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Heart Disease/Issues?
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Best of luck, Large. 20% is pretty low but the medical staff have always said to me that it's not the number, it's how you feel. Mine was somewhere in the 20s too, but they havent been concerned enough to bother monitoring it for a couple of years, they put me on Entresto and left it at that. I'm not reallly restricted though a long walk up hill takes it out of me now.LargeAddick said:Recently diagnosed with atrial flutter. Left ventricle only working at 20% capacity. Heart rate approx 140 bpm. Started meds yesterday to hopefully bring it down. If not then Consultant said I'd have a cardioversion too. Didn't/don't have any symptoms, was picked up only because I decided it was time to buy a smartwatch. Consultant said the watch may have ultimately saved my life.0 -
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Best of luck, Large. 20% is pretty low but the medical staff have always said to me that it's not the number, it's how you feel. Mine was somewhere in the 20s too, but they havent been concerned enough to bother monitoring it for a couple of years, they put me on Entresto and left it at that. I'm not reallly restricted though a long walk up hill takes it out of me now.LargeAddick said:Recently diagnosed with atrial flutter. Left ventricle only working at 20% capacity. Heart rate approx 140 bpm. Started meds yesterday to hopefully bring it down. If not then Consultant said I'd have a cardioversion too. Didn't/don't have any symptoms, was picked up only because I decided it was time to buy a smartwatch. Consultant said the watch may have ultimately saved my life.
Thanks. I was just happy that the echocardiogram came back showing no heart disease or blocking of the arteries. Atrial flutter/fibrilation seems a pretty common condition and in most cases easily treatable (as Stuart Pearce found out last week).2 -
Good stuff Hoofy. I'd never heard of that before.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
My wife had an ablation done to treat an irregular heartbeat caused by the condition wolff parkinson white syndrome - seemed to work okay and boosted her energy levels. Quick procedure and short recovery time.Bournemouth Addick said:Apologies for the bump. I've mentioned this on the running thread before but last year I was diagnosed with AF and underwent a cardioversion in May. Which was initially successful in getting me back into rhythm, albeit I never felt 100% right afterwards tbh.
They changed my meds but this didn't help and unfortunately the cardioversion hasn't held and I've been back in AF since before Christmas.
Saw the consultant this week and, given how debilitating I'm finding it, he's recommended we go for an ablation now (waiting time is around 6 months which is a bugger, but at least something is happening).
Just after some feedback from any Lifers who've had it really. Anyone care to share their experience? Painful or not? Recovery time? Did it blummin' work, because I'm fed up having the energy levels I have and wheezing like an 90 year old asthmatic?0 -
Are you sure you never had any symptoms @LargeAddick? I'd never in a million years would have guessed I had a heart problem before I got the diagnosis. Mine only got picked up when I went to the doc's about a persistent ear infection and mentioned how tired, lightheaded and breathless I'd been and could it be related to the infection?LargeAddick said:IdleHans said:
Best of luck, Large. 20% is pretty low but the medical staff have always said to me that it's not the number, it's how you feel. Mine was somewhere in the 20s too, but they havent been concerned enough to bother monitoring it for a couple of years, they put me on Entresto and left it at that. I'm not reallly restricted though a long walk up hill takes it out of me now.LargeAddick said:Recently diagnosed with atrial flutter. Left ventricle only working at 20% capacity. Heart rate approx 140 bpm. Started meds yesterday to hopefully bring it down. If not then Consultant said I'd have a cardioversion too. Didn't/don't have any symptoms, was picked up only because I decided it was time to buy a smartwatch. Consultant said the watch may have ultimately saved my life.
Thanks. I was just happy that the echocardiogram came back showing no heart disease or blocking of the arteries. Atrial flutter/fibrilation seems a pretty common condition and in most cases easily treatable (as Stuart Pearce found out last week).
The practice nurse said no, but stuck an ECG on me to check me out and there it was. It was her last appointment of the week, late on a Friday, but I'll be forever grateful she did that, even if I did make her late home. She's my wife's flipping hero, because left untreated who knows where it ends.
