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It started last night (I work 3rd shift), the nagging in pain in my left shoulder what feels like a muscle pain. It was on and off for few hours. When I went to bed in the morning I woke up an hour later with a real bad pain extending from my shoulder and up my neck, I was unable to lay there anymore so I had to get up. I went to the kitchen and took some Aleeve and my wife applied Icy Hot. In few minutes the pain went away and I was able to fall asleep. Well, it's back now.. I have not injured myself recently, I did not straign my muscles so it's really puzzling to me where did it come from. A friend of mine suggested that I have my heart checked out, as it may not be a muscle pain at all but a sign of a heart attack (I'm 30, had my phycial back in December and had EKG done which showed nothing). However, I tend to disagree with him, since I felt no dizziness, or numbness in my limbs, no sweating.
Any thoughts/advice?
Updated/Edited:
Credit goes to WebMD:
Most heart attacks last for several hours. (But never wait to seek help if you think an attack is beginning.) The signs of the heart attack may be no more than shortness of breath, dizziness, faintness or nausea; and in some cases there are no symptoms. But most heart attacks produce some chest pain. The pain of a severe attack has been likened to a giant fist enclosing and squeezing the heart; if the attack is mild, it may be mistaken for heartburn. The pain may be constant or intermittent.
The majority of heart attack victims are warned of trouble well in advance by episodes of angina -- chest pain that, like a heart attack, is provoked by ischemia. The difference is mainly one of degree: With angina, blood flow is quickly restored, pain recedes within minutes, and the heart is not permanently damaged; with heart attack, blood flow is critically reduced or fully blocked, pain lasts, and heart tissue dies without prompt treatment.
About a third of all heart attacks occur without any previous warning signs. They are sometimes associated with a phenomenon known as silent ischemia -- sporadic interruptions of blood flow to the heart that, for unknown reasons, are pain free, although they gradually damage the heart tissue. The condition can be detected by ECG (electrocardiogram) testing. An estimated 3 million to 4 million Americans may be afflicted with silent ischemia.
A third of all heart attack victims die before reaching a hospital; others suffer life-threatening complications while in the hospital. Serious complications include stroke, persistent heart arrhythmias (irregular heart beats), congestive heart failure, formation of blood clots in the legs or heart, and aneurysm or bulging in a weakened heart chamber. But those who survive the initial attack and are free from major problems a few hours later stand a better chance of full recovery.
Recovery is always a delicate process because any attack weakens the heart to some degree. But generally, a normal life can be resumed within three months.
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, with heart attack as the No. 1 killer. But nothing is inevitable about those figures: Most forms of heart disease, including heart attack, are preventable.
Symptoms
A prolonged crushing, squeezing, or burning pain in the center of the chest. The pain may radiate to the neck, one or both arms, shoulders, or the jaw.
Shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, chills, sweating, weak pulse.
Cold and clammy skin, gray pallor, a severe appearance of illness.
Fainting (rare).
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So it looks, like I'm off the hook as far as HA is concerend. However, if the pain persists, I will follow Aquaman's advice and will visit my doctor.
Any thoughts/advice?
Updated/Edited:
Credit goes to WebMD:
Most heart attacks last for several hours. (But never wait to seek help if you think an attack is beginning.) The signs of the heart attack may be no more than shortness of breath, dizziness, faintness or nausea; and in some cases there are no symptoms. But most heart attacks produce some chest pain. The pain of a severe attack has been likened to a giant fist enclosing and squeezing the heart; if the attack is mild, it may be mistaken for heartburn. The pain may be constant or intermittent.
The majority of heart attack victims are warned of trouble well in advance by episodes of angina -- chest pain that, like a heart attack, is provoked by ischemia. The difference is mainly one of degree: With angina, blood flow is quickly restored, pain recedes within minutes, and the heart is not permanently damaged; with heart attack, blood flow is critically reduced or fully blocked, pain lasts, and heart tissue dies without prompt treatment.
About a third of all heart attacks occur without any previous warning signs. They are sometimes associated with a phenomenon known as silent ischemia -- sporadic interruptions of blood flow to the heart that, for unknown reasons, are pain free, although they gradually damage the heart tissue. The condition can be detected by ECG (electrocardiogram) testing. An estimated 3 million to 4 million Americans may be afflicted with silent ischemia.
A third of all heart attack victims die before reaching a hospital; others suffer life-threatening complications while in the hospital. Serious complications include stroke, persistent heart arrhythmias (irregular heart beats), congestive heart failure, formation of blood clots in the legs or heart, and aneurysm or bulging in a weakened heart chamber. But those who survive the initial attack and are free from major problems a few hours later stand a better chance of full recovery.
Recovery is always a delicate process because any attack weakens the heart to some degree. But generally, a normal life can be resumed within three months.
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, with heart attack as the No. 1 killer. But nothing is inevitable about those figures: Most forms of heart disease, including heart attack, are preventable.
Symptoms
A prolonged crushing, squeezing, or burning pain in the center of the chest. The pain may radiate to the neck, one or both arms, shoulders, or the jaw.
Shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, chills, sweating, weak pulse.
Cold and clammy skin, gray pallor, a severe appearance of illness.
Fainting (rare).
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So it looks, like I'm off the hook as far as HA is concerend. However, if the pain persists, I will follow Aquaman's advice and will visit my doctor.
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