DH mild chest pain

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I spotted DH holding his chest this morning, he says it was a mild chest twinge. DH's father had a lot of health problems and had a heart attack followed by a bypass so I am concerned.

As i say, he says the pain is the mild but i am not sure whether he is just saying that to prevent me from worrying or he is burying his head in the sand or it really is mild...

Don't let him ignore it. Ring 111 and get him properly assessed.

Ignore any posters who tell you anything different.

I'm not a HCP but you know the answer to this op. You must get him to a & e.

The statistics for surviving a heart attack outside of hospital are not good.

And it's a myth that people receive no warning signs prior to a heart attack. In many cases there are often symptoms that haven't been identified properly or have been ignored.

Ring 999. Not 111.

Take him to A&E. My very fit, healthy 43yo friend had mild chest discomfort a year ago. Friend persuaded him to go to A&E, and it's just as well. Within a couple of days he had 3 stents fitted, having had a heart attack at some point in the week leading up to the chest pain. He thought it was a pulled muscle.

999

Most people have their heart attacks outside hospital and the survival rate is good PROVIDING they get prompt treatment.
I would pop him down to A&E if it's reasonable near for assessment.

www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-public-affairs/transforming-healthcare/out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrests#:~:text=In%20the%20UK%20there%20are,the%20UK%20survive%20an%20OHCA.

Dh had mild chest pain at 39 - the dr said it was a strained muscle, he then had his first of 4 heart attacks- the 4th he needed a CABG and spent 5 weeks in hospital

Please get him to see a and e

You should always get chest pain investigated
My mum had and ended in hospital for a month. Better to get it checked out tbh it could be fine but I’d rather have peace of mind

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That is for cardiac arrests not heart attacks. They are two totally different things, a heart attack or myocardial infarction can lead to a cardiac arrest but it is by no means certain. The cause of a cardiac arrest can be for a number of reasons, an MI being only one of them.

Maybe let an adult make his own decision about what to do (if anything)?!

My brother in law had a heart attack that he mistook for indigestion. He had 3 stents.

I appreciate the distinction now you have explained it Recycledblonde but I am not sure it is helpful overall in this specific context of persuading the op to get her DH to seek medical advice asap but never mind .

@Hbh17

Maybe let an adult make his own decision about what to do (if anything)?!

And if the adult in question hasn't a clue how serious this may or may not be? Just ignore him and hope he's right?

Chest discomfort always needs checking out. Call 111 as a minimum, go to a&e preferably and 999 if it gets any worse. Heart attacks are usually not the stereotypical sudden clutching of a painful chest.
Don't dismiss any heart symptom.

Probably not but it does avoid terrifying the poor woman.

I recommended 111 as I read OP as stating that her DH had experienced chest pain but it was no longer present.

@Recycledblonde

Probably not but it does avoid terrifying the poor woman.

Yes indeed, fair enough!

DH says it was a twinge that only lasted less than a minute ... He won't do anything about it....

Just point out to him how would he feel if you were unfortunately put in the position of having to ring 999 and try to perform CPR to try to keep him alive whilst waiting for an ambulance?

Tell him not to be so bloody selfish.

ExH had very mild chest pain on and off for a couple of weeks, he still worked, went running, felt fine the vast majority of the time.
He then had a sudden cardiac arrest, luckily at a time with first aiders who had trained for such an event, and survived.

Chest pain should never be ignored, even if it turns out to be nothing.

Depends if he is a "mention every twinge" type or fairly stoic normally. I'd advise going to get medical help in either case but especially if he is the latter type. A check up is surely worth it?

My DH is like this. Ignores all health related concerns. After years of trying to get him to look after himself I can’t do anymore than ensure he has life insurance.

@Hbh17

Maybe let an adult make his own decision about what to do (if anything)?!

It's different if the adult isn't well, though. They can't always make the best decision.

111 and 999 use the same triage for chest pains.

How is he now OP?