Sally-

not to scare you, but...

my grandmother had esophageal spasms off&on for years and had nitro tabs for attacks (it helped her quite a bit). One weeknight she/we assumed it was another of her esoph spasms, like usual.

Fast forward two weeks later during a routine appointment. All of a sudden I am getting called back and told she is to go to cardio doctor X and 'they are expecting her'. Next thing I know she is having a cardiac cath at hospital. Turns out the doctor (cardio) said "Tell me what you are feeling right now" She said another of her awful heartburn or esophageal spasms. He sternly tells her "No Fran, what you are feeling is a heart attack. Just because it walks like a duck & quacks like a duck does not always mean it's a duck."

In women, the symptoms are often interchangeable and go unrecognized as a HA until after damage has been done. She was extremely lucky and we learned a big lesson that day!

Go get thoroughly checked out - either way you can find out get treatment and hopefully stop it from happening (or at least as often)

taking off the borrowed "Ugly ape face" mask
love-jane