am i having a heart attack? Posted: 07-27-03 10:49am
I am in late thirties, is it possible for
someone my age to be having heart
problems? I am having pains in my right
leg and in shoulders and neck,
dry mouth and a constent pressure in my
chest , but i dont want to go to docter if
there is reasonable explanation.
Heart problems are possible at any age. I
don't see a reason why you shouldn't visit
your GP for a regular check up such as:
measuring your blood pressure,
auscultation, ECG, calculating body/mass
index. Also, standard blood analyzes
include: blood count, hemoglobin,
sedimentation, lipid status, liver
status...
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vwinvw714
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possible Posted: 04-15-08 10:33am
My mother had her first heart attack as a
38 yr old and her second at 42. She does
not have high blood pressure or high
cholesterol and no family history. It can
be possible for anyone. My suggestion? If
you think you are having one, go in and
get it checked out. It's so much better
to get it checked out and not be anything
than to not get it checked out and have a
fatal situation on your hands.
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kathy1965
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Hello vwinvw714,
Your mother is a perfect example of
someone with no family history of high
blood pressure or high cholesterol who had
a heart attack.
I don't understand why these Doctors tell
us to eat healthy and exercise to prevent
any heart disease or problems. I don't
believe that eating healthy and exercise
can prevent Heart Disease.
I had a friend who was 5'9" great shape in
exellent health who took a heart attack
for no apparent reason.
I also have a friend who is approximently
110lbs. overweight eats nothing but high
fat and cholesterol foods and has never
had any health issues. Sometimes I wonder
why these Dr.s preach to us and tell us to
eat healthy and exercise.
I would love to hear their explanation on
my incidents concerning my friends.
Thanks for posting that about your mom, it
proves that anyone can have a heart
attack.
Kathy
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Posted: 05-26-08 02:20am
kathy1965
wrote:
I don't understand why these Doctors tell
us to eat healthy and exercise to prevent
any heart disease or problems. I don't
believe that eating healthy and exercise
can prevent Heart Disease.
I do believe that doctor opinion is based
on research. A typical diet of red meat
and starches (breads, pastas, potatoes)
can block arteries, for one! Secondly,
diet is the basis of all health...and if
diet is not optimized, the body gets
stressed and ill. What goes in is what
comes out.
Nonetheless, most people are not ready to
make the changes necessary in order to
ensure good health...(see the last
article). Food gives quality of life,
period. I don't really think that you
have an argument here, Kathy.
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Young Posted: 05-26-08 12:43pm
Doctors tell you stuff for your best they
cant guarteed you to have no heart attack
at thirty ............its highly
unlikely.
if they told you that you werent going to
have one then you did ....
thats there job off line.
And eating healthy lowers your chances and
can cause build in arteries if fatty
eating all the time
Its why most of america is obess!
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kathy1965
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Posted: 05-26-08 22:04pm
Hello Ladies,
I do understand that eating healthy is
good for you and possibly lowers your risk
of heart disease.
I just don't understand how someone who
eats very healthy can have a heart attack.
It does not make any sense. Here he is
taking good care of himself for over 20
years and he has a heart attack. He never
smoked, did drugs, ate junk food, always
works out and is in terrific shape. The
Dr.s even don't understand why he took a
heart attack. He was not under any stress,
he has a great job that is not stressful.
He said to the Dr.s well, all that eating
healthy and taking care of myself did not
pay off because I took a heart attack
anyways.
So, I do believe that you could be in
exellent shape and have a heart attack, my
friend is living proof.
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Posted: 05-27-08 16:59pm
i do not believe somones life could be
that perfect but it can happen
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Posted: 05-29-08 02:04am
kathy1965
wrote:
I just don't understand how
someone who eats very healthy can have a
heart attack.
I'm sorry to hear that. Did you friend
have any genetic predisposition to heart
disease? Did heart trouble run in the
family? Perhaps this condition was
genetic?
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Hello Rooted,
No, no heart disease in the family. His
parents are still alive with no known
health issues.
This is what is scary, you never know what
life is going to throw at you. One day
your here next day your gone.
I have anxiety and take medication for it
because my anxiety is a fear of dying.
Especially when someone drops dead of a
heart attack for no apparent reason.
LIfe is not fair, and there are many times
when I think to myself, why was I ever
born. Someday we are all going to pass on
and I live everyday thinking about it.
How am I going to die? What am I going to
die of? How old will I be?
Kathy
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Posted: 06-02-08 06:23am
I totally understand. For a while there,
I really wasn't excited to get out of bed
not b/c I was afraid of dying, but b/c I
felt like nothing really mattered. Have
you tried talking with someone about this?
There ARE people who can help you process
your fear and transform it into something
different.
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