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Blood tests
Hi I have just switched over from antiplatelet Clopidogrel to anticoagulant EDOXABAN following detection of AF on a LINQ ECG implant. My GP has asked me to get a blood test and is suggesting tests every 3 months. I thought a benefit of the drug was no need for blood tests. Anyone got experience to
Hi I have just switched over from antiplatelet Clopidogrel to anticoagulant EDOXABAN following detection of AF on a LINQ ECG implant. My GP has asked me to get a blood test and is suggesting tests every 3 months. I thought a benefit of the drug was no need for blood tests. Anyone got experience to
Chinkoflight
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Anticoagulation Support
1 year ago
Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency Blood Pressure >180/120
In the UK we are advised by NHS 111 or our GP to head to the A&E department if our blood pressure spikes greater than 180/120 and there are one or more additional symptoms. This happened to me twice in the past 6 months (never happened before this in 20 years). The first time it hit around 250/120 and
In the UK we are advised by NHS 111 or our GP to head to the A&E department if our blood pressure spikes greater than 180/120 and there are one or more additional symptoms. This happened to me twice in the past 6 months (never happened before this in 20 years). The first time it hit around 250/120 and
Richard9999
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High Blood Pressure Support
1 year ago
Hi there. Nice to meet you. Don't be anxious. It doesn't hurt. And it will go away.
Good evening. My name is Michael and I just joined looking for a place to find support for those struggling with anxiety and depression. Some of my first anxiety attacks were on my Birthright Israel trip in late May of 2011. I knew I was depressed since about the second half of 2008, having my first
Good evening. My name is Michael and I just joined looking for a place to find support for those struggling with anxiety and depression. Some of my first anxiety attacks were on my Birthright Israel trip in late May of 2011. I knew I was depressed since about the second half of 2008, having my first
Mike2k3d
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Anxiety and Depression Support
1 year ago
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Is flecainide a good drug?
I have been very low profile of late because I had nearly two years free of AF - then it came back last Wednesday with a vengeance and refused to go away... This resulted in a trip to the doctor's and then A&E on Thursday because the rate was quite high, blipping up to 150+ bpm. To cut a long story
I have been very low profile of late because I had nearly two years free of AF - then it came back last Wednesday with a vengeance and refused to go away... This resulted in a trip to the doctor's and then A&E on Thursday because the rate was quite high, blipping up to 150+ bpm. To cut a long story
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AF Association
1 year ago
Living With A-Fib Questions
Hi All, I was diagnosed with A-Fib only a few weeks ago so everything is still very new and a bit bewildering. I think I was first aware that something wasn't right around 3 months ago when I noticed I got much more out of breath walking up a hill then I would normally be. A couple of days later I noticed
Hi All, I was diagnosed with A-Fib only a few weeks ago so everything is still very new and a bit bewildering. I think I was first aware that something wasn't right around 3 months ago when I noticed I got much more out of breath walking up a hill then I would normally be. A couple of days later I noticed
PeakyO
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AF Association
1 year ago
Just Diagnosed With Atrial Fibrillation
A couple of months ago I noticed I was getting out of breath when walking, not badly so but needing to breath more than the activity would normally warrant. Then a few weeks ago I noticed that with the breathlessness my chest also felt tight, although it actually felt like it was more around the diaphragm
A couple of months ago I noticed I was getting out of breath when walking, not badly so but needing to breath more than the activity would normally warrant. Then a few weeks ago I noticed that with the breathlessness my chest also felt tight, although it actually felt like it was more around the diaphragm
PeakyO
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British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
Kardia ECG Monitor
Thanks to the person who recommended this, but I just need to let you all know that, after struggling for some time to make it work, I found it was not compatible with my Samsung phone, so I have had to send it back. So I would advise that anyone thinking of buying one should check compatibility first
Thanks to the person who recommended this, but I just need to let you all know that, after struggling for some time to make it work, I found it was not compatible with my Samsung phone, so I have had to send it back. So I would advise that anyone thinking of buying one should check compatibility first
DoggieMum
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British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
Reaction to ecg lead stickers from CPET yesterday
Yesterday I had a CPET , in preparation for having the heart monitor leads attached they used a very coarse wipe to clean the areas where the stickers go to enable the best connection , it was like having sandpaper rubbed on my skin . Anyway my skin felt a bit sore where I had the stickers placed and
Yesterday I had a CPET , in preparation for having the heart monitor leads attached they used a very coarse wipe to clean the areas where the stickers go to enable the best connection , it was like having sandpaper rubbed on my skin . Anyway my skin felt a bit sore where I had the stickers placed and
Westie2012
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British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
Update on CPET appointment
Update from my CPET yesterday , two really nice guys did my test , when they did the breathing tests before going on the treadmill they told me my airways were narrower, when I was attached to the heart monitor they were watching the ecg in silence for a few minutes which made me wonder if there was
Update from my CPET yesterday , two really nice guys did my test , when they did the breathing tests before going on the treadmill they told me my airways were narrower, when I was attached to the heart monitor they were watching the ecg in silence for a few minutes which made me wonder if there was
Westie2012
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British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
ecg reading
