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Burning legs

I'm a diabetic for 35years, also Chronic Kidney Disease stage 3Recently my thighs started to feel hot on and off Now it's spreading down my legs,not in feet...

I'm a diabetic for 35years, also Chronic Kidney Disease stage 3Recently my thigh...

Bishop1

•1 year ago

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Nocturia

I have heart failure and AF. My biggest problem is needing to visit the bathroom many times during the night which makes me feel exhausted by morning. Don’t...

I have heart failure and AF. My biggest problem is needing to visit the bathroo...

Nanatotwo

•1 year ago

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amlodapine

following blood pressure check on Wednesday it’s up as usual due to stress. The nurse then got doctor in and they increased my amlodapine to 10mg against my...

following blood pressure check on Wednesday it’s up as usual due to stress. The ...

Tinker2015

•1 year ago

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Good information

Just found this on Tiktok she is a cardiac nurse her page is called @angelahealrhyhearties good helpful tips here is a link to her page....

Just found this on Tiktok she is a cardiac nurse her page is called @angelahealr...

Coopergirl52

•1 year ago

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WOW! Wow! Wow!

Did anyone else watch "Surgeons, A matter of life and death tonight (Thursday) on Channel 5 where a 71 yr old lady had two valves replaced that had been...

Did anyone else watch "Surgeons, A matter of life and death tonight (Thursday) o...

Qualipop

•1 year ago

29 Replies

Good job I double checked.

Hey guys hope your all having a good evening! I decided to email again to double check and I do have my echo on monday and my holter on 4th August so two trips...

Hey guys hope your all having a good evening! I decided to email again to double...

Yumz199725

•1 year ago

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Valve replacement

hellooo, I am 25 years old and due to have valve replacement surgery at some point (not sure when, just waiting for the right time) I have Truncus Arteriosus...

hellooo, I am 25 years old and due to have valve replacement surgery at some poi...

Laraa473

•1 year ago

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Ticagrelor 51 weeks on

As you'll gather from the subject, I've been taking 90mg of Ticagrelor Twice day since being discharged after my heart attack at the end of July last year....

As you'll gather from the subject, I've been taking 90mg of Ticagrelor Twice da...

doktordru

•1 year ago

18 Replies

Entresto and Blood pressure .

Hello. I need some help please ! I have Left vetricular dysfunction plus left bundle block……resulting in heart failure. Low EF. I have been taking Ramapril...

Hello. I need some help please ! I have Left vetricular dysfunction plus left b...

bones-bones

•1 year ago

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Atorvastatin and bowel discomfort

I take Atorvastatin 80mg for CVD, I had a stent in January 2023. My non-HDL cholesterol is well-controlled at 1.6 mmol/L. When CVD was diagnosed I also...

I take Atorvastatin 80mg for CVD, I had a stent in January 2023. My non-HDL chol...

JPCoetzee

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Daily update

Hope I’m not boring you all, Drs just been round, very pleased with how I’m progressing compared to last week, he actually said that I was so bad if they...

Hope I’m not boring you all, Drs just been round, very pleased with how I’m prog...

highburyted

•1 year ago

22 Replies

Different ways to cook salmon.

Hi everyone. I love salmon and I'm interested in discovering new ways to enjoy eating it. Any recipes would be welcome. Thanks

Hi everyone. I love salmon and I'm interested in discovering new ways to enjoy e...

Hjiu

•1 year ago

19 Replies

Fear over risk of CVD / Heart problems

Hi there, I'm currently very lost in regards to how im feeling both physically and mentally. I thought i'd post this as I'm not getting much luck with GP's or...

Hi there, I'm currently very lost in regards to how im feeling both physically ...

ScttH641

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Advice around drinking alcohol with a heart condition

I'm just using this group to ask people what advice they have regarding drinking alcohol. I have recently been diagnosed with moderate heart valve disease by...

I'm just using this group to ask people what advice they have regarding drinking...

Musicw

•1 year ago

23 Replies

Can statins be turbocharged?

I’ve regularly swam around 1,500m in a pool before I went pop in June 2019 & as soon as I could after. I love water & the exercise is good for me. On Monday I...

I’ve regularly swam around 1,500m in a pool before I went pop in June 2019 & as ...

BenThom-Wood

•1 year ago

9 Replies

Statins for heart failure

I was diagnosed with heart failure caused by high BP over 20 years ago, but it was mild. 2 years ago, I had surgery for an aortic valve replacement and an...

I was diagnosed with heart failure caused by high BP over 20 years ago, but it ...

Isobel1

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Sorry on a bit of a downer

I’m feeling pointless Am struggling to regain myself following CABGx3 in February Am struggling to recover and feel myself again. I thought going back to work...

