What is Heart Attack
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a serious, sudden heart condition usually characterized by varying degrees of chest pain or discomfort...
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I am on my way to our follow up apt. with my husbands cardiologist. I have asked several times now for a support group for our age group, 45 years old. I have yet to find one. I am wondering if anyone out there is having the same fears I have. My husband is 46 years old and I am 43. Does anyone worry about getting back to the normal life they once had....more specifically the intimacy? I am not comfortable discussing this in detail but I'm sure you can get the idea. :) How long before others have been more comfortable in that area. My husband had his heart attack one month ago on August 23rd. He just had two additional stents placed last week. So this is fairly new to us. I look forward to others comments on this.
Posted on 10/02/09, 11:10 am |
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I think the best thing to do is have your husband ask his cardiologist when it's okay to resume normal sexual activities. He should explain axactly what he means. It is a very normal question and should be answered by a health care professional familiar with your husband's case. 
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my advice is to stop thinking about sex...
at least for a while... your sexual functions will return to normal... and yes, you can be ironman in bed again...
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I have a very young husband, and after I had been home about 2 weeks he began to pressure me. It really is safe, and it's actually the fear that prevents you from resuming your normal activities. I for one have no choice, it's like I jumped out of the hospital bed and straight into the kitchen to cook and clean because no one came to help me. Everyone jumps to help a woman that just gave birth around these parts, but here I could've died and all I get is a how are you feeling? sometimes. I feel terrible! I wish to hollar. I could died! but instead I say okay. the bright side is I did get to ride in a helicopter, and I know I never would have had i not had a heart attack.
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