Patient Comments: Angina - Diagnosis

How was the diagnosis of your angina established?

Comment from: 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: November 06

I have been going to the doctor for 5 years now. I would wake my husband up in the middle of night because of my chest hurting. He would take me to the hospital, nothing it would quit after I got there one day it did not a nurse gave me a pill under my tongue, it worked I asked her when she came back what did you give me, she said nitrotab. I was amazed. I told my doctor and she gave them to me I have had 10 E.K.G.'s done on me, 3 heart catheters done on me, 3 stress tests done, upper G.I's and lower G.I's they still don't know what is wrong with me. They thought it was my heart. Now we know its not. I have also been told it could be Angina, so we'll see what's next. I hope all the people who is affected by this get help soon. It is no fun, going through this.

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Comment from: lindao, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: April 06

My problem with the angina is that mine is from the spasms that causes the blockage in the artery. Most of the time I can relieve mine by the medicine. Other times I have to go and spend the night in the hospital, with oxygen and morphine and some type of blood pressure shot to get the blood pressure down. Mine can only be treated medically.

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