Bump in the road?

[daviesl5000]

Hi,

I'm 53 and had a heart attack 10 weeks ago. It took 5-6 hours to fix with a single stent. After the heart attack, I recorded a troponin level of 9000!

My recovery was going well. Within a week I was walking 4-6 miles a day. The walks were great both physically and mentally.

Recently my recovery seems to be going backwards. I've been suffering from worrying niggles. The worst was a chest pain and racing heart rate, which resulted in a visit to A&E (the blood tests indicated no heart attack).

The weather has changed for the worse, and I found it harder walk and have little time for exercise.

All this has put me in a downward spiral. Has anyone else hit bumps in the recovery road like this these?

⁣Cheers,

Lee

[BC4ever]

Maybe you have been doing too much and your body is telling you to slow down? I know we are all different, I'm 63, but my heart attack and stents was five months ago, and I'm only just starting to feel more like my old self. Take it easy, there's no rush. Listen to your body. Good Luck.

[daviesl5000 in reply to BC4ever]

Unfortunately when I listen to my body, it's very negative. I suppose I need to be more patient and positive 😃

[Dancerama]

Hi Lee, I had a heart attack aged 52, 12 months ago, single stent too, and although the rest of my cohort (who I did cardio rehab with) are all doing really well, I had an SVT a week after my stent then non-stop angina attacks ever since, but over the last 3 weeks my angina seems to have disappeared entirely. I am hoping it has resolved. On here, I read about other people's experience of having angina after a HA and stent, some had it for a few months, others a year or 18 months, before it resolved itself, so I'd say it sounds normal to experience such things as heart pain, angina, racing heart etc after a heart attack and a stent. If you were walking 4-6 miles after a week that sounds like great progress, it took me months to be able to do that. I bought a device recently called Kardia Mobile that lets you do your own ECG at home, and it tells you if things are normal or not. My cardiologist knows of these devices and says they are credible and useful, and said I can send him any ECG read outs that are abnormal (the read out tells you, you don't have to analyse it yourself). So if you're worried and want to capture any events to show to your GP or cardiologist (or A&E) then you might want to consider something like that.

[daviesl5000 in reply to Dancerama]

I bought a kardia a few years back when I was suffering from the occasional afib. They're a great device for piece of mind. Although I captured the afibs clearly, the consultant didn't feel the need for any action as the were not frequent and I was quite "young".... I wonder?

I've noticed ever since the heart attack, when I have a fluttering feeling, the minute I get out the kardia it stops. Must be in my head 😂

[Strawweddrain]

Hi

Nearly 3 months since my HA and like you I’ve had a blip in my recovery. I’ve had to slow down and reduce the amount of walking as I’ve found my HR speeds up too much and I get back pains. I can only manage about 2.5 miles., was hoping to be doing more by now but will accept this is it for now. Had an ECG check but all seems ok. Like you I love walking it clears the mind and nothing nicer than being in fresh air. But it’s getting colder which really affects me so I’m going to concentrate on indoor exercise too. I’ve got a basic exercise bike and I’ve started doing some cardio online videos after recently finishing cardio rehab which has been brilliant. If you can get on a cardio rehab course at your local hospital this will really boost you.

Good luck in your recovery 💕

[Qualipop]

I would guess you've done too much too soon. 4 to 6 miles a week after a HA is a lot. The heart has been damaged and needs time to heal.