Hi Noah, My Dad had suffered 3 strokes by age 59 (all within 18 months) and lost all peripheral vision. He had his PFO closed three years ago and has been stroke free since. I am his daughter and had...
Hi Chi Town Girl My email is [email protected]. Contact me via email and I will send the doctor information. Please identify yourself as Chi Town Girl or from this forum so I can respond. Mama...
Hi Chi Town Girl, Once I knew I had the PFO, I made the decision to see the doctor on the West Coast that did my Dad's surgery because it was clear that the cardiologist here was not pro closure and...
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to say as we close 2009, how grateful I am for the doctors and the PFO closure that I underwent in August of this year. I am 43 and feel healthier than I have in 20 years....
Hi Withnail, Well I made the 6 hour flight to California and no migraine! I feel great and it is just amazing as I could not make this trip without getting deathly ill prior to the surgery. A TCD is...
Hi Guitargirl, I was told specifically by my cardiologist not to do anything but a casual walk or swim for the first 90 days. He said it was very important not to get my heart rate above 110 beats...
Hello Withnail1969! I am 5 weeks post and headed out to California on Sunday for my one month follow up. The cardiologist that performed my closure requires follow up a 1 month, 90 days, 6 months and...
Hi Blazer, I went to California for mutiple reasons. My dad lives in Southern California, had 3 strokes (late 50s) and then had his PFO found and successfully closed by a cardiologist there two years...
Hello Withnail1969, So happy to hear that you got through your early complications and are already feeling better! I am 12 days now since the surgery and the most amazing thing is that I have not had...
I had the pfo closure through catherization done on August 5th. I had identified the pfo due to a family history of pfos and strokes. While I had not experienced a stroke prior to the closure, I had...