Heart failere

[Wodney1966]

Had a phone call off my consultant today thought I was doin ok had a mri scan in May out of blue e phoned me saying my heart is still weak thinking of giving me a icd I can't believe it 😞😞😞😞😞😞😞

[CDreamer]

Oh Wodney that must have been such a shock! But on the positive side, you are being well monitored and there is a plan. What is your thinking around having an icd and how are you feeling about it?

[Wodney1966 in reply to CDreamer]

My ep his having a meeting this week with another ep cause I'm feeling fine at mo he didn't know wot to do I'm going to have it if he wants me to 😔😔😔😔

[PJR1949]

I appreciate that everyone is different three years ago I had a cardiac arrest at home, after 'flu they think nothing wrong with me before, and was in critical care for nearly a month. The point of this is that I now have an ICD which I am not really aware of and feel excellent. No worries about my heart at all, I take anticoagulants so less possibility of vascular dementia, heart monitored by SORIN (which monitors the ICD distantly), a lovely EP who sees me x1 year.

Yes it is a shock, literally if one has a cardiac arrest but not all gloom so long as one is lucky enough to survive and I'm not being flippant about that. I really do appreciate what I have which is, probably, more than I used to do.

[scotcitz]

Hi just wanted to say I feel your frustration -- I feel great but apparently my heart is doing its own thing. But I agree with OP also in that the key thing is here that you'll get it taken care of and will live a longer life because they found it now. So it sucks, but less than the sudden and fatal heart attack. I am clinging to this thought today about my own heart condition and I know this is the facts of it but let me say OMG it's so frustrating!!!!