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    ER visit

    Well I had a fun Mother's Day. NOT. I was at work facing product and there was a bunch of grout dust on top of boxes, so I dumped it off and turned my head so the dust wouldn't get me. About an hour or so later, I was doing something else (nothing strenuous, just keeping busy), and I started having the most horrid chest pains. I couldn't breathe, clammy, sweating, head felt like it was going to explode. The pain started in the middle of my chest, radiated down and to the left arm. My boss called Ed who made it there in 5 minutes flat, and she got the ambulance there as well. I spent almost two days in the hospital. I guess I had a group of employees following me to make sure I was ok. I don't remember that at all. Anyway, I had EKG's, drug induced stress test, holter monitor, cardiac enzymes, the whole shebang. The good news is, no damage or blockage.

    However, I was doped up with morphine and nitro tablets. Both helped ease that sharp pain immensly. I can't go back to work until I have a doctors note saying I have no restrictions. My appt. is on Thursday.

    My question is, would the grout dust cause this? It is my understanding that powdered grout has silica and is also portland cement based. Anyone know?

    I'm doing ok, just exhausted. Took a shower this morning and it wore me out. Still getting pain in my chest but nothing like the other day. Wish I knew what was going on.
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    Everything I have read says that grout dust is highly poisionus, that is why you should open windows and not inhale it.

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    Hope your'e feeling better soon.
    What did the ER say? Did you tell them about the dust? I'd be checking this out with my doctor and doing some research online then maybe getting some names of worker's comp lawyers.

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    I did tell them at ER about the grout, also told my managers. Doctor didn't seem to be too concerned with it. I didn't realize this stuff was so nasty. I just wonder if that's what happened. And all the doctor said was that he thought it was muscular.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tljohn123 View Post
    I did tell them at ER about the grout, also told my managers. Doctor didn't seem to be too concerned with it. I didn't realize this stuff was so nasty. I just wonder if that's what happened. And all the doctor said was that he thought it was muscular.
    I don't understand, did they say it was not a heart attack? that it was something muscular? It sure sounds like my heart attack.
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    I am thankful that there is no blockage or damage! Hope you get to feeling better and get your energy back!
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    Glad things are going ok for you.I don't know anything about the dust,but am going in for some of the same tests on Friday.Scary stuff.

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    Go back to work and check out the MSDS sheet on this. See what it can do to your body. Material Safety Data Sheet,.(MSDS) It should list everything that could cause problems using this stuff.
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    Yep, he told me that it was muscular, nothing to do with the heart. So tell me something. If it wasn't heart.....why was the nitro working...and why couldn't i breathe for nothing when they took the oxygen off! At least the cardiologist was standing by for that episode. This also happened last week, but only lasted a few minutes so Ed and I thought it was heartburn.
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    Get yourself a cardiac workup.....go see a specialist.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tljohn123 View Post
    Yep, he told me that it was muscular, nothing to do with the heart. So tell me something. If it wasn't heart.....why was the nitro working...and why couldn't i breathe for nothing when they took the oxygen off! At least the cardiologist was standing by for that episode. This also happened last week, but only lasted a few minutes so Ed and I thought it was heartburn.
    Nitro has many uses, I think it opens the vessels. Since your muscle are full of vessels it probably allowed increased blood flow and that could help with cramping.

    Not to be gross but I once had a fissure that I refused surgery for. The doctor ended up prescribing me nitro, which allowed increased blood flow to aid in healing.

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