Fug yall...wasn't kidding when I said yesterday's game would give me a heart attack

[cardiackat88.]

Was eating breakfast this morning when I started having a cramping sensation in my chest, trouble breathing, and feelings of lightheadedness. The staff at the dining hall I was at called the paramedics and now I'm at UT medical center. They say I was probably dehydrated or similar. Blood pressure and heartbeat levels are normal.

Anyone ever have this happen to them? I'm scared to death. I'm 21; this shouldn't be happening.

What was your caffeine and alcohol intake over the last 48 hours?

Your cortisol levels could be extremely high.

[Darth Biscuit]

This is called PFS.  Panther's Fan Syndrome.

 

Anxiety related to last minute game losses...  You should sue JR.

[Sapper]

Could be A-fib too, but I guess the EKG would have shown that.

Make sure the meds they give you aren't controlled if at all possible...they help but are highly addictive.

Glad you're doing well and it doesn't seem major!

[Chimera]

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/wolff-parkinson-white-syndrome/DS00923

If your family has a history of heart conditions, keep it checked. Even if they do diagnose you with anxiety, stay on top of it. I was wrongly diagnosed with fibro in my early 30's and had a heart attack at 37. It almost cost me my life, because I waited to go to the hospital thinking it was just fibro acting up. In actuality, I had blockages, but my dr ignored my family's heart history and blew it off because of my age.

Yep history is a major factor. While in the Army, I knew a perfectly healthy, very fit Soldier who had a heart attack at the ripe old age of 24.

[TNPanther]

What was your caffeine and alcohol intake over the last 48 hours?

Your cortisol levels could be extremely high.

 

I was actually drinking a Dr. Pepper at the time everything happened. but I doubt that had anything to do with it.

 

This past Saturday night I drank quite a bit and I had maybe three Carolina Blonde's during the game yesterday.

[teeray]

I had this happen at a similar age and it scared the poo out of me, even though it was completely my fault.

After winning a big game while in college me and some teammates went out for a couple celebratory drinks. Around 1:00 AM we went to the Waffle House to get some food. We finished around 2:00 AM. Me and another buddy decided to stay until the morning paper came out to read about the game. We were so fired up we wouldn't have slept anyway.

So I basically was crushing coffee for 4 more hours until the paper's early edition came out. Stayed and ate a little breakfast while reading it and finally went back to the dorm.

At about 9:00AM I started having difficulty breathing, tightness in chest, and light headedness. Went to our trainers. My vitals were fine, but all that caffeine and lack of sleep caused me to have some sort of panic attack or something.

But that poo scared the hell out of me. Only decaf ever since.

[Happy Panther]

But that poo scared the hell out of me. Only decaf ever since.

:lol:

[Carolina Husker]

I've been hospitalized a few times for dehydration. Were you drinking the night before?

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Did they do an ekg? My son had similar symptoms, and it turned out to be wolfe-parkinson-white syndrome. Only showed up on one ekg out of many, so it was a fluke they even caught it.

My wife had that after about 30 ER visits we went to MUSC in Charleston to get a cryo procedure to correct it. Great cardiac doctors there.

The RF abaltion has more error possibilites.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

This happened to me when I was still a little drunk in one of my morning classes maybe two months ago.

 

Seriously just felt like I was gonna throw up or pass out, but I couldn't just get up and move. When it passed, I was literally dripping with sweat, it was ridic. Haven't been able to go to that class without feeling a little strange again yet, and my anxiety has been acting up a lot more since then.

 

So yeah, you're dying dude.

[sunbunny]

My wife had that after about 30 ER visits we went to MUSC in Charleston to get a cryo procedure to correct it. Great cardiac doctors there.

The RF abaltion has more error possibilites.

 

He had mono, and we thought his spleen had ruptured. We made the decision to drive to Wake Med in Raleigh instead of our local hospital. They did an EKG, and it just happened to show up. The dr knew exactly what was going on as soon as he saw the results. Even after wearing the portable for about a month, it never showed up again.

 

He had the ablation done a couple of years ago at UNC, when he was 17.  We were told at the time that he may have to have it done again later.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

Happens to me all the time

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[stankowalski]

Sounds like anxiety. 

 

Probably anxiety attack brought on by dehydration.  It's happened to me before.  Not fun.

[Jakob]

I broke my hand during the game..