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.
September 15, 2016
I was 47 years old on Nov. 14, 2015, a married mom of 2 teenage boys, and never had any health issues of any kind. I don’t remember anything that happened for that entire day leading up to the event, but here’s what my husband tells me. It was a normal Saturday of household chores […]
September 14, 2016
41, reasonably healthy and happy. Tuesday morning basketball scrimmage with work colleagues as normal… 10mins in, I felt completely drained and my chest was tight. After 15min on the bench and having waved off 3 attempts by my team mates to sub back on I finally did… about 5mins later I was really tired. Showered and […]
Woke up in the morning with a really stiff neck. Thought little of it. Went out for breakfast and when got home stepped outside to let the dog out. As i was standing in the driveway i started to feel limited chest discomfort (that is the scariest part – it was mild), then a strange […]
September 1, 2016
Hi all. With all the talk of SCAD’s rarity, it is nice to read the other stories. Only fair that I share mine. On June 8, 2016 I sat at my desk at work, having just vented to a coworker about my current stress. I was getting ready to get to work when I felt […]
August 15, 2016
On May 22, 2016, my husband and I were at the beach and wanted to see our youngest son for a few moments before he returned to a weekend long beach festival. We brought he and his friends a bag of biscuits for breakfast because it was his 18th birthday. After leaving we headed back […]
August 5, 2016
My story starts two weeks ago (July 20, 2016) with me running with our High School Cross Country team up in the mountains in Flagstaff Arizona. My morning run was cut short with some pain across my chest, I stopped running because I just didn’t feel right. Never did a heart attack cross mind! It […]
August 1, 2016
Eighteen years later… 40 years old, two kids, happy, healthy with no health risks… career mom, wife, active lifestyle with zest for life. ~SCAD February 1, 1999~ It was a normal Saturday… son had a basketball tournament and when my husband, our two boys and I departed to run errands until I started feeling that […]
July 30, 2016
In Jan. 2015 I had left breast cancer ( grade one) operation Followed by Radiation 25 low grade doses in April-May 2015 The radiation had bad side effects & resulted in cracking and damaged ribs Rare complication At the same time I was prescribed a hormone inhibiting tablet (Anastrozole) Again having terrible side effects on […]
July 24, 2016
Tuesday May 10th, 2016…6:55 AM. I’m throwing my lab coat into my bag and heading out the door to the garage, where my 2 teenage daughters are waiting for me in the car. As I am walking through the dining room, I feel a deep, mid chest pain….just a little more noticeable than my normal gastro-esophageal […]
July 4, 2016
My name is Melissa and I am from South Carolina. On May 21st 2016 I delivered my baby. Had a great and healthy pregnancy. May 24th started experiencing indigestion type pain in chest, pushed it off until May 26th. Woke up to the pain getting slightly worse. Checked my BP, it was 153/85, normal is […]