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by cableshaft 1812 days ago
Or get fucking GERD/other minor issues that masquerade as heart attacks (tight chest, numb left arm, heart racing, lightheaded), wonder if you should go, really don't want to pay yet another $1000+ to find out it's nothing again, hear the "better be safe than sorry" voice in your head that doctors keep telling you, and then maybe go versus waiting it out.

I swear I won't really know when I've actually had a heart attack because I've been faked out too many times by GERD reactions.

I've gone about 6 times to ER for it over the past five years, and probably stayed home another ~20 times. Each time I decided to go it's been nothing.

I've driven myself to the ER each time, though, even if maybe I shouldn't, so that saved a little money. Helps that a hospital is only 5 minutes away.

I am finally getting an endoscopy soon, maybe it'll discover something treatable.