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To: Yossarian

You must be a Doctor by looking at your tagline.

Does your tagline mean exactly what it says, or is there some hidden meaning I'm not picking up on?

Reason I asked, I had a heart attack 2 weeks ago with no chest pain, arm pain, or neck pain. I felt constantly drained and nauseated. I then started blacking out.


88 posted on 10/14/2004 9:27:36 AM PDT by auggy (http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-DownhomeKY /// Check out My USA Photo album & Fat Files)
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To: auggy
No, I'm not a doctor, I've just been paying them an awful lot lately.....

I'm very sorry to hear of your recent heart attack, and hope you are doing better. Don't despair - things CAN get better - I know from first hand experience!

My tagline is what it is because 8 weeks ago _I_ I had an major but asymptomatic heart attack.

Like you, I had no pain or tingling. I just had shortness of breath and brief nausea, and since I was on my first day of a trip to 9.5 K feet, and just played 3 hours of basketball, I and all my friends thought it was just altitude sickness.

I found out otherwise the next morning when I went to a clinic to get some oxygen, and they took an EKG. My delay in treatment caused major damage to take place.

So, I try to educate others, by my tagline if nothing else. While I feel great now, I don't want anyone repeating my mistake! Maybe we should trade e-mails and trade notes...my doctors are still scratching their heads as to why I had a heart attack...I just turned 37, and had no major risk factors!

156 posted on 10/16/2004 4:32:41 AM PDT by Yossarian (Remember: NOT ALL HEART ATTACKS HAVE TRADITIONAL SYMPTOMS!)
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