DH had heart attack

[irishbosoxfan]

I am so sorry for what your going thru right now. It is scary,I know because I have been there. I was like your DH,they could find no good reason when it happened as to why it happened.My cardiologist was great,he was willing to sit and talk to me and answer all my questions.He will set your DH up for a baseline EKG and do a stress test-this scared me because the goal of it is to get you to have another attack-to see how much stress his heart can take before it has another one--In the hospital they should have set him up on his meds or at least tried to---I know with me it was ridiculous because they wanted me to take a half a pill every other day "just to be safe"

They also told me to eat low fat,low sodium,low cholesterol foods even though that wasn't a cause which they determined from the bloodwork--we later found it was caused by birth control pills and smoking

I don't want to scare you but they should have told you in the hospital that he will be prone to more attacks now--This is because the heart will use them to create new ways of blood flow to the heart--For me all I had for arteries/veins etc was what I was born with,as we age we get new pathways to aid in feeding the heart due to sclerosis and such so I had quite a few small ones in the first few months--At first he may think it's another big one but his chest will start to loosen up and he will wonder if it may have been heartburn or something but no it will be a small one---I lost track of how many small ones i've had but as for big ones there's been four

I know for me after my first when I finally got home from the hospital and had been home for a while I was mad--mad as hell--I couldn't believe this happened to me and it made me even madder when my DH would try to coddle me--So I guess what I'm saying is let him lead you as to how he wants to be treated at first he may be scared-I know I was--It was like "ooh I can't lift that" or "don't run for the phone" then the anger set in and I was out to prove that I was still as good as I was before

He will still have to worry about when it may happen again but don't let him live in fear-It's been a little while since my last one and right now I'm doing better-My last EKG showed an irregular heartbeat so the doc had to change my meds which is creating some havoc but live each day-tell him to show no fear-worrying will make it worse. At first my biggest worry was scratching the scab over the femoral artery where they inserted the camera(very cool by the way-you get to see the inside of your heart)I was so afraid the scab would come off and the blood would would spurt out like in the movies! Crazy I know but I figured I was already worrying about so much what was something to add to the list.

If you or your DH would like to talk please feel free to pm me--Sometimes it's easier to talk to someone who has been there and while no two may be alike we have enough to commiserate

 

[mommy*RN]

That is so scary for you and your DH! Luckily it was caught and now he can receive excellent care! for you and your DH. I'm sorry he is having so much stress!

 

[4nana]

Poor guy, what a scary thing to have happen, specially on his BD! I hope the cardiologist can shead some light on his health situation and works out a plan he recovers to full strength. I can imagine how worrisome this must be and send postive thoughts and prayers. Tell him good luck with his back too!

 

[Vickie46]

prayers headed your way! Hope he is feeling better soon!

 

[snowball22]

Hugs!!

 

[luvtogo12]

to you and you DH. I know how scary this is for all involved. My DH had a heart attack in June. He is 46. They did put in a stent due to a blockage. He is doing well now. We have made some drastic changes in our diets, low fat, low sodium, etc.


Wishing your DH a speedy recovery.

 

[Ranatra]

That poor guy! Back surgery is enough to go thru at one time!
(My DH had that surgery last winter.)

I hope all goes well with his recovery!

 

[Pooh67_68]

 

[L107ANGEL]

 

[LBAK]

 

[Debi]

to you and your DH.

 

[Pixiedust34]

I hope he is doing better.

 

[poohandwendy]

Hope heis feeling better soon. I am sure that was very scary for you both!

 

[m&m's mom]

I am sorry you have been initiated into the "My DH had a heart attack" club.
I became a reluctant member 3 years ago when my 47 year old DH has a massive one.
Fortunately he is fine. Had 5 stents and was good to go in a week.
A year and a half later he had open heart surgery. Looks like they missed something the 1st time.
He was mowing the yard w/in 3 weeks (good thing because when I tried the one week in the middle, I dropped the ladder on my new car trying to get the dumb lawn mower out )
Now for the weird part. My DH has always been an avid runner/fitness freak. Not 1 pound overweight his whole life, never smoked a cigarette, not high BP. Ironically the picture of health -up until the day of his heart attack.
They do say that depression is a very common side effect so you might want to keep an eye out for that.

 

[Serena]

 

[vetrik]

On Thursday my DH had a heart attack (on his birthday), just 2 weeks ago he had surgery for herniated disk. He is now home from the hospital. It was a minor attack. They did not have to put in any stents. Didnt find any blockage when they went in. He is 57 years old. He doesnt have high blood pressure, doesnt have high chlosterol. It could have been caused by stress. He has been out of work since sept due to the disk problem. He was home debating the surgery and worrying about it.

We now will see the heart dr on Thursday to find out where we go from here.

I hope your DH is doing well and that you're able to get answers and information from the cardiologist. It's really scary...

I just got home from the hospital at 2:00 am this morning because my dad had a heart attack last night. He just turned 50 a little over a month ago - he had a 100% blockage and they did have to put a stent in. He went in for the catheterization and angioplasty at 11:00 last night, but he's already feeling much better now. Of course, my dad is overweight, has high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes so he was a classic risk case.