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Pre Op at Papworth

Good morning All. I have a Pre Op coming up at Papworth, heading for an AVR. May I ask if anyone has any insight as to what the Pre Op will involve please?

Good morning All. I have a Pre Op coming up at Papworth, heading for an AVR. May...

Bumpitybump

•4 hours ago

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Heart medication / Rosacea

I had two stents in November and have been on Clopidogrel , Bisoprolol and Rosuvastatine since. I have a history of Rosacea going back ten years but which...

I had two stents in November and have been on Clopidogrel , Bisoprolol and Rosuv...

albertcamus

•5 hours ago

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I'm new

I seemed to have been diagnosed with myocarditis with reduced ejection fraction. 30% LV and 40% RV. I've had an mri and multiple ultrasound scans. I'm a never...

I seemed to have been diagnosed with myocarditis with reduced ejection fraction....

dg2024

•14 hours ago

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Bisoprolol 5mg and fatigue

hello all. Looking for some experience before i see my GP. Had HA in December, 3 stents and doing well so far apart from tiredness and fatigue especially when...

hello all. Looking for some experience before i see my GP. Had HA in December, 3...

Looking_4_support

•17 hours ago

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Pain in left arm after stent

I had stent last week, but get pain in left arm and shoulder which gies and come. Today i walked for 10 minutes and thre was heaviness on left arm. Any one...

I had stent last week, but get pain in left arm and shoulder which gies and come...

Sonali2107

•18 hours ago

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beta blockers withdrawals and hot weather

I took my last bisoprolol on Saturday which was a half of 1.25. It’s been up and down since. Monday pulse up more. Blood pressure not too bad considering...

I took my last bisoprolol on Saturday which was a half of 1.25. It’s been up an...

Tinker2015

•19 hours ago

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News we've all been waiting for!

Ralph's had the most amazing few days. On Tuesday he had the swallow x-ray and the speech therapist was amazed at the results. Firstly he gave him some sour...

Ralph's had the most amazing few days. On Tuesday he had the swallow x-ray and t...

Gardenview10

•19 hours ago

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irregular heartbeat

i had a triple bypass in 2021 and I worry about irregular heart beat

Spitfire43

•20 hours ago

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”Patient Initiated”

hello As background, My condition is untreatable and surgery won’t help (labelled recurrent chest pain syndrome with confirmed myocardial bridge of the LAD...

hello As background, My condition is untreatable and surgery won’t help (labell...

Fanfab1

•21 hours ago

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Update from symptoms etc...

OK guys, to give you a bit of an update. Nurse from surgery called this afternoon and has asked me to do a weeks worth of BP readings, done at rest twice...

OK guys, to give you a bit of an update. Nurse from surgery called this afternoo...

petsitter71

•21 hours ago

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👋 June Social Check-in! ❤️⚽️

Welcome to the June Social Check-in! As we gather here in this community, let’s take a moment to connect. Whether you’re a steadfast advocate...

Welcome to the June Social Check-in! As we gather here in this community, let’s...

Luke_BHF

Partner•22 hours ago

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Transthoracic echocardiogram

Good afternoon all. I had a letter earlier inviting me to have an echocardiogram in mid July. I've had one before back in 2019 but It just occured to me. Can...

Good afternoon all. I had a letter earlier inviting me to have an echocardiogram...

DanniC88

•23 hours ago

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pacemaker

My husband had a pacemaker for 12 years before it needed changing. He had a further 10 years until he was aged 95. an ex- royal navy man he was always full of...

My husband had a pacemaker for 12 years before it needed changing. He had a furt...

Aljo

•1 day ago

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Resting HR and pacemaker settings

My recently acquired pacemaker seems set to keep my heart rate at 60bpm or above, which I know is standard. However, I was a keen hillwalker for many years...

My recently acquired pacemaker seems set to keep my heart rate at 60bpm or above...

Scotsman53

•1 day ago

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Significant changes heart

Has anyone been told they have significant changes to heart I was finally told yesterday just what they are but still don't know if I should be worried or not...

Has anyone been told they have significant changes to heart I was finally told y...

Trapper10

•1 day ago

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Heart attack

Hi all,New to this I found it last night, comforting to know we are all out there and things in common, I had a heart attack on good Friday, had 3...

Hi all,New to this I found it last night, comforting to know we are all out th...

Rickstarr

•1 day ago

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Short of breath.

Hi all, haven't posted for a long time but read posts most days. Had a HA and 1 stent fitted 3 years ago and on the usual tablets no problem. In the last 2...

Hi all, haven't posted for a long time but read posts most days. Had a HA and 1 ...

pet131

•1 day ago

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Feeling really low at the minute. Sorry this is a long one but just want to write it all down.

