Introducing myself

[BX2024]

Good morning. Introducing myself. My partner had a STEMI in Nov 2022. We were incredibly 15 mins from A+E and he is doing well now. He was 51 at the time. I am now 5 months pregnant with our 6th child, our only one together with the rest from previous relationships. I am feeling renewed panic about his health and life expectancy (which has never gone away but been less profound than now). I am looking to share and learn positive health stories and tips with others. Many thanks! B

[Biscuit08]

Good Morning, Congratulations on your pregnancy.

Just want to say my husband with no health issues was 49 when we had our child. I was 31. He is still as far as aware healthy at 65 years old and our son is 15.

I am 47 and the one who after an abnormal ECG is awaiting a referral to a Cardiologist.

I guess the moral we shouldn’t worry about what hasn’t happened and live one day at a time. As long as your partner continues his guidance and attends his appointments.

I should take this advice as I am currently in a complete stress.

[BX2024 in reply to Biscuit08]

Ah thank you for your lovely response. In my rational moments I do say, people have all sorts of impacts at all ages, we've no idea what is around the corner. I am sorry that you are also feeling stressed! I did read, The Power of Now, Ekhart Tolle which has helped with relaxation and being in the now.

[Happyrosie]

congratulations on your pregnancy. I remember when my husband first had angina at the age of 59 I thought my life was over. He’s almost 82 now!

We followed the guidance given by the rehab team.

If you are like most women it’s YOU who is in charge of your husband’s diet. So the pressure is on you to help him eat healthily.

Freshly prepared food and leave out, as much as possible, foods containing UPF”s. That is, ingredients that you wouldn’t have in your kitchen. For example, fat-free yoghurts contain additives to make the product palatable. Additives in shop-bought bread are inevitable, as the government insists on certain vitamins being added - no probs there.

But otherwise research Mediterranean diet but you don’t need to go overboard about products that you might see advertised alongside. Just fresh food. Which is probably cheaper anyway especially if you batch cook.

[BX2024 in reply to Happyrosie]

Thank you so much for your lovely reply. I am in charge of his diet...maybe I should start making bread. I do only have sourdough but can't imagine that's enough to safeguard against additives. I'll do some research on bread making...we do follow the advice and he is very active. It's hereditary for him rather than smoking or weight. Although also at risk of diabetes as a hereditary factor too...

[BTC1997]

I just commented on someone else’s post that my MI was 1 August 2024, and one thing I’ve learned is that having access to good data is really helpful and reassuring. I can only speak to Fitbit because it’s what I use, but I find it extremely useful to have analysis of sleep, stress, heartrate etc. as well as a record of exercise.

It takes the guesswork out of what’s going on and there are plenty of options for wearables other than Fitbit, some of which are less than £50.