i had a heart attack on the 7th of the4 2014 i got two stents in and been told my heart is not pumping at norm speed they have given me tabs

[d264]

to take beta bloks and a lot more is my heart likely to return to normal function

[sandybrown]

Hello d264,

I am afraid you need to consider life style change to get better and also take all your medication. Do you know the tabs you are taking?,

[d264 in reply to sandybrown]

yes the tabs are for diabetic beta blocks tabs for thinning the blood im also diabetic thank for advice

[sandybrown in reply to d264]

Hello d264,

Thanks. Do you take any medication for your heart problem?. I know from my brother who is 84 had two stents, one ten years ago and the second one this year and a TAVI (valve replacement) operation takes a lot of medication for heart problem.

[d264 in reply to sandybrown]

yes i do take tabs one i have to take for six months and two others for a longer time all in all 16 in the morn for the heart and diabetis and other probs

[d264]

thanks for responding to my reply

[patch14]

There is only one way to get these questions answered and that is to discuss them with your Cardiologist. As a diabetic you should already be following a GI diet and this is definitely the way to go. It has now been proved that the high carb diet is NOT right and replacing those low fat, non fat processed foods with a normal saturated fat diet with home cooked food and fresh fruit and vegetables and not all those smoothie drinks and juices and avoiding the processed meats, etc., should see you on the way to a healthy lifestyle. Of course, exercise is the most important thing you can do. You don't need to spend hundreds of pounds at the gym - just take a walk every day, perhaps twice a day if you can, increasing the distance, time and pace as the weeks go by and by the time the warm summer evenings come along you should be able to walk for a good hour and feel refreshed and rested when you get home. The endorphins that you produce during these walks go a long way to help your heart rate and your stress levels. You do not need to do exercise that makes your heart race, gentle walking and enjoying your surroundings are just as good for you. Best wishes.

[cleocat]

You should have had a cardiac team assigned to you at your hospital. My hubby had 2 heart attacks before bypass surgery. He has come on very well since his surgery but has some damage to his heart which is permanent. Having said this, he is now back at work - hgv driving - and leading a normal life. He is 68. He is taking medication and will always have to do so. He also had to have a pacemaker fitted.

You are in early days after your trauma and the advice you have been given by other contributors is good. Be led by your cardiac team nurses who should be giving you an exercise regime. Good luck!

[d264]

thanks to all for replying i now know more than i did and hope to take up your advice thank you