Heart Problems?
Discussion
One MoreDonkey said:
Sonographer couldn't say too much obviously and I need to wait for the full report to be sent to my Doctor, but what she did say was 'You can relax, there was nothing of concern on your scan'.
So that must be good news then I hope, though I wont fully relax until the report has come in and I've seen my doctor to discuss it in full.
Really hope it comes back all clear for you! Make sure you keep us updated.. So that must be good news then I hope, though I wont fully relax until the report has come in and I've seen my doctor to discuss it in full.
Just seen in the paper that doctors are missing warning signs in one in six people who go on to have a fatal heart attack! 
That is shocking & more needs to be done to stop this from happening! I like to think that because I saw 5 different people (2 GP's - 2 A&E Nurses & 1 heart doctor)
that they couldn't all be incompetent !!!!!
That is shocking & more needs to be done to stop this from happening! I like to think that because I saw 5 different people (2 GP's - 2 A&E Nurses & 1 heart doctor)
that they couldn't all be incompetent !!!!!
When you look at heart attack symptoms:
Chest pain - a sensation of pressure, tightness or squeezing in the centre of the chest
Pain in other parts of the body - it can feel as if the pain is travelling from the chest to the arms (usually the left arm is affected, but it can affect both arms), jaw, neck, back and abdomen
Feeling lightheaded or dizzy
Sweating
Shortness of breath
Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)
Overwhelming sense of anxiety (similar to having a panic attack)
Coughing or wheezing
it's not surprising they aren't all recognised for what they are. At various times in their lives, just about everyone will experience one or more of the above and it'll be totally unconnected with a heart attack.
I've (according to one cardiologist) had a heart attack and not known it, certainly experienced none of the above either separately or together that I could attribute to 'heart'. Further tests by a different cardiologist showed a problem that has been dealt with by an angioplasty. I have three stents which seem to have sorted things out as my SNAFU'd heart muscle is performing better though of course I never realised that anything needed sorting out.
It was only discovered during a pre-op assessment for surgery for prostate cancer. The cancer was dealt with by radiotherapy, surgery being completely discounted as being too risky. Right now I'm feeling fine. I'm on an ace inhibitor and beta blocker which sometimes make me feel tired and an anti-coagulant until July but I have more energy than previously and am looking forward to the future despite my 'dicky ticker'.
A PMA (Postive Mental Attiude) helps, I find. I've never let any of the above get me down and always been upbeat and cheerful - but that's just me, everyone reacts differently.
Chest pain - a sensation of pressure, tightness or squeezing in the centre of the chest
Pain in other parts of the body - it can feel as if the pain is travelling from the chest to the arms (usually the left arm is affected, but it can affect both arms), jaw, neck, back and abdomen
Feeling lightheaded or dizzy
Sweating
Shortness of breath
Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)
Overwhelming sense of anxiety (similar to having a panic attack)
Coughing or wheezing
it's not surprising they aren't all recognised for what they are. At various times in their lives, just about everyone will experience one or more of the above and it'll be totally unconnected with a heart attack.
I've (according to one cardiologist) had a heart attack and not known it, certainly experienced none of the above either separately or together that I could attribute to 'heart'. Further tests by a different cardiologist showed a problem that has been dealt with by an angioplasty. I have three stents which seem to have sorted things out as my SNAFU'd heart muscle is performing better though of course I never realised that anything needed sorting out.
It was only discovered during a pre-op assessment for surgery for prostate cancer. The cancer was dealt with by radiotherapy, surgery being completely discounted as being too risky. Right now I'm feeling fine. I'm on an ace inhibitor and beta blocker which sometimes make me feel tired and an anti-coagulant until July but I have more energy than previously and am looking forward to the future despite my 'dicky ticker'.
A PMA (Postive Mental Attiude) helps, I find. I've never let any of the above get me down and always been upbeat and cheerful - but that's just me, everyone reacts differently.
Glad to see you've been having this checked up. I wound up being admitted with chest pain this time last year (Feb 29 actually). I had pains in my left chest, back, jaw and right down my left arm which started first thing in the morning and by tea time I thought I'd better get it checked out. I went to the out of hours clinic but they wouldn't even let me in, insisting that I go straight to A&E.
I had all the tests they could do at the time, plus ECGS and the dye/stress tests weeks later. Everything checked out fine and it turns out that I had inflamed nerves and tendon damage in my shoulder - physio helped. It's come back a couple of times but I now know what's doing it.
