Experiences with

Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

I have an appointment at short notice with my EP on Thursday. This is following the cardioversion that gave me NSR for a week before returning to persistent Afib with resting heart rate in the 90s. I am currently on Adoxaban, and propranolol at night. I'm hoping to have a conversation about potential

Hi all hope everyone is well. Wish I was. Two days ago I was diagnosed with angina in ACU and prescribed yet more medication. The angina I now have is distinct from AFib type of angina pain which I am familiar with ie: I only experience it when I'm in afib. So A fib free, in NSR i have angina pain quite

I had an ablation 7 weeks ago for atrial flutter. Was taking digoxin and flecanide 50 for Ist month but because it made my pulse going too slow in sinus rhythm I stopped taking meds except dabigatran . Maintained sinus with some ectopics at about 70 to 80 bpm till a couple of days ago when My heart

Hi all, Im a male 37y and i have CSR for more than two years in my right eye. I'm from the Netherlands sorry for anny spelling mistakes. I am waiting for a fysiodyne treatment for two years now. Already have tried diarethicum pills and that didn't work. The moisture behind my retina this year did

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My mum went to a&e on feb 21st with chest pain, they said they thought she had unstable angina. they did ecg, chest x ray and bloods. Blood levels came back raised and repeated in 3 hours. were still raised. Original doctor said they were likely to either keep her or give her medication with an urgent

I am at stage 2 CKD. My Gfr is 78. Since I am just diagnosed, I dont have enough information about hove to arrange my diet. I am also diabetic. It makes the situation more complicated. To manage my diabet also well, I am planning to be on very low calorie plant based diet.

I have just had a cardio angiogram, fortunately all arteries etc were fine but I was surprised to be told I would need a cardio version as I am in persistent AF I had no idea! My heart rate was hovering around 100 and just over. The consultant told me to double my bisoprol to 5mg twice daily in the

Hoping this finds you all feeling well and happy. When I had an ablation in November, my EP prescribed Flecanide for four months, and then I was recommended to stop. All fine. The issue is that a side effect of flecainide is constipation, which actually benefitted me as my BP medication Candesartan

Had rug pulled out from under me Just learnt I have stage 2 ckd maybe down to Hydroxy ? Anyone else told this ?

American Kidney Fund (AKF) is having a seminar for all about CKD associated pruritis. It will be Nov. 17 @ 1 PM ET.

Im going to increase my levo from 75mcg to 100mcg every other day hoping my ft4 will improve. However I need to provide a nhs blood test for my gp first,.Blood test app. On 15.05.23,so not long to wait. My query is, does low ft4 cause fluctuating heart rate/palpitations? Theyre not constant but I'm

I suffer from chronic back pain and CBD oil has been recommended. The research on the interaction between this and my Riviraxaban for permanent AF is a little sketchy.Any thoughts or experience out there?

I recently had two episodes of a fast pulse rate following migraine and triptans taken to relieve it. With this came two readings of high blood pressure - - 181/98 and 179/110. I decided to contact the GP just to check on this and he agreed the fast heart rate could have been a reaction to the triptans

Does anyone get chest pain and breathing problems with their AF? My heart feels fine at the moment (not actively in AF) but I’m on Verapamil and I’m wondering if it’s the side effects of the medicine rather than my heart causing the pain and breathing difficulties? I have been to a&e with this a few

CKD stage stage 3b

As of now its CKD with unknown origin. Nephrologist suggested biopsy. I have an idea of what it is but trying to get some feedback from all of you. Dr. says it will help pinpointing the root cause though I may or may not have new medications if they found out root clinical cause.

is it normal that a hour trip to a shop to buy some clothes can result is days of extreme tiredness? My mum has PSP and CBD, but is still exhausted from a trip I took her on Friday to one shop to buy some clothes. She says everything is taking ages and she’s so tired. I’m constantly worried about

I have GCA but am now off prednisone completely. However, am now having pain: shoulder, knees, thighs. Rheumy watching and sorting out PMR vs. medication induced ( from zetia a non statin cholesterol medication known to cause muscle pain) ( I had to go off statins because of severe muscle pain and elevated.CK

My husband has stage 4 CKD and liver cirrhosis and diabetes 2. Yesterday we had a meeting at the hospital with a professor from the transplant team in Birmingham.