Hi, sorry to hear of your problems, I managed to avoid the heart attack, by walking in to A+E with severe chest pains. I had ECGs and drugs and was kept in overnight. In the morning during yet another ECG was feeling unwell, I got sent for an immediate Angiogram during which I died. Luckily I got revived and was told that I needed multiple bypasses. I wasn't allowed home! At Harefield hospital I had a very clever (his words) surgeon who decided to do "only" 3 bypasses. In the end he only did 2 as he "couldn't get any more to take" but "don't worry, you got the main one at the front and a little one around the back, it should be fine"
On leaving hospital a week and a half later I was advised to develop a good relationship with my cardiologist, but he just signed me off saying that if I'm lucky I may get 10 years!
I do now see my GP frequently, he is excellent. I think the NHS is great, nurses are great, Harefield is great, but I'm not so sure about self proclaimed clever surgeons.
Do push for further help, and don't be afraid to walk into A+E if you need to, that's where the NHS is best.
Good luck.
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