![]() ![]() I remember the consultant saying: “Physically you’re fixed. You’ll just learn over time how to rule symptoms out. N: Did you think it was another heart attack?Ī: Yeah – it wasn’t, maybe I’d just had too much spray! I learnt that that pain was nothing to do with my heart. All of a sudden my vision just went, like watching TV if you pulled the cable out. I still had the pain, so I had another double spray. Soon after my heart attack I felt a pain in my chest, so I used my GTN spray a couple of times. Any pain in my neck and shoulders still really freaks me out, because that was the first pain when I had my heart attack.Īny pain in my neck and shoulders still really freaks me out, because that was the first pain when I had my heart attack. They just said that sometimes these things happen. I had no existing conditions, and they still haven’t really given me an explanation. I’d had a heart attack and was given two stents. I remember my daughter said: “No, Mummy, we just got here!” ![]() We were collecting shells and pebbles, and I was hit with this horrendous pain in my chest, through to my back and under my armpits, and I felt like I had a really bad hangover. I was out for a walk on the beach with my two daughters, aged two and six. Natalie: I’d been feeling tired for a few days. I could barely breathe – I ended up having a quadruple bypass. In hospital they asked me if I could walk without getting out of breath, and I thought, of course I can! Then I was tested and walked on a treadmill for a minute. My uncle said, “If you get past your 50s, you’re doing well.” After my heart attack, I was put on a blood thinner and soon went back to work, but my angina pains returned. Alan and Natalie: Heart attack symptoms and treatmentĪlan: Heart problems run in my family. ![]() We brought them together to share their experiences. Natalie, 43, from Morecambe, had a heart attack five years ago and is still dealing with the anxiety it’s caused. Alan, 67, from Sheffield, had a heart attack 15 years ago and over time has learnt to feel confident again. Lucy Trevallion meets Alan and Natalie.Īlan Atack and Natalie Duffin had their heart attacks 10 years apart. We’ve brought two strangers together, to come face to face for the first time and share their heart attack experiences. Instead, he usually recommends "a series of moderate-depth chemical peels," such as trichloroacetic acid (TCA) peels which "are safer but usually take several treatments to get a similar result as one deeper phenol peel."įor people who still want a phenol peel, he stressed looking for "a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist or plastic surgeon who had a lot of experience with it.Two strangers share their heart attack experiences Like many doctors, Youn doesn't offer phenol peels in his office due to the risk of arrhythmia. Many dermatologists don't offer them, preferring safer peels ![]() Some dermatologists even use heart monitoring devices when administering the peel out of an abundance of caution, and patients with diabetes and hypertension might especially be at risk of developing arrhythmias during a phenol peel. However, he said the "biggest risk" is developing cardiac arrhythmia or an irregular heartbeat, "which can theoretically result in death." He said phenol is a caustic substance that can lead to the condition, though the exact reason "has never been definitively proven." Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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