I hate to go I always go for chest pains and it is reflux or costochondritis
This time my bp is higher than normal-it was155/105 but is coming down
It used to be too low but has been creeping up to borderline
I took extra guaifenesin cuz i cant shake a little cough for a few days and im wheezing a little
I have felt nautious and dizzy on and off for a few days
Im obese and have high lipids and cant take statins and dad diedof heart attack
This morning i felt worse but i was stressed about a dental procedure-when i cancled it and ate i felt better
Today i cleanef a lot-more physical than normal and shoveled a little heavy snow
I took extra tums and it hasnt stopped
I dont want to go for no reason but i dont want to die either
I dont know wht to do-i hate when this happens
My bp was down to 135/75. ..and ixm resting and will take it again-this would be the 4th false alarm this year-2 were in hosp after surgery
My echo was fine last year
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Another wierd thing...i feel hungry...even after i eat. This is very strange for me. I hardly ever feel hungry. I feel dizzy sometimes like low blood sugar and i et but this is different-and the second time i felt like this today
Ok. 140/78 pulse 73. I think its getting better
Posted by pointermom (Member # 43153) on :
When my mom had a heart attack, she was dizzy and nauseous for a couple of days. It would come and go for no apparent reason.
IMHO, it's better to go in for a false alarm, than to not go in and do permanent damage to your heart (or worse)
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Ty-do yu know if bp has anything to do with it? It will mean getting neighbors up cuz ambulance would take me to wrong hospital
Did your mom.go in with just dizzy or did she end up with pain
This is crazy...now bp is low118/73 pulse 70
Im thinking i'll drive myself in around 4 or 5...its not bad pain at all and if i have to pull over and call 911 i can
Posted by pointermom (Member # 43153) on :
she had high BP for years, but it was low/normal when we got to the hospital
Is there anyone else you can call? not safe for you to drive in case you start vomiting or black out
so sorry you're going through this - please be careful
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
I slept and pain is gone...i will probably get checked out later
Ty so much for being there
Pain is clearly gone for now
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
Hi, I just saw this thread.
How are you feeling now? Is your color good? Lips and fingernails pink?
Blood pressure? Pulse? Any difficulty breathing? Sweating?
You have a cough and are wheezing? Is this a productive cough, are you bringing up sputum? Are your ankles swollen?
Symptoms of heart failure include a wet cough, swollen ankles, need to sleep propped up. If you have heart failure, look into taking CoEnzyme Q10 400 mg daily, to help the heart.
You should probably be evaluated.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Ty carol I slept another 3 hrs-this time flat in the bed-the first two were in the recliner I have been taking coq10 or yrs-and fish oil and vit e and my aspirin-i had an echo less than a yr ago showing poor fitness butno blockage Cough is dry and non productive Ankles not swollen I still feel ok but sleepy so i guess i will sleep some more
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
I slept another 3 hrs and im ok-im not right but neighbor is coming over and im calling primary-im going to delete this soon-ty to all who helped me thru-i feel like such a pain but i know lots of you get it about how hard it is to keep going to er and they find nothing...buts its esp hard to go thru figuring if you should go in the middle of the night
Posted by grandmother (Member # 19908) on :
Are you ok?
Could one of your meds have done this to you? Immodium pills do that to a friend.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Hope you are OK, kayak! Glad you will see someone today.
Hugs and more hugs! Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Hi grandmother-that med is for diarhea right? I took the opposite-one for constipation. I wonder if that could be part of it
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Hi tute...thanks. my neighbor is saying her husband has what i have except for the chest pain-she says ppl all around town have it...so maybe i am ok
Yesterday on local news they said we were having air quality alert-that is very rare around here-i wonder if that has something to do with it-we werent supposed to go outside...i was coughung and wheezing before i went out to shovel yesterdsy -i was only out 20 min but i was breathing hard-i wonder if it is connected Anyway-im just hanging out for now. I feel safe
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Take it easy today.. no playing in the ice! Posted by Looking (Member # 13600) on :
Hi Ip:
Have you read the ozone warning for your area? You really do not want to be exercising when you have an air quality alert. Might be a good idea to mention to your doc what your reaction was and maybe you'll be able to keep some oxygen on hand if this is a reocurring problem:
Ozone can irritate your respiratory system, causing you to start coughing, feel an irritation in your throat and/or experience an uncomfortable sensation in your chest. Ozone can aggravate asthma, and can inflame and damage cells that line your lungs. Ozone may also aggravate chronic lung diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis and reduce the immune system's ability to fight off bacterial infections in the respiratory system. Lastly, ozone may cause permanent lung damage. These effects can be worse in children and exercising adults.
