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red spots around ankles and lower legs

Hi all Anybody else have these. They’ve appeared on both legs. Up past the knee on one leg. Kim 14 months post stent. I’m on Omeprazole, asprin, Bisoprolol,...

Hi all Anybody else have these. They’ve appeared on both legs. Up past the knee...

Whatjusthapened

•21 days ago

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post op

hi all it’s not been an easy ride . The teams are all superstars . Heart beat went up to 230 crash team arived was thrown everything to slow it down. then 2...

hi all it’s not been an easy ride . The teams are all superstars . Heart beat we...

Bowlsnut

•21 days ago

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Ectopic Beats

Hi all, I’ve recently started having ectopic beats and paid privately to get some answers. I had an echo and wore a zio patch for 2 weeks. I had my follow up...

Hi all, I’ve recently started having ectopic beats and paid privately to get som...

Cariad60

•22 days ago

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Heart Conditions and PIP claimants

late edit: Please DO NOT make political comments in response to this post, this is not the place for them If you claim or think you might need to claim PIP...

late edit: Please DO NOT make political comments in response to this post, this ...

fishonabike

•22 days ago

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Heart Attack- 1 year review of medication

Good Morning, It will be coming up to a year soon of having my HA & Stent fitting. I will get a review of all medication I currently take, I would like not...

Good Morning, It will be coming up to a year soon of having my HA & Stent fitt...

Hjb83

•22 days ago

14 Replies

Running with angina

prior to contracting Covid in April 23 I was very fit and regularly ran up mountains and 2/3 hour runs was my usual at least once a week plus some kind of...

prior to contracting Covid in April 23 I was very fit and regularly ran up mount...

Ayecan

•22 days ago

60 Replies

Pulmonary Regurgitation - Breathlessness?

Hi all, I had a pulmonary valve replacement when I was 21 in 2013. I am 32 now, as the years have passed, the valve has started to leak. I have been told the...

Hi all, I had a pulmonary valve replacement when I was 21 in 2013. I am 32 now,...

MattZombie

•22 days ago

4 Replies

Need to Rant. Worried my upcoming Valve Surgery may be cancelled due to getting Bronchitis .

Hi Everyone,I got my date for my Mitral Valve repair for 21st June. I was so pleased that my Surgeon moved me up the waiting list! However after getting my...

Hi Everyone,I got my date for my Mitral Valve repair for 21st June. I was so ple...

Kiki54

•22 days ago

15 Replies

TAVI and pain meds

What is the feeling about TAVI? I read it is riskier than SAVR, also pain medication not so keen on epidurals Sandra

What is the feeling about TAVI? I read it is riskier than SAVR, also pain medica...

SandraLlew

•22 days ago

6 Replies

Ectopic beats are freaking me out.

I have recently started to experience frequent PVCS (ectopic beats). Lying down I seem to be ok, but when up and about I get them every 5-10 seconds or so...

I have recently started to experience frequent PVCS (ectopic beats). Lying down ...

Gingernut64

•22 days ago

23 Replies

Travel insure with Vasospastic angina.

Hi, I have just got travel insurance with Staysure. I told them I have a diagnosis of Vasospastic angina but they do not have this on their system. I have...

Hi, I have just got travel insurance with Staysure. I told them I have a diagno...

Holidayescape

•22 days ago

11 Replies

Still waiting for 24 hr heart monitor result

Been waiting 3 weeks for heart monitor test result, was told today it will probably be 5 weeks now, still having strange feelings in chest now and then, been...

Been waiting 3 weeks for heart monitor test result, was told today it will proba...

mobyfool

•22 days ago

7 Replies

Heart disease

Dont know if its related but when im in bed I get the shivers even tho I wear pyjamas and have a thick quilt on the bed

Dont know if its related but when im in bed I get the shivers even tho I wear py...

Alfie33

•22 days ago

1 Reply

bisoprolol

last August on request from doctor went on 1.25 every other day for a month then every day because I am too sensitive to meds. Everything was great until...

last August on request from doctor went on 1.25 every other day for a month then...

Tinker2015

•22 days ago

15 Replies

Oocha and icd placement.

10 weeks ago I had a witnessed out of hospital cardiac arrest, I was given cpr. I ended up going to a wonderful hospital where I eventually was fitted with an...

10 weeks ago I had a witnessed out of hospital cardiac arrest, I was given cpr....

zoecat21

•23 days ago

12 Replies

Pip appeal

Hi me again ,Has anyone appealed pip and been awarded it .I've been off work 5 months now had occupational health involved who have said not fit for work for...

Hi me again ,Has anyone appealed pip and been awarded it .I've been off work 5 m...

