Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

50,621 members • 31,933 posts

All posts for August 2023

slight faint and palpitations

I have never had faints with palpitations although i read they can be common. This morning while our walking and again a while ago at home I had sudden strong...

I have never had faints with palpitations although i read they can be common. Th...

10gingercats

•9 months ago

5 Replies

Shones syndrome

Anyone else here with shones syndrome? I have only ever met 1 other person with the condition when i went to royal brompton london in 2018 for double mech...

Anyone else here with shones syndrome? I have only ever met 1 other person with ...

Mdea1988

•9 months ago

5 Replies

Cardiac MRI

Hi everyone, Last week I received my MRI result & I’m not sure what to make of it. I’ve got some upcoming appointments to discuss it but they aren’t for a few...

Hi everyone, Last week I received my MRI result & I’m not sure what to make of ...

Drummer19

•9 months ago

2 Replies

Want to take advantage of all our features? Just log in!

Dreaded flu- update its covid

Hi everyone! I hope your all well, thank you for letting me join. Quick history I was born in 1988 with shones syndrome and have had 2 mech valves done now by...

Hi everyone! I hope your all well, thank you for letting me join. Quick history ...

Mdea1988

•9 months ago

14 Replies

genetics testing

hi all so a few on here will know my story, some won’t. October last year I was diagnosed with severe heart failure and cardiomyopathy at the ripe old age of...

hi all so a few on here will know my story, some won’t. October last year I was ...

MyHF

•9 months ago

10 Replies

semaglutide….the ‘fat’drug !

The papers are full of reports that this would be another wonder drug for Heart Failure. One paper says it’s for patients with preserved ejection ,the other...

The papers are full of reports that this would be another wonder drug for Heart ...

bones-bones

•9 months ago

55 Replies

How long did your remote monitor take to be delivered after your implant procedure?

it’s been 10 days and I still have received my remote monitor yet. How long does it usually take to be delivered after the procedure, thanks, Joy x

it’s been 10 days and I still have received my remote monitor yet. How long does...

honeybubs

•9 months ago

26 Replies

Cleveland Clinic - Update

So I took the option of going out of area to The Cleveland Clinic in London for my angiogram that I had been pushing for a year, as I knew something was wrong,...

So I took the option of going out of area to The Cleveland Clinic in London for ...

FernCottage

•9 months ago

16 Replies

EF Question

Hi, Everyone, Roughly three weeks after my heart attack in March 2022, I had what is called a nuclear heart stress test. It was a perfusion one-day...

Hi, Everyone, Roughly three weeks after my heart attack in March 2022, I had wh...

Smitty1956

•9 months ago

17 Replies

post op weird breathing spasm

Hi All Back home after overhaul, tissue valve/web removal/resection. Got away with a mini invasive not full open. Seems to have gone well but noticed the...

Hi All Back home after overhaul, tissue valve/web removal/resection. Got away w...

TriumphLover

•9 months ago

7 Replies

dementia

can I get help at home for my mum who has dementia

Chillialacorte

•9 months ago

9 Replies

29 y/o with heart failure

Hi, I’m new here and looking for anyone in a similar boat to connect with. I’m 29 years old and generally have a very busy lifestyle. I’m used to working full...

Hi, I’m new here and looking for anyone in a similar boat to connect with. I’m ...

Georgeygoose94

•9 months ago

11 Replies

Heart rate and fitness

Having had a coronary stent fitted 9 years ago at the ripe old age of 43 i am now at 52 starting to realise i should be addressing fitness/diet. My question...

Having had a coronary stent fitted 9 years ago at the ripe old age of 43 i am no...

NakedHeels

•9 months ago

18 Replies

bisoprolol

Has anyone experienced feelings of anxiety whilst taking Bisoprolol? These churning feelings come on about 1 hour after taking it and lasts most of the day....

Has anyone experienced feelings of anxiety whilst taking Bisoprolol? These chur...

Howto

•9 months ago

18 Replies

Sometimes I just want a day off from the ‘sensible’ diet…..

Does anyone else feel like this? It’s bank holiday weekend, and I have recently been on holiday and was very good at sticking to my healthy diet, but today I...

Does anyone else feel like this? It’s bank holiday weekend, and I have recently ...

Heyjude31

•9 months ago

110 Replies

happy hours

have had icd fitted 8 years ago; did rehab at hospital +returned 2 normal after about a year or so. Was very pleased with developments-gym +swimming...

have had icd fitted 8 years ago; did rehab at hospital +returned 2 normal a...

happyhours

•9 months ago

2 Replies

Highbury Ted

Has anyone had any news how he's doing since his op? His last post was 10 days ago.

Has anyone had any news how he's doing since his op? His last post was 10 days a...

Qualipop

•9 months ago

41 Replies

Question for MEN only

OK guys, I have a "friend"who is 63 and on all the usual meds for heart failure (beta blockers, spironolactone, diuretics etc). My "friend" has had some...

OK guys, I have a "friend"who is 63 and on all the usual meds for heart failure ...

