So, he must be at the docs right about now then. I'll have to keep an eye on this thread today.

Had heart problems in my mid 30's, I'm fine now in the heart dept. Turned out to be a reaction to a med.
Get thee to a Dr.
Be thinking of ya'.

*points at Lj and laughs*

:p

Well, I explained everything to my GP; right down to the numbness in the fingers. I've a script for some spray that I'll get filled tomorrow.

But in the morning I have an appointment for the whole enchelada... all the tests under the sun. All hail the mighty referral.

I feel better... just having had told someone. And now that my Doctor knows then... well, I just feel better.

And I love my boss. I told her this morning and she told me to piss off and go to the doctor.

Big <3's for everyone. Will report back on the morrow.

Well it's good to see you feeling better about your decision mate. Best of luck with everything tomorrow. I hope it turns out to be something easily fixed.

So far so good news. Looking forward to the next chapter ...

:thumbsup: Very good news. Thank you for taking the initiative. :thumbsup:

Good news, keep us posted please.

LJ, that was in very poor taste. As is the fact that I am laughing about it.

See you in hell.

I'm always late to threads anymore...

EB - I had some of the weirdest, most nonstandard cardiac symptoms anyone had ever seen, but I ended up having all of my cardiac arteries replaced, and I'm pretty sure they redid some of the wiring in my car just to be sure. All this to say that you should immediately see a cardiac specialist, get a things checked out. My EKG was perfectly normal, ultrasound showed nothing, but when they cathed me and shot me up with the dye, my surgeon immediately got on the phone, called three other surgeons, and then returned to tell me that not only was he not going to let me go home, he wasn't going to let me walk to the room they were preparing for me for the overnight before my bypass the next morning.

Summary: If you *think* you have a problem, you might.

Bloods taken today. It's going to take two days for cholesterol, oil, water and antifreeze to be measured.

Next week (earliest they could squeeze me in) is the EKG.

Make sure the brake fluid gets topped off....

Anyway, it's good to see that you are taking care off this.

In the meanwhile, take it easy ... avoid stress, vigourous exercise and other triggers... caffeine, watching rugby, whatever.
I don't know if you like it, but avoid cannabis too. It can cause increased heart rate.
All the best.

& power steering fluid - need to be able to steer that baby

I kinda wonder if I’m ‘that guy’. The hypo-chondriac who cries ‘wolf’ every time he feels a twinge. Kinda.

The truth is I haven’t. I’ve not cried ‘wolf’ about these chest pains before, and this is the first time I’ve been to the doctor, for me, in about 12 years… regarding this. Blood was taken, as I’ve mentioned. Tests were done.

Everything in my blood is normal. Except the lipids. Indicating a high-ish cholesteral. Not dangerous, but on the low end of high. So I would surmise that if I ran my blood through a strainer I should be able to remove the lipids and everything would be okay.

Over the last week I’ve had that pressure in my chest perhaps a dozen times. Sometimes it’s like a dull presence. Other times it can be quite sharp. And everytime I think “ooh, crap, this is it. I’m about to keel over rather embarassingly in front of all these people, probably piss my pants and vomit a thin stream of half-digested risotto.”

Although it hasn’t gotten as bad as that one moment last week when my left arm stung. Seriously stung. And my fingers went numb… but that’s so far in the past that it’s starting to feel like it didn’t happen. And now a little niggle in the back of my head is saying “pfft, get over it you twat.”

Life goes on.

Until it doesn’t.