I’m feeling pointless Am struggling to regain myself following CABGx3 in Februa...

Truffles2

•1 year ago

86 Replies

Got myself a BP measuring machine

I’m on Bisoprolol 5mg and just checked my blood pressure, it was around 100/64 which I’m led to believe is ok. My GP did say it was a “bit low” last time I saw...

I’m on Bisoprolol 5mg and just checked my blood pressure, it was around 100/64 w...

tachycardia23

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Heart failure

Hi, I had my 5th ablation in May for AF, which has now subsided thankfully. I have now recently been diagnosed with moderate heart failure with a dodgy...

Hi, I had my 5th ablation in May for AF, which has now subsided thankfully. I ...

Stradey

•1 year ago

18 Replies

chest pain

I’ve been having chest pain. GP suspects coronary artery disease, and prescribed GTN. Had a referral call with the cardiologist who said I “had a full house...

I’ve been having chest pain. GP suspects coronary artery disease, and prescribed...

Butcherboy

•1 year ago

19 Replies

amlodapine

hi. Just had my review my blood pressure gone up too much so increasing my dose to 10mg. Those that have been taking this from 5 to 10mg is there a big...

hi. Just had my review my blood pressure gone up too much so increasing my dose ...

Tinker2015

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Well there's a surprise

I was in hospital a fortnight ago with a very bad arrhythmia . Since coming home I was allergic to the meds I was given, contacted my GP and after several...

I was in hospital a fortnight ago with a very bad arrhythmia . Since coming home...

Qualipop

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Listening with a stethoscope 🩺

Hi everyone, hope you're having decent weeks so far. 4 weeks after open heart surgery my Fitbit picked up some AFib, and then a visit from the paramedics (I...

Hi everyone, hope you're having decent weeks so far. 4 weeks after open heart su...

LadyZ13

•1 year ago

15 Replies

update

Morning all, just a quick update, feeling much better in myself at the moment, but on this Drs round I had my first visit from one of the “ Red Men”- the...

Morning all, just a quick update, feeling much better in myself at the moment, b...

highburyted

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Restless Legs syndrome and increased palpitations

Hi everyone. I wonder if anyone else suffers from Restless Legs syndrome ( innocuous name for a condition that so severely affects your life) and finds that...

Hi everyone. I wonder if anyone else suffers from Restless Legs syndrome ( innoc...

Specs31

•1 year ago

4 Replies

myocarditis

I had a heart attack on 1st April, all my ECGs and angiogram were clear , I was told I had a MINOCA ( miocardio infrastruction with non obstructed cardiac...

I had a heart attack on 1st April, all my ECGs and angiogram were clear , I was...

Unicorn2620

•1 year ago

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MRI coming up

Good morning, I hope you are all feel well this morning. I've finally got my MRI booked for 17th August, then after 7 day monitor to be fitted. I was just...

Good morning, I hope you are all feel well this morning. I've finally got my MR...

cneal09

•1 year ago

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Nausea after valve replacement and bypass

Had my mitral valve replaced and a bypass 4 weeks ago now, and have been home 3 weeks. Suffered nausea and lack of appetite from day 1 out of surgery, and...

Had my mitral valve replaced and a bypass 4 weeks ago now, and have been home 3 ...

thecatandus

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Mitral valve repair

Hello allI would like advice or information from anyone who has been through this. I've had mild to moderate mitral regurgitation for 30 years with no...

Hello allI would like advice or information from anyone who has been through thi...

honey1958

•1 year ago

18 Replies

Year on from ablation

Hi, I am 28 and this all came as a shock to me i had an ablation on 1st July as i was having too many ectopic beats (30,000 a day) which after 4 years of...

Hi, I am 28 and this all came as a shock to me i had an ablation on 1st July a...

Jayduk

•1 year ago

10 Replies

Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for July 2023

Burning legs

Nocturia

amlodapine

Good information

WOW! Wow! Wow!

Good job I double checked.

Valve replacement

Ticagrelor 51 weeks on

Entresto and Blood pressure .

Atorvastatin and bowel discomfort

Daily update

Different ways to cook salmon.

Fear over risk of CVD / Heart problems

Advice around drinking alcohol with a heart condition

Can statins be turbocharged?

Statins for heart failure

Sorry on a bit of a downer

Got myself a BP measuring machine

Heart failure

chest pain

amlodapine

Well there's a surprise

Listening with a stethoscope 🩺

update

Restless Legs syndrome and increased palpitations

myocarditis

MRI coming up

Nausea after valve replacement and bypass

Mitral valve repair

Year on from ablation

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