Lorraine Kinzel was in her 40s when she had a heart attack before being told she had severe unstable angina. She tells Paul Gallagher about the impact it has had on her life and that of her family's
I knew straight away what it was. The doctors tested my heart – I had an angiogram – and was told everything’s OK, the stents were ok, but that I’ve got unstable angina. The angina attacks started to happen all the time, even at rest which was all the more shocking. I’d just be sat at home watching TV, or eating my lunch, and it could come on massively. I thought I was having another heart attack, although it wasn’t as strong.
If that drug wasn’t available I wouldn’t be able to function as a mother to be honest. I couldn’t do anything, because the attacks were happening all the time, multiple times a day. I couldn’t exercise. I couldn’t go out. I couldn’t walk or anything. I’d never know when thewould hit. And the symptoms would be exactly the same – it didn’t matter if I was exercising or doing absolutely nothing.
I started doing my own research into unstable angina as I wanted to find out as much as I could about it. Google was my favourite companion at the time. I was back and forwards to the doctors, who were also fantastic, going between me and the cardiac team whenever I needed it.
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