Confused

[Kazzy60]

Hi everyone, I had a HA jan 30th this yr so it’s all very new to me. I feel well recovered from the attack but have been having problems with my meds. I had some problems with my legs, feeling very heavy and like I’m dragging my legs through water it got to the stage where I was stopping every few minutes while walking, also I have been having with my breathing.. I’m not getting excessively out of breath but enough that effects me when I’m talking. Been in touch with my gp who has changed my statins but said none of my meds cause breathlessness so asked me to call in to have my lungs listened to.

Lungs are fine, still saying it’s not the meds and has given me an extra blood pressure tablet as my blood pressure was up .. which was unusual as it’s usually low. Anyways... she went on to tell me that she doesn’t think I had a heart attack... that it was an angina attack? She said my trapomium ( probably spelt wrong ) levels were low and she’s seen them much higher with other people. Nothing was mentioned about an angina attack while in hospital they said heart attack.. so now I don’t no what to put on my travel insurance...angina?.. heart attack?. My traponium levels were 700 she said. I no that you can’t tell me what to do but maybe advise who I can ask, I haven’t had an appointment to go back to see anyone at the hospital, I had an echo last Tuesday so maybe I will go back when the results are in but no one has said I will so I don’t no

[Kazzy60]

Thank you so much for your reply. My discharge letter from hospital says HA so I will go with that. As for the other symptoms I am getting I will do as the GP says and see how I go and have a word with the cardio nurse at rehab next time I am there.

I too thought mine was indigestion while I was on the phone with my son, I asked my husband if he would get me an indigestion tablet.. then said in fact get me 2! He said if you need 2 you need an ambulance! ( he is a nurse) it wasn’t until I got shoulder pain and pain in my jaw I though this isn’t indigestion 😒

I hope your recovering well and once again thank you.

[Kazzy60]

You are putting me to shame, although I can’t do much in the way of exercise due to a problem I have with my spine... I can and should be doing some! I lost 9 stone a few years ago and due to my mobility problems I have gained 5 back 😓 and only being 5ft 1 its taking its toll... right that’s it!! I am going to phone my local leisure centre and find out the times for swimming. It’s probably the best thing for me to do.. wish me luck.. or maybe it’s everyone else there who has to see me in a swimming costume who needs the luck lol...

[shopman]

I see you say you had an echo, who sent you for that & did they say why you needed it?

[Kazzy60 in reply to shopman]

When I was discharged from the hospital they told me I would get an appointment for an echo, they said it would be in about 3mths time but I was sent an appointment for last Tuesday. They didn’t say why I would be having it but the cardio nurse said it’s just to see if everything is pumping ok?

[shopman in reply to Kazzy60]

Thank you, the pump (your heart) and breathlessness sometimes go together so hopefully just trying to rule things out. Do you suffer with fluid retention?

[Kazzy60 in reply to shopman]

My left ankle is very slightly swollen but to be fare that one does swell, I have nerve damage in my foot from my spinal problem ( something I was born with) so have no feeling in that foot at all and due to the ankle joint not working properly the muscles are seizing up. While in hospital both feet and ankles were very swollen but since coming home they have gone down. The breathlessness started around 2 weeks after I was put on the medication

[shopman in reply to Kazzy60]

It could well be some of your medication is not agreeing with you so to me should be asked about.

[Kazzy60 in reply to shopman]

Thanks shopman , I will ask the cardio nurse

[shopman in reply to Kazzy60]

You could always ring the BHF Nurses for advice & explanation. I would phone the BHF Cardiac Nurse on Monday they are excellent in breaking things down in an easy to understand way BHF number is 0300 330 3311 open Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm

[Kazzy60 in reply to shopman]

Thank you, I didn’t no we could do that. Much appreciated