Hi Everyone, Thank you so much for you replies!! I appreciate it SO much. So... after my appt. today... we learned that my hole is NOT yet closed... but because it was such a large ASD, they expect...
This is ridiculous!! I have been off Plavix for about 2 weeks now. In that time, I have had 5 TERRIBLE migraines with TERRIBLE visual aura... and I have had headaches every single day. PRIOR to my...
Hey CatMom Thanks for you reply... it was reassuring to hear back from people saying that it's not uncommon for things to NOT be completely fixed by 3 mos. I am anxious to get into the cardiologist...
OKAY... I talked with my Cardiologist's nurse... she believes I went off Plavix too soon, prior to my heart being fully closed... and that may be why i started having migraines with aura (hopefully...
So... I am now about 2 1/2 mos. post closure. I need some feedback.... I was feeling great for the first 21/2 mos. Then... I started having joint problems in my hands, wrists and feet and the...
Anna50- We barely missed eachother! I had my closure on April 28 by Sherm Sorensen!! He and his team are great, aren't they?? I am sorry about your headaches that you are still having!! I get...
which part of utah are you in??? i live in utah too and my cardiologist is AMAZING and does HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of these procedures!! His name is Sherman Sorensen and he is located @ IMC (new...
I have been reading about PLAVIX on line and it's been freaking me out!! I haven't had problems on it, other than a lot of bruising... and I did have an incident where I had extreme pain and...
okay... I just read through the prior forum @ [b]PFO Closure - open Heart or Transcatheter 2 - HealingWell.com Forum and if you read through that forum, you will see two users by the names of VN2000...
Hi.... I am not certain, but I think I remember reading through these posts about someone who was first denied by CIGNA and who later was covered.... It may have been somewhere else, but I am pretty...
Hi Rocky'smom- Did you go to Doctor yet?? If so, how did it go? Did you find out any more info??? As for my vision history... I never had any problems @ all until I was about 23.... I would have...
wow! a large clot in your heart chamber?? I have never heard of that!! Are you okay and what do they plan to do about it!??? I hope everything is fine. Did the clot form on the device or because of...
Hi Rockysmom! Your story sounds A LOT like mine, except I was having terrible migraines with terrible aura and I had several mini strokes in a four year time period prior to being diagnosed with the...
Hi Everyone... I haven't posted for a while. I had my closure on April 28th 2009.... I had constant chest pain and palapatations for the first week... but since then, I have felt great!!! My recovery...
Hey everyone! Thanks for your responses!!! I haven't had any additional problems @ all... no weird heart beats, no chest pain, no headaches... I am feeling great! It's only 2 weeks post procedure......
Hey everyone. So, I had my closure this past Tuesday- three days ago. My story is the same as most of yours. I am 27/f. I had never had a migraine and was perfectly healthy and extremely active, when...