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Very worried about my husband, who just had a heart attack

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jwa81
jwa81

Hi everyone,

My husband is 43 years old.  Over this past weekend, he developed gradually worsening chest pain and then developed nausea and vomiting.  He finally couldn't take it anymore and went to the ER, where he was admitted for a chest pain rule out.  He is diabetic and overweight and has a family history of cardiac disease (his mother had her first heart attack right at his age).  His EKGs and troponins were all completely normal, but his magnesium was critically low at 1, so they repleted it with IV magnesium.  He had a Lexiscan stress test this morning, which showed that he, in fact, suffered a heart attack.  His ejection fraction on the right was 55% and on the left was, I believe, around 45%.  Tomorrow morning, they are taking him to the cath lab to see exactly what is going on and to see if they can do anyhing there to help him.  If they can't I guess the next step is a bypass, which we are praying won't be necessary.  Both my husband and I work in healthcare, but we are not cardiologists and we are not experts by any means.  Has anyone been through this before?  I'm a complete mess and worried sick over this.  My husband is my best friend and I just want him to be okay.  Can anyone offer any words of advice or encouragement?  

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  • elizabeth186
    elizabeth186 jwa81

    Posted

    Im sorry to read of your husbands illness and hope that the doctors will be able to find the best way to treat him and he will soon be back to full health and strength.  I'm sorry I can't offer any medical advice but am thinking of you both.  xx
  • Luvheart
    Luvheart jwa81

    Posted

    I'm very sorry to hear about your husband. I sincerely hope he gets the treatment needed for a full recovery.

  • roy27
    roy27 jwa81

    Posted

    I too can sympathise about being unsure of the symptoms. I suffered from pain in my chest on and off which at times seemed nothing to worry about and this went on for a couple of years! Eventually I was diagnosed with angina which became unstable and I had to have an urgent bypass op, Although a bit older than your husband I can encourage you to be positive and trust the cardio team who these days are pretty good at their job! Best of luck with this. Roy
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