likesay: Valentine's Day 2012: A mild heart attack →
Where do I start? In the beginning. Monday morning, my alarm goes off and I see that I have a text from my friend, Justin. I talk to him and complain that my throat is hurting and I feel like I’m getting a cold. I wonder why I’m not coughing, don’t have mucus or the typical other cold-like…
If you are a woman or you have a female partner READ THIS. This is exactly what you can expect from the medical community if you are unlucky enough to be having a heart attack. This is the third account I’ve heard and they are all virtually identical. A few years ago we lost a dear friend through just this sort of malpractice.
If you are experiencing chest pains or related symptoms and are in an emergency room and the attending physician is trying to downplay the severity YOU MUST INSIST THEY ORDER AN EKG AND CARDIAC TESTING. Do NOT let them send you home. Fight for it.
