unstable angina

[Shoshov]

good evening hearties. was taken to hospital today with unstable angina again bombarded with morphine. lying in a&e waiting for a bed in ccu. what a long night. 6 hrs now. not that i’m counting🤣i have to get infusion. has anyone had this and what does it entail. send happy thoughts my way please❤️shiona

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Hi Shoshov

I have to go to hospital when my vasospastic angina becomes unstable too.

I am treated with an IV infusion of GTN and IV morphine via a patient controlled analgesia system. This after about a day or so settles my chest pain down. Then it takes a day or so for me to wean off the GTN

I hate the waits in A&E for a bed in CCU too. I once had to wait 11 hours for a bed 😱

Hopefully the IV GTN will help with your chest pain quickly and you can feel more at ease with less pain soon .

[Shoshov in reply to Milkfairy]

thanks milkfairy. that’s me in a bed at last. not as bad as your wait. only 7 hrs 🤣. got here at 1 o’clock and the nurse said my bed had been ready from 8 oclock. you couldn’t write it. pains easing at last so hopefully get some sleep before the breakfast comes round. nite nite❤️

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Shoshov]

I hope you get some sleep.

Put some ear plugs in!

So glad your pain is easing 🤗

[Shoshov in reply to Milkfairy]

🤣daughters bringing them today. thanks❤️

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

You have my sympathy. I was in A&E a month ago. It was seven hours before I got a bed in the assessment ward

Although I felt ill a bed compared to a trolley lifts your spirits a few percentage point. Hope you get a bed and some sleep before not too long.

[Shoshov in reply to MichaelJH]

7 hrs for me to be told when i arrived bed had been ready since 8 o’clock. but they gave me a wee cuppa and a comfy bed so all good❤️

[Lezzers in reply to Shoshov]

Cricky Shiona, what some people will do for a free cup of tea 🍵

Hope you're feeling better soon. Take care xx

[Shoshov in reply to Lezzers]

i know leslie but it was a disappointment. no fruit tart🤣

[Sunnie2day in reply to Shoshov]

No fruit tart?! Hmph!

[Shoshov in reply to Sunnie2day]

that’s what i thought. not too much to ask for is it 🤣

[Lezzers in reply to Shoshov]

Well if they're not gonna give you fruit tart don't you hang about too long in there!!

Hope you're doing OK xx

[Shoshov in reply to Lezzers]

i don’t intend to. standards are slipping🤣

[NorthantsSteve]

Hi Shiona. Really sorry to hear about this episode. I hope you feel better soon. Positive vibes being sent your way from Northampton! Take care.

[Shoshov in reply to NorthantsSteve]

thanks steve. it’s good to know i’m not the only one awake at this hour🤣

[Hidden in reply to Shoshov]

Hi Shiona,

Hope your feeling better this morning, give us all an update when you can x

[Shoshov in reply to Hidden]

morning petal. got so much morphine last night i don’t know if i’m arthur or martha this morning. feel a lot better though. seeing cardiologist later. just bed rest until then❤️

[Zena166]

Hi Shiona. Sorry to hear you’re poorly. Sending big hugs and lots of love and positive thoughts. Zena xxx

[Shoshov in reply to Zena166]

thanks zena❤️

[blaser]

Firstly I hope you are feeling in less pain now and more relaxed.

I know it does not help you but I still do not understand that A/E can’t give you an infusion straight away ,we are constantly told that what we have is rare and profound but still no acceptable triage in place by the medics .Swift intervention with GTN infusion should be standard on admission reducing the risk of heart damage .

The less your body is in trauma the more likely the spasms will reduce.

And yes I have had Stemis MI caused by spasms and heart damage too ,once after being discharged from A/E and waiting for my lift in reception !

I wish you well

[Shoshov in reply to blaser]

oh dear that’s no so good. i couldn’t agree more about gtn. hopefully when i see the cardiologist later he’ll organise something ❤️

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Shoshov]

Shoshov have they not started your IV GTN?

I have a wriiten admission plan to guide the staff how to treat me.

I agree with Blaser if you have unstable angina it needs treating promptly

We are not that rare either just overlooked!

I hope you are seen by a knowledgeable Cardiologist soon

[Heythrop51]

Hope you are feeling better this morning. Hopefully you will get a morning cuppa that according to friend's frequently never happens these days.

[Shoshov in reply to Heythrop51]

morning heythrop. i must be in the ritz as i managed 4 through the night❤️

[cowparsley]

Good morning Shiona,those long long nights waiting for a bed are grim aren`t they.Hope you got some sleep and feeling slightly better today.Love and best wishes x

[Shoshov in reply to cowparsley]

theyre murder. think i dropped off about 6 only to be woken at 8 for breakfast. pains much better thanks❤️

[Yasyass]

Wishing you all the best hope u feeling better soon

[Shoshov in reply to Yasyass]

thank you. i’m feeling better this morning ❤️

[Hidden]

Morning all from my hospital bed .im a newbie on here . Came in Friday with bad chest pain etc . No diagnosis as yet but they’re thinking unstable angina

Had a bad episode last night so they had to call a doctor in and phoned full of morphine

Gone from a very active life to not being able to walk 10 steps . Now Confined yo bed waiting for cardiologist

Have a good week all

[Shoshov in reply to Hidden]

morning beach babe. no it’s not much fun. but we’re still beating. keep the faith. it will get better❤️shiona

[Healthyheart1]

Hi Shoshov, must have been in la la land or at work. I do hope your feeling better now. I have spasms, there frequent at the moment but manageable. Sending big hugs.😘 Sheena xx

[Shoshov in reply to Healthyheart1]

thanks sheena. lot better today❤️

[Hidden]

Thanks all .Still in hospital they started my on some injection fir angina only had 2 so far so fingers x it works

Heart scan today and stress test tomor then hopefully home but they are saying it’s unstable angina

Hard to think that this has happened after always leading a very Healthy life and eating well and only the occasional wine etc

But it is what it is and in 8 Weeks I’ll be on that plane to Florida the beach is beckoning

Xx

[Hidden]

Hope you’re feeling better today

I’m

Still in hosp ecg was ok echo was fine then the stress test that was booked as an urgent referral as an outpatient didn’t happen .porter took me down yesterday from ward , sat outside and woman came out and told me it couldn’t be fine because I was an inpatient and it’s different booking system . I was sat there right outside !!!!! Back in ward staff were fuming so I got a bed in cardio ward and top of list for cardiologist today .. then as I had a temp for two days the test came back positive for flu so panic status nd wizzed off to isolation

So now haven’t a clue what’s happening