Experiences with

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

have Normsl tension glaucoma Recently had cataract and I stent surgery both eyes Starting with hayfever and not sure what I’m allowed to take it for it

My dad has now had two doses of pluvicto. After the first dose he developed new onset bilateral lower extremity edema which I feel like was not properly addressed prior to the second dose despite him notifying his doctors. He has had a nephroureteral stent since April 2024 due to blockage from the

Had a stent fitted in December 24 and was started on heart meds. Have had an increase in gout attacks since. Unable to take Ibuprofen or Colchicine due to heart meds. Is there anything that is heart meds friendly that can replace Ibuprofen or Colchicine tia

Woke up 20 days ago and felt a pain in my chest that was just not shifting. Luckily I live very close to the local Hospital so I walked to A&E and explained my symptoms. The long and short of it, half an hour later I was on the slab having a stent fitted, and a couple of days later I was out of Hospital

Hi all .I am 2 years into suffering long COVID symptoms.unable to work since last august.at my wits end .It all started with double lung infection and I haven't recovered since . Hospital three times .with chest pain .heat in blood . especially from knees down.forehead feeling of temperature but no

9 months ago I had a heart attack and had a stent fitted. I have started having palpitation and feel extremely tired. No energy I just want to sleep all the time. I feel exhausted. I am 61 years old and I work full-time. I guess the help I need is does anyone think this might requires a visit to my GP

I recently had a stent fitted and the cardiologist has asked my GP to prescribe clopidogrel for only 6 months. Almost everywhere I visit on the internet says clopidogrel is normally given for 12 months or longer. Is 6 months the new recommendation after a stent? Mine is an ordinarystent

I had a stent fitted last month. Every day I normally take vitamin D3 with vitamin K2. Would vitamin K2 interfere with the anti-clot action of the clopidogrel that I have been asked to take? [i](I take 200mcg of vitamin K2 and 2,000 IU of vitamin D3. My clopidogrel dose is 75mg.)[/i]

Very interesting article in the spring edition of Heart Matters about the treatment of angina. Preliminary results of ORBITA and ORBITA 2 trial show some folks with stable angina brought on by exercise benefit from having a stent as,first line of treatment. I know the full conclusions are due to be published

Hi, I had a repeat angiography today to hopefully have a second stent put in, unfortunately the consultant was unable to put a stent as it was too blocked and would prevent me having a by pass in the future, I am 40 years old and she said that Is really young to have a bypass so has referred me to harefield

Hello, This has been a great board for anecdotal advice. I got real lucky and caught the beginning of a heart attack on a treadmill test so I can no longer take Flecainide. Flec at 75mg twice a day kept me out of AF for 8 years. As an additional PIP it stopped 2 afib episodes in 15min and 2hrs.

I was talking to my neighbour earlier and told him I had a heart attack and stent fitted in December he then went on to tell me that when he was 50 he had the same HA and stent then went on to say I will have another HA as he had one 8 years later I know we are all different but it's really rattled me

My wife and I don't have health insurance but we do have an ISA which we reserve for health needs. We are very lucky to be able to afford regular savings for this, and now it's time to spend the money. The NHS took 4 months to provide a CT scan which shows I need an urgent angiogram and probably a stent

Hi , I have just had my second eye stent operation after being diagnosed with glaucoma around 10 years ago. I stopped responding to drops and my pressures had been increasing. Has anyone else had eye stents and what should I expect long term?

Ten days ago I believed that my husband aged 73 just had a really bad cough, two days later he had an emergency operation to save his life which meant a stent was implanted in his windpipe and the following day I was told he has aggressive lung cancer. We wil not know anything further for a few days

I had a stent put in 12 days ago. For 8 days I was fine and could hardly wait to get back to lifting and exercising. Day 9 I startet feeling discomfort and shortness of breath, various pains in chest, shoulder and neck followed. Next day feeling discomfort again shortly after waking up before it eased

Hi i no it's a bit of a long story but dunno if anyone can relate just over a year ago I had an heart attack and a stent fitted bin told I have coronary artery disease and suspected angina went back to work after 6 week but ended up on and of sick having like panic attack and shoulder pain had to leave

Hi, I had a heart attack in December 2023 as a 63 year old man. This resulted in 1 stent being fitted. I gave found since the heart attack my patience is very short and I feel a lot more stressed and have very little tolerance. I am not sure if this is medication related or is it just as a result of

I have had PAF for about 13 months. Had EP consult end of Feb. An area we didn't really end up discussing - we somehow managed to digress and didn't come back to - was DOACs. Just received the clinic letter. This says that my CHADS2VAsc score is 1: as a consequence of having had MI (which seems to

So I have a stent in my LAD in the Proximal and Mid. CTO. M /43 After the stent , I feel very good and energetic. However next day, why I lie flat using my back, I feel chest pain on my left and right chest but mostly left. The pain is gradual then the degree of pain will becomes worst. When I lie