Posted by Looking (Member # 13600) on :
Or it may be a particulate warning since it is winter, don't know if you are in the area this applies to or if you are near industry etc. but it is good info for us all:
Thursday, March 6 through Saturday, March 8.
"DES officials are calling for an Air Quality Action Day and advise sensitive individuals in these areas to take precautions to protect their health by limiting prolonged exertion.
Sensitive individuals include children, older adults, and anyone with heart or lung disease such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis.
Even healthy individuals may experience mild health effects and should consider limiting strenuous or prolonged activities.
DES forecasts concentrations of fine particle pollution to be unhealthy for sensitive individuals in the above-mentioned region.
The expected unhealthy particle pollution levels are a combined result of pollution transported from surrounding areas; calm, cold air; and temperature inversions which limit air movement.
Temperature inversions occur during calm, cold nights when warm air above traps cold air below. Such events prevent pollution near the ground from mixing with cleaner air aloft. As a result ground level pollution concentrations can increase.
Conditions are expected to improve by Saturday morning as wind speeds increase, resulting in better mixing and cleaner air.
Communities located in valleys or other low-lying areas where temperature inversions are common are more strongly affected. Much of the locally emitted pollution comes from heating devices, especially residential wood-burning fireplaces, stoves and boilers.
On the infrequent days when fine particle levels are forecasted to be high and the winds are calm, if an alternative heating source is available, residents may want to avoid burning wood until the winds increase.
The severity of the health effects increases as fine particle concentrations increase. People with asthma and other existing lung diseases may not be able to breathe as deeply or vigorously as normal and may experience symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath.
Symptoms of particle pollution exposure for people with heart disease may include chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, and fatigue. In addition to harmful health effects, fine particle pollution may create hazy conditions that reduce visibility.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Yes i am in the area with bad air-its supposed to be gone now but i had sx a few days before they reported it so i wonder if maybe there was something going on a few days before
Thurs it felt like my mcs was back-everything bothered me and it has been under control for many yrs
Also one nite this week i woke up choking on (sorry) mucous...i dont ever remember tht happening to me and i do have a history with respiratory stuff
I did mostly paperwork today-ate right-i did chop ice for 10 minutes at thr end of the day-couldnt resist it had been 50 and so much ice came up really easy
I have felt a little ogf but the chest pain never came back
My bp is all over the place but i wonder if the machine is broken
Thank you all for being there
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
The chest pains have not come back but i woke with a bad sinus infection so i guess i have what is going around
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Ugh.. so sorry to hear!! Take care of yourself! Do you have lemons?
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
LP-I was scared for you!
Do you have some soup in the freezer?
Posted by pointermom (Member # 43153) on :
so scarey! glad you're okay - feel better soon!
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
thank you guys-im forcing fluids but dont have lemons im not eating much-a little toast, my smoothie, i do have meals frozen but i dont want them yet i lost 3 lbs last night! im peeing a lot i dont feel right yet at all...a lot is in my belly-reminds me when i had appendicitis...but i dont really have much left in there to go wrong...just the bowel...wish i could stop ibu
i did back off but then i end up crying when i roll over in bed or get in and out so i tried to take more today just spread them out
still no chest pains! when i cant control the chest pains i get extra scared
the neighbor was only real sick for one day so hope i will bounce back
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
didnt sleep cuz i had insomnia from too much cold meds yesterday had to wak early they are delivering wc today sinus better but belly way worse-just a big ache i hope im not bleeding inside...bp normal today even when i feel awful last night i was sweating and feeling feverish but never had real temp
im trying to organize my thoughts to call primary
i wonder if any of this is related to root canal i need -one for sure maybe two...im just having them pulled-not root canal-but i wonder if infection is making me sick
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
im seeing primary at 10 tomorrow
new real dentist at noon
and just to make sure i get enough stress for one day i get cancer check at 3
its good primary will fit me in tho...wed we may have a lot of wet ice/snow---up to 12 inches if snow...that is a problem for my roof
so i probably wont be on tomorrow til late
Posted by Jane2904 (Member # 15917) on :
Good luck with all your appointments.
Hope you feel better very soon.
Posted by mlg (Member # 35383) on :
Good luck with everything.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Im glad i didnt delete this cuz its appening agsin
I woke up fine-just tired and getting slow start
Now feverish and bad nausea and burping-no chest pain tho-notthinking of hospital-trying to figure out if a supp or med brings it on
Sounds like thunder in my belly-but i didnt eat anything strange...
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
I figured it out. I took dulcolax...dont know what to do tho
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