Heart attack recovery therapy
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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.
From the ER, they took him to a hospital that provided him with hypothemia therapy where his body was brought down to about 85 degrees. He has survived the heart attack and all of his vitals are very good. Our concern is how long his brain recovery may take. He is receiving therapy, walking, motor skills coordination activities, speech therapy and he appears to be doing remarkedly well although he is sometimes confused and a little agitated.
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...
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.
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.
Hi I'm 39 and had a heart attack a month ago got the usual meds but not a lot of support I'm just wondering how I'm meant to feel or what everybody feels when it happens to them ?
I am on Plavix for my Heart Attack and my husband is on Coumadin for a blood clot he had 3 years ago 1 month after he had broken his ankle and had to have surgery. I say he should be off the Coumadin already. He went back to work full time after the broken ankle and also lost 60 lbs. He says the Plavix is just as bad.
After the initial phase of myocarditis, some patients can experience complete recovery, others may develop chronic heart failure due to injured heart muscle. Recovery will depend as well on medical therapy to reduce heart size, reduce the heart's afterload by vessel dilatation, increase contractility, etc.
Patients who have had myocarditis are at some risk for sudden unexpected, potentially fatal, heart rhythm abnormalities.
He also learned that based on the damage to his heart that this was probably not his first heart attack. His heart muscle was so damaged and weak that at one point it was at 8% capacity. The team of cardiologists told me that they weren't sure if he'd survive a surgery. So we waited and they pumped him with meds to make his heart function better. They finally decided that they would do a high risk bypass surgery. My husband ended up getting 6 bypasses.
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.
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.
My brother just had a heart attack that damaged 1/3 of his heart. The doctor has placed two stents into his artery. My husband and I are arguing over whether or not the muscle can repair itself. I thought it could after a few weeks but due to the scar tissue the function was not the same. Is this correct?
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.
Heart muscle damage can happen with ischemia (lack of blood flow) causing heart cells to die from a myocardio infarction (MI) or heart attack and that can happen without symptoms (that happened to me...hospitalized with chf). The stroke happens due to lack of blood flow or pressures rupture the small vessels, etc.
The prognosis depends on the underlying cause and the treatment thereof but I don't know the implication of a stroke for recovery (may require physical therapy).
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