I've just had a life changing experience.

West

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What a day :(
All started yesterday morning, I had sat down at work next to the Paramedic... was tapping away taking 9's then all of a sudden came this sharp, and I mean sharp pain in the left of my chest.. I just thought it was something with the muscle, so I ignored it and carried on.

But it didn't stop there, eventually after taking a couple more calls I asked the Para what he thought, and said that it was strange, and said if it got worse let him know and he would hook me up to the ECG machine (Wonderfull thing working for the service lol) and take my Blood Pressure.
Low and behind the pain really, really gets worse.. so the Para takes me in the next room and hooks me up and takes my blood pressure, and it's through the roof and said to me as he coudn't explain the pain and why my BP was so high I had to go into hospital.

I've had blood tests and i've gotta have an exersise tollerence test also.. luckily all the blood tests come back negative for anything coronary wise, so I wasn't having a heart attack/Angina.. but it's given me a swift kick up the arse to get into shape..

Never has anything been put into perspective for me so harshly :(
 
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I was going to say "Christ sounds nasty" but to be honest you should be glad that you got a warning. At least it's something that is totally controllable.
 
Skyfall said:
so whats going to change in your life?
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a lot.

Beginging with eating habbits, getting some exersise that doesn't involve tapping away on here or walking to the car.

Stopping Fizzy Drinks/Sweets/Take Away food.
 
willhub said:
Get a bike and cycle to work and you'll start getting into shape.
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I would, if I didn't work 20 Miles away :D

But cycling is also on the cards, we have 2 bikes that don't get used.. and we have Cannock Chase on our doorstep :)
 
You should be thankful, a lot of people don't get a warning before something really nasty happens to them. Hopefully in your case it turns out to be something innocuous that nevertheless provides the motivation to change some aspects of your lifestyle.
 
thewanted said:
Seems like we're both wrong. WebMD
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Well, neither of us is wrong really. I neglected to mention that you can get no pain at all (i.e. a silent MI). I was only speaking from experience; people brought into hospital usually have the crushing pain, radiating down your left arm, and up the left side of your neck which is pathognomonic of a typical MI.
 
I think stress has played a part too.. I'm stressed with a lot this week, various personal problems as well as at work, i've been there a couple of months and theres still that element of making an impression, proving that I can do the job, and getting my stats up...
 
Doohickey said:
Well, neither of us is wrong really. I neglected to mention that you can get no pain at all (i.e. a silent MI). I was only speaking from experience; people brought into hospital usually have the crushing pain, radiating down your left arm, and up the left side of your neck which is pathognomonic of a typical MI.
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Also inclusive of jaw pain too :o sorry lol
 
Doohickey said:
Well, neither of us is wrong really. I neglected to mention that you can get no pain at all (i.e. a silent MI). I was only speaking from experience; people brought into hospital usually have the crushing pain, radiating down your left arm, and up the left side of your neck which is pathognomonic of a typical MI.
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I'm hoping never to find out mate :)

I made the same decision to change my lifestyle last year and it's definitely one of the best ideas I've ever had. I lost a bunch of weight and am not nearly as tired as I was.

To the OP: Best of luck. Once you make the decision to change, you'll never look back.
 
I'm not much older than you and, from seeing pics, I'd say we're similar height/weight so this is quite close to home for me.

I'm really keen to get in shape but there always seems to be something more urgent to do (or something I'd rather do) than go for a stroll.

I've just spent 45 minutes washing the car (to be fair it is a big car :p) and it's knackered me out. That can't be healthy.

I've got a fairly stressful job at times and I do get palpitations occasionally.

I'm fairly confident as I had an extremely thorough medical last year (including an ECG) for my flying and I was given a clean bill of health, except for the doc telling me I was "too bloody fat".

There's not really much advice I can give you except to tell you to get off your arse and get some exercise - as I should be doing myself. The best way might be to force yourself - on a weekend when you don't need to drive, give the car keys to someone and tell them not to give you them back under any circumstances and walk/cycle anywhere you need to go.

Or join a gym. Lots of private health insurers will do you a hell of a good deal if you take one of their policies (cheap at our age).

Good luck :).
 
West said:
I would, if I didn't work 20 Miles away :D

But cycling is also on the cards, we have 2 bikes that don't get used.. and we have Cannock Chase on our doorstep :)
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Can you change at work? Get a road bike, cycling shorts (lycra) and do 20miles..., ok give it a few weeks and slowely work up the miles. If thats a big no no just use the gym.
 
Gym is another thing i've considered, I was told by our para it's best to join one that do an assesment type thing first..
 
thewanted said:
Seems like we're both wrong. WebMD
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I have a fair few of the symptoms on there and when i went hospital about it they sent me home saying there was no medical reason for it :(. They just took blood samples and hooked me up to a heart monitor for a few mins and gave me a chest x-ray.

Got shortness of breath and a tight feeling in my chest, my legs also keep feeling numb when laying down and i get heart palpitations. Going to have to get to my GP see if he has any different ideas.
 
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