Dwanamama, Sorry, I know it's frustrating.....we all want to be in that 90% of the time that it works. I had a second device put in on April 12th, four years after the first one. I have my first...
Edupler, had a second closure done on 4/12. They said no driving for 48 hours, no lifting anything over 10 pounds for a week. Take care, it is your heart and you don't want to pop open the groin...
CatMom5 - I had a second device put in on 4/12/2010. Four years after the first one was placed. A large residual shunt on valsalva was there with first device, so, they decided to put a second one...
jwillis - I have a pain in my left side, deep under my ribs once in a while too, but, doc says I shouldn't feel it. I felt this with the first one too....yep, just had a second one done last Monday....
mlm50 - did your family member ever get the second device? I just had one done last week (second one)....
Dear withnail1969, I had my PFO and ASA closed 4 years ago and recently found it is not closed. I recently had a suspected blood clot in my ankle so they went back to check the device. When they did...
I had PFO closure done in December 2005. Just had an echo done and the hole is still there. Had a blood clot in the ankle a couple of weeks ago so they started looking around again. Bubbles went...
I had a PFO and ASA closed/flattened a little over three years ago after many TIAs and a stroke. I occasionally get a sharp pain deep in the left side of my chest. Does anyone else experience this?...
Maybe not completely agreeable, or pc, but, stop nursing....and take the Plavix or whatever they want....it's best you're around long term rather than losing nursing time....
Yes! This is exactly what they're proposing...an Amplatzer PFO Occluder. My nervousness is because I have an atrial septum aneurysm near the PFO hole so it's really flimsy in there. I'm worried the...
31 yr old female 3 TIA's and 1 stroke in past 9 months Treatment up until 3 weeks ago was for suspected neurological Lyme Disease PFO and Atrial Septum Aneurysm found 11/19 Dr.'s presenting only 2...