Experiencing a life-changing event such as a SCAD, has a huge impact on those who had the SCAD as well as their families and friends. Finding a lack of information about an uncommon and poorly understood condition can be difficult and may add to the strains of recovery. Reading others stories can be an enormous help.
December 17, 2017
I am 50 female. No children. Never smoked. Never drank alcohol nor street drugs. This is in reference to the stubborn lady who loves the fall. I too am stubborn. October 2001 I was a 33 young lady. I got up on Sunday morning as I always do to get ready for church. Went to […]
December 4, 2017
My cardiologist told me i should post my story so here it goes. I am a 26 year old male soldier who recently had 2 heart attacks. I had woken up 12October2017 at around 0500. It was a normal morning, i felt the same as i always do. I went to PT that morning, we […]
December 1, 2017
On the early morning of October 3, 2016, I felt chest pains, an upset stomach, and I started to sweat. I was at work and googled signs of a heart attack. I had most of them. I grabbed my things and went to my car (needed to get out of my building since you need […]
November 28, 2017
I had a SCAD late May 2015 4-6 days after I gave birth to our 3rd son (I had just turned 40). We had a close call with the delivery of our baby. We had over an hour drive to the hospital and we arrived with not much time to spare until I delivered him […]
November 17, 2017
Aged 41 male, non smoker, non drinker and very lean. No family history of heart trouble. Extremely fit. Doing olympic distance triathlon, finished 6th out of 170 participants. Conditions on the day where very hot for the Uk and race ended up longer than advertised. Felt sweaty, nauseous and ‘indigestion’ type pain 30 minutes after […]
October 11, 2017
On November 23, 2010, I noticed I had a right sided facial droop while brushing my teeth, and couldn’t hold water in my mouth. I showed my husband, who brought me to the ER. This was not the beginning of my story, though. I am a registered nurse, actually a cardiovascular RN, since 2005. My […]
September 19, 2017
In May 2016 I had a heart event that was diagnosed Tako Tsubo cardiomyopathy. On Aug 24, 2017 I had another heart attack with severe chest pain and pain down both arms. I was out for a short walk when this occurred. I quickly walked back to the Health Center where I work and the […]
September 12, 2017
On July 29th, 2017, I was diagnosed with SCAD. On Aug 1, 2017 I spent my 54th birthday in the hospital, and I can say I couldn’t of been more happy to spend it there, considering the alternative. My husband and I were on a weekend get away on the Oregon Coast in a little […]
September 1, 2017
Friday February 13, 2015- I was a 48 year old fit and healthy mother of 4 and one night I had “heartburn” took some tums and went to bed 2 days later it came back and all day I tried to get rid of it with antacids to no avail. After work I went shopping, […]
August 28, 2017
In the spring of 2014 my 33 year old daughter, Bronwyn, had a two week old baby boy and began complaining of indigestion and shortness of breath. The discomfort would ease but then return. She had some other complaints and because I have heart problems myself, I asked her if her jaw hurt too. When […]