This was written by an ER nurse who wants everyone to know how different a woman’s heart attack can be from a man’s experience.She almost waited until it was too late to call 9-1-1. She had to be resuscitated in the ambulance and woke up realizing that what she thought was indigestion, was actually a heart attack.I recently spoke about this at the Go Red for Women event sponsored by the American Heart Association with Dr. Catherine Collings. I’ve also covered this for CBS and El Camino Hospital.
Lynn* came to see me with severe hot flashes and night sweats. She worked in sales and had resorted to bringing extra blouses in her car because she inevitably sweated through at least one each day. She was beyond irritable and hadn’t slept through the night in months. “I feel like a different person,” she said. “I can’t live like this.” Lynn wanted to know about all of her options for treatment.
Herbs, Soy and Acupuncture
I began by explaining how yoga, acupuncture and deep breathing had been shown to be effective, then moved into the research on black cohosh and soy. She wasn’t interested in hormones, but did want to discuss other prescription remedies. She had tried increasing her soy already and wanted something more effective than the herbs and yoga breathing we discussed. (more…)
Cary came in for an urgent visit. She was urinating every 5 minutes, felt that she had to go constantly, and yet there wasn’t much urine that came out and it burned like fire when it did finally trickle out. She had experienced this before and called to come in right away. “I think I have another bladder infection,” she said. “It just started last night and I didn’t get any sleep.”
“It Hurts When I Go to the Bathroom”
I feel so bad for my patients and friends when I hear those all too familiar words. Ok, come on in to the office and we’ll take care of you.
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