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Well that was a surreal weekend!!

julie56

julie56

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My weekend started Friday with repeated bouts of what I thought was acid reflux - however it had started two weeks earlier and episodes and severity had increased over the last week. After seeing the doc on Thursday and given a prescription for Omeprazole I thought my troubles would soon be over. On Friday morning I had an inkling something a little more serious was going on when my arms began to feel weak so I phoned the surgery and a doctor returned my call - luckily they said to phone 999 if it happened again as ambulance have all the equipment on board to diagnose. I did this 5 mins later feeling like I might be making a fuss over nothing. However, after a short ambulance ride and then a helicopter flight to Exeter hospital the other side of Devon, I had received angioplasty and a stent to repair my heart attack!! I am not seeking sympathy but wish to pass on something I learned through this - and that is that Diabetes can mask heart attack symptoms - you may not get that crushing pain normally associated with heart attack, instead it may be heartburn, stomach ache or jaw pain so please be aware. PS Between the ambulance arriving and touch down 50 miles away and then having stent implanted took a total of 1 hour - I am in awe of the NHS and very grateful.
 
Wow @julie56 I'm wishing you all the very very best! And thank you so much for the heads-up on your symptoms - it's reassuring to know what to look out for.

Hugs!

xxx
 
Hi, i am so glad you got the right treatment!

Every woman should know that heart attack symptoms are often very different in women than in men.

Please, everyone read this link. It may save your life, or the life of a woman you love!

https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/heart-attack/women-and-heart-attacks

People think that heart attacks involve arm and chest pain, dont they? But often women dont get these symptoms, and get other ones instead. Because of this, women can get later treatment and misdiagnoses, which may affect their survival rate.
 
Blimey @julie56 what a shock for you. I am so glad you had wonderful NHS emergency treatment and that you continue to recover.

I remember a friend of ours many years ago was in hospital for a different reason and after some exploratory scans was asked about his previous heart attack. He had no idea he had ever had one. He was told "silent" heart attacks happen frequently, and people have no idea.
 
Brunneria said:
Hi, i am so glad you got the right treatment!

Every woman should know that heart attack symptoms are often very different in women than in men.

I had no idea symptoms could vary so much - I can only advise if you have a little nagging worry in your mind, don't ignore it, intuition is often right
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