I'm pretty sure the first one went undiagnosed, about a month before the episode that resulted in the first stent being implanted. I was too stubborn to go to the ER the first time around. About a year later, I needed a second stent. Since then, I've had several episodes of Atrial Fibrillation- - - -a runaway heart rate that requires hospitalization to get under control. The ablation I had last week is supposed to correct, or at least minimize that situation. There's an emotional condition common in heart patients known as being a "Cardiac Cripple"- - - -obsessing about potential future problems and refusing to go on living an active life. It's just as deadly, if not more so, than the physical situations associated with heart problems. Sound familiar?
ER nurses are trained by Holywood , heart attack pain is not alway a chest pain ( specially for women ) , mine was in my belly.
