Hello all , missed out on rehab after ha in Oct/20 as corvid + live out in the sticks what did I miss ? feel abit alone

[Herb61]

I'm not myself yet, walking on flat OK ish but any carrying or clipping jobs ware's me out still waiting MRI to decide what's to do next ,taking ages !

[stillaboveground]

Hi Herb61, you are never alone on this site, we are all here for each other. This dammed Covid lark is slowing everything down, but I am sure you will hear something soon. You can access the NHS rehab program on you tube, and I think others on here will be able to tell you of other ways of accessing the rehab exercises. Take care.

Ruth

[Herb61 in reply to stillaboveground]

Thank you ,I'm still rusty on these its all new still. will start looking x

[Clerkenweller]

If you get a chance for rehab classes take it. There you will learn good exercise regimes, discuss diet and more importantly meet others with whom you can share experiences. In the meantime the BHF have excellent free advice sheets for exercise and diet.

[Herb61 in reply to Clerkenweller]

Thanks for info I'm going to an appointment with cardiac nurse Friday some different drug they want to put me on instead of ramipril ,hope its a re gen type 😃

[FiftyNotOut]

Hi Herb - I’m having rehab, albeit over the phone, after a HA in April this year. The main benefit has been the psychological support. Some hospitals have psychologists so it might be worth asking, or asking your GP, if you feel you’d benefit from that.

The physical advice was helpful - really it’s to aim for 150 minutes of exercise that raises your heart rate per week and do strength and flexibility exercises. I worried about overdoing it - advice is to apply the “talk” test. So you should be out of breath, but able to hold a conversation. There are workouts on the BHF website which range in fitness level. Start at level 1, when that gets easier move up. The workouts don’t need any special equipment - they’re also on YouTube.

[Herb61 in reply to FiftyNotOut]

Hi I've been walking abit farther each day when I can + Mrs gives me plenty to do hoovering / gardening so not sitting still thank you for your info