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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Mar 26, 2016 10:39:33 GMT -5
So glad you're getting our today. Love and hugs to you and your family.
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Post by justme on Mar 26, 2016 11:17:34 GMT -5
Glad you're getting released and that you were in the lucky percent!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 11:24:51 GMT -5
I had a long talk with a cardiac person about why it happened, but I'll write more about that later. I'll be interested to hear what you learned. I'm 63 and and have started signing up for my usual crazy athletic events this summer (35-mile bike rides, sprint triathlon, etc.) and now I'm paranoid! I'm glad to know you're OK. Thanks for telling your story and reminding us that there are some symptoms we can't afford to ignore.
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Post by Jaguar on Mar 26, 2016 11:36:19 GMT -5
@empresspunkles - hugs. Your parents are similar to my parents (mom a smoker, dad a former). He, too, died of a sudden, massive heart attack in 2005. He'd been mowing the lawn, and mom was doing laundry. She came upstairs and he was unconscious in the back yard. I'll always miss him. Mom somehow has avoided lung cancer, but she does have COPD now. Between being on oxygen full time, and in a rehab center after breaking her hip in January, she's finally quit smoking. << BIG HUGS >>
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Post by Pants on Mar 26, 2016 15:09:36 GMT -5
Angel - thinking of you today and glad you are being released. It is natural after a close call to think "what if" - but the only thing you can do is set yourself up to be as healthy and ready as you can in the future. Take care of yourself, and we are here if you need us.
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Post by mojothehelpermonkey on Mar 26, 2016 15:26:26 GMT -5
I am glad you are okay. I am one year older than you and have a couple more risk factors, so thank you for sharing your symptoms.
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Post by Sharon on Mar 26, 2016 16:46:29 GMT -5
Angel! I do hope you will easily be able to take the time off from work that you need for a full recovery.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 9:02:23 GMT -5
I amglad to hear you are ok. My first thought was your kids. Thank you for sharing the symptoms. I most likely wouldnt have gone to the ER, probably not even attempted to go to my regular doctor. But after reading this, i will definitely take all symptoms a lot more seriously. So glad you are doing ok.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Mar 27, 2016 13:55:17 GMT -5
Holy wake up call! I've been off the boards for a few days! Glad you are on the mend!
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Post by Phoenix84 on Mar 27, 2016 14:09:21 GMT -5
Sorry it happened, bit I'm glad you're ok.
Your post made me look up the symptoms of a heart attack. It's good to keep in the back of your mind, so you know when to seek help.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Mar 27, 2016 23:23:24 GMT -5
Hi Angel, I've been out and about this last week, and I'm just now catching up. I'm so sorry you've had to go through all of this, and I'm glad you're okay. Here's a for. I wish I could give you a real one.
~Chloe
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Post by bean29 on Mar 28, 2016 9:51:57 GMT -5
Hi Angel,
As I posted briefly yesterday, I am just back from Vacation. I am so glad you got to the Hospital in time!
Someone was looking out for you. I will Pray for a speedy recovery for you.
Glad you are on the mend.
Bean.
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Post by HoneyBBQ on Mar 28, 2016 10:48:08 GMT -5
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Post by The Fonz on Mar 28, 2016 11:16:40 GMT -5
Get well soon!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2016 13:42:24 GMT -5
Holy Crap... I leave for a couple of weeks and come back to this! Angel glad to hear you're on the mend. for not calling 911 and driving yourself. PSA to everyone reading this: Even though you feel can get yourself to the hospital in a speedy fashion, paramedics can and do provide early definitive care that can mean the difference between life and death and permanent damage. You are also more likely to actually get INTO the ER without camping in the waiting room for a millenium or 2. Unless you are bleeding like a stuck pig, they tend to ask questions first, admit later and that can make a difference.
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Post by lund on Mar 28, 2016 15:36:57 GMT -5
Wish you a speedy full recovery!
Take good care of yourself!
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 28, 2016 15:39:00 GMT -5
I teared up thinking about the kids! I wish I lived near you so I could help.
This thread has me thinking about our wills. I need to kick DH in the butt and get everything put down in writing.
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Post by Pants on Mar 28, 2016 15:51:15 GMT -5
I never thought of this before - but I'm allergic to aspirin. WTF do I do if I have a heart attack?
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Post by triciacus on Mar 28, 2016 15:55:43 GMT -5
I am so glad that you are ok and didn't ignore the symptoms, I wish my sister had went to the hospital with hers, she passed away February 10th from a massive heart attack and had no symptoms except the chest pain and the numbness in her arm, please take care of yourself and thank you for sharing your symptoms I hope they help save someone else, you are in my thoughts and prayers.
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Post by saveinla on Mar 28, 2016 16:16:43 GMT -5
I am so glad that you are ok and didn't ignore the symptoms, I wish my sister had went to the hospital with hers, she passed away February 10th from a massive heart attack and had no symptoms except the chest pain and the numbness in her arm, please take care of yourself and thank you for sharing your symptoms I hope they help save someone else, you are in my thoughts and prayers. I am really sorry for your loss tricia. Losing a sister is so painful - it's like you lost a part of yourself.
