Spontaneous Artery Dissection (SCAD) Research & Self Care

Posted by bensmom1 @bensmom1, Jun 25, 2023

I am a 59 year old woman who experienced a SCAD 6 months ago. Looking for insight into how others are coping with chest pain, lack of understanding and knowledge of SCAD in the medical community and uncertainty when or if another SCAD is coming. And how do you all manage having to be the patient as well as the educator? Just spent 12 hours in the ER with chest pain educating the EMTs in the ambulance, nurses and residents who treated me. Exhausting!!

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Debra, Volunteer Mentor | @karukgirl | Jun 25, 2023

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/scad-heart-disease/
Hello @bensmom1, and welcome to Mayo Connect. I posted an older post that may have some more information for you regarding SCAD. To be honest...I never heard of it before until your post. So I just learned something from you! Maybe this will re-activate the community and more folks have something to offer since it was so long ago.

Before others hopefully chime in with information or answers to your questions, how are you feeling now? You say you just spent 12 hours in the ER! Nobody wants to ever be there, and certainly not half the day.

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