Hi,
I've joined this forum as I had a heart attack on Monday at the ripe young age of 46. I've had a stent put in and apart from finding everything tiring, I am feeling very well. Tonight is my first night home and I'm finding it a little difficult to get to sleep as I'm missing the reassurance of telemetry and a nursing team, please tell me I'm not the only one this has happened too.
Hey you will be pleased to know its absolutely normal to feel the way you do . You will find your self aware of every tiny twinge , flutter and think here we go again
I had 8 stents back in march of last year and still very aware of the same things. Go to the cardio rehab program who can then recommend a counselling session which will help or just come and talk with us lot on here. I hope this is of help and I'm sure others will reply also
Hi
Hope you managed some sleep
My first night home followed 10 days in hospital no stent just meds
I hade the phone in bed with me
My Son lives with me and I made him leave his bedroom door open as well as leaving mine open .
It was so good to be back in my own bed that once I had got pass laying thier listening to mu heart I slept like a baby .
Cardiac rehab when you go restores your confidence.
Hi,
it is Perfectly normal, 8 months later, I was blue lighted on the verge of a cardiac arrest and I still worry at night if I am going to go bang at any point and sometimes in the day... I am 45 Single parent of two boys...
Just take each day as they come. You are alive that's the main one..
Message on here if you have a wobble there is always someone who will answer with a calming voice who will ease your anxiety. It is a lot for the brain to take on board and it will take a while to accept and adjust to..
Hi Petosmum
Welcome to the forum. what you're feeling is totally normal. I was on hospital for 6 days, and while I was worried and scared about what had happened I did feel safe in the event of another episode. I live on my own, so once I was home I was terrified of having another heart attack, every little twinge had me reaching for the phone ready to dial 999. I couldn't sleep properly for weeks and weeks, had to leave the light on the landing turned on with the bedroom door open. As the weeks went by I slowly began to realise that I was OK and that nothing bad was going to happen.
Try not to worry too much, it will get better.
Thanks everyone for reassuring me. I eventually crashed out and slept pretty well although I woke up at 5am lol. I did manage to get back off to sleep though had ended up with a nice long lie in
Hi.
I felt exactly the same. I am also 46 and a mum of two. I ad my HA in September which resulted in two stents and the usual meds.
I took full advantage of cardiac rehab enjoying the exercises and benefitting from some counselling. Unfortunately it came to an end so I am now left feeling nervous of exercising now even though I was happy to go for gym classes and 5k walk/jogs while attending rehab as each week I had someone to voice my concerns and feelings to! Rehab gave me some confidence so I really hope you get the opportunity to go.
I often feel anxious about what the future holds and like someone else has said, I feel heightened physical symptoms eg chest hurts, but am making every effort to live a normal daily life being back at work, doing school runs, managing the home, catching up with friends.
It is really hard to accept that you now are living with a medical condition. You need to allow yourself time to come to terms with this and adjust. Relaxation apps helped me and going out in the fresh air made me feel better too. However, the thing that helps me the most is talking to people about my fears...they are real fears and it is important to tell someone otherwise they just get bigger inside you! That said, reading people’s posts on here who are further down the road with their recovery makes me feel positive!
I wish you well with your recovery...be kind to yourself and speak up when you need to!
xx
Thank you for that. I’ve just rang our local authority gym who have told me that they do have referral classes and advised me to speak to GP for a referral. Will ring GP on Monday so fingers crossed! 👍🏻
