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HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS

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Natalieannamay · 18/08/2024 13:21

Hi
on Fri afternoon I was sleeping with my 2 year old daughter when i felt the most awful burning pain in my chest , this went up to the right side of my neck and jaw. It was awful. I was dizzy and shaking, this all only lasted around 10 minutes. Since then iv been having palpitations and feeling really uneasy , iv also had a little upset tummy .
my partner is telling me i need to go get checked out. Im just nervous it’s something bad and they will keep me in, my daughter will only settle with me.

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Mischance · 18/08/2024 13:34

I had a heart attack in July and am still recovering. I was all the wrong demographic for it - female, non-smoker/drinker, fishetarian - but there it was. They admitted me and I have had a stent put in my right coronary artery which was blocked to 94% in one place. If I had not sought help I would probably be dead now.

Get it checked. It is much more likely to be gastro-intestinal - e.g. gall stones - but that was what I thought! I could not have been more wrong.

LettuceLiz · 18/08/2024 13:33

Natalieannamay · 18/08/2024 13:32

I’m currently at my parents but heading home shortly, I’m not feeling bed at the moment, just palpitations keep coming on and off . I’m going to head home shortly and call 111 and see what they say. Thankyou for all replying.
I’ll update when I know more and spoken to 111 .

111 will send an ambulance, probably quicker to go directly Flowers

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Natalieannamay · 18/08/2024 13:32

I’m currently at my parents but heading home shortly, I’m not feeling bed at the moment, just palpitations keep coming on and off . I’m going to head home shortly and call 111 and see what they say. Thankyou for all replying.
I’ll update when I know more and spoken to 111 .

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RampantIvy · 18/08/2024 13:31

Your DD not settling is the least of your problems. Please seek medical advice NOW

KreedKafer · 18/08/2024 13:31

How’s your daughter going to settle if you’re dead, then? Just fucking go to A&E.

It’s not the end of the world if your daughter doesn’t settle for a night. It is the end of the world if you die.

AmIHereReally · 18/08/2024 13:28

Whilst in youngish women, a heart attack is unlikely, it is important to remember that heart attacks can present atypically in women. It is not always the typical pattern of chest pain radiating down the left arm and shoulder.

And in women it can present as gastric symptoms.

Get yourself checked out.

Twinklefloss · 18/08/2024 13:27

Call 111 to be triaged. They may call an ambulance to you if it’s indicated; there’s a lot paramedics can do to check you out at home. Or 111 may book you an appointment urgent care. Or I suspect they will tell you to to get to a&e pronto. But take some action - call 111 now or make your own way to a&e.

TooTiredOfThisShit · 18/08/2024 13:27

If your main worry is that it's bad enough that they'll keep you in, then of course you should seek medical help (I think you know that really...)

If you feel fairly well just now, and it's already been 48 hours (ie it's not an immediate emergency) then you could wait until you've settled your little girl, and then take yourself to A&E this evening? Or you could probably even wait and call the GP the morning - only you know how unwell you're feeling.

MTCoffeePot · 18/08/2024 13:26

Please go to A&E ASAP. You need to be checked out. This happened to me almost two years ago and it turned out to be a heart attack.

VickyEadieofThigh · 18/08/2024 13:25

Natalieannamay · 18/08/2024 13:21

Hi
on Fri afternoon I was sleeping with my 2 year old daughter when i felt the most awful burning pain in my chest , this went up to the right side of my neck and jaw. It was awful. I was dizzy and shaking, this all only lasted around 10 minutes. Since then iv been having palpitations and feeling really uneasy , iv also had a little upset tummy .
my partner is telling me i need to go get checked out. Im just nervous it’s something bad and they will keep me in, my daughter will only settle with me.

Being nervous that it "might be something bad" because they "might keep you in" - simply because your child won't settle without you is madness and I'm sure you know this.

If you go and it IS something "bad", then they can treat you. If you DON'T go... I don't think you need that spelled out, do you?

TheShellBeach · 18/08/2024 13:24

Go to A and E.

Your daughter will have more to contend with if you die of a heart attack.

ButtSurgery · 18/08/2024 13:24

Go get it checked out FFS. Your DD will be fine with her father.

It's surely better than the worst case scenario of an undiagnosed heart attack which can grossly shorten your life and leave her without a mum.

This isn't something to dither about. Hopefully it's something minor but you can't know without being checked at hospital.

GO!!

TerrorAustralis · 18/08/2024 13:24

How will your daughter settle when her mum is dead?

MrsTerryPratchett · 18/08/2024 13:23

To be very blunt, if they keep you in, it's probably serious. Which means not getting checked out could leave your DD without you for much longer.

I see it as my duty as a mother to try to stay well. I'm naturally crap at getting healthcare for myself but being here long-term for DD makes me.

GO!

LettuceLiz · 18/08/2024 13:23

You have to go to A and E. it could be any number of things. It's best to be checked out.