Query paranoia?

[Bartie123]

After a successful Stent procedure in 2019 is it normal to still feel paranoid after every little twinge?

Worried

[Hidden]

Hello

I would say a big yes depending on what kind of nature you are

I had a triple Bypass nearly 10 months ago but I am anxious by nature and I am still not convinced everything is fine even after my Surgeon had me back doing scans to try and settle me down

Everytime I get a twinge I am thinking what was that , have I felt it before , why did I get it and on and on my mind goes

I am sorry it is happening to you but hopefully in time you will be that confident everything is alright that it will stop happening but you are not on your own feeling like this x

[Bartie123 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. It’s so hard to be sensible and just stop worrying! I was always totally optimistic till my procedure! Glad I’m

Not alone!

[Hidden in reply to Bartie123]

x

[bridgeit]

Oh yes, perfectly normal in my experience! If you haven't already, try meditation - especially focus on breathing. Mindful meditation/breathing might help you relax when fear gets a grip. Here's a web reference to get you started, there are lots of resources out there:

mindfulnessexercises.com/6-...

😊

[Ourdill in reply to bridgeit]

There's a great free app called "insight timer" that should cover all meditation requirements..it's really good

[Hidden]

Dear Bartie123

Is it really paranoia? Or like me is it that you are just tuned into your body now, especially your heart? The poor thing was something that for years I just didn’t think about until the day it told me it was a massive part of me.

My journey is still on going and hopefully will end soon with having all the best that can be offered me gladly taken.

Not only do these twinges remind me about my heart they also remind me how great full I am for the teams of people {many I will never know} that worked to able me to reply to you.

I don’t think {personally} that I will ever take my heart for granted again, but even though I still have to have a bit more done, it has a habit of telling me that it is here working as it should.

I have type this line many times on here, but when I ask the cardiologist the almost exact question as yours he replied that I sleep for X hours a night and my heart is still doing its job without my worrying about it.

Enjoy your life and let your heart, legs, arms etc remind you now and then that they are all apart of you and I hope they all are for years to come.

Take care.

[Heyjude31 in reply to Hidden]

Lovely post 🤗🤗🤗🥰

[Ourdill in reply to Hidden]

I'm soo aware of my heart beat 2yrs to the day I had my attack and stent.. especially when in bed or just resting.. hearts don't beat like a clock..they are more irregular and it's horrible to feel because I never noticed it at all before. I still get instantly anxious when I feel this but I've had to get a kinda ritual to get away from it..think about other things..lie in a certain position, otherwise it escalates and I end up a proper soaked sweaty sobbing 45 yr old man. Least I wake up every morning so it's not that bad I guess x

[ETHEL103]

Yes.I had flutter ablation on.may 16th and I'm still constantly pulse checking and as you say every twinge I think oh no.Im sure in time it gets easier.

[Bartie123]

Thanks everyone! It’s good to know I’m not alone!

[Chappychap]

Where does your worry take you?

Does it give you the resolve to stop smoking? The discipline to lose weight? The commitment to drag yourself off the sofa and down to the gym? The will power to put down that take away menu?

If it does these things then embrace it as your truest friend and ally.

If not then seek help. You'll never be free of anxiety, it's part of who you are, the challenge is to make it work for you rather than against you.

Good luck!

[Qualipop]

IT's not paranoia, it's normal worry. I'm pretty sure everyone gets like that. I had HA in 2018 and still worry if I get breathless or any pain. I was told I have two more blockages as well as those they stented but hey we ren't bad enough for stents. I wonder constantly whether they've got worse. As cardio discharged me immediately I talked to my gP who was happy to send me for an echo scan and a holter monitor just to set my mind at rest.

[Heyjude31]

Hello, for me, I think it is totally normal. As BeKind has said, we hope in time the impact of the twinges will lessen. I try to do as many things as possible to distract me. I was away for a few days last week with family and a very boisterous grandson. I actually felt ‘normal’ whatever that is for us hearties! for some of the time. Take care and be kind to yourself and not expect to much.

[Ourdill]

I'm exactly the same 2 yrs on. I missed out on all cardiac rehab due to covid closures as well and any follow ups due to covid closures, so have been left to fend for myself and just deal with it. Ended up on a large dose of antidepressants which kinda take the anxiety away, but I still worry at twinges. I kinda tell them to shut up in my head and try getting on with what I'm doing. Doc reckons I have some form of PTSD because of the last 2 yrs but Im just trying to get on with life. Hope you can get through ok.. we are always here to support ya x

[Ourdill]

I get sweaty just going up the stairs and breathless with it after just the shortest exercise .even just walking, and this never happened before my H/A which was actually 2 yrs ago today 😳!! I'm back in the docs Thurs for a blood test and meds review. Something's not quite right ..I can't wait to be able to get fit again..but good for you..such achievement s...well done x

[Ourdill]

If I go upstairs and back I need to change my t-shirt..it's beyond a joke now and I dunno why lol..it'll be sorted soon I'm sure.

[Ourdill]

Yeah I take ramipril, bisopralol, aspirin, and atorvastatin, but also monomil which is like a slow release GTN to relive the mild angina I have as well. Oh and I've since had cameras down my throat as I was unable to swallow properly and I have a 2cm hiatus hernia so take omeprazole for that as well. Wonder if the daily concoction has anything to do with the sweating and fatigue. Hopefully the results of my bloods will shed some light 😁

[Ourdill in reply to Ourdill]

Oh and I take sertraline to ease anxiety and the PTSD the docs say I have from the last 2 yrs. Deffo need to get the meds checked out

[Sandra1964Marie]

I had a cardiac arrest also in 2019, no symptoms at all. I still find it difficult to move on as every twinge , cough or unwell feeling is massive in my mind , so I fully get what your saying. Speaking to others does help and I like time to deal with each worrying time my way till it passes

[Bartie123 in reply to Sandra1964Marie]

Thank you! I hate not being the person I was! I feel very lonely sometimes although I have a very supportive husband. Trouble is he’s mega fit for 83! X