Heart trouble and stress

[Southern_woman]

Hi guys,  I have a question,  I have a bad heart,,had triple by-pass  3 years ago and now I,m blocked again
has 2 stents 1 1/2 years ago  and 3 more 3 week,s ago,and yes I,m stressed in not knowing what will happen
and my daughter,s kidney,s  failed 1 year ago and now they found lumps in her breast,my Mom died of breast cancer
so yes I,m very worried, do you think it wood help if I asked for some meds to calm me down a little,I know this is not
good on my heart.

[Southern_woman]

Thank you for the advice,,I guess it,s  just my emotion,s at work,,I just got out of the
hospital 21/2 weeks ago from getting 3 stents put in and now the news about my daughter is more than I can hear right now ,I was already worried about her from the kidney failure  and now this,when does it stop,  anyway thank you somuch,

[Yvette BG]

You've really been through a lot the past 3 years and my heart goes out to you. Have you talked with your doctor(s) about what's been going on with your daughter? It's important for your primary doctor and your cardiologist(s) to know about the stress you've been under. They might prescribe new medication (pills to calm you down), heart medication changes (some heart pills are better on the emotions than others), or other treatments (like talking with a counselor.)

Are you eligible to go through a cardiac rehab program to strengthen your heart? I would definitely ask ask about that. Exercise often helps with stress and so does the emotional support part of the program for many people. In fact, some studies show a cardiac rehab program helps prevent future heart problems by getting people hooked on healthy exercise, etc.

How are you doing with your eating? That's a biggie for me--when I'm stressed I really have to work at staying away from junk foods. They're like a quick fix but then I feel worse later when the hormones kick in from eating too much sugar.