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Originally posted by honeychile
[B]My mother's first heart attack just had its first anniversary - 31 January 2004. She had a second one, a four-way bypass, lung, and eye surgery, all from complications from the original heart attack.
She never had any chest pains!!!!
Call me a holy roller, but I praise the Lord that she is still with us today!
Her symptoms included lack of breath, weakness, fatigue, sleeplessness, and an upset stomach. I went to her house to help her hang some draperies, and she was listless & her face was grey. Each doctor that I've talked to since has told me that she had the "traditional female heart attack" - which, because there are no chest pains involved, is the main reason why more women are likely to die from a heart attack than men.
As a former paramedic, let me include jaw pain in this list. On more than one occasion this was the ONLY symptom women I transported in the ambulance had. That was until we looked at their heart rhythm on the EKG.
I will also be wearing as much red as possible to the hockey game tonight. I guess it helps that one of our team colors is red.
