Heaviness

[SRDS]

Dear All

My husbandhad a quadruple bypass 13 weeks ago. He is feeling a strange feeling that comes when he walks a bit after having sat for a while. The strange thing is that when he keeps walking, the feeling disappears. He walks and runs a bit too, without that heavy feeling. The gp did not see him. The receptionist would not book an appointment.

If this gets worse, we will call 111.

Just wanted to ask if anyone had a similar experience?

Shaivi

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Dear SRDS

You have to first remember that I am not medically trained, but it is sounding like it could be the medication that he is on as this is a common side effect of a lot of them.

Very annoyed for you that the receptionist deemed it not worthy of booking an appoint with the DR about this matter, because as you have guessed something else could { and I say could } be going on.

Take a note of what and when this feelings happens and keep a record of it for later discussions.

Your pharmacist is a good point of call with ref to the side effects of the medication.

But to relive the anxiety that the pair of you have ,I would not hesitate in contacting 111 or get to your local A&E.

Hopefully it is nothing, but you will never know until you ask the question to the right persons.

Take care and please let us know.

[SRDS in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Blue1958 I am keeping a record of when, what and how with regards to this. He stopped bisoprolol recently. Could be that. He said if it gets worse, he will call 111. He is a nurse so I tend to do as he says with regards to medical matters. Also, he us stubborn and will do as he deems fit. That is another reason 🤣

Will let you guys know.

Thanks again xx

Shaivi

[Hidden in reply to SRDS]

Your reply did make me smile, we have a nurse in the family and they make the worst patients! Think you are on the right track with the Bisoprolol its a powerful drug.Take care

[SRDS in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Blue1958 😊 You too. Will keep you updated

[MountainGoat52]

If you have an oximeter or other means of checking your husband's pulse rate, then it might be worthwhile checking his "at rest" pulse rate. I suffered similar symptoms to your husband, having a heavy sluggish feeling, often accompanied by light-headedness when I stood up after being sat. My pulse was in the 40s when I had been sat for a while and it was slow to pick up. I referred this matter to my GP and after a meeting with the practice pharmacist, my beta blocker was reduced. Now all is back to normal.

Whatever the cause, I feel the matter should be referred to your husband's GP. When faced with an obstructive receptionist, I usually ask whether they are medically trained to make the decision of whether I get to see (or speak) to a GP. Thankfully my current GP practice has reasonable reception staff.

[SRDS in reply to MountainGoat52]

Thank youYes we did Sats. It was ok. The pulse went from 40 to 80. That is from stopping bisoprolol i think.

You are right. It should be referred to gp. I willcspeak to my husband about this.

Thanks again

[timontrak]

Yes, very frustrating that you weren't given an appointment. I've taken to straight away saying to the receptionist when I ring up "I'm just recovering from a heart attack ..." which seems to do the trick with mine.

[SRDS in reply to timontrak]

Lol I said that. That made her send me to a&e faster than 🤣🤣I think they may not like to take the risk with heart issues. Should not be the case though. Got to get them to see him

Thanks again