After Nstemi in March, I went back to work in April. Was feeling pretty good apart from a burning sensation in the chest area not quite every day. I am on the...

After Nstemi in March, I went back to work in April. Was feeling pretty good apa...

CatLady246

•2 days ago

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Magnesium supplements for relief from constipation and bloating from heart attack medication?

Hi, Wondering if anyone has found any success with using Magnesium supplements for help with the terrible constitpation and bloating from all the medication we...

Hi, Wondering if anyone has found any success with using Magnesium supplements f...

Blindheart

•2 days ago

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Cocodamol

Hi there,I had a heart attack (congested arteries) and a stent fitted last year. On the usual cocktail of meds. My back has started playing up and at night I...

Hi there,I had a heart attack (congested arteries) and a stent fitted last year....

Comfycousin1

•2 days ago

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got results from 24 hr monitor

Phoned up for result of 24 Hr monitor .got them after 5 weeks , but not from the gp but just a receptionist ,who just read it out ,which i knew from the start...

Phoned up for result of 24 Hr monitor .got them after 5 weeks , but not from the...

mobyfool

•2 days ago

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Av Node Abltion

Hello everyone, I have had heart arrhythmia problems for many years and have had many treatments for this including 4 ablations, but now my...

Hello everyone, I have had heart arrhythmia problems for many years and have ha...

Fishpie37

•2 days ago

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Triple By-pass operation for member of family.

Good Afternoon all, I am asking for people's experiences following this operation. A close member of my daughter-in-law's family had a heart attack and was...

Good Afternoon all, I am asking for people's experiences following this operati...

Desanthony

•2 days ago

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anxious and tearful

had stent fitted back in January . Was doing really well . Felt I was getting fitter and less paranoid about things going wrong . Sunday I had quite a bad ache...

had stent fitted back in January . Was doing really well . Felt I was getting fi...

Stent2024

•2 days ago

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update 1st week home

2nd week at home good news liver function is settling. Short Walks down the street. Got a wheelchair so hubby can take me to the local and shops to be with...

2nd week at home good news liver function is settling. Short Walks down the stre...

Bowlsnut

•2 days ago

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Anyone else with eye deterioration?

Hello there, just wondered if anyone else has/is experiencing any problems with eyes. I seem to have a permanent red colour circling my eye on shades plus...

Hello there, just wondered if anyone else has/is experiencing any problems with ...

Sharpglo

•2 days ago

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Pacemaker battery change has finally come

I've had my dual chamber pacer maker since 2014 and now 10 year down the line it's to be changed as the battery is low. For the last 18 month I've been told...

I've had my dual chamber pacer maker since 2014 and now 10 year down the line it...

Piggy2

•2 days ago

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does anyone ever question their drs advice and medication prescribed or procedures?

four years ago I felt like a different person… I trusted drs, believed in medication prescribed and did what I was told without questioning … always playing by...

four years ago I felt like a different person… I trusted drs, believed in medica...

Di1967

•3 days ago

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left ventricular ejection fraction

Good evening everyone. Firstly thank you for having me, hoping to learn a lot but also offer support if I can ever offer any. In March this year I was rushed...

Good evening everyone. Firstly thank you for having me, hoping to learn a lot bu...

fetchmeacoffee

•3 days ago

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Echo says 3 valves have regurgitation and low probability of pulmonary hypertension

Hi all I'm new here and feeling a bit anxious as I have surgery for hiatus hernia and prolapsed stomach rapidly approaching. I was at a routine pre op...

Hi all I'm new here and feeling a bit anxious as I have surgery for hiatus herni...

GranofH

•3 days ago

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All posts for June 2024

Pre Op at Papworth

Heart medication / Rosacea

I'm new

Bisoprolol 5mg and fatigue

Pain in left arm after stent

beta blockers withdrawals and hot weather

News we've all been waiting for!

irregular heartbeat

”Patient Initiated”

Update from symptoms etc...

👋 June Social Check-in! ❤️⚽️

Transthoracic echocardiogram

pacemaker

Resting HR and pacemaker settings

Significant changes heart

Heart attack

Short of breath.

Feeling really low at the minute. Sorry this is a long one but just want to write it all down.

Magnesium supplements for relief from constipation and bloating from heart attack medication?

Cocodamol

got results from 24 hr monitor

Av Node Abltion

Triple By-pass operation for member of family.

anxious and tearful

update 1st week home

Anyone else with eye deterioration?

Pacemaker battery change has finally come

does anyone ever question their drs advice and medication prescribed or procedures?

left ventricular ejection fraction

Echo says 3 valves have regurgitation and low probability of pulmonary hypertension

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