Re: What a way to get some time off

Wow Bam. Thank goodness you took these seriously and went to the hospital.
Take care of yourself during this and try to lessen the stress <haha>

It is a good lesson to learn though for the rest of us. When my FIL had his
first heart attack he had his pain in his throat. Went to an ENT who sent
him directly to the ER. He was having a full blown heart attack. Who
woulda thunk.

Maureen.

"Griz" <DearCounselor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3hh3k1Fh43arU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Went out to dinner last Friday with my daughter to hear my nephew's band
> play. Was feeling kinda tired. Had a light meal. Came home early. Fell
> asleep early.
>
> Woke up at 1:30 a.m. feeling uncomfortable in my chest. Slugged down some
> Maalox cause every good type-A-er knows that's the Cure-All. No change.
> Dozed for a bit. Woke up at 2:10 a.m. feeling like I had an elephant
> standing on my chest. Pain going into my left jaw. It didn't pass or
> lessen after a few minutes, so I went down and asked my daughter to take
> me
> to the hospital.
>
> Two days and several sets of cardiac enzymes later, they determined I had
> a
> mild heart attack. Very low potassium. Now I have to go through all the
> stupid cardiac testing that I've had countless docs already tell me isn't
> designed to be as accurate on women as it is men.
>
> Now on 3 separate days this week I've broken out in very painful
> hives.....
>
> Diagnosis??
>
>
> IMO-- S T R E S S!!
>
> Wedding planning, house-hunting, financial issues, 65 clients on my
> caseload......
>
>


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