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Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by advocatebaba(m): 6:58am On Jan 17, 2017
dyze:
I usually have this intermittent sharp pain in my heart once in a while. Just comes and goes immediately.

It started about 3months ago.

Doctors on the house,is it something to worry about?
Did u jst typd "Doctors on d house", sori dey cnt giv advice nw coz dey r on d roof of ouz .
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by kenkels: 7:00am On Jan 17, 2017
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lielbree:
Has anyone been matched on mmm?
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by jide219(m): 7:04am On Jan 17, 2017
dyze:
I usually have this intermittent sharp pain in my heart once in a while. Just comes and goes immediately.

It started about 3months ago.

Doctors on the house,is it something to worry about?
same with me
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by jide219(m): 7:04am On Jan 17, 2017
kenkels:
None
be been match
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by dyze(m): 7:05am On Jan 17, 2017
shaibolo:


It may be something to worry about. Why not see a medical practitioner or call the phone numbers in the link. Better safe than sorry.

NB: I am not a medical doctor

Thanks
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by mizeniola(f): 7:05am On Jan 17, 2017
nice one.... all true!
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by dyze(m): 7:07am On Jan 17, 2017
jide219:
same with me

Ohh, so what av u done so far?

Spoke to a doctor and she said it's nothing to worry about. Thinking of running some test
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by dyze(m): 7:09am On Jan 17, 2017
advocatebaba:
Did u jst typd "Doctors on d house", sori dey cnt giv advice nw coz dey r on d roof of ouz .

And u wrote " did I just typed".

Remove the log on ur eyes first oga
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by dyze(m): 7:09am On Jan 17, 2017
advocatebaba:
Did u jst typd "Doctors on d house", sori dey cnt giv advice nw coz dey r on d roof of ouz .

And u wrote " did I just typed".

Remove the log in ur eyes first oga
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by uvalued(m): 7:15am On Jan 17, 2017
DoctorsOfficeNg:
Hello folks, We have simplified the different symptoms that could be a pointer to a heart disease. One need to pay attention to any of these. If present, kindly see a doctor Asap.

1.] Sleep Apnea

When your snoring is broken up by pauses in your breathing, your brain may not be getting enough oxygen. It will send signals to your blood vessels and heart to work harder to keep blood flow going. This raises your risk for high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, strokes, and heart failure. Fortunately, sleep apnea is treatable.

2.] Fatigue

Don’t always chalk up it up to poor sleep. Heart failure can leave you tired and drained, because the muscle no longer pumps well enough to meet your body’s needs. Watch for other symptoms, such as coughing and swelling, too, since feeling wiped out and weak can be a warning sign of many different conditions, including anemia, cancer, or even depression.

3.] Trouble Breathing

Feeling short of breath can be a symptom of heart failure, an abnormal heart rhythm, or a heart attack. Tell your doctor if you struggle to catch your breath after doing things that used to be easy for you, or if it's hard to breathe while lying down. Have chest pain, too?

4.] Swelling In Lower Legs

It happens when you stand or sit for a long time, and it's also common during pregnancy. Fluid build-up can also stem from heart failure and poor circulation in your legs. Swollen legs could be from a clot that's blocking the return of blood from your lower limbs to your heart. Call your doctor right away if swelling comes on suddenly.


5.] Dizziness

Lightheadedness is often a direct result of something wrong with your heart because it isn't pumping enough blood to your brain. Dizziness could be a symptom of an abnormal rhythm, called an arrhythmia. Heart failure, meaning the weakening of the muscle, can also make you unsteady. Feeling woozy is one of the many lesser-known symptoms of a heart attack, too.

6.] Sexual Problems

Some troubles in the bedroom could mean you have heart disease and a greater risk for a heart attack or stroke. Men with erectile dysfunction may have circulation problems related to high blood pressure or narrow arteries from cholesterol buildup. These blood-flow problems can also lessen a woman’s libido and ability to enjoy sex.

7.] Skin Color Changes

Blue or gray fingers and toes could be from poor circulation of oxygen-rich blood, often due to a heart defect you were born with or narrowed or blocked blood vessels. A lacy, mottled, purple pattern shows up when bits of built-up cholesterol plaques break off, then get stuck in small blood vessels. You might get bloody splotches just under the skin on the inside of your hands and the soles of your feet when you have endocarditis.

8.] Bleeding Gums

Experts don't totally understand the link between gum disease and heart disease. But studies suggest that bleeding, swollen, or tender gums may lead to trouble with your ticker. One theory is that bacteria from your gums gets into your bloodstream and sets off inflammation in your heart. Having gum disease, which can lead to tooth loss, may also raise your chances of a stroke.

9.] Dark, Velvety Skin Patches

You may find these thick spots, called acanthosis nigricans, in skin folds and creases such as your neck, armpits, and groin when your body has trouble using the hormone insulin. The patches could have skin tags, too. If you aren't being treated for insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, or type 2 diabetes, see your doctor for help controlling your blood sugar and protecting your heart.

10.] Poor Grip Strength

The strength of your hand may tell you something about the strength of your heart. Research suggests the ability to squeeze something well means a lower risk of heart disease. If it's hard for you to grasp an object, odds are higher that you have or could develop problems. (But improving your grip strength alone won't necessarily make your heart healthier.)

11.] Dark Spot Under Nails

If you haven't banged or hurt your finger or toe recently, little dots of blood trapped under your nail could point to an infection in the lining of your heart or valves, called endocarditis. You can also get these blood specks when you have diabetes, and people with that condition are two to four times more likely to have heart disease and strokes.

