Work?

[Lyngal]

I’ve got angina and now I’ve been getting pain at rest been to Ed as pain was bad but thankfully not heart attack. I’m in charge of a school kitchen feeding 160+ and as you can imagine heavy I’ve never been out of work and I love my job worked for 38 years my family want me to give up work but it’s so hard

[Nomorechocolate23]

Your health is more important than any job . It's no point in having a job then having a heart attack or a stroke . Listen to your body, it's the only one you've got . Sorry for being so blunt but that's the reality of it,

[Rob6868]

I have nothing but sympathy with you Lyngal as I'm going through this right now I'm struggling at work and at times lying to get through the day.I was diagnosed with Microvascular angina and I have very many bad days that wipe me out and now two admissions to hospital from work.Its not easy I know and I'm going to CAB to ask there advice on maybe giving up work.Like you I like my job but I feel I can't continue on this path before I'm eventually asked to leave because I can't perform in my job role.

This condition has wrecked so much of my quality of life but I see no other way but to look into help not working. But that's the struggle and it's just the start.

[Andyman]

I loved my job too but gave it up. And then discovered a life that was much more forfilling than working. Retirement. Seriously it's great and I have never looked back. You have to remember it's your existing lifestyle that's making you feel so bad. Get rid of it and find a better one that helps your health.

[Sunnie2day in reply to Andyman]

I took early retirement in 2010 owing to something completely unrelated to health (got married and retired home to the UK) but looking back now I realise my heart was already trying to tell me it was time.

I completely love retirement and bumbled along until spring 2019 when I had a fairly serious 'hiccup' with my heart conditions but really, looking back over the years since retirement I do see I was really slowing down even more after taking retirement.

[Sunnie2day]

Has your GP referred you to Cardiology for further investigation to discover the cause of the unstable (occurring at rest) angina? I'm not medically trained - the only advice I can/should give on this is: your doctor(s) are the ones to ask about why your angina has progressed to being unstable - could it be something they can resolve through stents or by-pass, for example, would be the question I'd be asking. Ftr, I have angina (currently 'stable') and my GP referred me to Cardiology who are doing a cardiac MRI in late October.

Until further investigation and a treatment plan is worked out, can your work make adjustments for your condition - someone else to do the heavy lifting, perhaps? Giving up a job you love is such a difficult decision to possibly have to make so hopefully some adjustments can be made to accommodate you whilst awaiting investigations and results.