Catching a breath

[2stents]

Morning all,

Don’t know wether it’s called catching a breath or not ? I have stents fitted which are blocking waiting for another angiogram..

But I keep getting this feeling of having to take a deep breath even when I’m relaxing also wakes me up during the night does anyone know what it is, or as the same thing...

[Mandie76]

When did you have this done? I felt like that for about 2 weeks afterwards. I was told that it was my body adjusting to stents and my new medication. After this, it all settled and I have been fine since unless I exercise, which I was probably like this before, but never realised.

It’s hard to not see everything highlighted about the heart now. I have to tell the brain it’s okay.

[Nelliedog in reply to Mandie76]

I get this, I describe it like someone with sleep apnea stopping breathing and starting again. My cardiac nurse didn’t seem bothered? I have 3 stents and 2 x cabg. But my dog knows when it’s going to happen and will jump off the bed/sofa as it scares her?

[2stents in reply to Nelliedog]

It’s horrible isn’t it,

[2stents in reply to Mandie76]

22 & 11 years ago, but been having angina for a while now but it’s getting worse

I’m waiting for another angiogram had one 2017 was told I had blockages in stents !

Be about 4 mths waiting list

[Maisie2014]

I was warned that Ticagrelor can cause this. I‘be got used to it.

[2stents in reply to Maisie2014]

I’m not on that one maisie, thank you for letting me know tho

[Pollypuss]

Oh yes this was a real problem for me. (By pass)I found it has improved enormously over the months. Also it depended on what I eat and if I developed a bloated stomach. A lot of it with me I think was psychological. I found walking helphul and breathing excercises. It’s odd how many strange feelings we get after open heart surgery that I never had before and tend to forget just how much of a battering the old body has taken!

[2stents in reply to Pollypuss]

Hiya did you have this before your bypass ?

I had this before I had my first stent fitted but that was 22 years ago ..

[Pollypuss in reply to 2stents]

No didn’t have this at all. I could always take a deep breath. However after the bypass it became a problem. More so when I was not doing much. Getting up in the morning was like starting up a lazy motor

[2stents in reply to Pollypuss]

I’m pleased your ok now x

[fergusthegreat]

I get this as well but I think mine is caused by a hiatus hernia.

[2stents in reply to fergusthegreat]

I too have a small hiatus hernia never thought it could be that

[fergusthegreat in reply to 2stents]

As Air from your stomach pushes up it can become difficult to fully inflate your diaphragm and thus gives you the feeling of 'catching your breath' as it were.

There's a lot of hiatus hernia forums on the Internet and it's responsible for a range of symptoms that mimic a heart attack.

[2stents in reply to fergusthegreat]

Thank you for letting me know this