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, 2013
No family history of heart issues, not overweight, low blood pressure, eat healthy. Single mum of one little girl. Had a heart attack this week and eventually was diagnosed with SCAD. Now trying to learn as much as possible and hope to prevent recurrance, though not sure there is much prevention available. Am taking several […]
November 30, 2013
On the afternoon of June 6,2006 I was sitting on the couch watching TV when all of a sudden I suffered chest pain that radiated down both arms and up my neck. I could hardly believe it but I felt I was having a heart attack. I have no risk factors and have low cholesterol, […]
October 30, 2013
I was on vacation from work last week, at 6am couldn’t ignore the pain then the vomiting and I knew I was having a heart attack. I had one 3 years ago, my angiogram results were no blockages. I am a 61 year old lady do plenty of exercise all my life am in good […]
August 31, 2013
November 29, 2011, the day my life changed forever. I will never forget that day. I had not been feeling well all summer and into fall. I was having numerous health issues that required stays in the hospital. I had my gallbladder removed, then varicose veins removed, then pulmonary embolism, and a week before Thanksgiving, […]
I am 39, married and the mother of three children, ages 7, 4 and 6 months. It was the morning of July 27, 2013, at around 8 am in the morning and I was having a disagreement (and getting extremely agitated) with my husband when it happened suddenly. I had felt fine before and all […]
August 29, 2013
I am 64 years old and one of my favorite things to do is babysit the grandchildren. I was babysitting 3 of my granddaughters on August 8, 2013. I felt unusually tired, and had back and chest pain throughout the day. But I’d had rotator cuff surgery three months earlier so I thought the pain […]
August 10, 2013
I am a fit, slim and healthy 49 year old mother of 4. I have a great health record except for a thyroid removal in 2001. I have been experiencing hot flushes for 2 years now and I am aware that I am pre menopausal. After returning from my daughter’s wedding overseas with an extended […]
August 1, 2013
Jan 18, 2007 My husband was an OTR truck driver, I worked as a Scanning Coordinator for a large grocery store chain. At 48 years young, I had no family history of cardiac problems. He called me at work and asked me to meet him at the local truck stop for supper. While we were […]
July 15, 2013
Last summer, at age 40 on June 30, 2012 I had a heart attack. I was misdiagnosed as a blood clot and given a stent and sent home on beta blockers, a blood thinner, and statins even though my cholesterol was 135 and my LDL was 66. I stopped taking the Statins and eventually the beta blockers […]
July 10, 2013
I’m two years out! In July of 2011(one week post-partum) I had a SCAD attack in the middle of the night. It came on gradually–I felt uncomfortable, then nausea, labored breathing, heavy arms, and pain radiating from my back around to the front of my chest. The pain faded at the emergency room but the […]