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Almost 2 weeks after the J&J vaccine, I had several days of fatigue. I also noticed some discomfort in my heart area, but only when I lay down in bed. No discomfort at all during the day even doing fairly strenuous work. At the time of the vaccination, I had no side effects at all, not even a...

I'm having a difficult time finding current information on what precautions, if any, are required for different dental procedures. One paper I read showed a relatively small difference in the rate of infection whether an antibiotic was taken or not. Time seemed to be a much bigger factor. I'm...

About a year ago, I started a blog. It was slow going and I only finished a couple of articles. I got sidetracked and never got back to it. I decided to start working on it again and would really appreciate it if some of you would review my aortic stenosis article. I want these articles to be...

My sleep has been off the last few days with waking around 3 am and being wide awake, so I get up. About 9 am I get sleepy so go back to bed for a nap. Yesterday morning and this morning, I'm laying in bed, half asleep, and it feels like the bed starts shaking. Whether I am really shaking or...

"COVID-19 patients with high blood pressure who were taking ACEi/ARB medications were 0.67 times less likely to have a critical or fatal outcome than those not taking these medications," said Vassiliou, of the Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia, in England...

I had TAVR, so the antibiotics I was given are probably different than those given to surgical patients, but I'm thinking there is likely a similarity of results. Has anyone gained significant weight after valve replacement? About 2 weeks after my valve replacement, I suddenly became hungry all...

I was put on Plavix when I had my stents and TAVR. I had bad arthritic pain starting about 2 weeks after starting Plavix, which is a known side effect. I decided I would just put up with it instead of asking for a different med and see if I could stop it after 6 months. I messaged my...

Does anyone know of a forum for TAVR? I've looked in the past and never found one.

I found a tick on me that I think was probably there for over 48 hours. I called doctor and she called in prescription for doxycycline. On the 3rd day of taking it, my BP shot up from my normal of slightly below 120/80 to 150/90. On the 4th day (today), my BP is even higher and my heart rate...

I added the date to the title because I think there might be several threads started over the next year. There are many medical professionals predicting that as much as 70% of the world's population will be infected with the nCoronaVirus. We just had a local woman return from China and somehow...

I'll start one for the rest of this week. I had an interesting dr appointment. For the 1st time, someone actually listened to what I told them and agreed I was right not to take the med they had prescribed. I have a weird BP problem where it is normal for weeks at a time and then suddenly...

I came across this video on Aortic Stenosis and it is by far the best source of information I have found on the subject. Fairly detailed, but easy to understand. This is from a series of videos helping med students prepare for exams. I sure wish any of the cardiologists I have seen would have...

I don't take warfarin, but I have watched several other videos these guys have made and they are excellent. I usually have to watch them multiple times and look up terms, but it has been a really, really long time since I had a biology or chemistry class. I thought some here might be interested.

When I talked to the nurse today, she mentioned AFIB as a possible cause of my recent high heart rate. I did a search for AFIB after TAVR and found this study from 2018. The study was of patients between 2011 and 2015, so are likely 1st generation TAVR valves and most were likely high risk...

When I woke up this morning, I just didn't feel right. I haven't slept well the last 2 nights mainly because of severe arthritic pain in my legs and hips. I also had an unexplained sore throat for about 24 hours. I used a finger monitor to check oxygen level and heart rate. Oxygen was 97...

I got a sore throat last night and still have it today. A slight headache came with it. It has been at least 30 years since I have had a sore throat. Sore throat and headache are listed as side effects for Plavix. Has this been a problem for anyone else taking Plavix? If so, how did you...

Went to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC for TAVR. Initially it was to be done through the Medtronics TAVR trial, but when FDA approved TAVR for low risk patients, I was switched to Medicare. Actual procedure took about an hour. I felt some pain because I had asked to have...

I'm adding this just in case someone looks for this type of info in the future. I had very little swelling after the procedure, but on the 4th night I had swelling at the inside - top of elbow and my fingers hurt. I also had swelling of my upper and lower lips on the right side. My options were...

I started taking Plavix on Monday because I had 2 stents put in. Since then my blood pressure has been extremely low. Has anyone else had this problem from Plavix? Any ideas what else related to stents may have caused it? A normal reading for me at my regular dose of med is about 110/70...

I had a cardiac cath in January and right after the procedure I couldn't pee. This lasted for several hours. When I got home I took a flomax and about an hour later, I was able to pee normally. I just had another cath, this one to put in 2 stents. Same problem after procedure. After a couple...