Heart Attack: Do you know your facts?
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Heart Attack: Do you know your facts?
| Mon, 04-12-2010 - 11:26am |
During a heart attack, women are less likely than men to feel severe chest pain typically associated with a heart attack (such as a tightening of the chest) and are more likely to report a feeling of severe heartburn in the upper abdomen or pain in the breast.
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Yes...:(
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Wow!
I told my doctor just the OTHER day I thought it was up...same at my heart guy's...sure enough it's up.
I can remember a time when they would take it twice...now you are lucky if they do it even once...I ask for him to now.
The time before my LAST visit he said I better check it.
To me it's "Preventative" Medicine...you might catch something and if someone already has a problem you might stop it from becoming bigger or even "deadly".
As women we need to be "Pro-active" about our health...there is still that "Little Woman" syndrome when it comes to some doctors who think we are unfortunately not too bright.
I knew my blood-pressure was high and was ignored...then accidentally it came out that my cholesterol was through the roof...Oops!
I ended up in the ER with chest pains and it was scary...My ex-fiance' was actually asked to leave and told he couldn't stay...Love them at the hospital.
I can remember telling my family doctor that something was not quite right.
My cholesterol was high, he put me on medication for that and about a month maybe six weeks later I ended up in the ER.
Always felt like something was up with my blood-pressure.
Last two visits it's up and so probably they are going to increase the dosage of my blood-pressure medication.
I felt like I needed and should go to the hospital...listening to my gut instincts was why I went to the hospital.
Even if it seems silly or whatever when in doubt "Go"!
I am so very glad I did...
I think we have to use common sense, too, though, and not always rush off to the ER. I think since I also learned to eat more healthy, cut my portions of foods 'way back, as well as reduce salt in my diet, and go to a lowfat diet, some of the symptoms will be less confusing. For example, I don't ever get heartburn any more because of the healthier diet. So, if I do get a severe bout, say, I'm heading to the ER because I know my body and I know such a symptom is *not* normal.
I will still likely chalk up sore muscle twinges in my neck, side, arm, as just "normal" because I *do* get them on occasion. I can't be running to the ER for every little twinge. Nor will I live in fear of every bodily twinge that occurs. :( It just wouldn't make sense to me. Yet I hope that if something persisted, I would pay attention and get checked out. (crossing my fingers..)
Blessings,
Gypsy
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Gypsy
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I wasn't aware of the sleeplessness part.
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