The doctors never called my PFO a PFO but a slight miscommunication. They never saw an issue with it and never felt anything. I had a stroke---that was my...
Interesting! My echo showed "bubbles" crossing over, so there is evidence of a shunt (hole). They have called it a "redundant atrial septum". I am having a...
Hi Denise, I'm so sorry to hear about your stroke. I hope that you are recovering well. I have had 2 strokes, and because of that my doctor immediately...
Hi Vi, I had my stroke on President's Day last year and in May had a CardioSeal put in. I had chest pain for about two-three months and now that has gone away...
Hi all, I am a 34 year old man and have always exercised and been in very good shape. Last October, I had a small stroke while visiting my parents. I had a...
Hi Mark, I am also glad to hear things are going so well. I have a question for you - you mentioned that you exercise a lot - I do too and sometimes after a...
Amy, I have only had a couple of migraines with aura in my life. After my workouts, I also get some weird visual effects, but I am hypoglycemic and have...
Thanks for your reply. I just want to note that this has only started happening since I had my ASD closed. I don't know i guess it just makes me a little...
I am 34. My neighbor went to the same doctor and she is 38. Mark ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ ...
I was 27 years old (I had my stroke on President's last year and had my surgery in May). They only closed mine because I still haven't had children, and I...
Wow! Everyone is so young! It is sad and shocking to me. I hope everyone is feeling well and on their way to better health. I am new to learning about PFOs....
Hi Deb, Well, I'm glad for you. Have you ever tried Verapamil as a migraine preventive? It doesn't really work until you get into the higher doses, like 480...
I have not tried either of those. I will look into it. Thanks so much for all of your words of wisdom. I really appreciate it! Good luck to you!! Debbie...
Hi, my name is Tina. I'm a 31 yr old married mom of 3. My 3 year old was diagnosed with PFO, and I am wondering if there are any websites or info you can...
HI Tina- PFO's, as I understand them, are congenital- they are how the blood goes from the heart to the brain while in the womb. I would go to the Cleveland...
Hi Tina, If you take a look at the links page of the group you will find several links to sites about PFO. Good Luck. Tina <tykayjay@...> wrote: Hi, my...
Hi all. I am a 25 y/o male who experienced a minor stroke a couple of weeks ago, and I am looking at options to get it patched. I was wondering if anyone on...
Hi there, I'm so sorry to hear about your stroke. I hope you are recovering well. I had 2 small strokes before my PFO was diagnosed, and I had the amplatzer...
Hi.I myself have a PFO, although have not had the closure. My mom had the closure in October, and has had no side affects or migraines since then(had a stroke...
Hi, I also had a minor stroke in October. My PFO was closed using the Amplatzer ASD occluder right before Christmas at the University of Michigan Congenital ...
The FDA has opened a study with UCLA regarding the nickel allergy. They have found it in stents and other types of implants. I am in the middle of a heated...
