Exercise and angina

[Treeclimber62]

Hello everyone just a question for you all .I had a heart attack 11 years ago ,two stents fitted and medication followed. I've remained reasonably active I still work as a landscaper and tree surgeon although I'm retired ,I'm nearly 68 ,I still do a bit probably about 3 4 days a week .I started getting angina just before lock down quite serious at first a night at a@e followed .it eased off a lot so I just use the gtn now .I've started to do a bit of skipping to keep active only slow at the moment I have a blast on the gtn spray first .I seem to be ok no pain so I'm wondering if I should carry on or sit back and slip into old age if I'm lucky .I'm not having much luck with doctors its virtually impossible to see one and my local hospital is not at all helpful after one consultation after I'd been to a@e i heard nothing more the doctor muttered something about medication and microangnia and that was it .any thoughts are most welcome

[Kristin1812 Heart Star]

Do follow up with your GP the medication suggestions the Consultant made.If you are getting more angina, and are using a GTN spray more, you should discuss it, and get the help, possibly the medication, you need.

[Wooodsie]

Hi Treeclimber, stick with the exercise. I did the same as you when I had angina. I've had a bypass now and don't need the GTN. There are some who do get angina again as bypass and stents are not necessarily a lifetime cure.

Keep badgering your Dr, you could do with some investigations. A&E may refer you, but your Dr is best. A phone consultation should do it, tell the Dr that you can't exercise any more and he/she should refer you to your local heart hospital (I hope).

[Treeclimber62 in reply to Wooodsie]

Thank you for the advice its currently not too bad I can put up with it but will probably get worse

[perfumedpig44]

I'm 73 but your case sounds similar to mine, in that I've been active, but walking up hills is now becoming a challenge, unless I keep stopping. I'm also finding it hard to explore my aortic stenosis - mentioned by the radiographer during echocardiogram in early March - with doctors. All I have is a telephone consultation booked for early June! I've been given GTN spray, and after reading your post, I will def. be using it more, since I want to continue to take walking exercise - ie going at a reasonably fast pace.

[Treeclimber62 in reply to perfumedpig44]

Thank you for replying I have to do the same when walking up hills and there are quite a lot in this part of north Wales