my heart

hi

You'll need to excuse typos, i don't feel good.

My heart keeps going like I've run a long way. It's beating hard and fast
and my chest feels tight. Makes me feel dizzy and tired. Then my airways
feel dry, again like when you've been running along way. It gets hard to
catch my breath. Lasts about 5 mins, keeps happening, been doing it all
morning.

I get like it sometimes if I eat MSG, in chinese takeaways for example. I
also keep getting a smell like playdough.

I'm 5w2d if that's relevant. I'm a bit frightened, I'm home alone with
Jessie, and i can't get myself to a doc, i won't call an ambulance as i've
no one to have jessie, and dh can't come home. Any ideas on what it is would
be appreciated, as it hurts.

lucy x

Googled and found lots of women get this - not improving my breathing and
heart, but it's made me a bit less frightened. Taking it easy for today,
seeing how it goes. Had already said to dh that this baby is harder work
that Jessie was!

"lu-lu" wrote in message
...
Googled and found lots of women get this - not improving my breathing and
heart, but it's made me a bit less frightened. Taking it easy for today,
seeing how it goes. Had already said to dh that this baby is harder work
that Jessie was!


Palpatations, I guess. It's a symtom of pregnancy. On the basis you're early
on and won't see a midwife for a while (or round here you wouldn't) then I'd
suggest you book to see your GP or midwife.
Some people get panic attack like that too.
Debbie

Hi,
Not sure if 'The Life of Mummy Bowman' was yours, Lulu, but anxiety
attacks can happen when you quit smoking -- have seen it happen to a
friend or two. Hang in there, it will pass!
Best,
yael


On Apr 4, 9:45 am, "Welches"
wrote:
"lu-lu" wrote in message

... Googled and found lots of women get this - not improving my breathing and
heart, but it's made me a bit less frightened. Taking it easy for today,
seeing how it goes. Had already said to dh that this baby is harder work
that Jessie was!

Palpatations, I guess. It's a symtom of pregnancy. On the basis you're early
on and won't see a midwife for a while (or round here you wouldn't) then I'd
suggest you book to see your GP or midwife.
Some people get panic attack like that too.
Debbie

lu-lu wrote:
hi

You'll need to excuse typos, i don't feel good.

My heart keeps going like I've run a long way. It's beating hard and fast
and my chest feels tight. Makes me feel dizzy and tired. Then my airways
feel dry, again like when you've been running along way. It gets hard to
catch my breath. Lasts about 5 mins, keeps happening, been doing it all
morning.

I get like it sometimes if I eat MSG, in chinese takeaways for example. I
also keep getting a smell like playdough.

I'm 5w2d if that's relevant. I'm a bit frightened, I'm home alone with
Jessie, and i can't get myself to a doc, i won't call an ambulance as i've
no one to have jessie, and dh can't come home. Any ideas on what it is would
be appreciated, as it hurts.

You need to go to the ER, and can call an ambulance, they'll take the
baby with you.

Michelle
Flutist

Yael wrote:
Hi,
Not sure if 'The Life of Mummy Bowman' was yours, Lulu, but anxiety
attacks can happen when you quit smoking -- have seen it happen to a
friend or two. Hang in there, it will pass!

*makes a strangled sound*

Never, never, never, never blow off new onset cardiac symptoms as "it
may just be anxiety."

Especially since there are some major health problems that are MORE
common in pregnancy. Lulu, you need to see at least what your heart is
doing, and if there's no one to watch the baby, the ambulance crew will
transport the baby with you to the hospital. Really.

Michelle
Flutist

Especially since there are some major health problems that are MORE
common in pregnancy. *Lulu, you need to see at least what your heart is
doing, and if there's no one to watch the baby, the ambulance crew will
transport the baby with you to the hospital. *Really.

Or at least be able to do some basic tests and determine transport
isn't necessary and that seeing a GP on Monday is fine. Calling an
ambulance doesn't always result in transport to hospital. This morning
I just happened to be looking at our local hospital's newsletter that
they send out a couple of times a year, it had an article on going to
the right place, what's an emergency and what isn't. Heart
palpatations were there on the list as needing emergency attention, so
you shouldn't feel bad about calling an ambulance. Some of the things
you say sound a bit like a chest infection, but if it's causing heart
racing that's not a good sign. Michelle is an EMT, she knows what
she's talking about, ambulance crews are trained to take these things
seriously and distinguish a blue light situation from a need to
monitor and take them in. When chest pain and heart stuff does turn
out to be a panic attack, the patient often feels embarrassed, but the
people that treat them are just glad it's only a panic attack, not
thinking they should never have come in, even doctors who experience a
panic attack for the first time often can't diagnose it reliably.

