In Shock

[fiftieschild]

Just joined this site I'm still in shock that I have been told I have had a heart attack

and did not know about it. I keep thinking they must have made a mistake and someone is going to say sorry its not you. My mind is playing tricks with me and its usually does that just before I go to sleep anyone else had this?

[PMRPete]

I had exactly the same several years ago.

I was sent to the rapid response Cardiac unit who arranged a Cardiac catheterisation. the specialist who did it turned to me and said, "I don't know why the B****Y hell you are here, there is nothing wrong with any of your Arteries."

All my problems were eventually found to be silent reflux and I actually had Barrett's Oesophogus!

Try to work on how YOU feel and get a second opinion. Pete

PS Welcome to HealthUnlocked.

[Ashleigh_BHF]

Hi fiftieschild

It can be very difficult to accept and understand a health condition, especially if you were diagnosed in emergency circumstances. If you would like to give our helpline a call and speak to a cardiac nurse, we may be able to help you understand and make sure you have all the correct information. If you think this will help, our number is 0300 330 3311 and we're open Monday to Friday.

Best of luck,

Ashleigh

[Foxyhole]

Hi , I had a heart attack 2 weeks ago but left it for 2 days before seeing Dr . I got stent fitted and now on my recovery plan. It was also a shock to me as I thought heart attacks would be more painful , no wonder they call it the silent killer. Keep your chin up you will recover with the right treatment

[Carolsews]

Yes I couldn’t believe it either. Slight pain in my back, that was all. It has taken me several months to get to grips with this.

So you are not alone and there is good support out there.

[OldSchmoo]

I’ve felt that same shock since being told last Tuesday that I’d had a heart attack the previous Saturday. I’d put it down to exhaustion on the last leg of a long journey at the time.

It was less of a surprise for me, though - I’d been experiencing pains which I knew deep down were probably angina since last October, but I’d allowed the A&E consultant then, and inconclusive test results since, to let me believe it was musculoskeletal.

Still, just because it’s not a huge surprise doesn’t mean the shock is any less, of being confronted with a condition that kills a lot of people. I’m finding I’m going to need time to recover not just from the physical effects but also to cope with some new anxieties.

Since being fitted with stents on Thursday and loaded up with various medicines, I do feel much better and I hope you have the same positive outcome.

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

No surprise here as there is an awful family history of CVD. I developed angina and had a quadruple bypass in June. In my view I was lucky compared to my father, his father and relatives on that side of the family that I developed angina first. Both diagnosis routes are hard; emergency treatment is a shock but a long(ish) wait for surgery gets into your mind as well!