Felling g like I don't know what to do

[Wals]

I Had an attachment k in August and I can't get my head around what's happened in my head I think k I can just do as I did but then I find I start feeling a bit weird a bit out of breath and have on one aside so become very pale and tired the last few days I have had pain in my left arm and also some in my chest can anyone tell me howucj rest is needed and what is meant by rest and for how long I have always been very active and worked seven days now I'm feeling g a bit useless

[Andyman]

All thesr questions should be asked of your doctor. We are each different to each other and we cannot say for you.

[sca2013]

I'm not familiar with an attachment K, however I'm guessing you must have had some kind of major cardiac event that has put you in this state of being. This I have some experience with. I had an ischemic event where I flat lined in 2001 and then survived cardiac arrest in Dec 2013 and sustained an anoxic brain injury as a result of that. I also was a raging workaholic prior to this last event. So I think I can relate to some of what you're going through as to feeling a bit useless. At this point don't even worry about whether or not you are or are not useless. First take care of yourself so you are capable of being useful. Make taking care of you the number one thing that you are useful for. In answer to your questions "How much rest is needed and what is meant by rest and for how long"

1. As much as you can get. I found pacing myself helped. By this I mean whatever you are doing and start to feel fatigued or just not well. Stop what you're doing and take a rest.

2. Rest can be just laying down or sitting down and/or listening to relaxing music or taking a nap. Or reading a light subject book. Go for a mild walk outside. Meditate. Basically you're taking a break from whatever it was you were doing. And by all means don't continue to push yourself to finish something like you probably did before all of this happened. Pushing yourself with slow down and can even regress your healing. I know this stuff as I have tried many times to push through even though I know it will end up a negative afterwards. Please learn from my mistakes.

3. How long - until you feel somewhat refreshed and your pain and or stress levels have come down. That might be 5-10 minutes or an hour or the rest of the day. When in doubt rest longer. And the as to how many weeks or months, for as long as you're not able to work like you used to be able to. There is no race. If you're dead you really can't do anything at that point. So take all the time you need to get better. That is your main 24/7 job now.

In the end for me I got back to working 4 hours per day four days per week. Quite a reduction from my old life. That is all I could do and that was a major adjustment for me to accept. But this is just me. You may be able to do more or less. Thing is be prepared to accept whatever that new is.

Feel free to contact me with any other questions or concerns.

[Wals in reply to sca2013]

Thank you