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lthoel2

27/6/2014 at 11:11pm
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Just an update about my OH. He was discharged from the hospital on Monday (4 nights) which I thought was too early but I was told the norm is 3-5.
He has got small excersises to do every day but he just seems to want to sleep all the time and is getting very down. I suppose this is only to be expected but I didn't expect it to be this bad. He seemed more upbeat when he was in the hospital.It is going to be a long slow recovery
I have a telephone appointment with his GP on Monday to discuss all his problems. Thanks for reading

Linda

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I hope the GP is able to give you some help on monday Linda. Hope your husband is feeling much better soon.

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So pleased Hubby is home Linda, it will take awhile for him to re adjust to everything, must be a bit of a shock all that has happened, in hospital there is a constant stream of tasks that happen, blood pressure etc and then he is home and it all sort of stops.

Once you have spoken to Dr's you will feel a bit better and I'm sure he will soon be much better. xxx

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Linda I had a heart attack at 29... now 43... my understanding is that men and younger folk get depressed as they question they're own mortality.

If your local hospital has exercise classes it will give him confidence in his ability to still be able to be active... just be there to support (not suffocate) him.

I myself got very depressed as I had a 3 & 5 yr old and felt my future was nit very long... but because of my daughters I decided do I want my kids to remember a depressed boring mum or a fun living life to the max mum?

Yip I chose the latter and have had a ball and loads of happy times they are now 19 & 17 and we still have a ball together. ...

Tell him each day at a time and not to dwell on it ... but also to listen to his body for recovery x

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I had my heart attack 5 years ago in Spain. They released me from high dependency care after 5 days. I felt like rubbish and thought my life had suddenly changed for the worst. I had had a stent about 15 years earlier.

Saw the Doctors and had the sress tests (eventually) back home. It was decided I needed a quad bypass. Had to wait about 6 weeks for that and was released from hospital after 5 or 6 days. Felt rubbish but took the rehab excercise classes and now I am more active than I have been for 25 years.

Got my life back!

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It does happen that medical conditions bring on depression, sleeping all the time could be the depression, but it can be something else, as he was more up beat in hospital, however depression can slow recovery rate.
Wish him a speedy recovery. There is life after a heart attack hubby needs to understand that and get back to normality.

Good luck, as yourself need support

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Hi Linda, your husband is scared of anything happening to him, and sitting and sleeping is, in his mind, the safest option.
You have done the best thing in going to your doctors together, ask about the hospital based re-hab exercise class, your husband will have been given medication that will help in this area
this exercise class is specific for heart patients and is run by cardiac nurses.
Try and be proactive and involve your doctor with everything, and dont wait for things to happen.
Sorry to be so direct but remember your husband will be feeling so scared at the moment and he will need a confidence boost
i also agree that you yourself will also need support

Well done Steve (above posts)

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Quote: Originally posted by Bowies on 28/6/2014
Linda I had a heart attack at 29... now 43... my understanding is that men and younger folk get depressed as they question they're own mortality.

If your local hospital has exercise classes it will give him confidence in his ability to still be able to be active... just be there to support (not suffocate) him.

I myself got very depressed as I had a 3 & 5 yr old and felt my future was nit very long... but because of my daughters I decided do I want my kids to remember a depressed boring mum or a fun living life to the max mum?

Yip I chose the latter and have had a ball and loads of happy times they are now 19 & 17 and we still have a ball together. ...

Tell him each day at a time and not to dwell on it ... but also to listen to his body for recovery x

Way to go Bowies

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28/6/2014 at 1:33pm
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My dad had a heart attack and subsequently a quadruple bypass 10yrs ago. I remember at the time he was very depressed, its a life changing event and he just couldnt deal with it.
10 years on he is still here, happy and healthy and currently on hols in mexico so time is a healer.
Hope your husband gets well soon x

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jelboy53

28/6/2014 at 5:32pm
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On reading the OP my 1st thought was Hubby is a bit scared...4 days in hospital after what for him was a traumatic experience must have seemed a bit short...

Having all those doctors and trained staff around (Close at hand) may have been a comfort to him...Then suddenly he's home...And the trained staff are a bit further away than he would like!!!

I also take from the OP...That they are happy with his recovery/tests and such...Or there is no way he would be sitting at home right now...

A gentle reminder of that fact may help in his recovery both from the op and the depression....

Jelboy.

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Hi Linda
So pleased that hubby is home and hope he continues to improve. It must be a worrying time, not just for hubby, but for you also. When he was in hospital he will have had a constant flow of nurses and doctors checking him over and now he is home that has all stopped, so it is understandable how he feels and hopefully as time goes by these feelings will become more positive and he will feel more confident about his health. Good that you are going to talk with your doctor and I hope you get support from them. Look after yourself and let us know how things go.
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I'd echo Twufly's comments - after all that care, you feel like you're dumped. There's still a support team there and get them involved and don't flog yourself.

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