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I am in the US, so financial calculations need to be factored in.

For a moment, I couldn't breathe, felt like I was going to die, then vomitted.

Now heart beating slightly off, not feeling great but not terrible, had mild chest pain earlier in evening...

Kinda feel off. Have medical insurance with large deductible.

Ignore it? Taxi to ER? Call 911? Genuinely don't know and don't like 911 since police are involved.

Also I feel hot, feel burning around my neck.

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[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I know its late for this but you can also start with Urgent Care. With insurance it could be a fairly cheap copay. They will advise on what to do next. You could have something like the flu (i had the flu and it fucked me all sorts of up) and theyd just prescribe you some medicine and rest

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Urgent Care (or possibly insurance, I can't recall) will charge you more if they deem the situation "not urgent."

[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Yea likely insurance, but it would likely still be cheaper than an ER visit

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[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yup. Classic heart attacks symptoms for a woman, actually. But since they're ignoring medical advice I'm assuming they're a dude.

[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago

That last line hits so hard

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Taxi to ER. No medical office will touch you having complained of, even mild, chest pain and a weird feeling heart. Been there, done that. Walk in the ER talking of chest pain, and say that first!, they will throw you in a room and attach an EKG. Been there, done that.

I don't mean to alarm you, but taken together those symptoms smell like a mild heart attack. By some voodoo I don't understand, the EKG can tell, even if the event is not happening in the moment.

I say no medical office will touch you, but first time my doc sent me to the ER, second time they whipped out a portable EKG. Times change, I may be wrong.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In my experience, taxi drivers will refuse to take customers to the ER due to liability concerns.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Uber and the like have specific warnings about that, too. Of course, you can just ignore them and say you're going to see someone else that's in the ER.

[–] underline960@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do urgent care instead, if that's an option where you are.

Urgent Care vs. ER

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago

Urgent care will just tell you to go to the ER if you come in with something potentially serious like chest pain. They're useless for anything but the most minor issues. They don't even do stitches or blood work.

[–] TinyLittlePuni@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Go to the ER. As someone with heart problems herself I always say that you only have one heart so I would absolutely get it checked out. At least get an ECG workup done. Nausea and vomiting alongside an irregular heartbeat can be a symptom of atrial fibrillation which would be confirmed with an ECG. I hate to worry people but the symptoms you mentioned can also be a sign of a heart attack and the longer that goes on the more damage this could be doing to your heart. Get to the hospital ASAP!

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 2 days ago

Yes. I personally wouldn't call a wee-woo wagon, but it's def not normal.

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Can you ask somebody to drive you?

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[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 days ago

Sounds like heat illness. Did you sleep too hot?

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

I've had something similar other than the heart rate stuff, and like top comment says it was acid reflux. But if an irregular heart rhythm persists more than you have felt before, then absolutely go!

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 days ago

So, are you still alive?

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 6 points 3 days ago

this could be a number of things, some of which can be fatal. lab tests or imaging for these things are cheap, but only available at hospital and what else do you expect from random internet people than "haul your ass to hospital and ask someone irl that actually knows"

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

Damn... Sounds like literally you just had heart attack...

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