Heart attack recovery methods
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I was told different things when in the hospital by two different doctors but I do understand that I have a small amount of damage with the heart working at 47. It has been 2 1/2 weeks since my heart attack and the doctor is telling me it is left up to me when I should and want to go back to work. I have a job that I lift more then 50 lbs and I do not want to have another heart attack.
Also, I never had symptoms to begin with - had a stress induced heart attack and when the interventional cardiologist went in the next day he elected to stent the RCA which was found to be 90% blocked but had good flow. My heart attack was on left side of heart as I found out later. And given that I have 3 other locations with 20 to 30 % blockage I thought it might be worthwhile to make sure that my lifestyle changes we helping, or at least not causing a problem.
i was just googling my symptoms and found these symptoms linked again and again with heart attacks
I was wondering if you think this could have actually been a heart attack. I dont really like doctors, and hate feeling like a time waster. I would just like your opinion on what you think this may have been.
Thankyou.
Your situation is way too complicated for me to give much help. But, I will say echocardiograms that I have taken over the years are at best approximate and I have with effort stopped worrying about small changes that my cardiologist says is "no change". Are you valve measures from an echo? I believe there are some catheter (invasive) methods that give more accurate measurements.
pericarditis is MUCH more painful than that suffered by those that actually suffer what is typically known as a heart attack that kills the heart tissue. Funny...I didn't feel very fortunate as I was in agony in a foreign country but I do now knowing there is hope for a full recovery as opposed to bypass surgeries, etc.
Had a panic attack last week and since then my chest has been hurting me and my arms hurt along with small back pain.iv had it for a few days now.i keep thinking its signs for a heart attack but the doctor said nothing's wrong with me after a took an x Ray an blood test.Anyone else get these and is it normal?
I have recently been reading how heart rate recovery after exercise may be the best indicator of future cardiac health. My father died at 57 of a suuden heart attack. He unfortunately never took very good care of himself. I am a 38 year old male and have been exercising for years as well as watching my diet. I recently had a physical and my doctor said I was in great shape. EKG was fine. Although my LDL is borderline high at 141, my HDL is 81 and my triglycerides are 78.
I agree with cindy707, with this caveat... When I had my first heart attack, I decided that exercise and diet alone would solve my problems and rejected prescription drugs and followed a holistic approach. My EF was in the same 30% range. Following the holistic approach, my EF dropped lower and had two additional heart attacks. After my seventh stent I mixed in conventional medications but continued weight loss and exercise, and I haven't had a heart attack since.
Hi Everyone, I really hope someone can help me out here. I had a mild heart attack in February 2012 and had to have a stent inserted. Since then I've felt like a woman of 102, I work full time however once I get home in the evening my whole body seems to seize and I have to shuffle around as all my joints and muscles ache. In addition, I've developed Carpel tunnel and also Labrynthitis since having my heart attack!
My mom age 54 was of great weight and health, she did have rheumatic fever as a child and was currently taking anti depressants and gabapentin. She never had any warning signs. She felt a little dizzy and went to the ER.. The nurse went to get a bed pan and my Mom had a sudden cardiac arrest, her heart stopped. They started life saving measuresand it took 20 minutes to get her back. They said all that time she suffered severe brain damage from lack of oxygen.She coded in the ER.
---even though my blood serum tests showed up normal, I was obviously deficient as it also [healed] my heart arrhythmia, RLS, and muscle twitching. Magnesium is very important to get the nerves and muscles working smoothly together which is out of sync with GP.
As long as I take it the GP stays away--the rare times it comes back, I have gotten lazy and stopped the magnesium or have taken too many NSAIDs.
My husband had a heart attack over 2 years ago and never came home mentally afterwards. He had all the mood swings, unhappiness, thoughts of dying, taking many drugs daily, and just not being happy anymore with his current life. We were happily married for over 20 years and managed to get through many hard times but wasn't able to do that after his heart attack. Should I blame the heart attack, the drugs, or just him?
s younger than your mom, but the procedure is very common these days. My uncle had a massive heart attack and died in an airport. So I wish he'd had the opportunity for open heart surgery. Surgery is scary, but probably best way to go. Even if the risk is not an acute event like a heart attack the benefit probably outweighs the risk. My grandfather had some sort of artery operated on in his 80's when I was a kid.
My brother-in-law has had 2 open heart surgeries for an acute heart attack and based on his recovery is my basis and other than a back pain problems he was in good health. For individuals there are never hard/fast rules for any medical therapy, and too oftened that is not taken into consideration for a recovering patient. One year complete recovery time is a conservative estimate and not unreasonal.
My girlfriend, 50 years old, had a heart attack in May 2009 with good recovery. In January 2010 she had a blockage in a major artery causing another heart attack. The blockage was in an old stent so they cleaned it out and replaced the stent. She was released with no restrictions except for 5 days. She is paranoid now about her heart rate. She is afraid to do anything to raise it fearing another heart attack. She has a follow up appointment on the 5th of February...
Exercise capacity and heart rate recovery is a stronger predictor of risk than the severity of coronary disease, it is also a very good predictor of people at low risk who do not need aggressive treatment. Slow heart rate recovery is 12 beats or less per minute, and it is the first minute reaction time after a stress test that is the usual measurement.
Your doctor knows the major limitation of the stress test approach is that it requires high-grade stenosis to indicate heart attack risk. And high-grade stenosis, while a good indicator of advanced arterial disease, is NOT the major cause of myocardial infarctions (heart attack).
I've been having anxiety for about 6 long years, almost seems like hell in my case, but let's go back 6 years ago the night the hell started. I was laying in bed watching a movie to try and sleep until it hit me like a point blank gun shot to my chest.
I was released from the hospital a couple of days ago from a major heart attack and am only 30 years old. The cardiologist indicated that I should make a very good recovery but I'm scared, sad and confused and really don't know who I should turn to with questions. I'm trying to keep myself as calm as possible about it, but its hard not to break down. I've been getting a lot of family and friend support, but I feel like I just need to be by myself and search for answers.
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