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Scheduled Telephone consultation with consultant a year post 4xcabg.. what to ask 🤦🏼

I’ve got a scheduled telecon with a consultant a year post Nstemi and quadruple CABG. Been doing well after change of statin. Anything I should mention...

I’ve got a scheduled telecon with a consultant a year post Nstemi and quadruple ...

DWizza

•11 days ago

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Not sleeping

Can anyone recommend anything for sleeping please. I have tried all the over the counter meds and nothing works

Can anyone recommend anything for sleeping please. I have tried all the over the...

Alfie33

•11 days ago

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wound problems

13 weeks post op .. still have wound soreness. It’s so sore and red and have something sticking up under the skin .. when I was discharged he looked at it but...

13 weeks post op .. still have wound soreness. It’s so sore and red and have som...

Bowlsnut

•11 days ago

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Bypass next week - I'm terrified.

Hi. I had an MI in 2012 with one stent in the left circumflex. All other vessels were clear. I had no problems at all - until three weeks ago when I started...

Hi. I had an MI in 2012 with one stent in the left circumflex. All other vessel...

Kev_64

•11 days ago

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Has anyone had trouble getting travel insurance for atrial fibrillation while waiting for a follow up echocardiogram

Undergoing treatment for atrial fibrillation

Pingpongy

•11 days ago

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Called 999

Spoke with my auntie who is a nurse and she told me to call ambulance it's on its way, so sick of this can't catch a break 💔

Spoke with my auntie who is a nurse and she told me to call ambulance it's on it...

Yumz199725

•11 days ago

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Survivor tattoo

Hi Just thought I’d share my first tattoo with you, following my heart bypass on 18/01/23. The good part is that the area on my chest still has no feeling...

Hi Just thought I’d share my first tattoo with you, following my heart bypass ...

Richard52

•11 days ago

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AF following ablation

I had a catheter ablation in June 2024. My AF hasn’t gone away. This is disheartening for me. Has anyone got a similar experience?

I had a catheter ablation in June 2024. My AF hasn’t gone away. This is disheart...

Taz333

•11 days ago

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Congenital heart disease- Ross PEARS procedure

Has anyone have congenital heart disease that has been through Ross PEARS procedure I had it done 9 weeks and would like to know if you have recovered and...

Has anyone have congenital heart disease that has been through Ross PEARS proced...

Bornticker

•12 days ago

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cold back

i have HF and sometimes when i exert myself my back from my shoulders to my waistits as though someone has poured cold water over me it only last for a few...

i have HF and sometimes when i exert myself my back from my shoulders to my wais...

scranny-26

•12 days ago

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cardiac device check

hi I have just received a letter to attend hospital for a cardiac device check & was wondering what this entailed as I always had my ICD checked remotely? I’ve...

hi I have just received a letter to attend hospital for a cardiac device check &...

Lurganspur

•12 days ago

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Going private?

my husband’s is contemplating paying ( no health insurance) to have heart Valve replacement surgery ( open heart ),he has been told by his surgeon it’s a 6/9...

my husband’s is contemplating paying ( no health insurance) to have heart Valve...

DudleyandDave

•12 days ago

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EV-ICD

Hello, I'm having an EV-ICD fitted in a couple of weeks. 51 years old. Does anyone have any experience of the procedure and recovery and then how things are...

Hello, I'm having an EV-ICD fitted in a couple of weeks. 51 years old. Does an...

Bl1m3y

•12 days ago

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CABG, Exercise & BPM

Hi - Looking for perspectives and any experiences on intensive cardio exercise and max bpm limits post CABG (dare I say on or at least near a competitive...

Hi - Looking for perspectives and any experiences on intensive cardio exercise a...

Snowflake01

•12 days ago

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DVLA enquiries

Just had a letter from dvla demanding I provide medical details concerning "another medical condition that makes the lifting and carrying of bags impossible"....

Just had a letter from dvla demanding I provide medical details concerning "anot...

Thisishappening

•12 days ago

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Rosavastatin

an I ask if anyone on Rosuvastatin 5mg can this be cut in half to take 2.5mg

Tinker2015

•12 days ago

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Dilated left atrium

Hello . I have just had a repeat echocardiogram and much is the same in terms of mild/moderate mitral valve regurgitation BUT the amount of dilation of my left...

Hello . I have just had a repeat echocardiogram and much is the same in terms of...

