adverts say they record heart rate but do not say arrhythmia....

I have a Kardia but looking for a watch that alerts me and monitors my heart arr...

Bee-Honest

•1 year ago

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Reaction to ecg lead stickers from CPET yesterday

Yesterday I had a CPET , in preparation for having the heart monitor leads attached they used a very coarse wipe to clean the areas where the stickers go to...

Yesterday I had a CPET , in preparation for having the heart monitor leads attac...

Westie2012

•1 year ago

26 Replies

Shocked by GP

Hi all, I would like to get your opinions on the following and see if I have taken this too harshly by making a formal complaint to my surgery🤔 I had a...

Hi all, I would like to get your opinions on the following and see if I have tak...

Calm2

•1 year ago

57 Replies

pacemaker

Hi, my husband is 54, he has AF and heart failure. After years of the best meds, cardioversions and ablations they have recommended a pacemaker which he...

Hi, my husband is 54, he has AF and heart failure. After years of the best ...

Leafield15

•1 year ago

16 Replies

Pericarditis

Hi So not quite three weeks after my heart attack and stent I was admitted back into hospital, had a raft of further tests and discharged three days later...

Hi So not quite three weeks after my heart attack and stent I was admitted bac...

themymble

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Smaller dose Clopidrogrel

hi. I know only dose Clopidrogrel is 75mg for ongoing treatment (after mini stroke) however I’ve been taken off it temporarily due to severe nose bleeds with a...

hi. I know only dose Clopidrogrel is 75mg for ongoing treatment (after mini stro...

Holiday12345

•1 year ago

1 Reply

atrial, fibrillation, and electrolyte imbalances

hi everybody I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and my burden seems to vary between zero and 10% over most weeks, according to my Apple Watch. I’ve spent...

hi everybody I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and my burden seems to var...

ArgoJason

•1 year ago

2 Replies

A little good news!

159 days after my husband's HA and he is back at work albeit on a phased return of 9 hours a week but at least he is back!He still gets incredibly tired and is...

159 days after my husband's HA and he is back at work albeit on a phased return ...

Airlie37

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Viagra

So I'm wondering if anyone who takes statins, lanzaprizol, Ranexa and bisparodol 5mg can take viagra, my nurse said speak to GP, can't get past the bloody...

So I'm wondering if anyone who takes statins, lanzaprizol, Ranexa and bisparodol...

ocnnll

•1 year ago

7 Replies

scared and depressed

2.5 years ago I had a heart attack minor I guess but after a stay I. Hospital and diagnosed as being in heart failure and put on medication I became quite...

2.5 years ago I had a heart attack minor I guess but after a stay I. Hospital an...

Sandsy

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Update on CPET appointment

Update from my CPET yesterday , two really nice guys did my test , when they did the breathing tests before going on the treadmill they told me my airways were...

Update from my CPET yesterday , two really nice guys did my test , when they did...

Westie2012

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Bad hospital experience - not sure what to do now

My dad lives with me and woke me up early who's morning saying he thinks he's having a heart attack so I called 999. Straight away I found it very frustrating...

My dad lives with me and woke me up early who's morning saying he thinks he's ha...

Donutsrnice

•1 year ago

56 Replies

Enlarged Heart

I had 3XCABG mid feb. Lately I’ve been getting more breathless and was advised by the cardiac rehab nurse to see my GP so I saw him this morning, was sent me...

I had 3XCABG mid feb. Lately I’ve been getting more breathless and was advised b...

Truffles2

•1 year ago

9 Replies

the long wait

hi doggie mum. I have AF and heart failure. Any improvement requires increased dose of medication. I had a very low heart rate in February and the cardiac...

hi doggie mum. I have AF and heart failure. Any improvement requires increased d...

Poorlizzie

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Regrettably decided to leave

Today, under a similar user name, I received an angry, personal and rather rude response to a post I had made from someone who claimed to be a new member. The...

Today, under a similar user name, I received an angry, personal and rather rude ...

Lowerfield_no_more

•1 year ago

54 Replies

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All posts for June 2023

Long Shot

Time to give up

Warfarin and dental implants.

Tachycardia, exercise and exhaustion

bisoprolol allergic?

Loop recorder

Seizures but tests say not stroke

Rosuvatatin fatigue

What should you expect from your GP after major heart surgery, shirt term and long term?

Feeling the cold after bypass

Covid tips

BeKind28 where are you?

statin obsessed GP

Kardia ECG Monitor

laptop

recommendation for ladies watch that monitors arrhythmia

Reaction to ecg lead stickers from CPET yesterday

Shocked by GP

pacemaker

Pericarditis

Smaller dose Clopidrogrel

atrial, fibrillation, and electrolyte imbalances

A little good news!

Viagra

scared and depressed

Update on CPET appointment

Bad hospital experience - not sure what to do now

Enlarged Heart

the long wait

Regrettably decided to leave

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