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Hello all, so sorry I've not visited for such a long time. I'm rather afraid I'm a fairweather friend at VR as I seem to only come by when I have a question... and I have a question :( Since I was first diagnosed with left sided heart failure - due to mitral and aortic regurg - I've had random...

Hi all, at present, my latest echo shows that I have mildly leaky tricuspid, mild to moderate mitral leak and moderate to severe aortic leak... however, I want to start doing physical exercise again, but I don't know what I can or can't do. I've asked my doctor and he was totally evasive and...

Hi all, hope everyone's doing ok? Sorry I've not been around much of late - we've been in Spain with limited net access but it was so worth it ;) However, since returning, I've found I'm getting an increase of symptoms - fatigue, breathlessness, palpitations etc - so I'll be going to see my...

Hi all, sorry I've not been around much but that's because we're on our first 3 month stay to Nerja in Spain which is for the purpose of ending up living here! I can't tell you how much better I feel already. In fact, if you've got a spare half hour and feel like it, have a look at my Nerja...

Hi all, I hope I'm putting this question in the right place but what I want to know is, are low carb diets such as Atkins a particular risk to people with heart problems, specifically, me? :) I've piled on weight since I stopped work and can't shift it with low fat diets but previously, I had a...

As some of you will know, I've had terrible difficulties with the health service - as have many of us I know, but I'm sooooo sick of fighting them just to get them to listen and do something constructive. In a previous post, I asked advice about these odd episodes I get which involve first...

Hi all, I'm hoping someone out there might be able to tell me the possible cause of something that's happened about 4 or 5 times in as many months, but last night, I had a 'big' one and it scared me witless. Here's what happens... I start to feel very nauseous and as if I'm going to pass out. I...

Hi all, I just wondered, how many of the little haemorrhages need to appear under fingernails before we worry it's endocarditis? A few or lots? It's probably just paranoia as I have a few very small ones but just thought I'd check with the experts :) Thanks, Lynn

Hi everyone, just wanted to stop by to see how everyone is and to say sorry I've not been around much. I'm writing full-time now so I don't seem to get a lot of spare time but I've missed everyone on here so I intend to start dropping in more regularly again! Let me know how you're all doing :)...

Hi all, since I got ill with my heart problems, I've lost a lot of physical condition so I wondered if anyone can recommend a regime of how to regain some muscle tone and strength? Is there anything I should definitely avoid or anything I should definitely do? I've started walking more often but...

Hi all, sorry I haven't been around much but I should have more time now. Anyway, I finally got to see my medical records and I found a few surprises. I'd obviously been told my aortic and mitral valves were in trouble, but nobody told me my tricuspid valve was also leaking. It was classed as...

Hello all, I just wanted to say hi and see how everyone's doing? I've been busier than a one-armed wallpaper hanger doing this big brother stuff so I've barely had time to breathe... I've had flu too so that's knocked me back a bit. So anyway, Hi and hope you're all ok! Lynn

Hey all, if you're into Big Brother, or even if you're not *Simon*, please check out http://bigbrotherblog.spaces.live.com and if possible, leave a (nice) comment or join as a friend because.... this is the first paid journalism job I've ever had!! I've been paid tiny amounts for other writing...

Hi all, well my photographic skills aren't anywhere near as good as Dennis's, however I do like a titter, so I added some silly captions to some of the pics I've taken over the years. Does anyone else have funny pics or pics with silly captions? I could do with a laugh :D Here they are anyway...

Hi all, as I usually post angry rants about my doctors, I thought I'd let you know that I can appreciate the medical profession :) I went to my gp, Dr Collins, this morning because since I had my stress test last week, I've been feeling progressively worse. More sob, heart beating hard, swelling...

Hi all, does anyone know if there's any restrictions on short haul flying with aortic stenosis and regurgitation and mitral regurgitation? I am intending to ask my gp but there's some flights to Spain on the net tonight at very low prices, so if the answer seems to be a general 'yeah it'll be...

Hello all, time for another rant at the medical profession if I may! My employer asked for a medical report from my GP - as I'm off work and have been since I got ill in March - which he's duly done. A lady phoned me yesterday to tell me it was done and I could go and read it before it went off...

Hi everyone, just wanted to post some good news! I've been freelance writing as kind of a hobby for years and now - just at a time when I was getting frantic about money given that I can't return to my normal job - I've been offered a job writing about events on this year's Big Brother UK for...

Hi all, I've been to see my cardiologist today and he asked how I'd been. I told him about the things that have happened in the two weeks since I saw him last, and he sort of shook his head, shrugged and said he didn't think these things were related to my mitral and aortic regurg or my...

Hi everyone, my sincere thanks to everyone who posted replies to my concerns about the endotrachial tube. Your advice and honesty about your experiences has helped enormously. It now seems however that I won't be having to worry about the vent in the immediate future. I went for an echo...