Originally Posted by Diesel4me

I can hardly believe it. Two heart attacks and I'm not even 42 yet.

Juat like the first one, this one happened in the wee hours of the morning while i was on-call dealng with an idiot tractor trailer driver. This time I did't have the shortness of breath or the sweating like I had before. I thought it was gallstones or something and I drove myself to the emergency room. They gave me aspirin, nitro, and it went away. I was all ready to get up off the table and go back home since the EKG didn't show a heart attack. Then the blood tests came back and the first one showed normal but the other test they do came back elevated indicating a mild heart attack. I went in at 3am on Saturday morning and they released me on Monday afternoon. What I don't get is three months ago i had a heart cath test that came back clear.

I'm starting to think that I might need to look for a less stressful occupation, but finding one at my age that pays the bills the way my current job does might be difficult.

Anyway, just a reminder to anyone no matter what your risks might be; if you ever have chest pain that lasts for more than fifteen minutes, get thyself to an emergency room right away. Don't try to drive yourself like I did, if you're alone, call 911.