I had all the tests they could do at the time, plus ECGS and the dye/stress tests weeks later. Everything checked out fine and it turns out that I had inflamed nerves and tendon damage in my shoulder - physio helped. It's come back a couple of times but I now know what's doing it.
I think a lot of it with me was feeling that I was about to drop dead at any minute & I was going to sleep thinking that I wasn't going to wake up! The whole cycle would start again as soon as I woke up. Thankfully apart from the odd headache which I have suffered from for years, I actually feel ok now & the world isn't a blur anymore.
I had the classic of central chest pain and numbness in left arm and pins and needles and a pressure type headache,unfortunately I was in a 7.5t truck on the M25 and it got worse .
Ended up in a refuge bay and called 999 ,had ambulance ,fast response car traffic officers and police in attendance.
Off to the Royal Free London at Barnet and after tests I have been told it's probably Angina .
I have had a TIA (stroke)
in the past so I have to see the Cardiology team and the Stroke team .
Not allowed to drive at all for the moment until cleared by the stroke team and probably won't be returning to commercial driving as I also have chronic back hip and knee problems and I am over 60 .
Time to take my health a lot more seriously .
This happened yesterday lunchtime over a hundred miles from home .
Hospital yesterday ,my local hospital today and the GP tomorrow.
Ended up in a refuge bay and called 999 ,had ambulance ,fast response car traffic officers and police in attendance.
Off to the Royal Free London at Barnet and after tests I have been told it's probably Angina .
I have had a TIA (stroke)
in the past so I have to see the Cardiology team and the Stroke team .
Not allowed to drive at all for the moment until cleared by the stroke team and probably won't be returning to commercial driving as I also have chronic back hip and knee problems and I am over 60 .
Time to take my health a lot more seriously .
This happened yesterday lunchtime over a hundred miles from home .
Hospital yesterday ,my local hospital today and the GP tomorrow.
boobles said:
One MoreDonkey said:
Sonographer couldn't say too much obviously and I need to wait for the full report to be sent to my Doctor, but what she did say was 'You can relax, there was nothing of concern on your scan'.
So that must be good news then I hope, though I wont fully relax until the report has come in and I've seen my doctor to discuss it in full.
Really hope it comes back all clear for you! Make sure you keep us updated.. So that must be good news then I hope, though I wont fully relax until the report has come in and I've seen my doctor to discuss it in full.
One MoreDonkey said:
Supposedly finding out the results tomorrow. I have had to chase the results and ended up calling the clinic that did the scan as my Doctors said they hadn't received the results yet. Evidently they were sent last Tuesday!!!! I do wonder about my Doctors surgery at times.
Is there anyway of putting in official complaints? Who would you contact? I have now refused to see the doctor same doctor who talks to you like your a piece of s
t time & time again! She seems to be the doctor that they just dump you on rather than getting an appointment with your own doctor. boobles said:
One MoreDonkey said:
Supposedly finding out the results tomorrow. I have had to chase the results and ended up calling the clinic that did the scan as my Doctors said they hadn't received the results yet. Evidently they were sent last Tuesday!!!! I do wonder about my Doctors surgery at times.
Is there anyway of putting in official complaints? Who would you contact? I have now refused to see the doctor same doctor who talks to you like your a piece of st time & time again! She seems to be the doctor that they just dump you on rather than getting an appointment with your own doctor. As for making a complaint, initially this is done via the practice complaints procedure.
One MoreDonkey said:
Well I'm officially all in the clear (I was sort of told this last week at the time of the Echocardiogram) but least I have had it confirmed from the full report. No enlarged heart, all valves and chambers working well.
I cannot tell you how relieved I am.
I recall the consultant who told me my heart was fine looked rather like a camel. Despite this I would readily have kissed him at the time.I cannot tell you how relieved I am.
Well done mate.
Riley Blue said:
When you look at heart attack symptoms:
Chest pain - a sensation of pressure, tightness or squeezing in the centre of the chest
Pain in other parts of the body - it can feel as if the pain is travelling from the chest to the arms (usually the left arm is affected, but it can affect both arms), jaw, neck, back and abdomen
Feeling lightheaded or dizzy
Sweating
Shortness of breath
Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)
Overwhelming sense of anxiety (similar to having a panic attack)
Coughing or wheezing
it's not surprising they aren't all recognised for what they are. At various times in their lives, just about everyone will experience one or more of the above and it'll be totally unconnected with a heart attack.