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Had my yearly check up results come through yesterday and all came back with a clean bill of health.5
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Bournemouth Addick said:
Are you sure you never had any symptoms @LargeAddick? I'd never in a million years would have guessed I had a heart problem before I got the diagnosis. Mine only got picked up when I went to the doc's about a persistent ear infection and mentioned how tired, lightheaded and breathless I'd been and could it be related to the infection?LargeAddick said:IdleHans said:
Best of luck, Large. 20% is pretty low but the medical staff have always said to me that it's not the number, it's how you feel. Mine was somewhere in the 20s too, but they havent been concerned enough to bother monitoring it for a couple of years, they put me on Entresto and left it at that. I'm not reallly restricted though a long walk up hill takes it out of me now.LargeAddick said:Recently diagnosed with atrial flutter. Left ventricle only working at 20% capacity. Heart rate approx 140 bpm. Started meds yesterday to hopefully bring it down. If not then Consultant said I'd have a cardioversion too. Didn't/don't have any symptoms, was picked up only because I decided it was time to buy a smartwatch. Consultant said the watch may have ultimately saved my life.
Thanks. I was just happy that the echocardiogram came back showing no heart disease or blocking of the arteries. Atrial flutter/fibrilation seems a pretty common condition and in most cases easily treatable (as Stuart Pearce found out last week).
The practice nurse said no, but stuck an ECG on me to check me out and there it was. It was her last appointment of the week, late on a Friday, but I'll be forever grateful she did that, even if I did make her late home. She's my wife's flipping hero, because left untreated who knows where it ends.
Yes, no symptoms. Except I'm always tired, can drop off at the drop of the hat, Consultant thinks I may have sleep apnea which can be a cause, but other than that, none. No shortness of breath, tight chest, chest pains etc .
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There’s a new GP at my surgery who has actually taken me seriously and looked past the ‘nutter’ label. I’ve been having palpitations for a while now and had a couple of ECGs which were fine - because they took 5 minutes and I didn’t have any palpitations.This doctor listened to me saying that there is a genetic cardiomyopathy condition in the family. I’ve never been tested. 4 of my cousins have been tested and 2 have it. I’ve asked for it before and the old GP said he didn’t know of a test and it was fine if I didn’t have palpitations- and sent me for an ECG! The genetic condition is on my Dad’s side but my Mum had heart problems- had a heart attack at 57.Anyway, this doctor has referred me to cardiology to have 24 hour ECG and echocardiogram. I think there’s a long waiting list though. - but it’s a start.8
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My blood pressure recently has jumped up, I have stent in one artery, but what did I get , a referral to the practice pharmacist. So after telephone conversation I am prescribed an increase of 5mg a day of the Enalpril.
This has brought down the BP slightly, but believe GP`s here can not refer directly to Kings cardiac department.0 -
Thinking of you MHL ♥️Arsenetatters said:There’s a new GP at my surgery who has actually taken me seriously and looked past the ‘nutter’ label. I’ve been having palpitations for a while now and had a couple of ECGs which were fine - because they took 5 minutes and I didn’t have any palpitations.This doctor listened to me saying that there is a genetic cardiomyopathy condition in the family. I’ve never been tested. 4 of my cousins have been tested and 2 have it. I’ve asked for it before and the old GP said he didn’t know of a test and it was fine if I didn’t have palpitations- and sent me for an ECG! The genetic condition is on my Dad’s side but my Mum had heart problems- had a heart attack at 57.Anyway, this doctor has referred me to cardiology to have 24 hour ECG and echocardiogram. I think there’s a long waiting list though. - but it’s a start.
I started having palpitations a few months ago. I never had them when I went through my menopause (mid 30’s) & they weren’t one of the many symptoms I had during my Lyme. So I went to a recommended female GP here at our medical centre who said she’d start at the worst case scenario & work down. The waiting list for a heart monitor on our equivalent of national health is over a year but it was €215 to pay for it myself. Money well spent if you ask me, so two weeks ago I had it fitted and had to keep it on for 48hrs. I definitely had a few while it was on (not during the Millwall game surprisingly). So we wait to find out what the results were.
convinced it’s hormonal and that I’ll probably need to go back on some kind of hrt as I came off it when I moved here.
I’m exercising more now than I have since overcoming Lyme and I never get them while doing that. Weirdly I get them more in bed. They wake me up. Weird.
