Time in hospital

[Keepbees]

Just spent an overnight stay in hospital as had a fainting episode felt dreadful so was taken to hospital by ambulance. Had another fainting episode while having an x-ray doctors not bothered said all the numbers where normal didn't even bother asking me what happened. I could be a doctor if all I relied on is numbers and no medical intuition. Feel very alone now and have to say frightened.

I will think twice before calling 999 what's the point.

[MONIREN]

Don't ever feel that calling for help silly, true there are some that treat you like that. I've had cardiac nurses that chat in the distance that I must be doing something wrong because I've had 6 angiograms. That's before I had microvascular disease diagnosed. You can do all the right thing but unfortunately you have no control over what happens inside. There is no hard and fast rule when to call for an ambulance, but it's your life on the line! You get an instinct for the right time. Listen to your body, no one else can. Take care.

[Keepbees in reply to MONIREN]

Hi thanks for your encouragement it's very much appreciated.

You take care too.

[Clerkenweller]

You know what you describe sounds to me like an anxiety attack. I’ve had 2 since developing angina, stenting and lots of meds. Felt faint, body vibrating, very low pulse rate, couldn’t walk or stand ended up in A&E. everything checked out clear and after 2 hours felt fine. Only after the second event did a doc in the hospital suggest what it was. There are techniques you can use to overcome the attack. It does help for a start to lnow it’s not life threatening!

[Patsey07]

Hello, sorry to hear you have been feeling unwell and faintest. Do you know what your resting heart beat is? If it goes very low this can cause black outs/fainting as well as feeling unwell? Time you got to hospital your heart May well have returned to a more normal number?

I wear a fitness watch which gives me my rhb. I spoke to my gp as have been feeling even more unwell and it has been dipping very low and like you scared. He has told me to call 999 when it goes below 40 as my cardiology appointment isn’t till mid May.

Speak to your GP and good luck

[LBCdance]

I agree wholeheartedly with others on this post. Please never feel silly about calling for help. Unfortunately many medics and nurses - and yes, I know they are stretched and stressed - forget to listen to patients and also that the first thing to prescribe is kindness. It's amazing how your anxieties and fears can be alleviated by being treated seriously and with respect, and I believe that saves time for everyone in the end. Always remember that we all matter![

[lisburb]

If you dont feel well always ask for help. My friend collapsed at a family bbq a couple of years ago, she came round and wanted to carry on. Luckily, the neighbour was a nurse and was having none of it and dialled 999. She was taken to hospital and kept in for a few days for tests, turned out she was severely dehydrated, but they did discover she had a problem with one of her kidneys too. So its always best to be checked out

[Thanksnhs]

Hi when I collapsed in my Gp's and was taken to A&E I was apologising to the nurse for wasting her precious time as it was probably nothing, she told me that they would much rather people came in if they were feeling really ill and it turned out not to be life threatening, than people not going at all and they were seriously ill, I had heart failure that I new nothing about, I am so glad I was in the surgery as I doubt I would have made the call myself with dire consequences char

[Mursennod]

I think busy people forget that a patient's alarm is real, even if medically it turns out to be ill-founded. They really ought to explain, or if there's no time, to point you in the right direction. An unforewarned collapse could be a simple but scary vasovegal episode. Hope its nothing worse