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.
June 26, 2016
I am a healthy 64 year old woman. Just over a week ago I was walking happily along the street when I was suddenly overtaken by a violent, prolonged, uncontrollable coughing fit which left me with a headache for 2 days after which I appeared to be completely fine. 5 days after the coughing fit […]
June 5, 2016
March 4, 2016 was a day that forever changed my life. I had a heart attack. I have always thought of myself as a sturdy, healthy woman. I am 58 and postmenopausal. But there I was in the emergency room with what seemed like a gazillion people buzzing around me. I had just started working […]
June 3, 2016
I had just turned 44 , was completely healthy and fit and left for Europe for Christmas in December 2004. I went skiing in Switzerland and then travelled to Florence with my daughter. I felt very tired but put it down to travelling and exhaustion after some long months studying and working. It was cold […]
May 7, 2016
My 39 yr old Son -In-Law was out riding his bike when he started feeling weak and sick. He called his Wife to say he would be a little late because he had to stop and take a break. He called her back a short time later and said you better come and get me. […]
I am a 45 y.o. who in the past 2 weeks has had 2 mild MI’s and 4 hospitalizations before a cardiologist concluded that I had SCAD. My angiogram was reviewed by a handful of top notch radiologists who were confounded by my dx until the 4th admission and persistence of chest pain. Prior to […]
April 12, 2016
Chest pain slowly woke me up from my sleep at 5:45 AM the night after the Super Bowl (Go Broncos). I initially tried to ignore it thinking it would pass, trying different positions sleeping, taking Advil, then laying back down, and after about 20 minutes it started to slowly occur to me that something could […]
April 1, 2016
I have been overweight all of my life, In 2014 I had a gastric sleeve and lost 80lbs as of now. My husband and I have joined a gym and work out 3-5 days a week for an hour. I was getting fit and healthy. I was feeling better than I ever had before. On […]
March 30, 2016
Hello, My name is Helen. I am now 52 years old. There was 2 times that I did not think I would make it this far. In September of 2006 I got up to get ready for work like any other day. I was meeting a friend for brunch before heading to work.( I work […]
March 24, 2016
On March 5th, one week before my 55th birthday, I had a tight sensation in my lower sternum and nausea, but it wasn’t until my husband took my blood pressure that I even considered it being an issue with my heart. I thought it was the flu. I’m a healthy, active woman with no previous […]
March 17, 2016
Hi, My name is David and I would never have thought I would have a heart attack. I’m only 39 years old and have been heavily involved in sport from a very young age. Two weeks ago I was swim teaching a group of year 2 students for their upcoming swimming carnival in the deep […]