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.
February 22, 2015
Back in April 2006, I took an early morning jog with my husband, got dressed for my job as a kindergarten teacher, and ate breakfast. As I stood up to take my dishes to the kitchen, I felt a crushing pain in the center of my chest and down my left arm. I tried convincing […]
January 20, 2015
There was seemingly little reason for me to have a heart attack. Good health, medically controlled hypertension, cholesterol in the 130/140 range, and a competitive racquetball and tennis player. I played 10 hours of one or the other every week, in addition to lifting and cardio. And still, SCAD got me! I was by myself […]
I am a 28 year old healthy, skinny EMT Basic and I get to share my life with an amazing fireman. We were blessed with a beautiful baby girl on October 24, 2014. She is my 3rd child and his first. This pregnancy was like any other, no issues with me or the baby. I […]
3 days ofter getting home from having my son, I was sitting on my couch recovering because I’d had a c-section. When all of the sudden, I got this intense pressure in my chest and pain shooting from my chest to my arms and up my jaw. I sat there waiting, hoping the pain would […]
I had run a 15K race on November 9; ran at a moderate pace, but I was tired and somewhat dehydrated so it was a little tougher than an ordinary weekend run. No symptoms during the race or while hanging out with friends afterward or on the drive home. As soon as I started walking […]
September 19, 2014
I had worked out for 30 minutes, some interval workout at home with a DVD. I finished up with a 10 min cool down of yoga. Then I had heaviness in my chest, but it went away in about 5 minutes or less. I went about my evening, fixed dinner, ate with my family and […]
September 7, 2014
I woke up on a Sunday morning on July 6,2014 with a pain in my left arm! I told my son that I must have slept funny on it the night before!. As I proceeded to do my normal routines the pain got worse & I had terrible pressure in my chest! As I was […]
August 14, 2014
Hi there, My brother would be considered to be an elite athlete. He competed in the melbourne ironman and place 2nd in the amateurs section. As a result he qualified for world championships in kona. He was hoping to come top 10 or better. His training was intense but his times and fitness prior to […]
August 7, 2014
There I was – on a gurney in the ER: wearing a gown, monitors, IV’s. Less than an hour ago the doctor who had read my EKG from two days ago said that there was an abnormality – an elevated ST level – and that I should go to the ER and get my blood […]
July 20, 2014
Hello I am a woman , I am 31 years old. Two years ago I was eating with my family when I had pain in my chest. I felt dizziness and sweating. My family carried me to the hospital because the pain was bigger. I was waiting in a bed for the doctor visited me […]