It's four months since my two NSTEMI, stent fitted and all the usual medications taken daily. I have had a tough time accepting what happened to me, as lots of other people on here have. Yesterday I woke up and felt a bit "odd". Very dizzy, breathless,light headed, unsteady and my heart was missing every second beat, I could feel when it was going to happen. Scared of what was happening I phoned my GP who said to go to A/E.Ambulace arrived, ecg done and paramedic advised trip to hospital. After 7 hours, blood test and ecg all normal was discharged just told that my heart was reacting to the recent damage. My heart is still missing a beat and iam still breathless it's been almost 48hrs now , do you think it's just stress! Or am I going crazy? Don't know what to do next. Any suggestions. Thanks.
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Hi Redsea. It’s probably nothing BUT you have to get this checked out. If you’re too embarrassed to call 999 then call 111.
We can't diagnose but once you have had any heart problem you are so much more aware of every mis beat of your heart.
Have you tried concentrating on gentle breathing. I know you feel breathless but if you practice slowing your breathing by breathing in for 3 and out for 5 it may help and can't do harm. Breathing out for slightly longer releases calming hormones thus helping you.
I am a great fan of mindfulness and meditation though I need guided meditation. Mark Williams, Andrew Johnson on you tube both good also Mark Tyrell.
If things feel worse than when you went to A and E then ring 999 again. No one minds. I was always told better safe than wait.
Agree with others
but I found that mindfulness helps me
I found I get to focused on my heart beat and have ended up twice in Casualty where everything was normal.
I find attending the BHF exercise classes helps me
Absolutely the correct thing to do and no need to be embarrassed, done it myself. Hope everything remains well with you I am a month ahead of you. Still a rollercoaster ride.
I feel embarrassed because I used an ambulance, wasted their resources wasted a sought after A/E trolley and nursing and medical staff's time! The department was bursting at the seems, I was on a trolley in no bed space or cubical! The Doctor had to find portable screens so he could examine me!People on trolleys in corridors ,and there is me nothing wrong! Still breathless, heart still missing beats , I can feel when it happens! Where do I go to now? Was discharged by my cardiologist in August ,told me I had been lucky and to enjoy my life! How can I, when I feel anxious, I feel no one is interested, and it continues to miss a beat. Any answers? Thank you all.
It is something we all feel embarrassed when we 999, but that is you and your feelings. The medics keep telling me it what i need to do, and they are happy for me to call them. When i had my HA i didn't know it was, paramedics didn't think it was HA , only when blood results did hospital rush me into cath lab . I had a complete blockage. 3 stents later and im alive. I didn't want to go to hospital because I was embarrassed but glad i did. A year on and i don't think about heart anymore. In time you will get back to normal. It's okay to feel that way.
Last night in hospital emergency
Should I be concerned with my pulse pressure?
Sorry 
A Recent Heart Episode?
Advise with exercise and heart problems.
