Scared 😳

[Teztickles]

So here I am two weeks after being told I'd had a heart attack. I'm now home but feel so under prepared for it. Every single twinge is sending my imagination into overdrive 'is it another one's?.. I had no real symptoms.. a bit heart burny, a lot of wrist and elbow bow pain and intense jaw pressure (for want of a better way of describing it).. something must have alarmed hubby cos he called an ambulance ... No one seemed to bothered either in the ambulance or hospital but after 5 hrs and very little monitoring hubby asked what was happening, a repeat blood test and suddenly I was in resus being monitored as all my bloods showed heart attack. I spent nearly a week in hospital but was sent home after an angiogram showed nothing untoward - no stents or surgery needed. I'm told that this is great news. But now I'm home. I've been referred to cardio rehab (no idea how long this will take??) but other than that I've had no real advice - not even when to return to work or normal family routines. I'm getting a lot of palpitations and general uncomfortableness in my chest area and I just don't know if this is normal or not. I'm taking a while koad of new meds and don't really even know what they are or what they are for. I'm just so scared. Apologies for the long post... Thank you for reading xxx

[RTCLP1]

Hi, There are many Hearties on here who were just where you were when they had their heart attacks, including me (I'm 10 weeks on). It's a very supportive group. From my experience, the first few weeks were really hard as I was discharged and told my GP and the Cardiac Nurse would call to discuss rehab, but that didn't happen until the 4 week point, and I/my wife and I felt really alone and unsure about what was normal or not. This is where this group can be of great support. Also, go to the British Heart Foundation website and call the BHF Cardiac Nurses, they can be a great source of help and advice. The website has lots of good information on there, too.

I'm on a whole host of medication - given a big bag when I left hospital without much of an explanation. My surgeries Practice Nurse explained it all to me, plus the Cardiac Rehab often offer additional sessions, including one of medication - they are worth going to, especially if you'd like to ask questions.

[Teztickles in reply to RTCLP1]

Thank you so much for your reassuring words. I really appreciate the time you have taken and will certainly be looking at the BHF and other things you've mentioned. 🙏🏻🫶🏻🙏🏻🫶🏻