can you give me a verdict on my ecg please Is it showing a flutter ? Thanks matt
can you give me a verdict on my ecg please Is it showing a flutter ? Thanks matt
mjm1971
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AF Association
1 year ago
Sudden stabbing pains
My hip still gets really sore when standing
ect
. but fortunately the sudden stabbing pains are mostly gone! I hope it's okay for me to post here even though I'm not from the UK :)
My hip still gets really sore when standing
ect
. but fortunately the sudden stabbing pains are mostly gone! I hope it's okay for me to post here even though I'm not from the UK :)
Idontknoooow
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Ehlers-Danlos Support UK
1 year ago
Frustrated and Scared
Since my diagnosis in 2019 I have been taking medication for this condition, but every year in May my heart has gone into arrhythmia in May, each time my dose of Bisoprolol has been increased from 1.25mg in 2019 to 5mg currently. This year however the symptoms are only partially under control. My
Since my diagnosis in 2019 I have been taking medication for this condition, but every year in May my heart has gone into arrhythmia in May, each time my dose of Bisoprolol has been increased from 1.25mg in 2019 to 5mg currently. This year however the symptoms are only partially under control. My
DoggieMum
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British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
Birth announcement (trigger warning)
Morning all, finally my turn to share that after an angst-filled pregnancy my healthy little boy was born at 38+4 by ECS on 30/06/23 š„°šāŗļø We overcame vanishing twin syndrome, a high risk pregnancy due to advanced maternal age, the risks of a pregnancy post bariatric surgery, low lying placenta resulting
Morning all, finally my turn to share that after an angst-filled pregnancy my healthy little boy was born at 38+4 by ECS on 30/06/23 š„°šāŗļø We overcame vanishing twin syndrome, a high risk pregnancy due to advanced maternal age, the risks of a pregnancy post bariatric surgery, low lying placenta resulting
helodie
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Fertility Network UK - Pregnancy Support
1 year ago
Head and top of body sweating and can't thing straight
Hi been going sweating on top by body and head and going dizzy for a couple of minutes and can't thing right for last couple of days, I am under the doctor for swelling tests in my lower legs and have to have a blood test for to see how my heart is working and an ECG , Has anyone had any of these dizzy
Hi been going sweating on top by body and head and going dizzy for a couple of minutes and can't thing right for last couple of days, I am under the doctor for swelling tests in my lower legs and have to have a blood test for to see how my heart is working and an ECG , Has anyone had any of these dizzy
Gaz22
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British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
calf pain
Iāve phoned the dr multiple times about this and they get me to check for lumps, heat, swelling
ect
which I never ever have, just the horrible cramp, itās on and off, not constant. I canāt enjoy myself because Iām constantly worried about this pain.
Iāve phoned the dr multiple times about this and they get me to check for lumps, heat, swelling
ect
which I never ever have, just the horrible cramp, itās on and off, not constant. I canāt enjoy myself because Iām constantly worried about this pain.
Littlechopsxo
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Anxiety and Depression Support
2 years ago
diagnosed with myocarditis 7 weeks ago
Hi all and thank you in advance for reading. I am a healthy 34 year old woman and was admitted to hospital 7 weeks ago with severe chest, jaw, back and arm pain. Very scary! My troponin levels were 208 so they kept me in for 3 days. All other tests - ECG, echo and CT all clear. I refused an MRI due
Hi all and thank you in advance for reading. I am a healthy 34 year old woman and was admitted to hospital 7 weeks ago with severe chest, jaw, back and arm pain. Very scary! My troponin levels were 208 so they kept me in for 3 days. All other tests - ECG, echo and CT all clear. I refused an MRI due
Sarahjane444
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British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
Newly Diagnosed
Hi, Just wanted to come on here to read others experiences etc mainly. I have literally just been diagnosed with afib this week, I have had no symptoms (in the past had palps a couple of years back but at the time not diagnosed as doctors and hospitals couldn't detect anything) This Sunday just gone
Hi, Just wanted to come on here to read others experiences etc mainly. I have literally just been diagnosed with afib this week, I have had no symptoms (in the past had palps a couple of years back but at the time not diagnosed as doctors and hospitals couldn't detect anything) This Sunday just gone
Xombi
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AF Association
1 year ago
Anyone knows about this? Electrochemotherapy The new alternative to radiation therapy for prostate cancer recurrence and metastates.
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Soumen79
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
2 years ago
Random Tachycardia
Hi Hearties! I had 4 MIs in 2018 at the age of 38. My LAD was stented (99% blockage), I was given a boatload of meds, and sent on my way. In the years that followed, I have had countless trips back to the A&E, with the primary symptom being tachycardia, dizziness/light-headedness, and occasionally chest
Hi Hearties! I had 4 MIs in 2018 at the age of 38. My LAD was stented (99% blockage), I was given a boatload of meds, and sent on my way. In the years that followed, I have had countless trips back to the A&E, with the primary symptom being tachycardia, dizziness/light-headedness, and occasionally chest
NotAllWhoWonder
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British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
19 struggling with ectopics
Hi all, I just wanted to come on here for a bit of advice or just to share what Iāve been struggling with recently, Iāve struggled with ectopic beats for over a year now, and they have been manageable as they have predominantly been quite spread out or predictable, and the only bad episodes happening
Hi all, I just wanted to come on here for a bit of advice or just to share what Iāve been struggling with recently, Iāve struggled with ectopic beats for over a year now, and they have been manageable as they have predominantly been quite spread out or predictable, and the only bad episodes happening
alexandral7
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British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
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