Sortthe alarm clock with a shoulder pain, think you have slept badly, ignore the malaise And he continues with his daily routine. Then, the pain becomes more insistent, nausea is added, but still nothing alarming. Until the moment in which the annoyance turns into a grip in chestaccompanied by a pain that radiates towards the arm. That’s then that Nikki He understands that something is wrong. Only in the hospital will he discover the truth: he had a heart attack at 46 years old. His testimony, shared on social media, is a warning for all women not to underestimate the signs of their body.
A heart attack at 46, without evident risk factors
“Two days ago I had a heart attack, at 46 years old” Nikki writes in a video on Tiktokrecorded directly from the hospital. He has never had heart problems, he does not present evident risk factors And, just to deny the conspiracy theories, he did not vaccinate himself against Covid. Still, he had a heart attack that has distorted his perception of health. The first signal? A shoulder discomfort which manifests itself on awakening. “I thought I had slept in the wrong position. Or maybe that it was because of the perimenopause »he says, underlining how initially the pain seemed completely harmless to her.
Nikki’s story: undervalued initial symptoms
Nikki begins to connect the symptoms only after shoulder pain reappears several times. The day before the infarction it also warns nauseabut, given that the disorder disappears after a while, the day continues normally. However, the day of the attack the situation precipitates: in addition to the pain in the shoulder and nausea, one arrives feeling of oppression to the chest.
The decisive moment: the heart attack and the race in the hospital
When Nikki realizes that something is wrong, warns her husband and decides to take a shower, hoping that the discomfort will pass. Shortly thereafter, Already in the hospital for a scheduled visitspeaks with a doctor of his symptoms. “He told me that If it happened again I would have had to go to the emergency room immediatelybut there was no need to go at that moment because I had no more symptoms. ” An hour later, the chest pain becomes unbearable and the left arm begins to pulsate. It is a heart attack.
A prevention message for women
The cause? A set of factors, including a recent disease and perimenopause. Nikki’s case is not too extraordinary. The symptoms of the female infarction can be different from the male ones And often both women and many doctors underestimate them. Listen to your bodyrecognizing the alarm bells and acting promptly can really make the difference.
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