Heart Attack From Myocarditis - 30 Years Old Posted: 03-22-06 12:45pm
My husband recently had a heart attack
brought on by myocarditis, he is 30 years
old. His first check-up since the
episode was great. His heart was on it's
way back to functioning at a normal rate.
However, this good news does not seem to
please him, as he still thinks there is
something wrong. He occasionally has
burning sensations in the chest, has
shortness of breath, can not sleep, and is
basically really scared that he will not
get better. I know it could be anxiety,
but how can I get him to start feeling
like he's improving?
He started rehab, but its quite depressing
when everyone he works out with suffered
from a different heart attack. Is there
anyone else who went through this same
exact thing?
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jennys11
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 70 Location: miami
Posted: 03-29-06 13:40pm
In some ways I can relate-i am 32 yr old
woman and had a tia (stroke) I thought I
was healthy,young, and slim...It is going
to go on five months but the first two and
half were hell. I couldn't sleep and
constantly thought I would die that night.
Even when all my blood work came back
great I was not convinced.
I recently joined a group that discuss
fears as heart attack, stroke, cancer (ask
his doctor if they have one of these in
your hospital) when you are confronted
with death it is one scary
thing-especially so young.
It will take time-i am now relaxing way
more and I recently decided to do a
walk-a-thon for stroke awareness. When
the smoke settles do something positive so
others can be aware of the danger of heart
attacks.
I still get nervous if I wake up in the
middle of the night but I calm my self and
say "everything will work out." I usually
fall right back to sleep
good luck
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Khalis
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 21
Don't Worry Posted: 04-29-06 07:24am
First of all myocarditis is an uncommon
disease. Secondly, my lecturer said that
there is never 100% right or similar in
medicine. It is either typical or
atypical. A heart disease will always
show itself in a spectrum of symptoms.
Even in a common heart disease have from
artherosclerosis there will quite a number
of patient with atypical presentation .
Some presentation are so sudden that the
person never know it is coming. So, I
think your husband should not be worrying
if his symptoms are different from others.
The important thing to worry about is
how well is his heart working not the
pattern of his symptoms. The previous
result is great so there is nothing to
worry about. Go for a consultation from
a doctor or cardiologist so that he can
manage his life. I think it is better if
he know ways to make himself better. At
least his anxiety could be channel into
efforts to make himself healthy. :d
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