Heart attack 2018

[Sunnypatel]

Hi guys im a first timer i had a minor heart attack in jan 2018. And 3 stents. But ever since i feel strange aches in muscles near chest my shins. Also some times i feel heavy on chest when walking up hill. I did a stress tst that was abnormol so they did angio again this was 6 montgs after stents. They said all is ok. But y do i feel that un easy heavy ness time to time some times i can walk four hours some times feel heavy chested 5 mins in to walk. But feel ok after i just carry on walking cud it be anxious ness . just worried i have 2 young kids a wife just ferl scared some days. Over a year on feel great some says days and crap some other days. Anyone have similar storey

[hutch123]

I can totally relate and it's bloody scary. Have 7 stents no HA, 6 months ago and not many days pass without some kind of uncomfortable feeling. Think you have hit the nail on the head with the anxiety making it worse. I have seen my cardiologist a couple of times about it heart pain totally ruled out said it is muscular and I also get reflux from the meds which causes pain. Cardiologist gave me a great pointer, asking is it the same as when you were first diagnosed and are you breathless, arm, shoulder and back pain and feeling unwell like when you were admitted and no it is not the same, just I am very aware of any pain in my chest area now.

I can no longer lift heavy items and I can really feel pulling in my chest.

Very early days for you, a lot to get used to and I promise you will come to recognise what type of pain you are getting.

[Sunnypatel in reply to hutch123]

Hi thabks very much for that . yes when i lift heavy things next few days is like i had gone to gym pains for days. And yes my cardiologist said same if the pain is not same its nit heart aslo he sai u have had a second angio 6 months after stents that showed normol flow. So he said it cud juat be small vessel that is diesesed and meds is all we can giv for that as too small to stent also even un that vessel blood flow is perfect. So just have to get use to it. How long since u have had stents

[hutch123 in reply to Sunnypatel]

I had my 4 put in in May last year and went back July for another planned one. When he did the angiogram he wasn't happy with 3 of the first ones that had been placed, as there had been some narrowing, so he put bigger stents in. So I have stents inside stents.

I was told by a cardio nurse it takes a year for inside to heal as it has had a lot of trauma with pushing and pulling during the angiograms.

Oddly enough I get very uncomfortble pain when I'm hungry.

It will honestly get better as you really do begin to recognise different kinds of pain.

[Sunnypatel in reply to hutch123]

Ahh thanks very much i do feel great most of the time but scared to jog or run but all well . wish u all the best

[Mike424u]

5 stents in Sept, 2 in December, back at work full time, taken up going to the gym and keep fit class, I get the same feelings, seems to be a common thing and the more stents you have the more you notice it. I'm just hoping it will get less with time but its akways there in the back if your mind, is there something going on inside shoukdbi be worried about it should I get it checked out etc, I just try to ignore it and carry on as normal, but it's not easy and having way to many meds doesn't help I'm sure, but I'm grateful I'm still here to tell the tell as loads don't make it this far.

[Sunnypatel in reply to Mike424u]

Hi thanks fir ur message. But i was in and out a nd e every timebi gt the pains. They done bloods said all ok. Niw i have rekaxed a bit but always uf u not sure go gt it seen to no harm at all. And slowly u will ease up and ur mind set will change.

[Helen_BHF]

Hi Sunnypatel , how are you doing? Really sorry to hear what you're going through. Please know the community is always here and if you ever want to chat to someone, you can call our heart helpline. Our cardiac nurses will be happy to listen: bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo... Hope this helps.

[Sunnypatel in reply to Helen_BHF]

Thank you very much really appreciated.

[isobelhannah18]

I had a H.A. 5 months ago and at first attributed every ache and pain to another H.A. Eventually I realised a lot of my aches and pains were down to anxiety which is hard to control. I am shortly going to finish my first course of cardiac rehab and I'm going to try tai chi.