I've (according to one cardiologist) had a heart attack and not known it, certainly experienced none of the above either separately or together that I could attribute to 'heart'. Further tests by a different cardiologist showed a problem that has been dealt with by an angioplasty. I have three stents which seem to have sorted things out as my SNAFU'd heart muscle is performing better though of course I never realised that anything needed sorting out.
It was only discovered during a pre-op assessment for surgery for prostate cancer. The cancer was dealt with by radiotherapy, surgery being completely discounted as being too risky. Right now I'm feeling fine. I'm on an ace inhibitor and beta blocker which sometimes make me feel tired and an anti-coagulant until July but I have more energy than previously and am looking forward to the future despite my 'dicky ticker'.
A PMA (Postive Mental Attiude) helps, I find. I've never let any of the above get me down and always been upbeat and cheerful - but that's just me, everyone reacts differently.
Like Riley, I had no symptoms either, my heart attack was in my sleep they suspect. The problem was picked up through a completely unrelated mater but when investigated if they hadn't of fixed it, which was relatively quick & simple and almost painless, I would have ended up dead sooner rather than later. Chest pain - a sensation of pressure, tightness or squeezing in the centre of the chest
Pain in other parts of the body - it can feel as if the pain is travelling from the chest to the arms (usually the left arm is affected, but it can affect both arms), jaw, neck, back and abdomen
Feeling lightheaded or dizzy
Sweating
Shortness of breath
Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)
Overwhelming sense of anxiety (similar to having a panic attack)
Coughing or wheezing
it's not surprising they aren't all recognised for what they are. At various times in their lives, just about everyone will experience one or more of the above and it'll be totally unconnected with a heart attack.
I've (according to one cardiologist) had a heart attack and not known it, certainly experienced none of the above either separately or together that I could attribute to 'heart'. Further tests by a different cardiologist showed a problem that has been dealt with by an angioplasty. I have three stents which seem to have sorted things out as my SNAFU'd heart muscle is performing better though of course I never realised that anything needed sorting out.
It was only discovered during a pre-op assessment for surgery for prostate cancer. The cancer was dealt with by radiotherapy, surgery being completely discounted as being too risky. Right now I'm feeling fine. I'm on an ace inhibitor and beta blocker which sometimes make me feel tired and an anti-coagulant until July but I have more energy than previously and am looking forward to the future despite my 'dicky ticker'.
A PMA (Postive Mental Attiude) helps, I find. I've never let any of the above get me down and always been upbeat and cheerful - but that's just me, everyone reacts differently.
The initial problem I had was rationalising that I didn't know I had a problem to begin with so how do I know its fixed? how will I know if its happening again? what is going to try & kill me next? (I had the all clear on my prostate biopsy the day before being told my heart was kippered) 6 months on I am fitter than ever, still not built like a racing snake but getting there. I just don't worry about it now, I get checked every 6 months & get on with it. Trying to get life insurance at a sensible price is proving tricky though
Richyboy said:
I just went straight to A&E with similar symptoms. I know from years of taking people to GP's that they're not that great (just my experience sorry for any offence).
Someone took a heart attack patient in to my GP surgery a couple of weeks back, all it did was delay them getting to hospital.I had my heart attack last October stood right next to some shooting friends who are first aiders they had given me aspirin before anyone had time to dial 999! The ambulance just happened to be five minutes away and one of them knew the place I was in so he drove straight to me, they decided to take me to Basingstoke as they have a very very good cardiac unit (from experience I can say that they are amazing) the team was ready for me the second I arrived and I had a stent and was on the ward about an hour latter, and the next day after a battery of tests and a prescription of various drugs I was allowed to go home and can honestly say I feel fine now. I also gave up smoking about half a second after the paramedic told me I was having a heart attack!
louiechevy said:
I had my heart attack last October stood right next to some shooting friends who are first aiders they had given me aspirin before anyone had time to dial 999! The ambulance just happened to be five minutes away and one of them knew the place I was in so he drove straight to me, they decided to take me to Basingstoke as they have a very very good cardiac unit (from experience I can say that they are amazing) the team was ready for me the second I arrived and I had a stent and was on the ward about an hour latter, and the next day after a battery of tests and a prescription of various drugs I was allowed to go home and can honestly say I feel fine now. I also gave up smoking about half a second after the paramedic told me I was having a heart attack!
Really glad that you are fit & well... I was admitted to Basingstoke purely because of their cardiac unit but thankfully I didn't need any treatment as my results came back all good. Apparently it's the blood tests that can tell them an awful lot.Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff