Pat, don't know what you mean ?
Rod, it was hard for me to detect. I have 24/7 head pain since I took a fall at age two, along with neck & shoulder muscle tension headaches and have three vertebra fused when I broke my neck racing, but when it went down to my elbow, I knew it was different. I also have chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease, so I have pain just below my chest bone, and a heart attack has pain in that area as well.
So, after 52 years I'm used to pain, but after 3 hrs or so and trying tums, alka seltzer and milk for my heart burn, I woke my wife up and she said we're going to the hospital ! She probably save my life !
No heart damage accrued. Two were near blocked, one 60% and the other was clean. When I turned 50 four years ago, I went through the entire heart work up and everything was good, so having this blockage is still a shock.
It does run on my mom's side and I'm diabetic, but I smoked since I was 17. I haven't had a cigarette since last Wed !
