Had a heart attack

[MarillionFan]

So, being brilliantly on the at risk list due to my manic lifestyle imagine my surprise that yesterday, the wife, not me had a heart attack.

Having complained of headaches and chest pains for a few days. She went to doctors and they said it was anxiety and gave her some tablets.

Yesterday she complained of feeling worse and by last night I took her to A&E where after 5 hours she was put on a cardiac recovery unit.

So it seems they think she's had a blockage, and a heart attack and they are waiting to do further tests.


With those who have experience what happens next?

[mudskipper]

So, being brilliantly on the at risk list due to my manic lifestyle imagine my surprise that yesterday, the wife, not me had a heart attack.

Having complained of headaches and chest pains for a few days. She went to doctors and they said it was anxiety and gave her some tablets.

Yesterday she complained of feeling worse and by last night I took her to A&E where after 5 hours she was put on a cardiac recovery unit.

So it seems they think she's had a blockage, and a heart attack and they are waiting to do further tests.


With those who have experience what happens next?

Hope she's OK. Shout if you need babysitter (for hospital visits, not for going out boozing!)

They'll put in stents and she'll be hunky dory.

[NotAllThere]

With those who have experience what happens next?

You change your lifestyle so the risk of it happening to you is reduced?

[MrMarkyMark]

Very sorry to hear that, hope she gets well soon...

Time for you to take stock, also?

[Hobosapien]

Hopefully it's the 'classic' warning sign and she'll get chance to adjust her lifestyle to reduce possibility of a re-occurrence, or it was a physical build up over time that they can address.

At my current client two permies have dropped dead from a heart attack in the last year or so. Both over a weekend and feedback was it happened while they were out exercising and emergency response couldn't reach them in time. To us they seemed healthy and active and with both being well under 40 it came as a shock.

Since then I've worried when I get palpitations from too much caffeine from the coffee drinking, wondering if it's the big one, thinking if it can happen to them then it can to me or anyone once you're over a certain age and have enjoyed life's trimmings to that point.

A wake up call for those fortunate enough to wake up from it.

[Unix]

Hopefully it's the 'classic' warning sign and she'll get chance to adjust her lifestyle to reduce possibility of a re-occurrence, or it was a physical build up over time that they can address.

At my current client two permies have dropped dead from a heart attack in the last year or so. Both over a weekend and feedback was it happened while they were out exercising and emergency response couldn't reach them in time. To us they seemed healthy and active and with both being well under 40 it came as a shock.

Since then I've worried when I get palpitations from too much caffeine from the coffee drinking, wondering if it's the big one, thinking if it can happen to them then it can to me or anyone once you're over a certain age and have enjoyed life's trimmings to that point.

A wake up call for those fortunate enough to wake up from it.

Under 40 means it's genetic and a heart abnormality.

[Bee]

I hope she is ok.

[scooterscot]

Sorry to hear that.

A story my father in-law likes to talk about is the story of a retired chap who had a heart attack whilst playing tennis, luckily they had a defibrillator by the court. 15 years later he's still playing tennis. Bloody baby boomers.

[Pondlife]

Hope she's ok MF!

[Troll]

Think Nick Fitz had similar