i appreciate how ridiculous it might sound but this is a relatively new diagnosis for me and its taking a bit of getting used to!
i have a cardiac device to pace and shock when necessary. I was told if i feel unwell or am unsure if the device has shocked or basically any queries to call my physiology team and failing that if im unwell, go to A+E. Longterm i wont need to go to A+E for a single shock but for now until my next check up i was told to. I was told if it happens during the night or when asleep then I might not actually feel the pain of the shock itself but could just wake up suddenly or have a really jolted wake up
Im at home today with some annoying mild flu. Im fine, very slight fever just feel tired and my nose is clogged. I fell asleep on the couch and woke up with a sudden huge jolt- like when you wake up from a nightmare or one of those falling back dreams but it was extreme (but not painful) I think i was having a nightmare but icant really remember. When i woke up i realised i had had an accident and wet myself
The reason I’m overthinking it is that something similar happened in hospital. I was sleeping when my heart went into a serious rhythm, which was picked up on telemetry. Staff sort of shook me awake, and I’d wet myself then too (they said it can happen sometimes when your body goes into shock from the rhythm). I was cardioverted and everything was fine (this was pre device)
So i dont know was the same but just with my device shocking me, or whether it was simply a nightmare/flu related thing. My heart felt fast when I woke up but settled quickly and that could just be stress. The only real parallel with the hospital episode is the accident, which obviously doesn’t necessarily mean it was the same thing and could easily be flu fever/nightmare/too hot/too sweaty/ coughed too hard etc
I tried to call my cardiology and physiology team to ask if the device shocked or not but nobody is answering and they take AGES to return a call. The entire department is pretty dysfunctional and im currently transferring my care to a different hospital due to it but thats a separate story
im probably just being a bit anxious and letting my previous history cloud my judgement a bit, but i was thinking of going to A+E just to get my heart double checked. But realistically it'll take hours, i dont want to spread this flu/virus, and my only real symptom is the fact i had an accident and woke up suddenly. But i know in previous episodes ive gone into a storm (im sure thats what they called it) where i had multiple episodes across a 24/48 hour period so im just naturally a bit more nervous with it than i probably need to be. They said to attend A+E if i feel it shock but i just dont know if it did or not and now im overthinking it and the last thing i want to do is waste resources in A+E by turning up with what could just have been a nightmare!