Perdu <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:I'm setting up a doctor's appointment ASAP, of course. And will
refrain
from over working the heart until I get a clear picture. Just wanted
some ideas, whether or not it happens to others that start off
exercising after not doing so for so long.
Two weeks ago I was in the ER for chest pains. (Turns out to have been a
respiratory infection.) I am only 35 and tend to ignore the warnings of my
body. I had the pain 4 days before I went in. I was severely chided and
given the following guidelines:
1. Chest pain is cause to be seen with 24 hours. If your regular doctor
can't see you within 24 hours, go to the ER.
(I was told it's usually better to go to the ER anyway, because your
internist is not likely to be able to run the necessary cardiac tests on
you in his office and would have to refer you to a cardiologist.)
2. Chest pain that radiates down the arms, especially the left arm, should
be considered an emergency. Go to the ER IMMEDIATELY.
3. It is not overreacting to go to the ER for any type of chest pain.
Also, when you put "chest pains" on your ER intake form, there's no
waiting! They take you right back.
Cate