Mumthree

•12 days ago

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Anxiety after heart attack

I had an NSTEMI in December 2023; they expanded one of my coronary arteries with a balloon angioplasty. I have had anxiety on and off all my life, and it has...

I had an NSTEMI in December 2023; they expanded one of my coronary arteries with...

Kaydee24

•12 days ago

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My story

I have never smoked or drank, been through hell the last year, started getting chest pains when walking last July collapsed on my mountain bike. Got rushed to...

I have never smoked or drank, been through hell the last year, started getting c...

Coolhandalbert

•12 days ago

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Folic Acid Deficiency

Is there anyone else here who has a folic acid deficiency? Ive been taking 5mg supplements the doctor gave me dor nearly two months and I still feel fatigued....

Is there anyone else here who has a folic acid deficiency? Ive been taking 5mg s...

BaronFrankenstein

•12 days ago

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Pacemaker upgrade to a CRT

53 pacemaker dependant after pace and ablate, total heart block.Never really thought what would happen if my 2 lead pacemaker failed? I know this is very very...

53 pacemaker dependant after pace and ablate, total heart block.Never really tho...

Nomis21

•12 days ago

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Migraines ceased after cardiac arrest successfully treated

Hi all, My husband and I are both now retired doctors and both have heart conditions. In the past, my husband has suffered from very many years of frequently...

Hi all, My husband and I are both now retired doctors and both have heart condi...

nextadventure

•12 days ago

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L arginine

Hello All, Am wondering if anyone has had experience with Arginine for microvascular angina? Was recently prescribed and can't really tell if working...seems...

Hello All, Am wondering if anyone has had experience with Arginine for microvasc...

Arizona18

•12 days ago

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Cavadex dangers of hearing loss: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29163061/

Cavadex dangers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29163061/

Jimmyrig

•12 days ago

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Dobutamine stress echo

Hi,Have received a letter for admission to get a dobutamine stress echo done with the view of staying in hospital after. Recently I have been having chest pain...

Hi,Have received a letter for admission to get a dobutamine stress echo done wit...

pepper_uk

•13 days ago

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Help pains

Just just wish I was better I had my heart attack in December 2023 on the 23rd feels like I've just had nothing but pains since no help just lots of mess x

Just just wish I was better I had my heart attack in December 2023 on the 23rd f...

Yodayodz

•13 days ago

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Sudden development of persistent PVCs

I am 66 and fit for my age but was recently diagnosed with gout. I live a healthy lifestyle so the gout is a suprise! I was put on Allopurinol and after 3...

I am 66 and fit for my age but was recently diagnosed with gout. I live a heal...

wychwood58

•13 days ago

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cholesterol update

since you post regarding my cholesterol my Doctors rang need to discuss my blood test. 12months back I asked to try prevastatin attempted twice got no pain...

since you post regarding my cholesterol my Doctors rang need to discuss my blood...

Tinker2015

•13 days ago

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Splenic Artery Aneurysm (SAA)

recently been told i have Splenic Artery Aneurysm (SAA), (16mm) looking for any information/advice which could be helpful, thanks in advance

recently been told i have Splenic Artery Aneurysm (SAA), (16mm) looking for any...

Pinkrobin

•13 days ago

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Travel insurance

had a double by pass 2022 following stent procedure in 2021 . Stents didn`t do the job. anyone advise on travel insurance companies. Insurance to cover...

had a double by pass 2022 following stent procedure in 2021 . Stents didn`t do t...

godfre

•13 days ago

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for September 2024

Scheduled Telephone consultation with consultant a year post 4xcabg.. what to ask 🤦🏼

Not sleeping

wound problems

Bypass next week - I'm terrified.

Has anyone had trouble getting travel insurance for atrial fibrillation while waiting for a follow up echocardiogram

Called 999

Survivor tattoo

AF following ablation

Congenital heart disease- Ross PEARS procedure

cold back

cardiac device check

Going private?

EV-ICD

CABG, Exercise & BPM

DVLA enquiries

Rosavastatin

Dilated left atrium

Anxiety after heart attack

My story

Folic Acid Deficiency

Pacemaker upgrade to a CRT

Migraines ceased after cardiac arrest successfully treated

L arginine

Cavadex dangers of hearing loss: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29163061/

Dobutamine stress echo

Help pains

Sudden development of persistent PVCs

cholesterol update

Splenic Artery Aneurysm (SAA)

Travel insurance

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