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I went online yesterday to order my repeat prescription and found that the Patient Access app now wants me to do 2 step verification by installing another app....

I’m on waiting list for single or possible double bypass surgery, and I asked one GP about jogging, they said no, just waking and keep on the flat, no hills....

Hi 👋 I posted 5 weeks ago about going to gp with chest pain, she did my bp was slightly raised and said to go A&E. I went there they did xray, ecg, bloods...

two weeks since ICD fitted , out three times for very short walks and today Imblacked out, hitting my head which is bruised and cut. I am struggling to...

Just been working out side in warm weather been getting usual feelings light headedness and strange , got home noticed chest beat in chest ,not fast but...

Hi Everyone 👋, Just returning from Las Palmas Gran Canaria. 1st time away since my Bypass surgery. Smallish rooftop pool some couple of dozen sun beds 🛌 all...

Hi Everyone, I am due to have an S-ICD fitted next week and was hoping that anyone else here with one could post your thoughts about the device, particularly...

The UK has a track record of producing clunky technology in public services. It’s expansion into healthcare (aided and abetted by GP ‘businesses’ with their...

Hi I am waiting for unexpected surgery for heart valve replacement. I am going on holiday in June and I wondered if anyone had advice on travel insurance...

Hi I'm 45 coming up to 46, had severe back and arm pain, turns out i had 96% blockage , ended up having stent fitted 10 weeks ago and now struggling daily with...

Hi, I've recently had a cardio ablation & version & notice on all letters on conditions I'm stated as overweight which is true although I've lost 10 kg through...

I know this is a controversial topic, but would like to put it out there anyway and get some views. There is a massive debate about fat vs carb and its merits...

Ralph as cheerful as ever. Said a Dr from ENT came this morning and said we have a plan and walked out, lol. Not the consultant. I asked the nurse, she said...

Hi all, just sharing an update on my latest statin scenario. Had Nstemi and quadruple bypass in July 2023, was rehabbing really well physically. About 4-5...

I write this long winded message to raise awareness about ECGs and blood tests not recognising angina. Over the last few months I have had very frequent...

Hi on Tuesday I was at clinic for the first time after my surgery to make sure that everything with my heart was ok. I got an echo scan which was fine, I have...

Went to see gp with week recordings of bloodpresure tests after a couple of weeks on 1.25 bisoprolol, he said it was ok and to keep on with the bisoprolol ,...

Hi, I am six weeks post op and next week will be discussing whether to attend a Cardiac Rehab Programme which meets twice a week at my local hospital - which...

How many of us exaggerate our symptoms in the hope of faster treatment? And wouldn't most of us on behalf of a loved one who was suffering? And how far does...

I’ve just had covid and collapsed in the bathroom my husband dialled 999 as I had passed out on the floor. Ambulance people came within 5 minutes I was just...

Hi, fantastic news. Different consultant came today, they've arranged Ralph's care to be taken over by cardiac department, so he can stay in chesterfield all...

Mixed today. He's brilliant, walked the entire length of the ward and back👍They want the bed, so to start with were looking to go back to Sheffield...

Hello everyone, I posted a message a few days ago relating to a Cardiac Stress MRI scan I am having on Tuesday and although I had some encouraging responses I...

Ralph was good this morning, not out of bed because he'd already had some work done, they changed the tracheotomy tube for a smaller one. Drs did their rounds...

Ralph has had a mostly good week. He had an off day on Tuesday and didn't have his shock treatment, but had it on Wednesday and it's his last one today,...

Hi all, recently had a suspected TIA nearly 3 months ago. I got home one night and went to lock the door and I couldn’t get the key in the lock. I had no pain,...

hi I had a ct angeogram with the dye 16 April 2024 not had results got a letter today to now go for heart ct scan does this mean something is wrong as I...

Just wondering if anyone's heard how Valentina, and her boyfriend Dan are doing? (and Olive, of course) 😟

Hi everyone, not posted for a while. 4 days over Easter nothing changed as just a skeleton staff. Tuesday Stroke medics and physio had been. Stroke team...

just done a blood pressure test for a week ,twice a day once in the morning , and then in the evening, for the Gp , he said it was okay , been on 1.25 of...