Mild Heart Attack

[Wycliffe123]

Hi I had 3 episodes over the course of a week of what I thought was indigestion. I rang 111 for advice and an ambulance was sent and I was admitted to hospital it turned out it was a mild heart attack and I had a stent fitted. I’m home now but struggling to process it all is this normal? I’ve never been on medication now I’m on 8 tablets a day it’s all a bit of a shock. Thank you for reading.

[Seal59]

Yes, this is normal. It’s hard to take in. I haven’t been through it myself but seen my husband and a friend go through the same emotions. Hopefully someone who has been through it themselves can give you some advice, though everyone has their own journey.

[pasigal]

Yes, it's normal. I will say that you were extremely fortunate to be able to get to a hospital before you had a major, life-threatening heart attack, as I did. Excellent self-awareness to ring 111. There is a lot of good advice on here as many people have been through the same.

[Hidden]

Same happened to me. Couldn't believe when they said I'd had a HA. 3 stents, bag of Tablets, Thank goodness for the NHS. It does take time to process, Remember slow and steady wins the race. And you will find some really lovely people on this forum. So welcome🤗❤

[Loobycare in reply to Hidden]

What a lovely encouraging response from a bystander - not the initiator of the post .

[Qualipop]

Join the CLub. 6 years ago I had 3 days of horrific indigestion which also turned out to be a heart attack. The shock is very real. The tablets won't all be taken forever. They give the standard stuff to everyone. I now only take aspirin and a statin. In 3 or 4 weeks you shoudl hear from teh hospital with an appointment for cardiac rehab . Make sure you do it. It will do more for your confidence that any words will and you will get advice on diet, exercise and lifestyle. Instead of a disaster, look at it this way. You've had a warning and survived. If you take the advice and make any necessary changes , you can avoid much worse and can live a full longer life. You may stay on some medication, you may not but a tablet or two a day isn't a problem.. Don't panic. You survived. There are people on here running marathons after heart attacks.

[Harefieldfan]

similar thing happened to me. I fainted; ambulance came; they said mild heart attack. 5 days in hospital; two stents and a lifetime of pills. Take care of yourself; take the meds. If you’re on a blood thinner in addition to aspirin, you’ll be able to come off it in a year and will experience much less bruising. Do what they say, and enjoy cardiac rehab when it comes along. Take care!

[Carsry]

Perfectly normal to feel this way.

I had s mild heart attack last December had to stay in hospital, given a double bypass end Jan, and discharged February 3rd this year.

Physically I gained my strength back quickly, everyone saying I looked amazingly well. However, mentally I was in turmoil and so scared!! Sounds corny....but talking with family / friends and the wonderful nurses at cardio rehab really helped.

I'm on 8 tablets a day too, my chest post op scar is a keloid one so is very noticeable, but who cares! I'M STILL ALIVE,and really making the most of life. One thing this emotional journey has taught me is what's important in my life.

I really hope you feel more positive soon, give yourself time ok.

Best wishes to you xx 😘

[DWizza]

I had what I thought was trapped wind , really bad stabbing pain centre of my chest , I really wanted to burp it away .. ended up with quadruple bypass , nstemi heart attack lady July . I wrote quite a bit about my rehab , struggles and the mental aspects if you want to search for my posts if they might be of any help. A year plus down the line and I’m loving my rebirth , I’ve come a long way and done so much . Wishing you all the best in your journey 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[MountainGoat52]

Through reading posts on this forum, I have come to realise just how much having a heart attack affects people mentally. I was fortunate in that I recognised the signs fairly quickly, called 999, was blue lighted to the local cardiac unit and had two stents fitted all within 90 minutes.

I realised that I had been overdoing things, working until 11.30 pm to get a project finished before I became involved in setting up a house, with a 250 mile journey planned for the following day. After extensive tests, I later learnt that an hereditary factor was partly to blame as well as the stress caused by my work. What must be difficult is to have a heart attack without any obvious reason. All I can say to people is to keep positive, try to enjoy life as best you can and please don't feel you are any less a person having gone through this experience.