I spent an hour with a cardiologist yesterday and had a few tests. I have been told that I may have alcoholic cardiomyopathy. I have a fair few symptoms and I'm going to have a scan of my heart and a 24 hour heart monitor fitted soon.
It just shows that alcohol affects more than the liver, which I knew, but I thought I had 'got away with it'.
I was wondering if anybody else has this and has any advice or tips for me.
Carol
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"Total abstinence from alcohol may stop the disease and improve the heart's functioning, although people with severe heart damage may never return to normal.
Once the heart damage and heart failure is irreversible, the outlook is poor"
Wow! I have never heard of that before. I had my first (and only) heart attack Oct. 3, '03. It was a mild one and I know I was sober at the time as I was making a toy box for a neighbor's son and was having trouble squeezing a clamp with my left hand. Pain came and kept increasing during the day. Finally checked into a hospital that night and had a balloon angioplasty three days later. I don't doubt it was my past drinking that led me to it. Take care of yourself Carol!!! I hope all goes well. Love in recovery...Tim
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