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Tell me about your experience with undergoing lexiscan procedure. Potential side effects are frightening (possible heart attack, death.)
What are alternatives?
i threw up coming out...just made it out
Susan Harper, Bless your transplanted heart! You're an inspiration to all of us!
I would say genetics is what’s going on with me since my brother had to have the same surgery proceedure but they didn’t do Tavr back then he had pig valve put in open heart I simply pray about it
My cough was bad enough before with my allergies and sinus issues. Now its much worse.
Interesting I didn’t know about the Entresto connection…but I’m NOT going off that as it raised my EF from 15% to 30%! So I will start buying more Delsym !
I want to find out how people deal with having heart disease
My husband is very supportive but it's hard not being able to do all the things you used to do
I keep busy buy learning new things and playing games on laptop
Find a walking buddy, I take a caffeine 200 mg pill when I wake up, and a 500mg of ginseng before I go to work, and do 1000 crunches. I don't except anything less. I work a strenuous job. Right now… read more
Metropolo? is that an inner city Equestrian soccer game?
I have CAD, 6 stints, diabetic insulin dependent, COPD, and all the rest that goes along with it. I do pretty well until I don’t and then I get mad I can’t do what I want to. Fatigue and breathing problems usually get in the way
Thanks Susan I try not to walk alone and my walks are definitely short. I hope you’re having a great day.
Can someone who has had LVAD surgery to pump your blood tell me how you’re feeling now compared to before surgery
I had one when I was in heart failure and waiting for a heart I can't really answer your question, but it saved me to live to go home and be with my kids. I missed them so much. My family. Good luck… read more
I had a quadruple in March and also experienced AF and so was put on Rivaroxaban.A Cardiologist recently advised me after a 24 hour monitor which showed no AF that I should stop taking Rivaroxaban.He admitted it was a calculated move judging what was more likely a bleed or a stroke.The same monitor also showed that I have a slow heartbeat and so along with the Rivaroxaban the cardiologist advised me to stop taking a 1.25 mg beta blocker.My blood pressure went up immediately and my heart rate… read more
Patience and be your strong advocate. The pills can be a challenge, everyone is different. My friends again but for a while omg the side effects were horrific!