Hi I'm 25 year old female, I just learned that I have a pfo after going through afib and ablations to fix it this past year. My cardiologist that I'm dealing...
Oh, thats nice. I will look for it next time I log into facebook. Â I just wanted to update everyone that I was taken off the Verapamil a couple weeks ago and...
PLEASE tell us that you got tested for nickel allergy! Vi, who is a member here had a PFO closure, found out after that she is allergic to nickel and now...
Hey, it's nice to hear from someone in the group. You have all been quite, I hope that means that you're all doing well. I have no complaints, I am still...
I used to go by my email nickname violetflame11 when I moderated the migraine group, but now i'm using my real name, Sol, so please remember that I'm the same...
Hi, all, My wife just got diagnosed with PFO and a ASA as well, which seem to be the same thing, from what I can tell. Everything I'm reading online from...
I have the CardioSeal Occluder metal implant in my heart. Do you have to pre-medicate before a dental appt.? I have a terrible toothache and need to go to an...
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Migraine/2008/08/20/Migraine-Chat On Wed. August 20th I will be talking with migraine specialist Robert Kunkel, who has worked for...
My 22 year old son had a stroke last week and we are very unhappy with the doctors. He is fine, seems 95% recovered, however no one seems to have time to talk...
Hi there, I am hosting a call-in Migraine radio show on itunes and Blog Talk Radio. It a weekly one hour show that focuses on migraine symptoms, diagnosis,...
Hey all. i did get all your responses. I'm just exhausted and too tired to answer every one, but thank you. Here is a brief over run of the second event. The...
Hi, I have had a history of generally feeling bad and extremely fatigued for years now. When I was 14, I found out I had kidney failure, and had to have a...
Sometimes it can be very difficult for a physician to tell the two apart. That's why it's VERY important for the patient to have an MRI and NOT a CAT scan,...
can anyone who has had a left-brain Stroke or TIA please describe it? I had a .. very unsettling experience a little while ago and its worrying me. Thankyou. ...
apologies for the funny nickname, i was sending out of yahoo and forgot id tagged it off a funny nickname a friend of mine had given me during the peak of my...
Hello everyone, I had my 6 month echocardiogram w/ bubble test done last week, and I met with my cardiologist yesterday for the results of my PFO closure. And...
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...
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 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...
I received a call from a Dr about a PFO trial that I was screened for to be a patient for research / and surgery. I have been now asked to get my medical...
Hi All, Just checking in, it's been a little quiet lately. I am preparing for my closure on Tuesday July 12, and I'm a little nervous because I've had the...
well. I had my surgery about 2 months and 1 week ago now. and my migraines are terrible. it is hard to tell if they are worse, b/c they were terrible before....
I'm coming out of the Yahoo Groups closet! I have been working as a jazz vocalist in Chicago, where I live, for the past 10 years. After my PFO closure,...
ihad my closure done oct 9 after 2 strokes have had terrible migraines went to nero they dont know why put me on topomax thought it helped first day or so. but...
I am here to report that while I contracted a virus (very sore throat) and a bladder infection (from the being catheterized) things have calmed down a bit. If...
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,...
Thanks so much for all of your wonderful responses, it really helped to calm my nerves. I got an e-mail from my surgeon, who assured me that everything went...
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...