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Originally posted by selogic:
Pain is one thing , but couple that with pressure like someone is standing on your chest ...make the call .

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Originally posted by homie:
Did they check you for blood clots?
Did you tell them you were driving
across the country?

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Originally posted by 6guns:

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Originally posted by homie:
Did they check you for blood clots?
Did you tell them you were driving
across the country?

That's a good question. I did tell them I was driving all day, but blood clots didn't come up in discussion, though the doc may have thought about it.

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After visiting my GP upon my return to the midwest, he recommended I see a cardiologist, which I did. He recommended I take a stress test to rule out any possible problem....which I did on Thursday. Well, apparently there is a problem as my heart beat didn't return to baseline properly and he said that could be an indication of a partial blockage. Well, I'm schedule for an angiogram tomorrow at noon and that should get to the bottom of whatever is going on. If there is a problem, I hope they can fix it right then and there. Damn thing is, I feel fine and last week I was on the bike path jogging 3 miles. (He said don't do that anymore...until we check you out )

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Originally posted by 6guns:
Thanks, guys!

My best to you, Sunset_VA!

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:

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After visiting my GP upon my return to the midwest, he recommended I see a cardiologist, which I did. He recommended I take a stress test to rule out any possible problem....which I did on Thursday. Well, apparently there is a problem as my heart beat didn't return to baseline properly and he said that could be an indication of a partial blockage. Well, I'm schedule for an angiogram tomorrow at noon and that should get to the bottom of whatever is going on. If there is a problem, I hope they can fix it right then and there. Damn thing is, I feel fine and last week I was on the bike path jogging 3 miles. (He said don't do that anymore...until we check you out )

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You can have a partial blockage and feel fine. Keep us posted.

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
Last Thursday i took my first ride with Loudoun EMS.

My atrial fibrillation came back two months ago and has been going into hyperdrive, resulting in me looking like I was having a serious cardiac event. I was pale diaphoretic and nauseous with pain in my chest and shortness of breath. All are classic symptoms of a serious cardiac event.

Thankfully the emergency department check me out and came to the conclusion that it was my AFib resulting in decreased cardiac output. See my cardiologist Wednesday. I think I'm looking at the wrong end of pacemaker, but we'll see. Glad to know your event wasn't something more serious.

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Originally posted by OKCGene:

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:

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After visiting my GP upon my return to the midwest, he recommended I see a cardiologist, which I did. He recommended I take a stress test to rule out any possible problem....which I did on Thursday. Well, apparently there is a problem as my heart beat didn't return to baseline properly and he said that could be an indication of a partial blockage. Well, I'm schedule for an angiogram tomorrow at noon and that should get to the bottom of whatever is going on. If there is a problem, I hope they can fix it right then and there. Damn thing is, I feel fine and last week I was on the bike path jogging 3 miles. (He said don't do that anymore...until we check you out )

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You can have a partial blockage and feel fine. Keep us posted.

That's right, yes you can feel fine with a blockage.

I was feeling just fine, no issues at all, none. That's important, remember that, more info coming next.

In 2010 I was taking a routine physical at the Doc's office. Since I was over 50 he decided to run an EKG. Doc came back in and said it "didn't look right".

He gave it to me and told me to go visit his friend the Cardiologist. I drove over, handed it to the Cardiologist, he read it and said "Your EKG looks fine to me, why are you here?" I told him to call his buddy, the Doc who gave me a routine physical.

Cardiologist said to go down the hallway and get another EKG on their equipment. I did. Cardiologist said it looked fine. He did his poke and prod and listen procedure, said I seemed to be perfectly normal.

Then Cardiologist asked if I'd ever had a Stress Test. No I have not. He scheduled it.

I had the Nuclear Scan and Stress Test and was informed I passed it. YEA!!

2 evenings later I got a phone call from the Cardiologist that I had not passed the Nuclear Scan and Stress Test. I fussed back at him saying I had been informed I had passed it just fine. We talked for a few minutes and then told me that he wanted me to be at the hospital in 2 days for a "look and see".

I was very skeptical, because I felt just fine, no issues, but I decided to follow the Cardiologists request.

When I woke up from the "look and see" (Doc went up through my groin area) he informed me that my Widow Maker (Left Anterior Descending) was 80% blocked and thus he put a stent in me. Then he told me I was lucky to find the blockage early and get it taken care of. Fortunately I never had a heart attack.

I'll repeat that: Doc told me I was lucky the blockage was found before I had a heart attack and got it taken care of. I never had any symptoms of anything, none at all, although I had a 80% blockage.

Men, and Ladies too, don't screw around with any symptoms that you may have, immediately go to the ER and get checked. Screw the money, pay it. Live. Don't die. And if you're over 50 or so, talk to your regular Doc and go from there.

Best wishes to all y'all.
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