Milliemoopink

•23 days ago

65 Replies

Advice Please

Hello everyone I'm looking for some advice as getting nowhere with the G.P. So here goes. I'm a 40 year old man who had a heart attack and has been diagnosed...

Hello everyone I'm looking for some advice as getting nowhere with the G.P. So ...

Labrador2024

•23 days ago

16 Replies

Atenolol supply, upset by new alternative.

I am in Scotland and have been taking the same brand of Atenolol for over 20 years, it is the Almus Bristol brand which is also lactose free. I have many...

I am in Scotland and have been taking the same brand of Atenolol for over 20 yea...

cuttysark

•23 days ago

9 Replies

sternum discomfort after OHS

I had OHS April 2023. I still get aches and pains in that area. I appreciate its a big operation and the sternum broken and wired back. Do others still get...

I had OHS April 2023. I still get aches and pains in that area. I appreciate its...

Robfromwales

•23 days ago

4 Replies

Advice on TOE procedure

Hi what does having a TOE procedure involve, are you awake, is it uncomfortable and what do they do it for. Can you have it done under sedation or...

Hi what does having a TOE procedure involve, are you awake, is it uncomfortable ...

JMF1

•23 days ago

4 Replies

Sellate ganglion block

Been a while since I posted. My consultant is sure that I have vasospastic angina. I'm on the waiting list for a coronary reactivity test for confirmation....

Been a while since I posted. My consultant is sure that I have vasospastic angi...

Pilchard2

•23 days ago

1 Reply

Numb hands

After my sHA and stent I now wake up with numb hands, almost like pins and needles. I mostly wake on my back so it's not from lying on them. It goes away...

After my sHA and stent I now wake up with numb hands, almost like pins and needl...

Desjakey

•23 days ago

15 Replies

Travel query

we are travelling to Colorado in a couple of weeks and have just discovered problems with altitude and heart problems. Nothing about this mentioned in any of...

we are travelling to Colorado in a couple of weeks and have just discovered prob...

EastchurchTwentyOne

•23 days ago

11 Replies

Crackles

What does h/o orthoptnoea crackles left lung mean ?

foxglove

•23 days ago

6 Replies

SC5NA Gene mutation

hey, I’ve just been diagnosed with an SC5NA gene mutation after having genetic testing done which has identified the cause of my Brugada, I’ve now been advised...

hey, I’ve just been diagnosed with an SC5NA gene mutation after having genetic t...

Lilbandit88

•23 days ago

2 Replies

Guinness Drinking

Hi, Can heart patient with stent drink Guinness Please advise thank you

Fawzi

•23 days ago

23 Replies

Difficult week

After my last admission I was experiencing considerable pain again , went to hospital & after ecg was blue lighted to Belfast. I was having a stemi and my...

After my last admission I was experiencing considerable pain again , went to hos...

Helly75

•24 days ago

27 Replies

Insurance company issues

Hi everyone. I'm new to this so I've no idea whether anyone can advise me. I've recently been told I need bypass surgery and it's apparently quite urgent. I've...

Hi everyone. I'm new to this so I've no idea whether anyone can advise me. I've ...

Nubes

•24 days ago

15 Replies

heart monitor

hi guys hope you are all doing well. I had a heart monitor fitted back in December and been calling every few weeks for results. When I called today the GP...

hi guys hope you are all doing well. I had a heart monitor fitted back in Decemb...

Anxiousgirl85

•24 days ago

8 Replies

Inverse relationship between HR and BP plus Ectopic Beats

For the last two weeks my ectopic beats have greatly reduced after halving the Losartan from 100mg back to 50 mg which was the dose I was on before having...

For the last two weeks my ectopic beats have greatly reduced after halving the L...

Massa

•24 days ago

13 Replies

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All posts for June 2024

red spots around ankles and lower legs

post op

Ectopic Beats

Heart Conditions and PIP claimants

Heart Attack- 1 year review of medication

Running with angina

Pulmonary Regurgitation - Breathlessness?

Need to Rant. Worried my upcoming Valve Surgery may be cancelled due to getting Bronchitis .

TAVI and pain meds

Ectopic beats are freaking me out.

Travel insure with Vasospastic angina.

Still waiting for 24 hr heart monitor result

Heart disease

bisoprolol

Oocha and icd placement.

Pip appeal

Advice Please

Atenolol supply, upset by new alternative.

sternum discomfort after OHS

Advice on TOE procedure

Sellate ganglion block

Numb hands

Travel query

Crackles

SC5NA Gene mutation

Guinness Drinking

Difficult week

Insurance company issues

heart monitor

Inverse relationship between HR and BP plus Ectopic Beats

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