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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 460609" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>I concur with Flutterby and hope you'll go for a check at the ER. Have them test your enzymes and run a EEG. These are very similar symptoms as my aunt was having for ages and also she thought it was a host of other possibilities, and she only realized she'd had a heart attack a day later when she went to the ER, and it turned out to be a major heart attack. I totally understand your ire about the EL e.r., it is probably the same frustrations as here where I am. I know the waiting stinks and they don't always do the right testing based on age and assumptions etc. But advocate for yourself. Tell them specifically you are concerned at the list of symptoms you mentioned and then explain you are coming in now and not earlier than now because xyz is now happening and you realize that heart attack presents differently in women a lot of the time and your symptoms, while hopefully not heart related, are alarming you and are fully in line with cardiac issues. Tell them you specifically want your enzymes tested along with a EEG and anything else they feel appropriate. Often when being that descriptive and stating confidently what you need done, this leads to immediate care and testing due to the nature and their triage system. Heart issues tend to get done right away, thus ensuring you don't have that crazy long wait time. Even if you must wait, I think you're worth it and it wouldn't hurt to mention to them that better to be safe than to risk being unchecked now and have a heart attack tomorrow. That alone will get them moving. </p><p></p><p>Will keep you in my thoughts. Please update us. Don't take chances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 460609, member: 4264"] I concur with Flutterby and hope you'll go for a check at the ER. Have them test your enzymes and run a EEG. These are very similar symptoms as my aunt was having for ages and also she thought it was a host of other possibilities, and she only realized she'd had a heart attack a day later when she went to the ER, and it turned out to be a major heart attack. I totally understand your ire about the EL e.r., it is probably the same frustrations as here where I am. I know the waiting stinks and they don't always do the right testing based on age and assumptions etc. But advocate for yourself. Tell them specifically you are concerned at the list of symptoms you mentioned and then explain you are coming in now and not earlier than now because xyz is now happening and you realize that heart attack presents differently in women a lot of the time and your symptoms, while hopefully not heart related, are alarming you and are fully in line with cardiac issues. Tell them you specifically want your enzymes tested along with a EEG and anything else they feel appropriate. Often when being that descriptive and stating confidently what you need done, this leads to immediate care and testing due to the nature and their triage system. Heart issues tend to get done right away, thus ensuring you don't have that crazy long wait time. Even if you must wait, I think you're worth it and it wouldn't hurt to mention to them that better to be safe than to risk being unchecked now and have a heart attack tomorrow. That alone will get them moving. Will keep you in my thoughts. Please update us. Don't take chances. [/QUOTE]
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