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A NURSES HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE I am an ER nurse, (day in and day out!) and this is The best description of this event that I have ever heard. Please read, pay attention, and send it on! FEMALE HEART ATTACKS I was aware that female heart attacks are different, But this is the best description I've ever read. Women and heart attacks (Myocardial Infarction) Did you know that women rarely have the Same dramatic symptoms that men have when Experiencing heart attack...you know, the Sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, Grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we See in the movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a Heart attack. 'I had a completely unexpected heart attack at about 10 :30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional Trauma that one would suspect Might've brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & Warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my Lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent Me, and actually thinking,'A-A-h, this is the life, All cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my Feet propped up. A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of Indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed A bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of Water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like You've swallowed a golf ball going down the Esophagus in slow motion and it is most Uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped It down so fast and needed to chew it more Thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to Hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was My initial sensation---the only trouble was that I Hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 P.M. After that had seemed to subside, the next sensation Was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be Racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it Was probably my aorta spasming), gaining speed as They continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses Rhythmically when administering CPR). This Fascinating process continued on into my throat and Branched out into both jaws. 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was Happening--we all have read and/or heard about pain In the jaws being one of the signals of An MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to Myself and the cat, 'Dear God, I think I'm having a Heart attack!' I lowered the foot rest, dumping the Cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on The floor instead. I thought to myself 'If this is A heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next Room where the phone is or anywhere else.......but, On the other hand, if I don't, Nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any Longer I may not be able to get up in moment.' 'I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, Walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics... I told her I thought I was having a Heart attack due to the pressure building under the Sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel Hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She Said she was sending the Paramedics over Immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, And if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on The floor where they could see me When they came in. 'I then laid down on the floor as instructed and Lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics Coming in, their examination, lifting Me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, Or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the Way, but I did briefly awaken When we arrived and saw that the Cardiologist was Already there in his surgical blues and cap, Helping the medics pull my stretcher out of The ambulance. He was bending over me asking Questions (probably something like 'Have you taken Any medications?') but I couldn't make My mind interpret what he was saying, or form an Answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until The Cardiologist and partner had already threaded The teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery Into the aorta and into my heart where they Insta lled 2 side by side stents To hold open my right co ronary artery. 'I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions At home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes Before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took Perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my Arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents. 'Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.' 1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your body, not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up....which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be! 2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER--you're a hazard to others on the road and so is your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road.Do NOT call your doctor--he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later. 3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let 's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive. A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. **Please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends (male & female) you care about!

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Thanks Lea,

I am glad to see that she pointed out that elevated cholesterol is

rarely the cause of a heart attack. I think the whole cholesterol

scare is way off base and yet it causes people to take drugs and pay

higher insurance premiums when it may not have any bearing at all, as

she indicated.

Take care of yourself dear Lea,

Patty

>

> Dear Friends:

>

> This was sent to me this morning. Please read it carefully, because

it could save your life.

>

> Love you all..........Lea

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> Subject: A NURSES HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE- very interesting --pay

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> A NURSES HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE

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> I am an ER nurse, (day in and day out!) and this

is The best description of this event that I have ever heard.

> Please read, pay attention, and send it on!

>

> FEMALE HEART ATTACKS

> I was aware that female heart attacks are

different,

> But this is the best description I've ever read.

> Women and heart attacks (Myocardial

> Infarction) Did you know that women rarely have

the

> Same dramatic symptoms that men have when

> Experiencing heart attack...you know, the

> Sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold

sweat,

> Grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that

we

> See in the movies.

>

>

>

> Here is the story of one woman's experience with

a

> Heart attack.

>

>

>

> 'I had a completely unexpected heart attack at

about

> 10 :30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior

emotional

> Trauma that one would suspect

> Might've brought it on. I was sitting all snugly

&

> Warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my

> Lap, reading an interesting story my friend had

sent

> Me, and actually thinking,'A-A-h, this is the

life,

> All cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with

my

> Feet propped up.

>

>

>

> A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of

> Indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and

grabbed

> A bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash

of

> Water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like

> You've swallowed a golf ball going down the

> Esophagus in slow motion and it is most

> Uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have

gulped

> It down so fast and needed to chew it more

> Thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water

to

> Hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was

> My initial sensation---the only trouble was that

I

> Hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00

> P.M.

