Experiences with

Coronary angioplasty

3rd day after coronary angioplasty and feeling worse. I'm very cold and extremely tired with headache and aching muscles. Is this usual. I'm struggling to get from chair to kitchen to make a drink. Will there be light at the end of the tunnel soon.

Is it normal to still experience angina one year after having stents fitted ? This is a completely different type of pain that I'm getting now. Whereas before , and a good while after, my angioplasty I would experience sharp pain when exercising , that pain has now been replaced by an intermittent

hi everyone, I had heart attack in 2010 aged 49 due to a blood clot and i had a stent fitted and in 2011 i had a balloon angioplasty on another artery. Iam taking statin, asprin, perindopril and bisoprolol. Month ago i started having discomfort and tightness feeling in chest and after a couple of

PAD in the lower legs. should I let my cardiologist do another angioplasty through the groin after failing to be able to enter any of the 3 completely blocked arteries through the ankle? Is it time for a vascular surgeon? I understand vascular surgeons have tools cardiologists do not use. Seeing vascular

I am 3 weeks post having 2 stents in one main artery & ballooning of a second artery, when can I restart exercise classes such as Zumba Gold, ie. Zumba for older people & skipping?

Hi all, I'm approaching the 1 year anniversary since my heart attack and angioplasty. I wondered if anyone out there can advise what there experience was in regards to a medication review? Did your GP contact you after 12 months or did you contact them? I remember being told that some of my meds

Hi everyone, I have fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis as well heart disease. I had a balloon angioplasty in 2022 after an angina attack. Prior to this I took small doses of diclofenac to help with the chronic pain however my GP said I cannot have it because of heart disease. I tried other anti-inflammatory

95pc blockage , stent put in . Great results for 3 months then re blocked . Second stent procedure but balloon burst and it took two hours to clear initiating a heart attack . Stent blocked again after 3 months and bypass procedure. 2 years later bypass of LAD blocking at each end . The join at

It’s 3 weeks since I had 4 stents. Fitted in a not so comfortable angioplasty, and I feel worse this week than I did last week. The nausea seems to be worse, I sleep a couple of hours and then awake most of night before dozing for another hour in the morning. Last 3 days I’ve been quite breathless

My husband has a long history of heart issues, angioplasty and stents 2005 after 2nd MI (we have no idea when the first was as no symptoms), Permanent AF 2012. Aortic incompetence/ stenosis for years, sleep apnoea.Sep 23 cardiologist felt intervention for aortic valve necessary but needed angiogram before

Hi,I had an angioplasty in March 2021 due to stable angina,been on the usual cocktail of meds since,( Lansoprazole,Bendroflumethiazide,Bisoprolol,Ramapril,Aspirin and Atorvastatin ),I have recently stopped taking Bisoprolol due to suspected side-effects,( sanctioned by doctor ) and have been O.K. with

My dad had a angioplasty through Right hand on 17.08.2024, but still the Right Arm pain havent gone completely. Is it normal??

l have been taking my blood pressure and heart rate each day since returning home after a heart attack and angioplasty 4 weeks ago. My blood pressure is typically but not always low eg last night 114/57. My heart rate is always low eg last 5 days 43, 58, 45, 51,51. I am on the following medications:

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 gold standard meds, apparently and the GP advised that my 3 months was up to and to stop clopidogrel on 14 June. Which I did. He increased my

Hello. I had a heart attack when playing tennis 3 weeks ago. It was a bolt from the blue as I had no symptoms that I noticed before hand. Since the heart attack and subsequent angioplasty I have been getting chest pains. I don’t know if this is common but it is concerning me. Can anyone in a similar

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 consultant after the procedure so it not get the chance to ask about the condition I have the the outcome of the treatment I received. My discharge report

Hi guys does anyone have any experience of the above or any comments to share? I've just had an angioplasty and 3 stents (surprise!) and now on asprin, clopridogel for a short while - want to stop the bisoprosol shortly. But my statins have had a change - so has anyone any positive comments for the

I'm hoping that the Aorta is ok to talk about in this forum.. (My logic is that it's attached to the heart so it should be ok) I got a letter from my vascular consultant yesterday, reviewing a telephone meeting I had with him after CT scan. One sentence stood out for me. 'as he (me) has a small focal

Hi, I am a 66 year old female who had angiogram and angioplasty through wrist 11 days ago . Blockage was 90 % in LAD. I have been experiencing severe wrist pain and some in bicep for past 5 days . This occurs mainly at night and is so painful my sleep is disturbed. I have been back to emergency and had

Hi, I am a 66 year old female who had angiogram and angioplasty through wrist 11 days ago . Blockage was 90 % in LAD. I have been experiencing severe wrist pain and some in bicep for past 5 days . This occurs mainly at night and is so painful my sleep is disturbed. I have been back to emergency and had