I hope you get some answers 🙏🏻♥️0 -
How can/do you get referred then?msomerton said:My blood pressure recently has jumped up, I have stent in one artery, but what did I get , a referral to the practice pharmacist. So after telephone conversation I am prescribed an increase of 5mg a day of the Enalpril.
This has brought down the BP slightly, but believe GP`s here can not refer directly to Kings cardiac department.0 -
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I was told to get monitored for 48 hours once and to get the monitor back asap after the test.KBslittlesis said:
Thinking of you MHL ♥️Arsenetatters said:There’s a new GP at my surgery who has actually taken me seriously and looked past the ‘nutter’ label. I’ve been having palpitations for a while now and had a couple of ECGs which were fine - because they took 5 minutes and I didn’t have any palpitations.This doctor listened to me saying that there is a genetic cardiomyopathy condition in the family. I’ve never been tested. 4 of my cousins have been tested and 2 have it. I’ve asked for it before and the old GP said he didn’t know of a test and it was fine if I didn’t have palpitations- and sent me for an ECG! The genetic condition is on my Dad’s side but my Mum had heart problems- had a heart attack at 57.Anyway, this doctor has referred me to cardiology to have 24 hour ECG and echocardiogram. I think there’s a long waiting list though. - but it’s a start.
I started having palpitations a few months ago. I never had them when I went through my menopause (mid 30’s) & they weren’t one of the many symptoms I had during my Lyme. So I went to a recommended female GP here at our medical centre who said she’d start at the worst case scenario & work down. The waiting list for a heart monitor on our equivalent of national health is over a year but it was €215 to pay for it myself. Money well spent if you ask me, so two weeks ago I had it fitted and had to keep it on for 48hrs. I definitely had a few while it was on (not during the Millwall game surprisingly). So we wait to find out what the results were.
convinced it’s hormonal and that I’ll probably need to go back on some kind of hrt as I came off it when I moved here.
I’m exercising more now than I have since overcoming Lyme and I never get them while doing that. Weirdly I get them more in bed. They wake me up. Weird.
I hope you get some answers 🙏🏻♥️
When I arrived with said monitor the guy told me off saying it should have been returned the day before. I protested it was a 48 hour test and he replied but this only a 24 hour monitor. Good old NHS.
The specialist told me there were several missed heart beats, but the good news was there were thousands of good ones. We left it there, I like to leave while I'm winning.
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Arsenetatters said:There’s a new GP at my surgery who has actually taken me seriously and looked past the ‘nutter’ label. I’ve been having palpitations for a while now and had a couple of ECGs which were fine - because they took 5 minutes and I didn’t have any palpitations.This doctor listened to me saying that there is a genetic cardiomyopathy condition in the family. I’ve never been tested. 4 of my cousins have been tested and 2 have it. I’ve asked for it before and the old GP said he didn’t know of a test and it was fine if I didn’t have palpitations- and sent me for an ECG! The genetic condition is on my Dad’s side but my Mum had heart problems- had a heart attack at 57.Anyway, this doctor has referred me to cardiology to have 24 hour ECG and echocardiogram. I think there’s a long waiting list though. - but it’s a start.
I'll message you my little chumette.
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spend 12 hours in A and E, then 8 hour later go to the urgent treatment department and get referred to the cardiac unit ,did that 18months ago, ended up after 8 weeks and some tests in the cardiac unit being prescribed a beta blocker 2.5mg a day by a bloke fatter than me , though 30+ years younger than me.KBslittlesis said:
How can/do you get referred then?msomerton said:My blood pressure recently has jumped up, I have stent in one artery, but what did I get , a referral to the practice pharmacist. So after telephone conversation I am prescribed an increase of 5mg a day of the Enalpril.
This has brought down the BP slightly, but believe GP`s here can not refer directly to Kings cardiac department.0 -
msomerton said:My blood pressure recently has jumped up, I have stent in one artery, but what did I get , a referral to the practice pharmacist. So after telephone conversation I am prescribed an increase of 5mg a day of the Enalpril.
This has brought down the BP slightly, but believe GP`s here can not refer directly to Kings cardiac department.
Kings were who performed my bypass, I cannot speak highly enough of them.
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