I ment Vi not Val, please forgive me I have been sick from a sinus
infection for the last week.

--- In PFOSupport@yahoogroups.com, "Dirk" <rkymtnautomation@...>
wrote:
>
> There really still is no concrete scientific evidence pointing
> either way on this issue. In our group here we have had mixed
> results as well. On one end of the spectrum I feel like I have
> benefited quite a bit overall from the procedure and if nothing
else
> I feel like it is an insurance policy against a future stroke,
> although initially the heart palpitations I had for 6 - 12 months
> after implant scared the crap out of me. On the other end I would
> say it would be Val that is having a very serious allergic
reaction
> to the nickel in the device that was implanted and now she has to
> have open heart surgery to have it removed which I am sure is a
> terrifying prospect to most people, as matter of fact I am not
sure
> I would of gone though the procedure if i had come across this
> information earlier.
>
> I guess all in all if I were in the position to decide all over
> again I think I would wait. There are some new procedures that are
> being investigated, one of them being sealing up the area without
> use of any device which looks really promising. When it come right
> down to it though I think stressing about it in some cases can be
> more damaging to your health the the actual condition itself.
>
> Good luck with whatever you decide.
>
> Dirk
>
>
> --- In PFOSupport@yahoogroups.com, "theresacarr2003" <sarahcarr@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > My name's Sarah, I live in the UK, and am 40. I've had migraine
> with
> > aura since being a teenager. They used to be fairly infrequent,
> but
> > worse these days. Also, in the last year, the auras (visual)
have
> > started lasting longer, into the headache phase (not days but
> > certainly hours), which I've found very scary. I told my GP the
> first
> > time it happened, but she was very unconcerned, just said it was
a
> > normal part of my migraines getting worse. But I sill feel very
> > uneasy about this. I'm also feeling 'aura-ish' a lot of the time
> (no
> > visual disturbance, but that spacey/dizzy feeling).
> > I'd wondered for a while whether I might have a PFO, partly as
my
> son
> > (11) has much more serious congenital heart problems. I
> volunteered
> > for a research study at Manchster university here abourt PFO and
> > mgraine, and now know I have a moderate-sze PFO (I had a chest
> scan
> > with the bubble test -- not a trans-oesophageal one, which I
> > understand is the definitive test). But no-one seems bothered
> about
> > doing anything about it -- I don't think I could get it repaired
> here
> > in the UK unless I had a stroke, the thought of which terrifies
> me --
> > with 4 youngish kids to look after, plus I'm a freelance
> > editor/proofreader, which obviously requies linguistic acuity. I
> > asked if I should start taking aspirin, but GP said no need
(I've
> low
> > risk factors otherwise -- low blood pressue, don't smoke, not
> > overweight etc.).
> > I'd really appreciate any advice on whether I should be doing or
> > pushing for any more, or whether I should just relax and get on
> with
> > life.
> >
> > Thanks very much
> >
> > Sarah Carr
> >
>