Experiences with

Heart block

I’m due to have a procedure (balloon dilation) to help my swallowing next week and the ENT consultant wants me to stop my apixaban for three days prior to this, it’s not a surgical procedure but there is a chance of bleeding. I have recently had a cardioversion and as far as I’m aware I’m still in NSR

Hi all Fortunately my AF episodes are few & far between 🤞, therefore I just take Flecainide as PIP when it kicks off, which it did at 1am this morning. I got up to go to the loo & when I got back to bed I couldn’t stop shaking, I was so cold, then the AF started. My question is does anyone suffer

I reside in the UK and was diagnosed with Afib in early October and had a mild heart attack, in hospital for five days and given flecainide (50mg twice daily), apixaban (5mg twice daily), statins (40mg once daily) Losartan 5mg (once daily). I have always been intolerant to a lot of medication and vaccinations

I wrote about Toprol (Metoprol) a few minutes ago. I forgot to mention that I also take Flecainide, 100 mg. twice a day.

On Mar 18th 24 I had an aortic valve replaced by a tissue one.I am 69.Post surgery left me with an air bubble,AF and slight heart block. All appear managed.

Latest review states Coarse atrial fibrilation 100% of the time, echo suggests I'm developing mild cardiomyopathy and coarse AF with and % RV pacing resulting in a broad left bundle branch block.

I replied to Jean Jeannie’s post about Food Additives. She suggested I posted separately about this. I recently received some OTO Sleep drops as a gift. They are designed to be taken under the tongue just before bed, and contain 10% CBD with a ‘complementary blend of botanicals’ . This forum has

Do you find that when you catch a cold you are affected much worse than other people around you? I never get ‘just a sniffle’. I always say I’m a woman who gets man flu. My partner went to work right through his cold even though he felt quite rough. I just got up to make a drink and dragging my body

Well, Made a trip four hours away to another EP to attempt another ablation for Atrial Tachycardia. Yet again, now a second time, this ridiculously elusive rhythm evaded them and they could not do the ablation . Not sure what options that I have left to me now. Probably will have to take Metoprolol,

Hi, ongoing issues, HF (EF 40%), LVSD, AF.Total heart block, 2 lead Pacemaker dependant due to AV node ablation with no rate response, set at 70bpm (HR doesn't go above) had rate response activated but made AF worse so back to 70bpm.

Hi, quite new to this forum and this is my first post. Recently diagnosed with Afib, 58 year old man, otherwise healthy. I have different types of episodes. Some seem to be just ectopics - sporadic skipped beats; some I guess Afib since lasting longer with a "bird in the chest/stomach " sensation and

Hi all, new here and desperate for help. I started with bladder irritation, like UTI full bladder after urination feelings back in May 2023. Did all the tests for UT which came back negative. GP suspected GSM (Genito-urinary syndrome of the Menopause) so I was prescribed vaginal oestrogen, along with

I’ve skied many times before but never since having my pacemaker for heart block fitted. My main concern is going through the lift pass gates onto the lift, has anyone in a similar position had any experience with this and if so was it ok, did they have any effects on their pacemaker?

I’ll try and compress this as much as I can. Lower back pain for many years, began after birth of third child 33 years ago, but got much worse lately. Had bad car accident rolling the car x 3 two years ago, May or may not have worsened it. I don’t know for sure. GP offered me a phone chat in two

I have both the above and the cardiologist approved me taking Certraline for stress, I’ve been taking 39mg daily for several years. However at this years medication review our Drs pharmacist informed me I can only take 20mg daily because I am over the age limit for more. Reducing it kicked off

I had a pacemaker inserted in 2016 for complete heart block then in 2023 I was diagnosed with heart failure with an ejection fraction of 25%, I then had my pacemaker upgraded to a pacemaker crt device in May 2023.

well I had posted all my issues, chronic pain, and 5 days ago excruciating, hands, all joints, elbows ankles etc, so because of my tapering from 4 mgs to 3 1/2 started couple weeks ago, wonderring if this was a flare and have read on this site about trying adding 5 mgs pred to current dose, I do have

Hi All, I joined this forum today inspired by a book by Margaret Stubbs. I have received my formal diagnosis of Pudenda Nerve Entrapment in July this year but I was relatively sure this was going to be the final response since the symptoms first appeared in February. I am not using medications currently

Ive posted a lot lately on this site and you ll see how many issues Ive been having, , and Im a long timer, tapered from dmgs ( which had been on for mos) to 4 mgs in april this year, had some pain on and off and have been told arthris hip back, was told n ed to get off pred been on 8 yrs, started couple

Good morning My husband who has AF took 2 x 5mg Apixaban this morning instead of one! The leaflet with the tablets says if you take too many, you should contact your doctor immediately. I've phoned over to our surgery and told them and am awaiting a reply. I am a born worrier but he is so precious