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Hi everybody, My name is Anne-Mieke and I live in the Netherlands Europe. Last december I saw a new neurologist because I have severe migraines and my first...
I am so glad I ran across this site, it's unbeliveable how few sites there are deticated to pfo/asd's. Thank you for starting this one Vi! I have recently been...
Hi Anne, I have hemiplegic migraines too, and I have had 2 strokes from prolonged migraine auras. I have symptoms very similar to yours. It was discovered...
Hi Dirk, I am really glad to hear that they found your PFO! I'm sorry that you are sick, but hopefully if they close it you will find relief from your...
So where are you at in the healing process? Do you have to go back in to do check-ups and what kind are they? Is the healing going good? How long was it before...
I was searching for pfo info and ran across this http://my.americanheart.org/jiveforum/thread.jspa? threadID=2772&tstart=0 This woman was 30 years old and had...
It has been 6 months for me and I am now off of the plavix. I was back to regular activities after 10 weeks. The healing is done, and I just had a follow up...
I have had 2 strokes, and I am glad that I had the surgery to prevent any more from happening. The surgery itself was a very mild experience, with almost no...
Hi Vi, I have been screened for MS the first hemiplegic attack I had, I wound up in hospital with that, and have been there a few times since that first...
Dirk - my mother has a PFO thats open even at rest, has had several TIA's. Shes looking to get in on a migraine/PFO study right now, because she doesnt have...
Yeah my doctor told me not to expect to feel any different with the pfo closed but I have read so much information to the contrary I am not sure if he is just...
I ran across this and thought you all might find it interesting as well. http://users.viawest.net/~hwstock/stroke/cs_mpg/cs.htm I found it looking at this. ...
Well my doctor is a military doctor, and i dont know if anyone here is familiar with military physicians but... I dont have much confidence in their abilities....
Well I am setting up my operation/surgery/procedure, whatever you want to call it, to have my pfo closed. They have open February 7th and 9th so it will be...
I have Lupus Dirk, so I think my downtime was a little more than you would expect. You'll probably be up and feeling good in about 5 days. Although you won't...
Hi everybody The day before yesterday I saw the cardiologist, he was not known with the link between a PFO and migraine and stated we would be looking for a...
Hi Dirk, Good luck with the surgery, Dirk You never know how your body will respond to any kind of procedure, but I will keep my fingers crossed for a speedy...
Remember this is your body and you are the one that has to live with what ever is going on with it. If it seems like they don't seem familiar with the testing...
How neat! I never have seen this at their website! ... From: PFOSupport@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PFOSupport@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dirk Sent: Saturday,...
Thanks for posting this link. I had the amplatzer put into me. I carrry a card now to take to the airport, incase I set off the metal detector. I have flown...
When I had my echocardiogram, they used bubbles, not dye, to see if there was a hole there. My first test was positive, and then they did the TEE anyhow. I...
I found a way in that the doctors use. :) ... carrry a card now to take to the airport, incase I set off the metal detector. I have flown twice since the...
I know Leanne said hers was 16mm and they used a 18mm device? Anyway that got me thinking, from what I have seen of the device and everything else, I would of...
Leanne, which device did they use in you, the AMPLATZER® Septal Occluder http://www.amplatzer.com/us/medical_professionals/aso.html or the AMPLATZER® PFO...
I am sorry Leanne, I just relized that I didn't introduce you to this group. Anyway I was searching the rest of yahoo groups and I ran across this great group...
Septal, cause I have and ASD not PFO ... From: PFOSupport@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PFOSupport@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dirk Sent: Saturday, January 28,...