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My Heart Attack Felt Like Nausea- Related Links Index of Other Heart Attack Stories My Heart Attack --"I Had Just Had The Best Day" My Heart Attack--"I Thought I Had Asthma" "They Gave My Husband Indigestion Medicine But He Was Having a Heart Attack" My Heart Attack--"I Had a Silent Heart Attack" "My Job Drove Me to Have A Heart Attack at Age 37" By Marcy W., Contributing Reader "At the age of 49 ( I had turned 49 the 2nd day of October); on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, 1993; going to work about 6:45 A.M.; I was deathly sick to my stomach. Trying to vomit, sweating profusely; NO CHEST PAIN. NO PAIN PERIOD. My husband, who was driving, told me that he was taking me back home; I had no business driving as sick as I was ( Yes, ladies, I was a truck driver). I remember rolling my head to look at him and told him to take me to the ER. Why, to this day, remains a mystery. To make a long story short, I was having a heart attack. The doctor on duty at the ER; I feel; saved my life. He told my husband that he had no doubt but I was having an MI. He administered a clot buster shot. The day after Thanksgiving, I had balloon surgery. I had 2 blockages in the right coronary artery. Girls, have I learned a lot since then. The studies that said to take an aspirin a day; none had any women in them. The studies that said vitamin C helped prevent heart attacks; no women. The studies that said vitamin E helped prevent heart attacks; no women. In short, no women were in any of the studies; and the fact that heart disease was the #1 killer of women was overlooked. The studies said that the female hormones helped protect women from heart disease; now we know better. In short; Ladies, listen to your body, you know it better than anyone. Oh, yes; the day before my MI; I had seen my family doctor for a weird pain in my throat. He said he didn't think it was my heart. " You're just getting started. Read more real life stories from heart attack survivors: My Heart Attack Index / Foods That Reduce Blood Pressure / Ideal Breakfast for Heart Health / Are you a heart attack survivor? Help others by sharing your story: Send it to pages@collectivewizdom.com More Related Links What is Angina? Why Americans Read In Bathrooms-The Hidden Epidemic of Constipation Bowels -3 Keys to Normal Bowels Bowel Movements Indicate Your Overall Health Foods That Reduce Blood Pressure Waist Size Matters Why We Go Soft In the Middle My Heart Attack How Long Will You Live--Life Expectancy Calculator Fish Oil Health Benefits -Let Me Count The Ways Quinoa-A New Superfood Sugar-The Disease Connection How Much Is Too Much Salt |
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