Quite a few posts on this site mention the fact that all their readings were normal prior to their heart attack. Blood pressure fine , cholesterol level normal etc. I don’t know how many of you have read his account of his heart attack. He obviously led a healthy life by what he said and like many of us was astonished when it happened. What did make me sit up was his experience with the drugs you have to take. What he said echoed exactly what I have said that the op was not bad at all but he said the drugs he took were a big problem. I wonder how many of you felt the same because this is an area I could not get any help with and felt ill and miserable and alone until after 6 months my cardio specialist took me off the lot apart from aspirin.
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Not all heart drugs are bad drugs and for many stopping statins, BP medication, anticoagulants, etc. could have serious consequences.
Brian May suffered a serious stomach bleed (haemorrhage) linked to medication. This is probably related to a drug like Clopidogrel prescribed to prevent a further clot and/or restenosis. For all we know he may have had an underlying stomach condition.
Sensationalism improves viewing figures and sells newspapers. It doesn't help those with heart conditions, or their friends and relatives!
I agree with Michael. I was always fit and well before my heart attack but I didn’t have the lifestyle Bryan had. I doubt any of us did. He has the financial resources to do and say whatever he pleases but we shouldn’t allow what he says to influence how we take care of ourselves.
Warning - may put you off lunch! 😁
P.S. Whilst not such a big fan as I am of the Rolling Stones I think of Queen as one of the great groups - Adam Lambert does a fantastic job. Brian May got a degree in Physics about a decade before me so is not unintelligent. I wish I had seen this interview at least one report on the Web says his stomach exploded! The last time I heard of this was at school:
They wrap you up in a clean white sheet
And bury you down about six feet deep
Every thing goes well for about a week
And then your coffin begins to creak
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
The worms they pinochle on your snout
Your back caves in
Your eyes pop out
And your stomach explodes
And your guts roll out
Your stomach, it turns to a slimy green
And pus squirts out like shaving cream
You spread this on some moldy bread
And thats what you eat when you are dead.
Then whoever can tolerate statins etc without months of dihorrea and constantly feeling sick I am pleased for them. For me there was no “underlying cause” . It meant I couldn’t go out for fear of whatever would happen. I tried talking to my doctor and the hospital pharmacist more times than I can remember. I didn’t think Bryan May’s report was sensationalism on the contrary I wish I knew about the effects drugs could have after surgery instead I was left alone to try and recover from a bypass and do my own “research”
Sorry you suffered with statins but for the vast majority. Sometimes a change of type of stain and/or dose is required. Simvastatin gave me muscle aches whilst Atorvastatin did not. With CCIs Amlodipine caused odema whilst Diltiazem did not. You cannot just condemn heart drugs. Some people have an adverse reaction to Penicillin but millions benefit daily. Did you try different statins?
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No I didn’t condemn heart drugs . I simply wondered why I had this reaction when others did not . I was taken off all statins by the hospital because I was reacting to them. It wasn’t just the drugs after the op but my stomach was sensitive to a lot of food. I am only now a year later able to get back to normal. I don’t know how I got this far because I don’t think I ingested hardly any of the drugs.
The meds were a huge problem for me due to other health issues I have. Two weeks after my stent I stopped all but the 2 blood thinners, much to the dislike of the cardiologist, my GP and rehab. I've just reached the 6 month mark and feel confident to stop one of the blood thinners which causes me grief.
I've changed my diet significantly, dropped 45lbs and all my health markers are improving.
My plan is to completely reverse the calcium build up in my arteries (which is possible), and then cease all medication.
Well done
Hi I feel exactly the same, I had a transplant in July, apart from a collapsed lung, apparently I managed to cause that myself by rolling and dislodging a drain or something, 8 hrs in surgery but all is really good with my new heart, its the drugs that are really getting me down, steroids causing the moon face, 5 o'clock shadow, I am female 😭shakes etc, the immusupprestants cause a terrible taste making eating very difficult, I verge on underweight, terrible headaches, impaired kidney function, fatigue and a lot more, I hate to sound ungrateful for all the work done by the wonderful NHS and I have a fantastic consultant, but these drugs are awful quality of life at the moment is worse than before the op, I am constantly at the clinic for them, I know I have to take most of them for life, they keep telling me that things will get better, but not when, sorry about the long reply, feeling a bit miserable with it all today, char
I am really , really sorry for what you are going through which makes my bypass seems minor in comparison. If your cardiologist said it will get better in time then he must know what he’s talking about. In my case I just have a very sensitive Stomach/bladder and always been unable to take many drugs which worried me before my op. Not surprised you are down in the dumps you have been through much more than many of us and don’t be hard on yourself
I felt exactly the same. I had to have every drug changed. Couldn't breathe on ticagrelor, had hallucinations with another; another knocked me out so badly I could barely get out of the chair. Now on nothing except aspirin, the stomach protector and a statin. the thing is, many of these drugs are essential, especially at the start and there are plenty of alternatives
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