>

>

>

> After that had seemed to subside, the next

sensation

> Was like little squeezing motions that seemed to

be

> Racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it

> Was probably my aorta spasming), gaining speed as

> They continued racing up and under my sternum

> (breast bone, where one presses

> Rhythmically when administering CPR). This

> Fascinating process continued on into my throat

and

> Branched out into both jaws.

>

>

>

> 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was

> Happening--we all have read and/or heard about

pain

> In the jaws being one of the signals of

> An MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to

> Myself and the cat, 'Dear God, I think I'm having

a

> Heart attack!' I lowered the foot rest, dumping

the

> Cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell

on

> The floor instead. I thought to myself 'If this

is

> A heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the

next

> Room where the phone is or anywhere

else.......but,

> On the other hand, if I don't,

> Nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait

any

> Longer I may not be able to get up in moment.'

>

>

>

> 'I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair,

> Walked slowly into the next room and dialed the

> Paramedics... I told her I thought I was having a

> Heart attack due to the pressure building under

the

> Sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel

> Hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She

> Said she was sending the Paramedics over

> Immediately, asked if the front door was near to

me,

> And if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down

on

> The floor where they could see me

> When they came in.

>

>

>

> 'I then laid down on the floor as instructed and

> Lost consciousness, as I don't remember the

medics

> Coming in, their examination, lifting

> Me onto a gurney or getting me into their

ambulance,

> Or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on

the

> Way, but I did briefly awaken

> When we arrived and saw that the Cardiologist was

> Already there in his surgical blues and cap,

> Helping the medics pull my stretcher out of

> The ambulance. He was bending over me asking

> Questions (probably something like 'Have you

taken

> Any medications?') but I couldn't make

> My mind interpret what he was saying, or form an

> Answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until

> The Cardiologist and partner had already threaded

> The teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery

> Into the aorta and into my heart where they

> Insta lled 2 side by side stents

> To hold open my right co ronary artery.

>

>

> 'I know it sounds like all my thinking and

actions

> At home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes

> Before calling the Paramedics, but actually it

took

> Perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the

> fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away

from

> my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to

> the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting

my

> heart (which had stopped somewhere between my

> Arrival and the procedure) and installing the

stents.

>

>

>

> 'Why have I written all of this to you with so

much

> detail? Because I want all of you who

> are so important in my life to know what I

learned

> first hand.'

>

>

>

> 1. Be aware that something very different is

> happening in your body, not the usual men's

symptoms

> but inexplicable things happening (until my

sternum

> and jaws got into the act). It is said that many

> more women than men die of their first (and last)

MI

> because they didn't know they were having one and

> commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some

Maalox

> or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to

bed,

> hoping they'll feel better in the morning when

they wake

> up....which doesn't happen. My female friends,

your

> symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I

advise

> you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is

> unpleasantly happening that you've not felt

before.

> It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation

than

> to risk your life guessing what it might be!

>

>

>

> 2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.'

Ladies,

> TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive

yourself

> to the ER--you're a hazard to others on the road

and

> so is your panicked husband who will be speeding

and

> looking anxiously at what's happening with you

> instead of the road.Do NOT call your doctor--he

> doesn't know where you live and if it's at night

you

> won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his

> assistants (or answering service) will tell you

to

> call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the

equipment

> in his car that you need to be saved! The

Paramedics

> do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your

Dr.

> will be notified later.

>

>

> 3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack

> because you have a normal cholesterol count.

> Research has discovered that a cholesterol

> elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI

> (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied

by

> high blood pressure). MIs are

> usually caused by long-term stress and

inflammation

> in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly

> hormones into your system to sludge things up in

> there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound

> sleep. Let 's be careful and be aware. The more

we

> know, the better chance we could survive.

>

> A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this

mail

> sends it to 10 people, you can be sure

> that we'll save at least one life.

>

>

> **Please be a true friend and send this article

to

> all your friends (male & female) you care about!

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ----------------------------------------------------------------

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Patty, you are such a dear person. My cholesterol has been high for years, but my doctors are not worried about it. I would not take any medication if they were to prescribe it, all drugs frighten me.

