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Worried about brother still in hospital after heart surgery

Hello, I am posting because my brother is in hospital after a heart bypass and I am worried. He has a very sharp brain but seems to be finding it hard to...

Hello, I am posting because my brother is in hospital after a heart bypass and I...

pmabrett

•4 months ago

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Bisoprolol and flecainide

having been given these two tablets for svt while awaiting ablation I was wondering if anyone knew whether this dose was rather high - Flecainide 50mg and...

having been given these two tablets for svt while awaiting ablation I was wonder...

Nanaelaine

•4 months ago

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coping with anxiety with recent AFib diagnosis

hi all - thanks for letting me join the forum I was diagnosed with AFib in February this year as well as with mild leaky valve with thickened artery- I have...

hi all - thanks for letting me join the forum I was diagnosed with AFib in Feb...

Janjay61

•4 months ago

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Unusual prescription?

Hoping this is the right forum... Hi all, I'm 73 with no weight, diabetes or BP ailments. A CT scan at a Targeted Lung Check last year revealed mild emphysema...

Hoping this is the right forum... Hi all, I'm 73 with no weight, diabetes or BP ...

Globus

•4 months ago

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Heart attack discharge report

Hello. I had a heart attach 2 weeks ago while playing tennis. I have received angioplasty treatment in hospital and been discharged. I did not see the...

Hello. I had a heart attach 2 weeks ago while playing tennis. I have received a...

tennis-guy

•4 months ago

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90% good news

Ralph doing well and happy with progress. Last Tuesday SALT said leave cuff down for 24 hours from Thursday to Friday morning, and if that went well, leave it...

Ralph doing well and happy with progress. Last Tuesday SALT said leave cuff down...

Gardenview10

•4 months ago

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Lump above scar went down now back again?

Hi, I’m 49 and four and a half weeks post op from having a mechanical aortic valve replacement, all has been healing well and no issues except Afib which is...

Hi, I’m 49 and four and a half weeks post op from having a mechanical aortic val...

Summerlavender

•4 months ago

5 Replies

Check your prescription

I picked up my prescription of Edoxoban a couple of weeks before I would be back from my impending holiday and noticed a different package. I assumed I had...

I picked up my prescription of Edoxoban a couple of weeks before I would be back...

sceptical101

•4 months ago

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ageingfast

Posting as Blackcatsooty is stopping . I am now Ageingfast My lovely adored big black cat is dieing from lukemia and it upsets me far too much to use his...

Posting as Blackcatsooty is stopping . I am now Ageingfast My lovely adored bi...

Ageingfast

•4 months ago

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Pacemaker

I have just got a unit planted and waiting to go through the initial sequence of getting used to. Hope this page would help.

I have just got a unit planted and waiting to go through the initial sequence of...

Bandara

•4 months ago

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Post thorax vest

Has anyone who had open heart surgery had any experience with the support vest which is issued in hospital to support the chest immediately after the op?

Has anyone who had open heart surgery had any experience with the support vest w...

WannaBbetter

•4 months ago

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Yet another issue

In July last year I had a heart attack caused by spontaneous coronary artery dissection. That came as a shock in itself. Four months later the cardiologist I...

In July last year I had a heart attack caused by spontaneous coronary artery dis...

BagelBuffet

•4 months ago

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Ejection Fraction

Hello I saw the cardiologist this week who told me my EF is 15% and would not improve. I thought that the Entresto Dapaglifozin Bisoprolol and Eplerenone...

Hello I saw the cardiologist this week who told me my EF is 15% and would not im...

Queenlover

•4 months ago

27 Replies

hello

hi everyone I got pacemaker and a defibrillator fitted 3 months ago. I am going to start training again ie lifting weights. To brake back in . My question is...

hi everyone I got pacemaker and a defibrillator fitted 3 months ago. I am going ...

George6969

•4 months ago

23 Replies

Diagnosis timeline help

Hi thank you for letting me join your forum. My Husband died aged 53 of acute myocarditis, having tried to get answers from the NHS as why all the tests he...

Hi thank you for letting me join your forum. My Husband died aged 53 of acute ...

Betsy2023

•4 months ago

8 Replies

Apixaban and Bleeding.

Hi everyone. I have been on Apixaban for 6 months and a month ago I started bleeding when going for a poo. It got do bad that I went to A&E. They kept me in. I...

Hi everyone. I have been on Apixaban for 6 months and a month ago I started blee...

