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[Flowerpetal93]

Hi just recovering from type two stemi

no advice on leaving hospital other than take it easy?

no cardiac rehab.

pulse is from 40 to 163 with litle effort.

also have gall bladder stones so never sure which pain is causing problem.

any advice.

[Lowerfield_no_more]

First, you should be chasing your hospital to find out if they have a cardio rehab programme, and if they do, are you on the waiting list to attend and roughly when will you be starting. If your hospital don't run a cardio rehab group the BHF run an online course, or if you can afford it there might be paid for courses available. In terms of advice on what you should and shouldn't be doing in the short and medium term it might be worth a chat with the BHF Heart Helpline nurse, who can offer professional advice on your circumstances.

[Flowerpetal93 in reply to Lowerfield_no_more]

Hi

Thank you for your information.

I did contact our local cardiac rehab.but was told they only deal with people who have clogged arteries.

My mine are clear.

I will try to contact the BHF nurse.

Fowerpetal

[DWizza]

I can’t believe you were discharged without any notes for advice of any kind and how rehab works. I received a comprehensive briefing from physios, surgeons , head nurse and a pharmacist plus the written information that advised on everything, including exercise I was expected to do and contacts for the rehab ( I had to follow it up).

Definitely get back in touch with your hospital /GP. That’s pretty shoddy in my opinion. I hope you get it sorted . ❤️

[Flowerpetal93 in reply to DWizza]

Hi

thank you for your reply.

no I only had angiogram,five days in heart care and then a four day ECG when I was discharged.

My G.P only received notification that I had a cardiac event from AE

I contacted the secretary yesterday who said a letter had been sent on 6th September but I have not received it yet.

I am on medication but heart rate ranges from 38 to 163 with very little effort?

I am thinking on seeing a cardiologist in the private sector.

Flowerpetal

[Smitty1956]

Hi, Flowerpetal93,

I am sorry to hear that you recently had a HA. It is often difficult to get our heads around that. I had a NSTEMI in March 2022. I felt gobsmacked at the time, and I was released from the hospital with little to no information. However, the hospital did automatically set an appointment with my GP for one week following my HA, and set appointments for further testing.

I have read the responses to your post and see that you were given some good information already.

I will add that you may want to look at your diet and make any needed changes. After my HA, I started eating more small meals that mainly included raw vegetables and fruit. Now, I like to have (for example) a small handful of blueberries, a sliced banana, a small yogurt, and an English muffin for breakfast. Some days, I will have oatmeal, blueberries and a banana for breakfast instead. I might have low-fat cottage cheese, raw cherry tomatoes, and sugar snap peas for lunch. I would just suggest eliminating salt as possible, and eating more green leafy veggies and other veggies and fruits, whole grains and nuts.

If you smoke, try to stop. If you can walk right now, start small—maybe even 5 minute segments—walking inside your house. Walking can be good, so whatever you feel that you can manage.

Try to manage your stress levels. I know that this can be very difficult to do. You might want to look at phone apps for breathing activities and reflection activities that you can use anywhere/any time. I will include a link for a hand-on-heart technique that I find comforting. Just watch the video. The link also explains the 5–4–3–2–1 technique:

urmc.rochester.edu/behavior...

I hope that you can get things sorted with your doctors soon, and that you get a plan for moving forward. Best wishes! ❤️

[Flowerpetal93 in reply to Smitty1956]

Hello

Thank you for your advice.

I have spoken to the BHF nurse and she too has given me some good advice.

I think the biggest thing is being told you have had a HA I’m 83 and always been very active so suddenly I’m not sure what I can do.

I’m sure I’m going to ok.

Thank you

Flowerpetal

[Smitty1956 in reply to Flowerpetal93]

Flower petal,

You sound strong and confident to me, so I think that you should be fine! I’m glad that you were able to get in touch with the BHF nurse to get some good advice too.

Take care and best wishes! 🌼🌺🌸❤️