Well all I have not one but three possible heart conditions, isnt that lovely? :P.. The DHE that the doctors gave me in March has possibly caused angina, or...
Yikes Nina, when it rains, it pours!!!!! I hope you can get Tripler to pay for the surgery! GREAT part of this is, you figured all of this out and when your in...
Hi Marci, I'm doing well. I am still having some arrythmias though, and I'm on a monitor for 30 days. It's slow healing, but mostly I think because I have...
Hi Vi! I am glad to know your doing OK! Sounds like your in for a long recovery, but the best part is the surgery is over and your body is healing! PLEASE...
Hi Nina, Wow, you are really going through alot right now. I am really sorry to hear about all of it. I have never heard of wolfparkinsonswhite syndrome. I...
my dad had wolff-parkinsons-white syndrome , and he had to get it fixed. Ended up with atrial fibs. it was a fairly straight-forward procedure, low risk. Just...
Well it really was worth all those tests. I have only ever seen WPW syndrome
once, when I was training to be a nurse. Not a fun condition. I hope your...
Those arrhythmia's are awful. I get Paroxysmal, supra ventricular
tachycardia and have lots of palpitations too. It is no fun at all. Lyn ... From: Violet...
My mom, grandpa both had PFOs(and has. Moms sitll around).. her PFO doesnt ever close though. I have a confirmed PFO. Im hoping thats why i have such bad...
Hi Group, Well, It's been a fast month now since my PFO surgery, and I am healing slowly and surely. I have been having arrythmia's and I'm wearing a 30 event...
Hi, I've suffered from migraine with aura for 23 years. I had recently heard about the PFO connection and went to a cardiologist for a TEE. They found a small...
Vi has the study. I just called them today, but theyre waiting to hear from the FDA about approval for it. Im on their list to call and will be happy to share...
Arg i did it again. Ok. Vi has the phone number of the doctor who is doing the study. There i think thats accurate. LOL!!! i cant think right now sorry....
Hi Nick, The doc who is doing the FDA research also did my closure 5 weeks ago. His Name is Dr. Kavinsky and his number is 312-942-5020. He's at RUSH Memorial...
As far as I know if has always been one. I have just had two. I don't thnk that two was ever a standard. Did Kavinsky tell you that you would only qualify...
Just chiming in here........... I have never had a stroke, but I have aura's that last over 4 hours and was put on a calcium channel blocker to help stop the...
Id spoken to a cardiologist, one of the top cardiologists, about 6 months ago and they said two strokes for a closure. But my mom has had 1 hospitalized TIA(3...
trouble is there my doctors through my insurance are saying the PFO is nothing and ignore it. The doctors ELSEWHERE are saying 'get it closed if you cna' but...
Vi, I am not sure when exactly. Actually, I am waiting for your results and also I am thinking of waiting for the results of the study. I go back n forth all...
I'm doing well. My auras are declining, and when I do have them, they are nowhere near as intense as they were. Of course I was having 2-4 auras a week...
Paul, Good evening. I just joined this group this evening as I recently found out I have a PFO and it needs to be fixed. Per the neurologist, they want me to...
Paul, Good evening. I just joined this group this evening as I recently found out I have a PFO and it needs to be fixed. Per the neurologist, they want me to...
My PFO closure was just done this past July, they did it by a catheterization. I spent one night in the hospital and was not even put to sleep for the...
Hi Group, I have been hanging in there with the PFO changes. My auras are begining to decrease, which is like a miracle to me. Instead of them lasting 30...
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