Granthamgeezer

•4 months ago

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beta blockers and hair thinning?

from November last year drs started me on Bisoprolol 1.25 and blood pressure medication eventually went up to 5 mg Bisoprolol, the bad dreams and insomnia have...

from November last year drs started me on Bisoprolol 1.25 and blood pressure med...

Di1967

•4 months ago

15 Replies

Travelling with a pacemaker

Is it OK to go through an airport scanner with a pacemaker?

Wildstar1900

•4 months ago

11 Replies

Lipid test results on 10mg Rosuvastatin

Hi all, I had been waiting to get the results of my lipid test to see how the small dose of Rosuvastatin was getting on with helping my cholesterol levels ....

Hi all, I had been waiting to get the results of my lipid test to see how the sm...

DWizza

•4 months ago

30 Replies

Bisoprolol alternative

I cannot tolerate Bisoprolol due to severe headache, I would therefore be grateful if you could please advise me an alternsive option instead of Bisoprolol to...

I cannot tolerate Bisoprolol due to severe headache, I would therefore be gratef...

pravinlaladia

•4 months ago

20 Replies

metoprolol side effects

just seeing if anyone else out there has ever had changes in doses and suffered side effects along the way. After a heart attack and stents placed I was on...

just seeing if anyone else out there has ever had changes in doses and suffered ...

Angina42

•4 months ago

5 Replies

Changes in medication a year after TAVI?

Next month sees the first anniversary of my TAVI, since when I've been on Ramipril, Clopidogrel and Omeprazole (and Simvastatin). Has anyone had a reduction...

Next month sees the first anniversary of my TAVI, since when I've been on Ramipr...

Taviterry

•4 months ago

5 Replies

blood thinners and sprains

Quick question, a fews ago I sprained my ankle. Its brusied like a beast ( blood thinners) but also seems to be taking ages to heal. I've had knocks,...

Quick question, a fews ago I sprained my ankle. Its brusied like a beast ( bloo...

Hidden

•4 months ago

22 Replies

Swelling

Does anyone get swelling either side of a sternotomy scar? What causes it for you and how do you alleviate it?

Does anyone get swelling either side of a sternotomy scar? What causes it for yo...

WannaBbetter

•4 months ago

1 Reply

Anyone like me?

Hi all. Has anyone experienced nightmares and anxiety since open heart surgery? If so, how have you dealt with it?

Hi all. Has anyone experienced nightmares and anxiety since open heart surgery?...

WannaBbetter

•4 months ago

47 Replies

Tinnitus and pacamaker

Hi All,Hope all are ticking along well. Was wondering if anyone has been suffering with tinnitus post PM or if its increased post PM. I seem to be suffering...

Hi All,Hope all are ticking along well. Was wondering if anyone has been sufferi...

Marvel3000

•4 months ago

8 Replies

liver function high post op

hi is this normal the lived function test is high. Had another blood test today and it is t worse but they have taken me off the amiodarone tablets .. feel ok...

hi is this normal the lived function test is high. Had another blood test today ...

Bowlsnut

•4 months ago

1 Reply

Angiogram on Tuesday

I'm booked in for a coronary angiogram on Tuesday and, as usual with me, worrying my socks off about it! I think I'd like to watch what's going on, I hate...

I'm booked in for a coronary angiogram on Tuesday and, as usual with me, worryin...

Gillph

•4 months ago

59 Replies

Refused inclisiran

Ihave had aerotic valve replaced,,and partial myectomy, also chronic renal failure, am prediabetec because of statins, cardiologist and gp wyill only...

Ihave had aerotic valve replaced,,and partial myectomy, also chronic renal fail...

Wellington19

•4 months ago

4 Replies

Refused inclisiran

I had aerotic valve replaced and partial myectomy at st barts in December 2022, also chronic renal

I had aerotic valve replaced and partial myectomy at st barts in December 2022,...

Wellington19

•4 months ago

1 Reply

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All posts for June 2024

Worried about brother still in hospital after heart surgery

Bisoprolol and flecainide

coping with anxiety with recent AFib diagnosis

Unusual prescription?

Heart attack discharge report

90% good news

Lump above scar went down now back again?

Check your prescription

ageingfast

Pacemaker

Post thorax vest

Yet another issue

Ejection Fraction

hello

Diagnosis timeline help

Apixaban and Bleeding.

beta blockers and hair thinning?

Travelling with a pacemaker

Lipid test results on 10mg Rosuvastatin

Bisoprolol alternative

metoprolol side effects

Changes in medication a year after TAVI?

blood thinners and sprains

Swelling

Anyone like me?

Tinnitus and pacamaker

liver function high post op

Angiogram on Tuesday

Refused inclisiran

Refused inclisiran

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