I am a T2D male aged 71. 5 Years ago I had an A&E visit 5 years ago where they found I had a staph aureus infection. It attacked all my organs, including my heart. My blood showed that I had the markers for heart attack, but all I had was a sharp pain in my collarbone and shoulder that paracetamol dealt with. So this appears to have been my first heart attack.
At the start of March I had an episode of breathing difficulties and we called the medics via 111. No pain, and at that time my ankles had no swelling. Blue light to A&E and again markers for heart attack. Absolutely no pain or discomfort at all, just fluid on the lungs giving breating problems. But my ankles did get a bit puffy.
On the assessment ward I continued to have episodes of intense breathlessnes, but ECG was clear. Finally I woke up with heartburn. burped and it went away, but told the nurse about it. I was rushed to the Cardio Care Unit where I spent an uncomfortable night on pressure breathing and feeling very sorry for myself. Blood markers confirmed another CVE, so the next day I had the angiogram and echoscans that proved heart failure. The consultant who was looking after me the night before came in and was quite surprised to see me sitting up in bed and showing no effects from the night before. He thought I was a gonner. Not me!
Anyway, I have had more tests etc, I am now waiting for a triple bypass operation, But this hospital does not do operations, so I am waiting to transfer to the County Centre of Excellance, and I have been waiting a month now. No sign of when I will get a slot. Another guy on same ward has been waiting two months for his at the same COE. Told waiting period is 3 months, and if I go home it can be over a year to go in as an outpatient. But I could get the call tomorrow.
Edit to update@
Thr guy on the ward was taken to the hospital today. Then they cancelled the op and have no bed for him. He is queueing in a corridor in the hope they can squeeze him in at the end.