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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 641222" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Not good enough, CB. You need to call an ambulance the next time you experience chest pains and shortness of breath. This is an emergency.</p><p></p><p>Back in June, I did a very dumb thing. I was sitting at the computer and suddenly had chest pains that radiated down my left arm to the elbow and up the left side of my neck.</p><p></p><p>What did I do? Like an idiot, I DROVE the half mile to the ER. Walking to the ER made the pain worse.</p><p></p><p>Let me tell. Walk into an ER and announce that you have chest pains, and suddenly you are surrounded by people. Took them 5 tries to start an IV. BiPolar (BP) was up. Heart rate was up.</p><p></p><p>I was admitted. I had an EKG, an echocardiogram, a stress test, and spent overnight being monitored. Luckily, in my case,all was normal.</p><p></p><p>My problem turned out to be costochondritis, an inflammation of the nerves in the ribcage.</p><p></p><p>Had any of those tests been abnormal, I would've been transferred to a major medical center 90 miles away for an angiogram and possible angioplasty.</p><p></p><p>Instead, I spent a day and a night eating some of the worst food I've ever eaten in my life (cardiac diet WITH diabetic diet, YUCK!) trying to figure out why my BiPolar (BP) was so high (it came down on it's own) and guarding the one IV they finally managed to get in like it was gold.</p><p></p><p>My point is, driving with a suspected heart attack is really stupid NOT going to the ER with chest pains is even more stupid.</p><p></p><p>Just because you were OK once before doesn't mean you're OK now.</p><p></p><p>You could be lucky and it could be something like reflux, or irritated nerves, or whatever, but you're not qualified to make that diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>PLEASE! We CARE about you. For the sake of your children and your furkids, take care of yourself!</p><p></p><p>ToK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 641222, member: 1963"] Not good enough, CB. You need to call an ambulance the next time you experience chest pains and shortness of breath. This is an emergency. Back in June, I did a very dumb thing. I was sitting at the computer and suddenly had chest pains that radiated down my left arm to the elbow and up the left side of my neck. What did I do? Like an idiot, I DROVE the half mile to the ER. Walking to the ER made the pain worse. Let me tell. Walk into an ER and announce that you have chest pains, and suddenly you are surrounded by people. Took them 5 tries to start an IV. BiPolar (BP) was up. Heart rate was up. I was admitted. I had an EKG, an echocardiogram, a stress test, and spent overnight being monitored. Luckily, in my case,all was normal. My problem turned out to be costochondritis, an inflammation of the nerves in the ribcage. Had any of those tests been abnormal, I would've been transferred to a major medical center 90 miles away for an angiogram and possible angioplasty. Instead, I spent a day and a night eating some of the worst food I've ever eaten in my life (cardiac diet WITH diabetic diet, YUCK!) trying to figure out why my BiPolar (BP) was so high (it came down on it's own) and guarding the one IV they finally managed to get in like it was gold. My point is, driving with a suspected heart attack is really stupid NOT going to the ER with chest pains is even more stupid. Just because you were OK once before doesn't mean you're OK now. You could be lucky and it could be something like reflux, or irritated nerves, or whatever, but you're not qualified to make that diagnosis. PLEASE! We CARE about you. For the sake of your children and your furkids, take care of yourself! ToK [/QUOTE]
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