Family4ever, did you have the surgery? Hope everything turned out well for you!...
Greetings skatewithsoul, It is important to make sure your parents and your doctors know the pains have been occurring regularly over a long period of time since you had the device implanted....
Forgot to address your comment about why the PFO might cause symptoms now, after being there all your life with no issues. The basic answer is thought to be "normal wear and tear". People tend to...
Some people with migraines may experience reduced symptoms after a PFO closure, but for most people the implant does not seem to make any obvious changes in how they feel unless the PFO was large...
Glad to hear your closure went well Mountain Climber, follow the docs instructions and take it easy for the first several weeks. You'll be back to full speed before you know it. Congrats on the...
Greetings Marathon Runner1, If you have the symptoms when you are sleep deprived or get very tired, it might be worthwhile to see your neurologist again and ask if the symptoms might be due to...
There have been reports of people having devices removed, in fact I thought that I had read of someone having a device removed here on the forum in the past. I looked in my files and the only...
Greetings Irish, I wish I had some info on your syndromes I could pass along, but unfortunately I have never heard of the ehler's danlos / marfan syndrome or read anything about them being connected...
Thanks kitt, I appreciate the kind words. They say that we can all teach by example, if that is true then my life provides a wealth of learning for folks in the form of "This is how you SHOULD NOT do...
Greetings wdwfan43, I posted a thread today about my experience with PFO. I had previously had a stroke and after they found PFO, I opted for medical management. I later suffered multiple TIAs and...
I have suffered stroke and multiple TIAs before getting PFO closed this summer, and all of my cardiovascular accidents were in the aftermath of pushing myself extra hard mentally or physically. I am...
(continued) Unlike many surgeries, there is little recovery time required for this process. I was under orders to take it easy, but since I have a desk job I was able to have the procedure done on a...
(continued) [u]PFO Closure Experience [/b] I underwent PFO closure in early June here in the Dallas Texas area. The cardiologist who did the procedure used the Amplatzer device as he had significant...
I am a male in my late 40's with a history of stroke and multiple TIAs. With no obvious source for the strokes, the docs looked for and found a PFO in my heart. I underwent closure earlier this...