Stay close special Angel...love you.......Lea

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Fwd: A NURSES HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE> > > > > > > > > A NURSES HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE > > I am an ER nurse, (day in and day out!) and this is The best description of this event that I have ever heard. > Please read, pay attention, and send it on! > > FEMALE HEART ATTACKS > I was aware that female heart attacks are different, > But this is the best description I've ever read. > Women and heart attacks (Myocardial > Infarction) Did you know that women rarely have the > Same dramatic symptoms that men have when > Experiencing heart attack...you know, the > Sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, > Grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we > See in the movies. > > > > Here is the story of one woman's experience with a > Heart attack. > > > > 'I had a completely unexpected heart attack at about > 10 :30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional > Trauma that one would suspect > Might've brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & > Warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my > Lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent > Me, and actually thinking,'A-A-h, this is the life, > All cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my > Feet propped up. > > > > A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of > Indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed > A bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of > Water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like > You've swallowed a golf ball going down the > Esophagus in slow motion and it is most > Uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped > It down so fast and needed to chew it more > Thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to > Hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was > My initial sensation---the only trouble was that I > Hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 > P.M. > > > > After that had seemed to subside, the next sensation > Was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be > Racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it > Was probably my aorta spasming), gaining speed as > They continued racing up and under my sternum > (breast bone, where one presses > Rhythmically when administering CPR). This > Fascinating process continued on into my throat and > Branched out into both jaws. > > > > 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was > Happening--we all have read and/or heard about pain > In the jaws being one of the signals of > An MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to > Myself and the cat, 'Dear God, I think I'm having a > Heart attack!' I lowered the foot rest, dumping the > Cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on > The floor instead. I thought to myself 'If this is > A heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next > Room where the phone is or anywhere else.......but, > On the other hand, if I don't, > Nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any > Longer I may not be able to get up in moment.' > > > > 'I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, > Walked slowly into the next room and dialed the > Paramedics... I told her I thought I was having a > Heart attack due to the pressure building under the > Sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel > Hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She > Said she was sending the Paramedics over > Immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, > And if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on > The floor where they could see me > When they came in. > > > > 'I then laid down on the floor as instructed and > Lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics > Coming in, their examination, lifting > Me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, > Or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the > Way, but I did briefly awaken > When we arrived and saw that the Cardiologist was > Already there in his surgical blues and cap, > Helping the medics pull my stretcher out of > The ambulance. He was bending over me asking > Questions (probably something like 'Have you taken > Any medications?') but I couldn't make > My mind interpret what he was saying, or form an > Answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until > The Cardiologist and partner had already threaded > The teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery > Into the aorta and into my heart where they > Insta lled 2 side by side stents > To hold open my right co ronary artery.> > > 'I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions > At home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes > Before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took > Perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the > fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from > my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to > the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my > heart (which had stopped somewhere between my > Arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents. > > > > 'Why have I written all of this to you with so much > detail? Because I want all of you who > are so important in my life to know what I learned > first hand.' > > > > 1. Be aware that something very different is > happening in your body, not the usual men's symptoms > but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum > and jaws got into the act). It is said that many > more women than men die of their first (and last) MI > because they didn't know they were having one and > commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox > or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, > hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake > up....which doesn't happen. My female friends, your > symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise > you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is > unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. > It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than > to risk your life guessing what it might be! > > > > 2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' Ladies, > TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself > to the ER--you're a hazard to others on the road and > so is your panicked husband who will be speeding and > looking anxiously at what's happening with you > instead of the road.Do NOT call your doctor--he > doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you > won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his > assistants (or answering service) will tell you to > call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment > in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics > do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. > will be notified later. > > > 3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack > because you have a normal cholesterol count. > Research has discovered that a cholesterol > elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI > (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by > high blood pressure). MIs are > usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation > in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly > hormones into your system to sludge things up in > there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound > sleep. Let 's be careful and be aware. The more we > know, the better chance we could survive. > > A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail > sends it to 10 people, you can be sure > that we'll save at least one life. > > > **Please be a true friend and send this article to > all your friends (male & female) you care about! > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------> It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here.> > ----------------------------------------------------------> Get the MapQuest Toolbar. Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More!>