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Original poster

Having typed my symptoms into NHS Direct website, apparently I need to call 999!

74 replies

Saltire · 21/02/2009 07:59

I called the doctors to see if I could get in today, but they are shut on Saturday, so it said to ring NHS Direct. I went on their website,and typed in my symptoms, and it said I need to call 999!

OP posts:
permatired · 21/02/2009 10:19

I definitely think you should get checked out too, just to be on the safe side, but just to reassure you, I had very similar symptoms a couple of years ago when my dh was away and was on my own with 2 small children and was combination of GORD (Gastro Oesophageal Reflux Disease - effectively very bad heartburn, acid reflux, oesphageal spasms etc - made worse by stress) and anxiety. Nothing too serious but I was very scared and rang NHS direct and they said they were sending ambulance too (I went to doctor on my own in end). Do get checked out asap though, as it wil either enable them to treat you or you will be relieved nothing and symptoms may well abate. Poor you though - let us now how you get on.

candyfluff · 21/02/2009 10:51

u ok ?

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 21/02/2009 10:52

If she has gone to hospital to be checked I don't think she will be back for quite a while to update....

Nabster · 21/02/2009 14:35

bump

LightShinesInTheDarkness · 21/02/2009 14:37

OMG - hope she is OK.

Habbibu · 21/02/2009 14:41

Hope you're being seen to, Saltire, and are ok.

pramspotter · 21/02/2009 15:00

Is it your left arm? Very possibly a heart attack. Any nausea or tiredness? Woman having heart attacks often present with mild to severe crushing chest pain that radiates into left arm and left jaw.

Better to be safe than sorry. Get to A&E.

It may be indigestion or a chest infection. But you just dont know.

Nabster · 21/02/2009 18:10

bump

Nabster · 22/02/2009 08:42

Any news?

LazyLinePainterJane · 22/02/2009 09:10

saltire?

Original poster
Saltire · 22/02/2009 09:11

Saltire's DH here. She went to A&E yesterday at 09.30. She's been kept in over night, at the moment they are treating for "suspected" mild heart attack, and will continue to treat for and assume she has had one until they get the results of all the tests back. She was given the angina spray to test for angina, and had a very bad reaction to it, she fainted twice and was very sick.
She has had blood tests, ECG, heart monitors, x-rays etc.
I will post back later with any more news.

OP posts:
Geepers · 22/02/2009 09:13

Oh wow, hope she is on the road to recovery soon. Thank goodness she sought help.

SecretlyPreppy · 22/02/2009 09:15

Please pass on our best wishes. I'm so pleased that she went in but sorry that she's had such a scary experience.

You must be worried sick.

HecateQueenOfGhosts · 22/02/2009 09:18

poor thing. Give her my best.

Thank god she decided to go!

Trinityrhino · 22/02/2009 09:18

Hope she is all better soon

xx

Nabster · 22/02/2009 09:21

OMG

I hope she is better and home very soon.

Thank you for letting us know.

candyfluff · 22/02/2009 09:26

thankyou for letting us know
hope she is feeling better soon

Guadalupe · 22/02/2009 09:27

How scary. Thank goodness she went in and is getting treatment. Hope she feels better soon.

BoffinMum · 22/02/2009 09:44

Thanks for telling us. Please keep us posted. All best wishes.

psychomum5 · 22/02/2009 09:46

oh no!!!

hoping she is ok and recovers soon.

get well soon saltire.

FrannyandZooey · 22/02/2009 09:49

oh hope she is well soon
very sorry to hear this, saltire and dh

TigerFeet · 22/02/2009 09:55

I'm so glad she's in hospital - sounds an awful thing to say but it's the best place for her. Wishing her a speedy recovery.

RubberDuck · 22/02/2009 10:02

Really glad she's getting medical attention. Thanks for updating us and I hope she recovers quickly.

Hulababy · 22/02/2009 10:04

Glad she is getting medical attention. Hope she is okay.

AmIOdetteOrOdile · 22/02/2009 10:08

How scary - as TigerFeet says it really is the best place for her. Wishing her a speedy recovery.