What does a heart attack feel like?
I had a major heart attack in 2014, and here is my story:I woke up not feeling well - I couldn’t explain it… I just didn’t feel well.Around 9am, my mother and father stopped by; they had gone to the stations of the cross at the church right down the road. I began feeling a pain in my right arm, but I tried to ignore it. My mother looked at me and said that I didn’t look well, but I told her I was fine, so her and my father left.So, it was just me and my 23 year old son. He saw me rubbing my arm and asked me what was wrong. I told him I wasn’t sure - that it was like a pressure pain that was moving up my arm. He said it sounded like a heart attack, and I laughed because I thought that I was too young for a heart attack. In 2014 I was going to be 43, I believe.Anyhow, I told him that I was going to take a hot shower and put the water on my arm but that I was going to leave the door open in case I needed him to call someone. I got in the shower. At that point, the pain was in my upper arm and neck. I stood under the hot water and aimed on my neck, but it did not help. I was uncomfortable, but I managed to get out and get dressed.I then told my son that maybe a nap would make me feel better, but after just two minutes of lying down, I was too uncomfortable to bear it. I thought that I would do a breathing treatment to make myself feel better. To this day, I still wonder why in the world I thought that a breathing treatment would be effective even though I was breathing just fine and the pain was in my arm and neck.Anyway, I took out my nebulizer and albuterol and started the machine. I took one deep breath and the pain shot up from about a 5 to past a 10. I cried for my son to call 911.I made it to the local hospital, and they performed many tests and gave by nitro glycerin four times. They then stabilized me so that I could fly in the Flight for Life helicopter into the city for emergency surgery. In the city, I had a stent put in. That night, the nurse accidentally opened up my surgical site and blood splattered everywhere, making me lose so much blood that I needed two transfusions.I was told that I was lucky to be alive, and that I should have come in to the hospital when I first felt the pain in my arm and neck, and that that would have saved me a lot of trouble. I also suffered a mild brain injury because I didn’t have enough oxygen going to my head.
Is it bad to write in the present tense?
This someone thinks your writing is too choppy, but I think in this context that choppy writing is needed for impact. Also, present tense is perfectly fine. I'm fourteen as well, and have recently begun writing a present-tense story too. What I would say to improve on are the starts of your paragraphs. Use another word instead of 'I'. It looks like 'I' this, 'I' that, 'I' everywhere. I know it's a little harder in present tense, but try your best to start your paragraphs differently each time. Also, an example of what you need to change - you've put this: '“If it isn't hinge-mouth I gonna be pissed.” A male voice says in reply.' ...when it needs to be like this: "If it isn't hinge-mouth I gonna be pissed," a male voice says in reply. Other than those, a few grammar touch-ups are necessary. But there isn't too much massively wrong with your writing at all. Different people are interested in different writing styles, so write how you feel you want to, not how your friends want you to. :) I wish you the best of luck. Keep writing! Practice makes perfect. ~
What should I do if I cracked my neck and now it hurts?
By "cracked" I suppose you heard something go click or clunk. This in itself may be a spontaneous release. Although any release can change muscle length and then trigger aches and pains.It all depends on the type of pain. If it feels like muscle pain and soreness then likely you have a muscle strain. For home treatment you can apply ice pack, keep the head stable and get some rest. P.R.I.C.E - Protection,Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation is the basic first aid. You can perform isometric muscle test, hold your head still with arm and move against it gently. Where you have pain is likely the muscle which is injured.For professional help your best best is a massage therapist with training in therapeutic (aka deep tissue) massage. Alternately if it feels like a bone is in the wrong place you might seek treatment from a chiropractor or osteopath.If you feel any tingling sensation or loss of feeling then you could have some type of nerve impingement in which case you should first visit a medical doctor like your primary care physician first to get a diagnosis, and then likely back to chiropractor for adjustments. Alternately go to an osteopath or chiropractor first.If you are in Silicon Valley area you can book a massage with me. Better Health Massage of Sunnyvale
Injections: What causes knots when the shot is in the vein and good, but the vein still swells like a miss?
I've seen this a lot and I'm almost certain from your description that your friend is missing because the needle is slipping right through the other side. You mention that it's good, then stops. The good is when the needle is registered properly; the bad is when it has slipped through the other side and is leaking into soft tissue. The drug won't be travelling towards the brain with as much speed anymore, and is frankly wasting the high and is why she doesn't feel the hit. It's either that, or the plunger is being pushed way too fast or the needle is too big, and drug can't get up the vein quick enough so spills out around the needle. Either way, these are all easily fixed with better technique.The swelling is drug solution and the body's response to it. The knot is likely internal damage to the veins. So, you have to ensure that the needle is sited nicely within the vein, and really try to have the hole uppermost for smoothest insertion. An angle of 11-15º will site it in surface veins. (Deep veins require an angle of 90º and come with multitudes of risks of injury and long-term damage). Also make sure you're using a nice, narrow needle, ideally a 30G or 29G for surface veins. Swap out needles if you have to try again to make sure you're only using very sharp ends. Blunt ends will also punch wide holes in the vein and lead to leaks and bruising and vein collapse. Remove the tourniquet before injecting. Inject really slowly, retract the needle really slowly without flushing and apply some pressure. Use ice packs on misses and don't ignore heat and redness; it's infection and needs antibiotics. There's all kinds of risks from bacterial organisms when you miss, including tetanus, botulism and anthrax. These potentially fatal infections can only be stopped if caught early and treated.Best of luck to your friend. I hope her technique improves very soon so she's able to avoid serious injury.