So I thought I would ask you guys because I can't really find anything else on the web about this. Have any of you experienced post-operative depression? or...
Hi, I haven't heard about the operation causing back aches, but I have heard that the operation can affect your serotonin levels. I will have to search for the...
Wow, Violet, that was very helpful, thanks so much, and it makes a lot of sense too really. My therapist was wanting me to figure out if there was a reason...
Give me a day to hunt down that medical abstract. It takes your body 3-8 months to re-adjust your body and brain chemistry. Hang in there. Too much serotonin...
Hi there, I feel the same way. I feel depressed at times also. I also get backaches. Just the other day I was having horrible chest pain. It felt like someone...
How interesting! I had Costochondritis a few months ago too! It lasted about a month or so but it was SUPER painful. Anyone else? Carolina Maldonado...
Just a question....Wasn't the a member that was pregnant?? Just wondering if there were any complications with the labor after having a PFO surgery?? Amy...
Yeah, I have been diagnosed with it once before as well but it was before I had my surgery. ... backaches. Just the other day I was having horrible chest pain....
Hi Carolina, I am 10 days away from my due date. I have had a few follow-ups with my cardiologist, and he does not forsee me having any issues. My stroke was...
I was told I could stop taking mine, but am still taking it. In response to the previous posts, I also felt something similar to pleuritis, but never had it ...
Hi Denise, Oh wow! Im so excited for you. Please keep me posted on how everything goes. My cardiologist mentioned to me that I have to wait at least a 1 yr....
Hi Carolina, I had to wait too---but it was more because of the medications I was on. So many of these medications we take for our hearts are not good for the...
Hi everyone As part of a research study I'm involved in, on PFO and migraine,the doctor has said I'll need to have a trans-oesophageal echocardiogram. I know...
Hi Sarah, I was "lightly sedated" enough that I don't remember anything after getting the IV. I woke after it in my hospital room and my wife was talking to...
Hi Sarah, Yeah I had that test done, a TEE. I was the same way, I told the Dr's if I could not have it done and they pretty much told me that if I didnt have...
I had the test done that you are talking about, and they told me that I was going to be lightly sedated as well, but I remember nothing at all! It was the...
It happens very quickly, and if you are sedated, you probably won't feel much at all. I have had 2, and they aren't that big a deal. They will spray some...
Just wanted to say thanks very much indeed for all your honest and reassuring emails -- it's great to know you all found this test not as bad as it sounds, and...
Hi Denise, How are you doing? How did everything go? Carolina Denise <goldilocks35@...> wrote: Hi Carolina, I had to wait too---but it was more because...
Thats great! Congrats!! So everything went ok? Did they have to do anything different for you? Carolina Denise <goldilocks35@...> wrote: I had Aiden on...
This is the very first time in my life that I have ever joined an online group and asked a question... but I'm getting desperate and I'm thrilled to have found...
Hi Gina, I'm sorry to hear that you were diagnosed with a PFO. If you haven't had a stroke, I would suggest that you really consider having the PFO closure,...
Hi everyone I've just been looking through some old messages and found this from Dirk: There are some new procedures that are being investigated, one of them...
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