Experiences with

Heart block

Good morning all! Trying to work out what is going on - three episodes of tachycardia with medical involvement over last two years, all different. I have a long standing history of tachycardia, PVCs and intermittent palpitations/ ectopic beats, but no confirmed diagnosis! First was panic attack following

I really need to pace my self, I also have left bundle branch block and my heart races so fast until I rest and with Lupus on top this is exasperated especially with major fatigue. I continuously double check everything and still get things mixed up.

Latest info: When I saw my doctor, having experienced some worry about this test, he was immediately aware that the high BNP level was directly attributable to my permanent AF. He explained that he had only asked for the test to establish a 'base level' for my proBNP reading and despite the relatively

Bisoprolol? I am on a very low dosage, 1.25 ml., and have been for more than a year. Over past months I have felt incredibly tired (sleeping for too long overnight/having naps during the day) and have been totally lacking in energy with no real interest (I don’t feel depressed) to move myself. On monitoring

I have just received the results of my echocardiogram which show that I have a leaking Tricuspid valve ( mild - moderate) and mild leakage in the mitral and aortic valves.I have had AF for many years now and I just wondered how one problem might affect the other? I have noticed that breathing is a

Does afib always lead to heart failure?I have just had a medication review with a specialist who works with our GP surgery and doctors. He claims that any afib present leads to heart failure between 1 and 20% in the early stages. This is frightening. My afib episodes are very symptomatic and come around

Just got home from the ER. I had a CT scan done of my head and everything was fine so they let me drive home. There is a lot of discussion and worry about "apixaban" and bleeding and other problems. I want to put everyone's fears to rest. Got mad at myself about 3 hours ago and slammed my head against

I have been on this journey of chronic pelvic pain for 3 years now . I had 2 surgeries trying to fix my PN based on findings of imaging . The surgeries did nothing to help at all. I work in the medical field myself so I thought that there absolutely HAD to be something structurally wrong with me. The

Apart from my initial call to request repeat warfarin prescription in which case I was told to go online, my GP has not acknowledged the last 2½ months of my urgent surgery. I am a congenital heart patient who had been trying to get cardio check ups in London every year to no avail. I had to take another

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Hi everyone I hope someone out there can help me because it's now been 10 Years that I have suffered with this unbearable pain and nothing seems to help. The doctors have sent me for more operations and procedures that I can even explain. Everything from two different pudendal nerve blocks to radio ablation

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Had my operation date above.had all my dressings and stitches removed last friday. My questions are when can i have a bath as feel dirty just using a flannel etc.i dont bath by sitting i kneel as had a accident years ago with my spine which prevents me from sitting. 2nd question...Weird sensation but

I have a hemi block left ventricle of heart causing delay in signal to heart . Am waiting for urgent ablation for this.

Last year I had 3 ablations for persistent AF, all deemed to be unsuccessful. 5 months after number 2 , I had 9 days of NSR but then went back into persistent AF with no further breakthroughs. Number 3 was arranged as a top up but after that did not result in NSR for more than a day it was decided AF

Hi everyone, I had a single heart bypass 6 months ago, recovery seemed fine discomfort was very minimal even started gym in 5th month, however when I started back to work within 2nd week stated to get upper left hand side discomfort and left arm pain, obviously went straight to A&E.They did all the

Hi everyone, I wanted to introduce myself. I've been caring for my mum for several years now. She is 93 and she has arthritis and had heart surgery about 6 years ago. Recently she has deteriorated and, although I'm familiar with the care system and its limitations, I find myself struggling. I work

Almost 6 weeks post surgery and still not gaining weight. Around 63kg and 177cm tall. It is really getting me down. I eat alot but just not making any difference on the scales. Any ideas?

I have found this forum so useful since having my first paroxsymal a-fib occurrence two years ago at age 63. I had several occurrences of a-fib with fast heart rate of 110-150 bpm. Fortunately these all self-corrected to NSR within 1-4 hours. I am fit and not overweight and the a-fib usually happened

I have been taking 10mcg T3 Liothyronine 7am & 2pm & 50mcg Levothyroxine 7am.I have felt so much better on the Liothyronine. I have been diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse & ectopic & Bi-Gemini & couplet beats in the past & had ejection fractions in the 40s but I have been diagnosed with heart failure