Well, to look on the bright side, it's being treated and this should just be a (big) change to my training plan. The down side is that I had a heart attack yesterday ☹️.
It seems that it's more down to bad luck than anything specific.
I'm generally in good shape and being treated in hospital .so the outlook is good
Oh my word, I am so sorry!!!!!!!!! I hope you can keep your spirits up, get out of hospital soon, and rest well.
Thinking of you xxxxxx
You need all the support you can get SkiMonday, so sorry about your heart attack, we here on C25K and Marathon Support wish you the speediest of recovery.
I’m so sorry about your heart attack. Wishing you a speedy recovery. 🤗
Thanks Lavender. It hasn't half made a mess of my training plans
Oh crikey! That's a swerve ball and a half and must pretty much top the 'bad luck' leaderboard! Do as you're told and we look forward to having you back on plan as soon as allowed. Take care.
Thanks Linda. Well, at least I'm in the lead at something! I'm now 100% focused on taking it easy (and posting here, I can still post about running even if I can't run for a while).
You certainly can. It's great to stay in touch and enjoy runs by proxy 😂. The other thing I've been doing is volunteering at parkrun and local races - nice to get an atmosphere fix every now and again; may be something to consider once you're up and about 🙂
Bugger!! Glad you're still standing/sitting to tell the tale!!
Blimey, I guess it came from out of the blue!?
Just do as you're told... rest and relax, the rest will wait 👍🏻
Thanks, it could have been a lot worse! I felt fine in the morning, sat down at my desk with lunch then had a tight feeling across my chest which lasted for about 20 minutes. Turns out, that was the heart attack. Nothing since and I'm on medication for it so I should be OK 🌝
You must take great care of yourself...and take the drs advice for when you stRt again. Which I hope you will xx
I found that the BHF operate "Heart Support Group" sessions which might help. However, they're all some distance away (there's one in the Forest of Dean, which is where I had my HM booked - Hurrumph again). I guess I need to wait and see what the hospital offers. Figuring out what level to start back at could be interesting! I suspect it might start with gentle walks.
I am so sorry, I hope you get well soon.
Oh my goodness! I hope you’re ok! Look after yourself!
😳 And here I am complaining about my foot! Look after yourself fella, listen to the doctors... I know it's hard to believe sometimes, but there are more important things in life than running... like Life.
Cheers! I do have to remind myself at times that the main reason for running is to maintain my health. Hope your foot's sorted soon. Not sure why 🤔, but I seem to remember you achieving 10 miles recently, congratulations for that!
Yeah, thank you... That's what hurt my foot! 😂
That’s a blow. Best wishes for a good recovery.
Oh no SkiMonday - what a shock. So glad you are in the hands of the doctors, and are resting up. Wishing you a good, speedy recovery. The training plans can certainly wait. x
Thanks Sadie. It certainly wasn't in my training plan!
Oh flip, that’s something I didn’t expect to read on here. I read your post several times in disbelief.
I really hope you’re doing ok. Take huge care of yourself, and we’re all here thinking of you. ❤️
Thanks Cheeky. Yeah, it's not something that I was expecting either! I guess it serves as a reminder that, although we can do a lot to improve our chances, nothing's guaranteed.
I'm now following orders to take it easy (seems that posting on here is OK: my pulse is currently 56).
Post away then. We can help keep you chipper!
OK, here's a question: is it reasonable to post a direct statement like my "I've just had a heart attack" or would a more subtle beginning like "I'm feeling a bit under the weather today" be better?
I think your statement was perfectly appropriate - I guess my surprise about it came after reading the lighthearted heading! That relates more to what I did on my run this morning - I fell down a hole! Your predicament is a whole lot worse.
Hope you’re feeling ok today. 🤞
I'd say that yours could be far less of a problem or it could be much worse, depends on the size of the hole 😁.
😅😅 Yes I suppose you have a point there! 😅😅
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Oh wow SkiMonday! So sorry to read this but am very thankful you are well enough to tell us about it. Do be a good patient and take care of yourself. When you get back to running, the HM will be that much sweeter.
Cheers! Just hope I don't have to go back to W1R1!
Nah, you won't be going back to the beginning. You'll maintain fitness. Just don't expect to restart where you left off, be prepared to be a bit slower and slowly work back up.....once the doc says ok, of course.
I'm hoping there will be some sort of rehab scheme that will guide me.
I'm sure there will be. A friend of mine went through the same thing and the hospital had a rehab programme for her to follow. She wasn't a runner, but there was some stress testing involved and walking for her.
Sounds good, I'm going to ask about that as soon as I get the chance. How's your friend now?
She's doing great! She had some anxiety afterwards which is quite common and can mimic the symptoms but once she got through that, she hasn't looked back.
So sorry to hear this. That is some way to get out of doing a HM 😂 Take care and hope everything is back to normal soon x
Thanks Sandie. Not sure how it's going to work out yet, but dodging the HM could mean that my first event is a full marathon! A kind of fat, frying pan, fire sort of thing. There again, instead of the marathon, I could be doing W1R1.
Omigods I only just read this! Swift recovery xxx
Thanks Flick! Working on it!
Oh my goodness! All the very best for your recovery - take it easy, but keep reading and posting on here to keep motivated. It might help maintain fitness as well, you never know!
Thanks. It's looking like I won't get out of here till next week. Still, I'm all fired up to do, err, "almost nothing" as soon as I get home 🏃🤔🛌💤💤💤
Wow, glad you are ok now. That is a bit of a shock. Same thing happened to a close friend of mine and it was a real shock to him and us as well. He was very fit. But he listened to the docs, got on meds, adjusted diet and is managing it well now. Look after yourself mate.
Cheers Decker. I guess medication will help but the only lifestyle changes I can think of are cutting down on beer and butter ☹️. Still, my body's given me a very unsubtle hint so I guess it needs to be done. These next few months are going to be interesting.
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