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[Chughes1991]

Hi all my mum got told she had oesophagus cancer last year... she had a massive operation to remove it all and pull her Stomach up into her chest basically she had a few complications and was in hospital for 2 months that was last may ... since then she has been doing really well not much problems at all. But since Thursday she started being sick went to hospital and told her she has had a heart attack and not even realised she is still being sick now waiting on more tests anyone had this sort of thing before

[kizza67]

I think people do have HAs without realising as there are many symptoms especially in women which you might not necessarily associate with HA

[Chughes1991 in reply to kizza67]

Still waiting on more tests but yes the doctor said there is a 97 page book on ways u can have a heat attack

[Alison_L]

Yep, I had a "silent" heart attack. I went to my GP having had a "stomach bug" (vomiting & diarrhoea) for 3 weeks. GP sent me for a blood test, and that evening I got a phone call from a panicking out-of-hours doc who shouted "YOU'RE HAVING A HEART ATTACK, YOU NEED TO BE IN HOSPITAL" - I was sitting in a pub with some friends at the time, feeling better than I'd felt for 3 weeks!

[Chughes1991 in reply to Alison_L]

That is crazy what happened next

[Alison_L in reply to Chughes1991]

I told the doc I was fine, thanked him for the call and told him I was going to ignore him. I then discussed it with my friends and we decided it might be a good idea to pop along to my local A&E, so I got a bus there, and was surprised when A&E rushed me through! I spent 5 days there, culminating in an angioplasty with one stent. Five days after discharge, I collapsed with ventricular tachycardia, and was blue lighted to the local specialist hospital, where I spent the next 18 days, had every test going, and ended up with an ICD (pacemaker/defibrillator). This was last June/July, and the docs are still deciding where to go next!

[Chughes1991 in reply to Alison_L]

That is crazy I never knew this could happen without warning signs

[Alison_L in reply to Chughes1991]

Neither did I, but apparently it's fairly common in women. Less common in men, but they can have silent heart attacks as well.

[Chughes1991 in reply to Alison_L]

My mum has to be moved to another hospital about a hours drive ... to have the blue dye done to see what damage is done ... then there gonna go from there she is very tired and not Hungary is this normal

[Alison_L in reply to Chughes1991]

Well, I don't know if her cancer is affecting this, but I lost 1.5 stone before I got to hospital. Unfortunately I've put it all back on again now!

Best wishes to your mum. The new hospital will be able to sort her out xx

[Chughes1991 in reply to Alison_L]

Did u not eat for a while after having the heart attack then hence the wait lost ?? My mum not eating and she hasn’t been toilet since Thursday but obviously if she not eating she won’t go toilet I guess

[Alison_L in reply to Chughes1991]

Because of the sickness, I couldn't keep food down, so I really didn't eat much. Going to the toilet is another matter - our bowels seize up when we're in hospital! Make sure your mum's nurses know she hasn't been since Thursday, and they'll give her some laxatives. It's horrible to have to go through that, but it's better than her having to strain and put pressure on her heart when she does have to go.

[Chughes1991 in reply to Alison_L]

Thanks for the reply ... yea they know already been giving her all that but still nothing ... they checked her bowel and it’s active but just nothing is happening yet... when I go and see her she is just very sleepy