12.] Yellow-Orange Bumpy Rash

Extremely high triglyceride levels can make your skin break out around the knuckles of your fingers and toes and on your bottom. A lot of these fats in your blood may play a role in hardening your arteries, and high numbers are often related to other conditions that put you at risk for heart disease and strokes, too.

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Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by DoctorsOfficeNg: 7:20am On Jan 17, 2017
dyze:
I usually have this intermittent sharp pain in my heart once in a while. Just comes and goes immediately.

It started about 3months ago.

Doctors on the house,is it something to worry about?

Yes it something to worry about. One should take chest pain seriously. Chat with a verified medical doctor Anonymously and confidentially about your symptoms on DoctorsOffice.Ng. Kindly visit: https://doctorsoffice.ng/talk-to-a-doctor
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Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by Nickymezor(f): 7:25am On Jan 17, 2017
Thanks for sharing OP.
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by dyze(m): 7:29am On Jan 17, 2017
DoctorsOfficeNg:


Yes it something to worry about. One should take chest pain seriously. Chat with a verified medical doctor Anonymously and confidentially about your symptoms on DoctorsOffice.Ng. Kindly visit: https://doctorsoffice.ng/talk-to-a-doctor
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Thanks
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by Nobody: 7:29am On Jan 17, 2017
Awesome/informative thread!
Thumbs up @ op.
I experience 2 of the prognosis tho.
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by swtdrms(m): 7:37am On Jan 17, 2017
dyze:
I usually have this intermittent sharp pain in my heart once in a while. Just comes and goes immediately.

It started about 3months ago.

Doctors on the house,is it something to worry about?

Are u sure u re not having ulcer? I used to feel the same, I later realised it was due to my ulcer, once I took care of ulcer, it stopped over 5years now.
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by WilliamsNedd: 7:58am On Jan 17, 2017
swtdrms:


Are u sure u re not having ulcer? I used to feel the same, I later realised it was due to my ulcer, once I took care of ulcer, it stopped over 5years now.
Good morning bro. How did you treat your ulcer? This thing is killing me.
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by eitch: 8:01am On Jan 17, 2017
dyze:
I usually have this intermittent sharp pain in my heart once in a while. Just comes and goes immediately.

It started about 3months ago.

Doctors on the house,is it something to worry about?

come let's see your diagnostic
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by cyara(f): 8:06am On Jan 17, 2017
dyze:
I usually have this intermittent sharp pain in my heart once in a while. Just comes and goes immediately.

It started about 3months ago.

Doctors on the house,is it something to worry about?


It may also be ulcer. Go for ECG test to be on the safe side

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Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by Amustical(m): 8:17am On Jan 17, 2017
Pls op, since my girlfriend bleeped me up, I can't breath well. Hope no be heart attack sha? Abeg.
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by DoctorsOfficeNg: 8:26am On Jan 17, 2017
WilliamsNedd:

Good morning bro. How did you treat your ulcer? This thing is killing me.

Hello sir,
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Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by dyze(m): 8:30am On Jan 17, 2017
swtdrms:


Are u sure u re not having ulcer? I used to feel the same, I later realised it was due to my ulcer, once I took care of ulcer, it stopped over 5years now.

Ulcer me. What test should I run?
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by dyze(m): 8:31am On Jan 17, 2017
cyara:



It may also be ulcer. Go for ECG test to be on the safe side

Thanks. Will do that ASAP
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by swtdrms(m): 8:51am On Jan 17, 2017
WilliamsNedd:

Good morning bro. How did you treat your ulcer? This thing is killing me.

I will say its very easy, probably in my own case, I wouldn't know for other cases sha.

I only worked on my none eating habit. I started making sure i take breakfast, although it wasn't easy as a workaholic who doesn't think of food. I made sure I ate at least twice a day, and I tried as much as possible it was good and adequate food.

Every other rules, I never kept to any of them. But I sticked to making sure I eat and eat well. Hope this will help u as well.

Mind you, ulcer could become chronic to the extent of one vomiting blood, like in the case of a friend who later died.

He was terribly sick twice, but never changed his negligence for food. The last time he fell sick, stayed two weeks in the hospital, started recovering but later gave up the ghost.
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by swtdrms(m): 8:56am On Jan 17, 2017
dyze:


Ulcer me. What test should I run?

Go meet a health professional.

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Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by danidee10(m): 9:02am On Jan 17, 2017
dyze:
I usually have this intermittent sharp pain in my heart once in a while. Just comes and goes immediately.

It started about 3months ago.

Doctors on the house,is it something to worry about?

I'm not a doctor but its something to worry about.

Pls go for a checkup asap
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by WilliamsNedd: 9:02am On Jan 17, 2017
swtdrms:


I will say its very easy, probably in my own case, I wouldn't know for other cases sha.

I only worked on my none eating habit. I started making sure i take breakfast, although it wasn't easy as a workaholic who doesn't think of food. I made sure I ate at least twice a day, and I tried as much as possible it was good and adequate food.

Every other rules, I never kept to any of them. But I sticked to making sure I eat and eat well. Hope this will help u as well.

Mind you, ulcer could become chronic to the extent of one vomiting blood, like in the case of a friend who later died.

He was terribly sick twice, but never changed his negligence for food. The last time he fell sick, stayed two weeks in the hospital, started recovering but later gave up the ghost.

Thanks bro. I'll start making adjustment.
Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by Kcinho(m): 9:04am On Jan 17, 2017
DoctorsOfficeNg:


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Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by DoctorsOfficeNg: 9:29am On Jan 17, 2017
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Re: 12 Pointers You Might Have Heart Disease. Any Of These? See A Doctor ASAP by engrshakespeare: 9:48am On Jan 17, 2017
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