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Husband isn't botherd about worrying diagnosis

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Chocolate2020 · 19/07/2023 23:49

I knew my husband hasnt been well for a few years now , breathing problems, nose bleeds , personality changes , depression..... ect ect .
Ther is alot more , he's gotten worse over the past 1 year .

One evening he woke up from a nap and didn't know who I was where he was and didn't know who he was . Took a solid half an hour to remember.
I made him take a day off work and I got him a doctors appointment , I attended the appointment with him .

I expressed my concerns for him and what his symptoms have been, the gp made me so cross as he put it down to his anxiety and the fact he was given medication to help months ago(he never took them) , I was the one who suggested blood tests as my husband has never had them taken before .

2 weeks go by and the doctor calls and tells him he needs more blood taken and sent off to a specialist and the doctor on the phone was considered with what was shown
His appointment is In 2 weeks (no blood tests available) .
husband is at high risk for a heart attack or stroke (hes still young).

What's really upset me is that he said to me that the last 2 nights he's woken up with chest pain on the right side and his heart rate is high(smart watch)
Also he mentioned that it's incredibly hard for him to open and close his hands when I told him he needs to take tomorrow off work and go to the hospital to be seen , he said he doesn't care he will wait 2 weeks for the gp appointment ... I told him what if he has a blood clot or something else , he said I'm not bothered I want to die I'm not scared if my diagnosis is the worse case scenario I don't want any treatment

What do I do?

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Chocolate2020 · 19/07/2023 23:52

Can I get him seen sooner ? How can I reassure him everything is OK

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toomuchlaundry · 19/07/2023 23:52

Has he got a close relative who might be able to speak to some sense into him?

Chocolate2020 · 19/07/2023 23:55

No just me ☹️

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TomatoSandwiches · 19/07/2023 23:56

You can't really tell him everything will be OK because you don't know that.
Sorry to say but if he is this apathetic he must be quite unwell, there's not much to do but wait the 2 weeks unfortunately.

AnSolas · 20/07/2023 00:02

Depression ........... can lead to lack of will to care and neglect of health.

If he is having chest pain the GP is likely to refer him on to A&E ditto re the stroke. Griping is one of the physical tests for a stroke.

If you believe a heart attack or stroke are a real possibility i would be bringing him to A&E asap as the delay in treatment can cause damage.

Chocolate2020 · 20/07/2023 07:19

It's so upsetting seeing him like this he hasn't had the easiest life , he said me and the children are better off without him and that's not true .

He woke up this morning and said he feels dead(he was exhausted and had not energy) . . . I have a horrible gut feeling somthing will happen.

My dad was like this this for months and months and when I went to see him one dad he looked so drain I took him to the hospital , they admitted him and the doctor said if I didn't bring him In he could have died ( they told him hehad heart failure and needed medication immediately )

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Willmafrockfit · 20/07/2023 07:23

i am sure he is worried and pushing it to the back of his mind.
no need for rushing him if he wont respond

Mumtothreegirlies · 20/07/2023 08:34

If he’s had a period of memory loss might he have already had a small stroke?
It sounds as though his blood pressure is through the roof with the nose bleeds.
I really hope you get to the bottom of whatever’s going on with his health.

Chocolate2020 · 20/07/2023 12:35

Thats a good point I never thought of memory Loss and stroke, he was fine a few hours later though 😟

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