I ask 'cause I just came back from the hospital.

Don't worry - it was only a case of acute alarmicisitis (long story short: woke up with a heartburn-like sensation and pain in my arm + uncle who recently died from a heart attack = call to 911).

Scary feeling, though (sitting in an ambulance, thinkin' I might be another casualty in The Summer of Death).

Anyhoo...take care of yourselves, get your shit in order and remember: Better safe than sorry.

I'd never called an ambulance for myself before (my health has generally been top-notch and I'm the furthest thing from an alarmist there is). Hesitated, but didn't wanna take the chance.

Are you in need of TLC?

Every mention has a few different lists of symptoms...
Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
Shortness of breath. May occur with or without chest discomfort.
Other signs: These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness

Or...
Discomfort, pressure, heaviness, or pain in the chest, arm, or below the breastbone
Discomfort radiating to the back, jaw, throat, or arm
Fullness, indigestion, or choking feeling (may feel like heartburn)
Sweating, nausea, vomiting, or dizziness
Extreme weakness, anxiety, or shortness of breath
Rapid or irregular heartbeats

How are you feeling now?

Ace!!!!

* Uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest lasting more than a few minutes.
* Pain spreading to the shoulders, neck or arms. The pain may be mild to intense. It may feel like pressure, tightness, burning, or heavy weight. It may be located in the chest, upper abdomen, neck, jaw, or inside the arms or shoulders.
* Chest discomfort with lightheadedness, fainting, sweating, nausea or shortness of breath.
* Anxiety, nervousness and/or cold, sweaty skin.
* Paleness or pallor.
* Increased or irregular heart rate.
* Feeling of impending doom.

Glad you're ok!!

Don't scare us like that

Glad you are ok.

Bet you checked out the nurses

That must have been scary ace.
glad it was a false alarm.

My mum passed away 6 yrs ago. her symptopms were a stiff sore neck & shoulders...we had no idea she was actually having a heart attack. this went on for 2-3 days...she wanted to wait & see if it got better,,she was sure she just pulled a muscle.

I finally got hubby to drive her to the ER..they said she had a massive heart attack..i was so shocked b/c she looked fine & was in good spirits.

she was at the hospital & she passed on the 6th day.

anywho...a few days later i was cleaning out her apt & began having severe chest pains..i ended up in the ER...they did many tests & concluded it was "broken heart syndrome"..i know it doesnt sound real....but the pain sure was.

http://www.hopkinsmedicin...10_05.html

life is fragile.....

i have researched this alittle - the symptoms - mainly cus my father and mother both were told by cardiologists that they had heart attacks at some time - and didnt report it /know it etc....

My conclusion - i wont probably have a clue either ! I mean when i go down that list of symptoms - i have had those alot of times in my 44 years !!!

True story - there is a guy here in my office ... he is alittle older than me ... but he was around 53 - woke up one day with symptoms and told his wife "i think i am having a heart attack " and she drove him to the ER - about 45 minutes when the cardiac doctor came in - he fell over and "died" - - - they revived him ... and he tells everyone now - he believes he was brought back to tell everyone his story . The cardiac Dr said that he was the "perfect patient" because he realized the symptoms and came into the ER - he also took a bunch of BAYER aspiron before he came in (which the DR said probably saved him also ). The DR said that most people in that predicament - especially MEN - figure they are "Feeling sick" and go to sleep - and of course NEVER WAKE UP ... die of a massive heart attack ...

sadly . that will probably be me . i hope not . but ... then again .....

good to see it wasnt your time ACE ... now get back to howard stern . great geraldo reviera interview yesterday !!!

Good for you, Ace. Many guys are too cocky to take a precaution like that.

They wind up looking very butch and dead.

Glad you're OK Ace!!

Take good care dude...

are u sure you are not under stress? anxiety can cause "heart attack" like symptoms- chest pain and all.

man I might be a self centered bastard,but im glad your ok

Thanks, everybody! The irony is that I'm probably the least-stressed I've been in my life.

Special to ColAngus (one of the best Org names ever ):

Err..uh...I heard the Geraldo interview...err...uh... Err...uh...who knew...err...uh...that he tried to bang...err...uh...Barbara Walters...err...uh.

FreeSpirit said:

My God I've been having almost ALL of these symptoms recently. Now I'm all freaked out. I thought it was just a panic attack.

Good to hear you're ok though Ace.
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glad you are alive What did they say it actually was???

I had bad heartburn one night and it made me worry quite a bit. I felt okay other than the pain, but bad chest pain is not something you just blow off.

A friend had regular heartburn, so much so that when he did have his heart attack he almost ignored it!

Glad you're okay
Now you must post a picture so we can sympathise properly.

Evvy said:

I didn't know Mods had that much power?!?!?

LleeLlee said:

Yeah, it's worse when health scares happen to people who are hot.

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

An extreme case of Dipsydoodilitis.

Thanks, Supes!

LleeLlee said:

That's me, on the far right.

PunkMistress said:

What about when they happen to people who used to be semi-hot on a really good day?

Ace I'm glad you're okay!




Just gotta add though, sx of a MCI are different for men and women.

Ace said:

Eh.

Nothinbutjoy said:

ENGLISH! You're not at work, you're on the Org!

(yes, I know that says "symptoms of a myocardial infarction" but not everyone does. )

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