Cheers
Anne

you guys are right, i don't know WHAT i was thinking!



On Apr 5, 1:55 pm, Anne Rogers wrote:
Especially since there are some major health problems that are MORE
common in pregnancy. Lulu, you need to see at least what your heart is
doing, and if there's no one to watch the baby, the ambulance crew will
transport the baby with you to the hospital. Really.

Or at least be able to do some basic tests and determine transport
isn't necessary and that seeing a GP on Monday is fine. Calling an
ambulance doesn't always result in transport to hospital. This morning
I just happened to be looking at our local hospital's newsletter that
they send out a couple of times a year, it had an article on going to
the right place, what's an emergency and what isn't. Heart
palpatations were there on the list as needing emergency attention, so
you shouldn't feel bad about calling an ambulance. Some of the things
you say sound a bit like a chest infection, but if it's causing heart
racing that's not a good sign. Michelle is an EMT, she knows what
she's talking about, ambulance crews are trained to take these things
seriously and distinguish a blue light situation from a need to
monitor and take them in. When chest pain and heart stuff does turn
out to be a panic attack, the patient often feels embarrassed, but the
people that treat them are just glad it's only a panic attack, not
thinking they should never have come in, even doctors who experience a
panic attack for the first time often can't diagnose it reliably.

Cheers
Anne

On 5 Apr, 18:55, Anne Rogers wrote:
Especially since there are some major health problems that are MORE
common in pregnancy. Lulu, you need to see at least what your heart is
doing, and if there's no one to watch the baby, the ambulance crew will
transport the baby with you to the hospital. Really.

Or at least be able to do some basic tests and determine transport
isn't necessary and that seeing a GP on Monday is fine. Calling an
ambulance doesn't always result in transport to hospital. This morning
I just happened to be looking at our local hospital's newsletter that
they send out a couple of times a year, it had an article on going to
the right place, what's an emergency and what isn't. Heart
palpatations were there on the list as needing emergency attention, so
you shouldn't feel bad about calling an ambulance. Some of the things
you say sound a bit like a chest infection, but if it's causing heart
racing that's not a good sign. Michelle is an EMT, she knows what
she's talking about, ambulance crews are trained to take these things
seriously and distinguish a blue light situation from a need to
monitor and take them in. When chest pain and heart stuff does turn
out to be a panic attack, the patient often feels embarrassed, but the
people that treat them are just glad it's only a panic attack, not
thinking they should never have come in, even doctors who experience a
panic attack for the first time often can't diagnose it reliably.

That very thing happened to me. I'd been having tight chests and in
the end called NHS direct. Because I complained of chest pains they
were obliged to call an ambulance. They checked me out and I was fine.
I thought it was a panic attack (I was worried about having a coil
fitted) and they agreed. It turned out I had a nasty chest infection.
I felt very silly and my poor 2 year old was a bit freaked to see his
mummy covered in pads and bleeping machines, but in calling out the
ambulance they were just following guidelines.

I hope you are ok, but I would also get seen to asap.

Jeni

That very thing happened to me. I'd been having tight chests and in
the end called NHS direct. Because I complained of chest pains they
were obliged to call an ambulance.

I have a vague hope that just the words "chest pain" wouldn't result
in them sending an ambulance, but you never know, I guess it's a
balance between asking more questions and time, minutes do make a
difference in a heart attack, but if the answer to the next question
determined it was a fall or other trauma, then whilst a hospital visit
may well be advised, you've got time to ask questions to determine if
it's severe enough for an ambulance or if they can make their own way
there. It always amazes me that the first question is "is the patient
concious and breathing", if they aren't then why are you calling NHS
direct, I know they have to cover themselves, but it does make you
wonder...

I rather like the nurse line we have with our insurance in the US, we
almost always get straight through to a nurse, not need to wait for a
call back and although they aren't linked to primary care at all, they
have a variety of options, including doctor home visits, although
there is some out of hours care with some primary care providers they
don't have any incentive not to just tell you to go to the ER, our
insurance does, sending a doctor to you is massively cheaper than an
ER visit, they use an independent group of doctors, so they can't be
the only people using it, but it seems an uncommon policy. Sometimes
we speak to a doctor and they decide not to come, but give you their
direct number in case anything changes and a couple of times (for DS)
the doctor has visited, they have been a good balance of attention to
detail as well as efficient and have followed up with a phone call the
next, once even consulting a specialist, it's a great service for us,
but it's saving money too!

I hope we hear from Lucy soon and that she's ok.

Cheers
Anne