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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

07/31/2006 08:21:32 AM · #1

Yesterday I decided to get my sleep time in, get up and edit my Zen shots, make my decision and have plenty of time to get it entered.

Instead, I woke up with excruciating chest pain, unable to take a deep breath, and my blood pressure sky high. I had run out of my meds and the pharmacy at work isn't open on the weekends. I tried using ym nitrostat, but it had been opened a couple months ago and generally doesnt stay viable for very long after. After 20 minutes of this non stop pain I finally had to give in and call 911. There was no way I felt I could drive the 30 minute drive to the ER. After spending a few hours there getting things back under control, and ensuring it was just another Printzmetal's attack, they let me go home - only after I refused to stay for observation over night.

I got home with an hour to spare. Didn't get a chance to really pick through all my shots, so I edited the first half way decent shot and submitted it just in time. Looking at it today, I would have entered a different shot. Oh well. I'm just thankful that my EKG score did better than my entry will.

talj

Canon EOS-40D

07/31/2006 08:25:27 AM · #2

Hope your feeling much better today Linda, take it easy :o)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/31/2006 09:09:17 AM · #3

Originally posted by talj:

Hope your feeling much better today Linda, take it easy :o)

thanks - I am feeling better today. I even picked my meds up ! :-)

Jaded_Housewife

Canon EOS-5D

07/31/2006 09:13:41 AM · #4

I've been haivng episodes like that too. always in the middle of the night. I'll just wake up like that. All panicky. thinking I'm about to die but i don't want to wake anyone up and disturb them. they're gonna find me dead one of these mornings. My doctors dont seem to care. every time theres soemthing wrong with me they check my thyroid then tell me to up my thyroid meds. but i'm sure its unrelated as my thyroid levels are always fine when they check anyway and this feels unrelated. Very glad you're ok. take it easy. glad you got your meds too :)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

07/31/2006 09:49:05 AM · #5

Originally posted by jaded_youth:

Well with Printzmetals there is a risk of having an heart attack if you are not taking the right meds. Last October I had a small heart attack from it, but since then have only had a few of these chest pain attacks with out having an actual MI again.

Chinabun

Canon PowerShot SD990 IS

07/31/2006 10:59:43 AM · #6

this happened to my friend twice. once last weekend and once 10 yrs ago. She has a hyper thyroid problem.

Canon EOS-20D

07/31/2006 11:15:06 AM · #7

Originally posted by ShutterPug:

I got home with an hour to spare. Didn't get a chance to really pick through all my shots, so I edited the first half way decent shot and submitted it just in time.

Good thing you have your priorities in line...

Jaded_Housewife

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/31/2006 12:05:29 PM · #8

Originally posted by Chinabun:

this happened to my friend twice. once last weekend and once 10 yrs ago. She has a hyper thyroid problem.

i'm hypo thyroid. the opposite of yper. did they find that her hyperthyroidism was the cause of the problems?

justamistere

Nikon D3s

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

07/31/2006 12:05:56 PM · #9

Get well, and in the future, may you have more Zen in your life then in your photo. Get second opinions if needed, take care of yourself.

Chinabun

Canon PowerShot SD990 IS

07/31/2006 12:11:04 PM · #10

thats what two different hospitals said. since it had happened so long ago this last time she forgot about it. both times were within months of giving birth.

Originally posted by jaded_youth:

Originally posted by Chinabun:
this happened to my friend twice. once last weekend and once 10 yrs ago. She has a hyper thyroid problem.
i'm hypo thyroid. the opposite of yper. did they find that her hyperthyroidism was the cause of the problems?

cryan

Nikon D700

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

07/31/2006 12:20:48 PM · #11

The same thing has happend to my wife and myself all within the last month. We both have long historys on both sides of the family with heart problems. Its got to be one of the scariest things I've gone through. I'm glad you're feeling much better today, and happy you didn't wait to go to the doctor. I've seen too many people do that.

Jaded_Housewife

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/31/2006 12:23:28 PM · #12

Originally posted by Chinabun:

thats what two different hospitals said. since it had happened so long ago this last time she forgot about it. both times were within months of giving birth.

Originally posted by jaded_youth:

Originally posted by Chinabun:
this happened to my friend twice. once last weekend and once 10 yrs ago. She has a hyper thyroid problem.
i'm hypo thyroid. the opposite of yper. did they find that her hyperthyroidism was the cause of the problems?

thats good to know. i always think they are just blowing smoke up my a** to pin everything that happens to me on that. I'd still prefer test to prove it though. If I stub my toe all of a sudden its because of my thyroid. lol. if i get cancer or something I'll never know because the doctors will just say "oh. your blood cell counts high, and you have this massive tumor on your face. yup. just the thyroid acting up"

ladyhawk22

Sony DSLR-A700

Sony SAL-50F14 Normal 50mm f/1.4 Autofocus Lens for the Sony

07/31/2006 12:27:21 PM · #13

Linda, so sorry to hear about all this! But I'm very happy that you're feeling better now and that everything is under control. We don't want anything bad to happen to you!!

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

07/31/2006 12:30:56 PM · #14

Glad your feeling better Linda!

:-)

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

07/31/2006 12:56:29 PM · #15

This isn't taught in CPR classes, but can make the difference between staying conscious or not.

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE
The use of cough-CPR in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed in order. Without help the person whose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel Faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating.

Something to keep in mind.

More info on the American Heart Association website.

lifternessjt

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

07/31/2006 03:11:38 PM · #16

Originally posted by ShutterPug:

I tried using ym nitrostat, but it had been opened a couple months ago and generally doesnt stay viable for very long after.

Linda, check with your doc to change your nitro medication to something like nitrolingual, wich is stable a lot longer. That way, you'll be more likely to have effective meds if you need it.

jpochard

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

07/31/2006 03:16:34 PM · #17

Linda,

Whew! Hope you're doing fine now.

Scary to have to call 911. I've only had one ambulance ride and I frightened my neighbors because it was raining so when they took me out, they had the sheet completely over me!

I am glad you are okay (and have your meds!)

NathanWert

Canon EOS-90D

Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

07/31/2006 03:40:12 PM · #18

Well, if you'd keep the dogs off your chest you might not have that pain. *grin*

07/31/2006 03:59:47 PM · #19

Originally posted by lifternessjt:

Originally posted by ShutterPug:
I tried using ym nitrostat, but it had been opened a couple months ago and generally doesnt stay viable for very long after.

Linda, check with your doc to change your nitro medication to something like nitrolingual, wich is stable a lot longer. That way, you'll be more likely to have effective meds if you need it.

I take Imdur daily , along with Cardizem CD. The Imdur is a long acting nitro....but I just have to remember to get it refilled before the weekend hits next time.

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

07/31/2006 04:01:36 PM · #20

Originally posted by jpochard:

It was more embarrasing to have to have an ambulance come as I know the EMS crew from working in the ER...and then to get wheeled into where I work and have everyone looking at you like "what the heck ?"

Nald

Nikon D700

07/31/2006 04:03:10 PM · #21

Originally posted by mk:

Originally posted by ShutterPug:

I got home with an hour to spare. Didn't get a chance to really pick through all my shots, so I edited the first half way decent shot and submitted it just in time.

Good thing you have your priorities in line...

HEHE, that's exactly what I was thinking!

lifternessjt

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

07/31/2006 04:15:40 PM · #22

Originally posted by ShutterPug:

Originally posted by lifternessjt:

Originally posted by ShutterPug:
I tried using ym nitrostat, but it had been opened a couple months ago and generally doesnt stay viable for very long after.

Linda, check with your doc to change your nitro medication to something like nitrolingual, wich is stable a lot longer. That way, you'll be more likely to have effective meds if you need it.

I take Imdur daily , along with Cardizem CD. The Imdur is a long acting nitro....but I just have to remember to get it refilled before the weekend hits next time.

No Linda, what I mean is that nitrolingual is the same medication as the nitrostat, only that it's in liquid form, to be sprayed under the tongue, if you have a chest pain. Being in liquid form makes it much more stable than nitrostat, that, as you stated are ineffective after a few weeks of opening the bottle. They have it in 0,4mg.

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