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Anybody know of the symptoms of a heart attack?
I always seem to have chest pain and it's starting to freak me out.
:help:
I always seem to have chest pain and it's starting to freak me out.
:help:
Any other 50...ish men feeling chest pain?
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Don't ignore it! Seconds Count!
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I suggest that you see your doctor. You don't want to mess around and have a heart attack. I am not sure of all of the symptoms of a heart attack, but chest pain is one of them.
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well...
About 2 minutes after I posted, it got worse
so...
I drove myself to the hospital- just got back
I was put in a emergency cardio section
Diabetics are treated like rock stars - you go right to the front of the line
I went through a barrage of tests:
blood work
x-rays
temp
cardiograms, at least 20
blood pressure checks, at least 50
It felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest, the pain was not too severe but it was there
4 times they put iv's in me and my body rejected them every time by making me nauseous, I went into shakes and I started to sweat - water pouring off my forehead in seconds - 4 nurses had to hold me down
They gave me a least 3 doses of morphine and they sprayed Nitro into my mouth and put me on a Nitro drip
24 hours later a nurse was shaving my groin and I was on a table in the Cardio Catheterization room
Here is a video of the procedure (the cath not the shaving)
I was awake and watched them do it and I felt it - it's as if someone was mucking around in you with a coat hanger
Prognosis? - Not a heart attack as a heart attack here is defined as 100% blockage
They think my arteries were affected by spasms, they don't know for sure
Looks like I'll be seeing plenty of specialists over the next few weeks to find out what really happened
About 2 minutes after I posted, it got worse
so...
I drove myself to the hospital- just got back
I was put in a emergency cardio section
Diabetics are treated like rock stars - you go right to the front of the line
I went through a barrage of tests:
blood work
x-rays
temp
cardiograms, at least 20
blood pressure checks, at least 50
It felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest, the pain was not too severe but it was there
4 times they put iv's in me and my body rejected them every time by making me nauseous, I went into shakes and I started to sweat - water pouring off my forehead in seconds - 4 nurses had to hold me down
They gave me a least 3 doses of morphine and they sprayed Nitro into my mouth and put me on a Nitro drip
24 hours later a nurse was shaving my groin and I was on a table in the Cardio Catheterization room
Here is a video of the procedure (the cath not the shaving)
I was awake and watched them do it and I felt it - it's as if someone was mucking around in you with a coat hanger
Prognosis? - Not a heart attack as a heart attack here is defined as 100% blockage
They think my arteries were affected by spasms, they don't know for sure
Looks like I'll be seeing plenty of specialists over the next few weeks to find out what really happened
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What fun glad you went.. next time call an ambulance all you need is to have an accident on the way there.
Oh my . . . I was thinking exactly the same thing - call an ambulance! I'm just so glad you went, KB . . . it's nothing to fool around with, and yes - we diabetics do get moved to the front of the line, don't we?! heheh!
It's a shame you need them, but it sounds like your medical team sprang into action . . . be sure to keep us posted now . . . you have gotten our full and undivided attention!
It's a shame you need them, but it sounds like your medical team sprang into action . . . be sure to keep us posted now . . . you have gotten our full and undivided attention!
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I am glad that you are out of the hospital. I hope that you will be able to find out what the main problem is. I agree with the others, if there is a next time, call 911. Keep us posted.
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It took me 4 minutes to drive to the hospital
I thought that was better than 'waiting' for help
I figure I bought at least 15 minutes
Shanny - the attention I received was phenomenal
I thought that was better than 'waiting' for help
I figure I bought at least 15 minutes
Shanny - the attention I received was phenomenal
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Diabetics usually can get an earlier surgery or medical testing procedure time.Breeze & I both have been through the OR several times each in recent weeks, and noticed the extra attention given for persons with diabetes (PWD) . . . heheh!
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The sad thing about this episode is that I will now second guess myself every time I have chest pain in the future
The upside - I just got one heck of a full checkup at the expense of my health insurance provider
and
they told me that I have the body of a man 20 years my junior
It was an eye opener
The upside - I just got one heck of a full checkup at the expense of my health insurance provider
and
they told me that I have the body of a man 20 years my junior
It was an eye opener
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