</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hey... I'm just looking out for your wellfare!
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">HellOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO let me remind you of this thread, you can barely take care of yourself, and when you do, you wait 5 days!!!

BTW, have you quit smoking yet?????? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/mad.gif" />

So please stop looking out for me, I'd have better luck with Mr. Kovorkian on my side. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />

KY

I had the same symptoms you had but vomiting did not make the pain go away. After a few hours it did let up. This kept happening for about two months after I found out about my H's A. I thought it was just stress and depression. Finally went to my doctor and told her I thought I was have stomach problems due to the events in my life. Three EKG's and a echocardiogram later I find out that I have a congenital heart problem - apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - my doctor told me they seldom see this in people except during autopsies. All I have to do is take beta-blockers and stop my weight training. My bottom line is - GO TO THE DOCTOR when you have bad chest pains.

PS: Yeah - weight training for women over 45 is a great way to stay in shape - if you don't have a heart problem - I miss it terribly!

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> GO TO THE DOCTOR when you have bad chest pains.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Aug, could you put a timeline on this. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

No... haven't quit smoking yet. Not recommended either. Suppossed to wait until the ADs kick in some.

J

In May I had had my annual check up - Good EKG and all. I'd been working out 1-2 hours with weights three times a week for about 18 months.
On August 12th my husband of 22 years told me he had found someone else (and then suddenly he decided to stay with me). The images of him with someone else, fear of losing him, anger, fear, extreme sadness - were (are) awful. For months I had that feeling you get inside when you just barely missed rear-ending another car ( still feel that way but it is getting better). Then the chest pains started in early September. I went to the doctor in mid-September and found out about the cardiomyopathy within a week - I stopped the weight training and started on beta blockers right away. The pain and sadness of his A is still with me and I am trying to cope with all of it. I don't talk about it much because I don't want him staying with me out of pity.
The cardiologist did tell me that the stress of what I have been living with (Adrenaline surges) could have pushed my heart condition into being symptomatic where before I had no symptoms.
To be honest, I was starting to feel very exhausted, out of breath, and dizzy if I worked out to hard - every time I added weight or reps. I just thought I was getting old and that I need to work harder. The old saying "no pain, no gain" isn't always true!! I should have beeen listening to my body - I should have been listening to my heart. Affairs and Heart Attacks can really ruin your day.

I hope this is what you meant by time-line.

<small>[ January 11, 2005, 12:18 PM: Message edited by: AUG12 ]</small>

::Picks up cast iron skillet and menaces dewt with it:: Don't make me use this on you dewt !

Man, you knows I loves ya, please take care of yourself. Follow your doc's advice and don't take chances. OR ELSE (yeah I know,you are soooo scared, what am I going to do from Texas ?)

BTW, I'm still smoking too and if anyone knows they should quit it's me (Mom's cancer was from smoking) so don't feel too bad.

How's dylan doing ?

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by AUG12:
[QB]The cardiologist did tell me that the stress of what I have been living with (Adrenaline surges) could have pushed my heart condition into being symptomatic where before I had no symptoms. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">That's my biggest fear.

That adrenaline surge/just missed the car feeling is a programmed flight or fight response to an threatening situation. I don't think the body was designed to sustain it for this kind of time frame.

Hey, deb. Howya doin'?
No need to be swinging frypans or 2x4s at me... I got a wake up call of monumental proportions.

Dylan? Well, she's been kind of quiet/odd lately. This event has opened up some discussions, and right here, right now, the outcome does not look good to me.

John

dewt,
What you described in your post sounded exactly as what WxH went through a couple of weeks ago while at work. He thought he was having a heart attack. Someone called 911 and he was taken to the hospital. After a lot of exams the doctor there told him that he had a panic/stress attack.

Take care of yourself!

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by dewt:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by AUG12:
[QB]The cardiologist did tell me that the stress of what I have been living with (Adrenaline surges) could have pushed my heart condition into being symptomatic where before I had no symptoms. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hey, deb. Howya doin'?
No need to be swinging frypans or 2x4s at me... I got a wake up call of monumental proportions.

Dylan? Well, she's been kind of quiet/odd lately. This event has opened up some discussions, and right here, right now, the outcome does not look good to me.

John </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Dewt, first I hope you know I was just messing with you about the skillet. Well mostly anyway.

Second, well you know I haven't been around much for a long time, just popping in once in a while. I went and read some of your older posts and I think I am out of the loop big time. So if you would do an old friend a favor and maybe either send me some links by email or post them here and let me know what the deal is with you guys I would be thankful. I am easily confused ya' know, last thing I knew you guys were doing ok as far as the marriage went. My email is dkohb@yahoo.com

Deb,
I sent you an email...

John

WELL????? We are all waiting to hear the diagnosis. Could have been food poisioning, an anxiety atack, and so much worse. Untill you see a professional and rule every possibility out you'll never know, you do not want to find out when it is to late, many signs and symptoms are treatable if caught early.

I did see the doctor and though she didn't rule out heart attack, she didn't think it was likely. She's got me on anti-depressants and I have a follow up appointement in 3 weeks or so. Also I'm going to get some blood work done.

So the long and short of it is that we don't really know what happened. Chances are it wasn't a heart attack, but we are going to play it safe anyway.

J

I don't know if you are still checking this thread but I found an interesting article yesterday:
Check it out: It's from the New England Journal of Medicine - the article is called "The Broken Heart Syndrome". So far they have only studied people in late middle age but it sounds like this may apply.

http://content.nejm.org/this_week/352/6/index.shtml

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/02/09/heart-broken050109.html

AUG 12th

i believe in the broken heart syndrome...i felt it and still feel it when i think too much about ww