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triciacus
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Post by triciacus on Mar 28, 2016 16:18:43 GMT -5
I am so glad that you are ok and didn't ignore the symptoms, I wish my sister had went to the hospital with hers, she passed away February 10th from a massive heart attack and had no symptoms except the chest pain and the numbness in her arm, please take care of yourself and thank you for sharing your symptoms I hope they help save someone else, you are in my thoughts and prayers. I am really sorry for your loss tricia. Losing a sister is so painful - it's like you lost a part of yourself. Thank you so much.
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Post by billisonboard on Mar 28, 2016 16:22:09 GMT -5
One day I asked the school nurse (I was teaching at the time) what to take for the congestion I was feeling. She told me to see a doctor. I told her I would make an appointment. She said, "No. Now." Good thing I listened to her.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 28, 2016 16:23:48 GMT -5
I am so happy that you are doing so well! Not to focus on me but your experience was a real wake up call to me.
I wish you a speedy recovery!
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Mar 28, 2016 16:30:53 GMT -5
I never thought of this before - but I'm allergic to aspirin. WTF do I do if I have a heart attack? me too! I'm allergic to all NSAIDs. Also- I have been paranoid about having a heart attack all weekend.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Mar 28, 2016 18:06:10 GMT -5
Angel, you certainly had an angel -- or two or a hundred -- watching over you.
You've had a rough few years. I'm happy you will be around to see things get so much better for you and your kids.!
{{Angel}
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Post by TheOtherMe on Mar 28, 2016 21:26:24 GMT -5
Holy Crap... I leave for a couple of weeks and come back to this! Angel glad to hear you're on the mend. for not calling 911 and driving yourself. PSA to everyone reading this: Even though you feel can get yourself to the hospital in a speedy fashion, paramedics can and do provide early definitive care that can mean the difference between life and death and permanent damage. You are also more likely to actually get INTO the ER without camping in the waiting room for a millenium or 2. Unless you are bleeding like a stuck pig, they tend to ask questions first, admit later and that can make a difference. I got lucky the two times I went to the ER by car. I was being cheap both times as I didn't want to pay the co-pay for the ambulance. First time I had waited forever and finally told them there was blood dripping down my leg. That got me to a room. When I walked in and told them I thought I was having a heart attack, they didn't even ask about insurance. I was in a room stat. However, on the way out they asked about a co-pay. Friend who had come to be with me said the sign in the room said since she thought she was having a life threatening event, you had to see her. Bill her and we kept on walking.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Mar 28, 2016 21:34:36 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing your experience, and I wish you fast healing and a healthy, long life.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Mar 28, 2016 21:35:38 GMT -5
As far as getting seen I think it was faster when I walked into the ER from urgent care needing a CT scan to diagnose suspected gallbladder issues. They were a lot nicer about billing and stuff than when I was in the other ER strapped to a back board. I arrived via ambulance and they came to get my money before they did a single test. To be fair the second ER was in a much more upscale neighborhood. The first one wasn't a big Medicaid place or anything like that just lower income compared to the second hospital's zip code.
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Post by haapai on Mar 28, 2016 22:07:21 GMT -5
Still not released yet? Damnit! I've got some things to say about how uncomfortable hospitals can be and it's still not the time to say them.
I'm glad that you had an advocate by your side when you were admitted.
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Post by trippypea on Mar 29, 2016 7:07:47 GMT -5
How scary! I'm glad to hear you're ok!
I thought I was having a heart attack a couple of weeks ago (45 yr old female). I was getting my kids off to school in the morning when my heart started flying. The night before I had felt a 'fluttering' in the center of my chest that lasted a couple seconds, and I didn't give it too much thought, but that morning it would not stop. I was light-headed and the back of my neck/upper back started feeling tingly weird, and I just felt sapped of energy. I got one kid out the door, and had the other stay with me (in case I needed to call 911 and couldn't) while I called my husband to come back from work to take me to the emergency room. When I got to the emergency room they immediately did a quick EKG. They whisked me just as quickly into a room and got me hooked up to a heart monitor, an IV, and another EKG. My heart rate was 213 when I looked at the machine (normal is between 60-100). They determined it wasn't a heart attack, it was a SVT (Supra Ventricular Tachycardia), where the electrical impulse of the heart gets out of whack. They had to give me the medicine that stops your heart for a second (that's a funny feeling!) and then when it restarts it goes back to normal (it did). The blood test to check for cardiac enzymes kept coming back abnormal, so I stayed in the hospital overnight for observation. I have high blood pressure, but they said it's not related to that, and it could be the only time I ever have a SVT, or I could start getting them more often (and if I do, there are actually some things you can do at home to try to stop them). They can also do surgical procedures if they get too frequent, I guess. I hope it doesn't come to that!
And for NOT having a heart attack, the bills are around $20,000 so far. I have a $650 deductible and a $2500 out of pocket max, which I've definitely hit this year, so I am going to schedule every kind of doctor visit I can before the end of the year to take advantage of that!
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