Curryandchips

•9 months ago

31 Replies

update to my post on Flecainide

Song thought I would update the group on my earlier post. After taking the first dose of this medication yesterday I felt very unwell quite quickly. My...

Song thought I would update the group on my earlier post. After taking the firs...

Tadpole16

•9 months ago

1 Reply

Clopidogrel

Thanks for all for your replies. Yes my son does have to ask his gp or cardio. But now I see others have been on it long term, feel reassured.

Thanks for all for your replies. Yes my son does have to ask his gp or cardio. ...

Frootbat

•9 months ago

1 Reply

Ejection fraction

Hi. My husband had a heart attack just over a year ago., with one stent fitted. Had a few ups and downs in the first 6 months, but the last few months he has...

Hi. My husband had a heart attack just over a year ago., with one stent fitted. ...

Hare123

•9 months ago

9 Replies

Do try this at home! Reversing metabolic syndrome, silver bullets?

hi folks, over the last year I’ve positively moved a number of my metabolic metrics that have a big impact on cardio and general health and wanted to share....

hi folks, over the last year I’ve positively moved a number of my metabolic metr...

Raylpa

•9 months ago

3 Replies

cholesterol monitor/candy statins!

ok peeps, I’m after a bit of advice, discuss , as I’m not quick to change which is good. But I do like information. My story is I’ve just gone through 5...

ok peeps, I’m after a bit of advice, discuss , as I’m not quick to change which ...

SteveWX

•9 months ago

13 Replies

heart flutters. Help please!

hi, hoping someone can help (and not judge). I am 35 years old, unhealthy, overweight and a smoker. For 6 days I have been experiencing “flutters” I think?...

hi, hoping someone can help (and not judge). I am 35 years old, unhealthy, over...

Alig23

•9 months ago

44 Replies

Statin Saga Continues

3 weeks ago switch from 40mg atorvastatin to 20mg rosuvastatin because of some muscle aches and pains. Initially good but last week or so increasing pain in...

3 weeks ago switch from 40mg atorvastatin to 20mg rosuvastatin because of some m...

Hrty

•9 months ago

20 Replies

change in pain

Hello everyone. I have microvascular angina for the last almost three years. I am accustomed to the pain and other symptoms but this afternoon I experienced...

Hello everyone. I have microvascular angina for the last almost three years. I a...

Worvera

•9 months ago

15 Replies

worried for mum

hi I’m caring for my 71 year old mother. She has had angina for a number of years but episodes were like 2/3 a year. Last 6 weeks she has felt unwell. Thrice...

hi I’m caring for my 71 year old mother. She has had angina for a number of yea...

Sitara23

•9 months ago

9 Replies

Travel Insurance AFTER surgery and treatment

Hi, I haven't been away on holiday for a number of years, but in the meantime I had my aortic value replaced. I also previously had high blood pressure which...

Hi, I haven't been away on holiday for a number of years, but in the meantime I...

twojoes

•9 months ago

16 Replies

Upper middle back pain

Hi, I had a stent fitted just over 2 years ago and have suffered on and off with Angina ever since. Apart from that I have been very healthy. For the past 3...

Hi, I had a stent fitted just over 2 years ago and have suffered on and off with...

dinasaurnan

•9 months ago

15 Replies

Prospect of TAVI or more invasive aortic valve replacement

This is a long list of my husbands ailments with only one question at the end.He has coronary artery stents ( 2005), Permanent AF since 2012, Peripheral...

This is a long list of my husbands ailments with only one question at the end.He...

Bagrat

•9 months ago

2 Replies

Search posts

Pinned Posts

See all

👋 May Social Check-in! ❤️

BHF Community Guidelines

Abbreviations and acronyms

Latest poll

See all polls

After becoming part of the BHF HealthUnlocked Community, how would you rate your confidence in looking after your health?

Vote

Topics

All posts(2539)

Heart conditions(309)

Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.

Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for August 2023

slight faint and palpitations

Shones syndrome

Cardiac MRI

Dreaded flu- update its covid

genetics testing

semaglutide….the ‘fat’drug !

How long did your remote monitor take to be delivered after your implant procedure?

Cleveland Clinic - Update

EF Question

post op weird breathing spasm

dementia

29 y/o with heart failure

Heart rate and fitness

bisoprolol

Sometimes I just want a day off from the ‘sensible’ diet…..

happy hours

Highbury Ted

Question for MEN only

update to my post on Flecainide

Clopidogrel

Ejection fraction

Do try this at home! Reversing metabolic syndrome, silver bullets?

cholesterol monitor/candy statins!

heart flutters. Help please!

Statin Saga Continues

change in pain

worried for mum

Travel Insurance AFTER surgery and treatment

Upper middle back pain

Prospect of TAVI or more invasive aortic valve replacement

Search posts

Pinned Posts

Latest poll

After becoming part of the BHF HealthUnlocked Community, how would you rate your confidence in looking after your health?

Topics

Archive