I just joined this group. thank you so much for existing, that is great. I Live in Tucson, AZ and am getting the PFO closure by a doctor named Sam Butman, and...
Hi Leigh, Good Luck with your closure. I was feeling better about 2 days after the surgery, but it might be different for everyone. The one thing that your...
I had my closure done on December 20th, 2006, and was back to work on January 2nd, 2007. I could have been back sooner if necessary, but the company I worked...
Im having my closure done on Wednesday, Nov. 7. Im hoping for a fast recovery also! Carolina Mark Zell <zellm_98@...> wrote: I had my closure done on...
Do any of you experience migraine headaches? if so, what was you experience with those getting better or worse. and if they did get better, how long until they...
Hi LA, I had both migraine headaches and auras, and they both got worse after the closure, and they are still worse 2 years after. I haven't, however, had any...
Hi there, My actual migraines have gotten better BUT the auras have gotten much worse. As time goes on though, they are getting less. It has been 2 years...
ooh, you guys that scares me. My migraines already rule my life. I have them almost daily. I am scared now. I don't think I could handle them being any worse....
Amy, were you having 4-5 auras a day before the surgery, or 4-5 migraines a day...which one? I would love to know because before my surgery I was having 4-5...
Are you taking a migraine and migraine aura preventive? I have been on Verapamil, which is a blood pressure medicine, but it also relaxes the arteries in the...
Let's talk about those migraine auras getting worse after surgery. All I heard from my doctors was how wonderful the surgery would be for me because I was...
I think you can still be pregnant on anticoagulants -- you need to swop to an injected anticoagulant for the early and late stages. Here in the UK, women on...
I agree with Vi. There are clinical trials ongoing looking at the effect of PFO closure on migraine. If you are having a PFO closed to cure migraines,...
Hi I was having 4-5 auras a day AFTER the surgery. I only had one or two in my life before it. I know it is crazy but I don't even get migraines with or...
Triptans like migraine medicine? They cause vaso constriction, and that can cut off the blood flow through an artery. My neuro won't let me anywhere near...
I had a PFO closure last year. I am now pregnant. I am taking Fragmin- which is injectible and they will switch me to Heparin starting my 36th week. Plavix...
Congrats on your pregnancy! Warfarin and heparin aren't the same: my sister-in-law, who is on warfarin, was told she'd go onto heparin if she wanted to try to...
So I am having it, although am very nervous. I hope it makes me feel better and more healthy. I have had 2 TIAs, but I have a small hope that it will help my...
Why are they putting you under? I was awake during mine, I just had a little valium to relax me. It was so easy, I hardly knew they were doing anything....
I agree with Vi. You will be in and out of surgery and ready to go home before you know it. I was in the hospital a total of 7 hours. I arrived at 7am and...
Hi Leigh Anne, I just had my PFO closure on Wed Nov. 7th, so about 3 days ago. Let me tell you that the most painful thing was the groin area. I was not put...
hi I had my closure op in august and was very nervous but it went fine and I was home the next evening. I agree that the main thing to remember is not to do...
Just wanted to let you guys know that I had the surgery yesterday, and I am now back home. The pain in my leg is nothing compared to the sharp, cutting,...
Did you guys notice a major differenece after, and how long after? Just thinking about the fact that I will have no more of that non-oxygenated return blood...
Hi There! I'm glad that it's all over and your home now. It sounds like you had a rough time, though. I did have some irregular heart beats after the...
Leigh Anne- I too had chest pains but not until I was home. I got so worried, I went to my drs two days after my surgery. They told me it was nothing to...
