HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS

I have a long term condition (costochondritis) but my GP said to never assume that a sudden onset of chest pain is due to it so I've had a few visits over the years. They usually triage you fairly quickly, take blood, then do an ECG. If that's OK, they boot me back to the outer waiting room to wait a couple of hours for bloods and I'm then discharged. Never been there for more than 6 hours even on a manic day and they've never told me off for attending either.

Go to A&E op. Chest pain is not one to play roulette with.

You definitely need to be checked out
If pain continues call an ambulance
Paramedics will give an ecg.
If the trace indicates anything you'll be taken in at least for a blood test to see if troponin levels are raised

You definitely do need to be assessed. Jaw pain was the main symptom of my relatives silent heart attack, he was lucky he made it to a walk in on time after his wife’s badgering as she knew something wasn’t right. Please do get yourself to a and e. Hope all turns out ok.

If you can’t get to an A&E, you could call your GP first thing tomorow to get an on the day appt, they can do an ECG and book a blood test.

If it happens again call for an ambulance (paramedics can do an ECG there & then).

Don’t be ridiculous OP! Would you rather your 2yr go a few nights without you, or the rest of their life without you? 🙄

I work in a cardiac ICU; much of the symptoms you’re describing do sound like a heart condition for which you MUST have checked out.

@Natalieannamay your last post saddens me. So many women are conditioned to put everyone else before their own needs, even when it could be life threatening. I hope 111 sort you out soon.

Paramedics can find out the likelihood of it being a heart attack.

Remember not to drive if you have heart attack symptoms.

Can I ask your opinion what else can cause raised troponin? As mine was listed as 37 on my discharge letter but I was discharged with a diagnosis of palpitations (which I never experienced so not sure why)

My son waited 1.5 hours for initial triage with chest pains. Was pericarditis.

You really should pursue to get it checked out even though it's hard with childcare.

FIL just had a feeling of doom - GP took it seriously turned out he'd had a mild heart attack - getting it sorted so early meant they could stop further damage and it had less impact long term.

@Itsdare That does sound scary.
I was worried about a heart attack and was given a bed on A and E ward while I waited for the second blood test. Awful that you had to wait in the waiting room.

Just go to a&e. Don't bother with 111 or a walk in centre, you need an urgent ecg and bloods

(I'm an a&e nurse)

Hopefully it is nothing but you should get if checked ASAP. Heart attacks often present very differently in women, the severe acid reflux and neck/jaw pain featured in my mother’s at 39. She had ignored earlier things as thought she was too young and she didn’t have heaviness in left arm.

Better to suffer minor inconvenience now and find out you are fine than disregard something important because you are putting everyone else first.

I had myocarditis and the initial symptoms were a burning like heartburn and palpitations. Please get it checked. Insist on a troponin test, results in an hour and will tell if any damage.

I had a strange experience. Was in for an ecg within 20 minutes of arriving. But even though my troponin was raised slightly, they done a repeat test and I was in the waiting room longer than anyone else. People arrived after me, some admitted, some went home. But I sat in the waiting room from 5.30pm to 3am when they put me on a trolley in AMU. Even though they clearly suspected a small heart attack. So I guess it just depends.

I am the most health anxious hospital phobic person ever but I just knew I had to go. Ironically they discharged me after a couple of days of ekg monitoring and an ecg and xray. The cardiac Consultant said he "didn't think" I had a heart attack. So the last 3 months have been tough because I feel like even he didn't know for sure.

Best wishes to you OP, keep us updated

I had similar last week. Was driving home from my BF’s house and thought I don’t want to go to bed in case I don’t wake up. Went straight to urgent care but they said if it happened again to go to A&E as they are better equipped to deal with it. I waited 5 hours, had an ECG and was referred for blood tests and further tests which won’t happen until September, so although I’m glad I went, it wasn’t treated as massively urgent due to the ECG not showing any issues for the 30 seconds it was attached.

It’s a huge worry, hope you’re ok OP.

I went in last month for chest pain, straight in for ecg, then a bed in a&e. Bloods, another ecg and chest xray.I did not spend anytime in a waiting room. Sent home when bloods and xray back with a cardiac referral.

Yes they do make you wait.

I see others have thought the same. You have to take this seriously.

Who will watch your daughter if you're dead?!

Believe me (happened to a relative last year) if it's the heart, you can go from alive to dead in the time it takes for you to collapse and for them to stop resuscitation.

Actually I think it’s a decent wake up call r

When you’re a mum you have to be brave.
put your daughter first and get checked out.

Op if you gave chest pains they won't let you wait in the waiting room. You will be seen ASAP.