Heart Attack or Heart Disease?

Well your doctor did exactly the right thing as you presented with what could easily have been a heart attack so I think you should be happy you have a good doctor who took your pain seriously

I have a hiatus hernia, and a friend said that can mimic heart attack pain. I asked my gp if this could be the answer and he has given me double stength Ranitidine for a month to try. Pain easing off today thank god, as was close to unbearable.

Oh dear, that’s not exactly reassuring is it. On the one hand I’m glad to hear your heart is fine but why the pain? Did anyone have any suggestions or advice?

Went to the GP yesterday morning at 8 am and he sent me right down to the hospital, to a heart ward. We sat in there for 6 hours and I had tests done and nothing wrong with my heart. So I got sent home still in a lot of pain !

I've got stents too.
Two of my arteries near the heart were blocked, which caused the heart attack. The stents re-open and support the blocked arteries.
My problem was probably due to smoking during my mis-spent youth.

999 if your are having a heart attack!! No mucking around.

DH had one a couple of years ago and we rang 999. When we got to hospital he was wheeled directly into theatre for a stent - result - no heart damage.

He is getting niggles now so he has been to dr to get things moving, but if it gets worse I won’t bugger about it will be hospital immediately .

In the meantime good research based advise can be had at
www.nhs.uk/pages/home.aspx

anatomy (not anaromy)

Also do some reading about the anaromy of theheart, how it works and how it links to other systems.
There's plenty of stuff about it online.
Antiflo mine was similar to yours.

So what’s the point in asking on here? poster doesn’t mention her symptoms so impossible question anyway She would be much better asking 111
Hopefully the gp appointment will give her all the, information she needs

Fumanchu has one booked for 8am on Monday.

This is not the place to ask about health issues such as heart disease or HA, please go to see your GP or health care professional if you have any worries with regard to your heart.

I had a heart attack in 2012 , on my way to my exercise class. I got off the bus and felt as though an elephant was standing in my chest, needed to take deep breaths. I had no pain whatsoever, and no other symptoms, so thought, as you do, that it would go away. I walked to the town hall, then thought, I'll go to the surgery. When the receptionists heard me, they just took over. The Dr was great and did some tests, then called the paramedics and soon I was in an ambulance on the way to hospital. Next day. I had an angiogram and a stent fitted and was home after four days.
Thank you NHS.

Can I just say Women apparently don’t usually get the full on pain that men get with a heart attack My friend had one and never knew until years later when she had tests for something else and they asked her when she had had the heart attack and she said she’d never had one but she had and didn’t even know

You should phone 111 and have a chat with them. They should be able to advise what you should do.

Chest pain especially on exertion, shortness of breath, tiredness, are main ones but agree with Monica

Just sort of research really, after reading that HA in women is very different to men. Hubby has had 3 and he's fine, I wouldn't sit here having one and waste time online x

Got an appt Monday at 8am Monica, this isn't a full-on emergency or I wouldn't be sitting here yakking on a forum lol. Just wondering if my symptoms fit the general pattern or not

If there is any question of it being a heart attack, then off to the doc pdq!

If you have any symptoms you are worried about go and see a doctor. The symptoms of either a heart attack or the many and various forms of heart disease are so varied any symptom could be symptom of these problems.