ER visit today

Lynne R.
on 6/24/09 6:07 am - Houston, TX

On the way to work today, I started having chest pains. It started as a small pain that grew bigger, in my upper chest and radiating down to my naval. What really scared me was tingling in my jaw. I was almost at Memorial Hermann Southwest, so I just drove myself to the ER and called my daughters.

They did two EKGs and a chest X-ray, plus sucked out a gallon of blood. They did find a minor cardiac marker in my blood work but "not the important one", whatever that means. The doctor finally decided it was indigestion, which I do NOT believe, and sent me home. I have to follow up with my PCP.

I really did want a day off, but not this way!

Lynne

Phyllis M.
on 6/24/09 6:22 am - Irving, TX

RNY on 10/16/07

LYNNE _ I hope that you get to feeling better. Take care and thanks for letting us know !!

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(deactivated member)
on 6/24/09 6:37 am

RNY on 09/19/06

Lynne

Must have been scary. Do follow up with your doctor. Hope you are feeling better now.

bluesun
on 6/24/09 7:00 am, edited 6/24/09 7:01 am - McKinney, TX

RNY on 12/15/06 with

Lynne,

I'd be concerned about the cardiac stuff as well.

As an aside, though, you've had your gallbladder out, right? If you have, and they completely rule out cardiac stuff, you very well could still have stones in the collateral bile duct.

Monique So Sweet
on 6/24/09 7:32 am - The most southern tip of..., TX

Lap Band on 11/08/07

Lynn,
Im glad u went and had urself checked out. I too have a hard time beleiveing Dr.'s saying "its nothing" when u just know something isnt right. Right now its the same issue w/ my mom...

Take it easy.

Hugs
Monica

U tell me that I sin,
U say Im bound for hell,
So once ur judgment condemns U,
I SHALL SEE U THERE.

I'd rather be an OPEN sinner
than a FALSE saint...

Debra F.
on 6/24/09 8:28 am - Houston, TX

Revision on 08/03/04

lynne i understand about wanting a day off but not this way....lol... yes please follow up with your pcp.....

hope you are feeling better....

Debra
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Misty750342002
on 6/24/09 8:31 am - Frisco, TX

Lynne,

I would get a second opinion. Heart disease in women go more misdiagnoised than any other disease. I was misdiagnoised by the ER Dr and 2 weeks later had a double heart bipass. Take care and watch your warning signs.,

Karen

cajungirl
on 6/24/09 8:52 am

RNY on 02/21/05

Please do follow up with your PCP, I hope you are feeling better this evening.

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JodieBlonde
on 6/24/09 9:47 am - Mesquite, TX

VSG on 07/09/08

Yes, Lynne. Definitely follow up. We went through this with Raymond in April and after following up with our PCP he was referred to a cardiologist and ended up having to have 2 stints placed. Don't take "not the important one" answer, insist on a real answer.