Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Aruntraveller on March 01, 2017, 12:22:32 PM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39114326
This report outlines how some heart attacks are not being diagnosed.
As quite a few of us are in heart attack territory it's worth bearing in mind that MI's do not always present with the crushing chest pain so beloved of TV drama.
Indeed by way of illustration, when my partner had a heart attack (some 7 years ago now) he and I thought it was just a case of bad indigestion! Thankfully it was diagnosed after the 'indigestion' did not go away and the appropriate treatment was successful.
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Yes, it can be confusing. My mother had frequent indigestion, as we thought, then she suddenly dropped dead of a heart attack, and obviously had had heart disease for a long time. However, another factor here is my ma's long-standing dread of medical intervention. Probably she preferred to go suddenly.
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I have had symptoms of heart attack before now but on ECG testing(while ago), blood tests and clinical exam - no heart problems! In fact, everything normal.
Sometimes I think if I have symptoms will always think 'they're all in the mind', ignore, and eventually they'll turn out to be real problem!! That happened to someone I know.
Sobeit.
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I heard a report on the TV that women's symptoms are different from men's and 'cause of this have often been missed.