Experiencing a life-changing event such as a SCAD, has a huge impact on those who had the SCAD as well as their families and friends. Finding a lack of information about an uncommon and poorly understood condition can be difficult and may add to the strains of recovery. Reading others stories can be an enormous help.
November 8, 2020
I am a 48 year old who exercises regularly but has also been battling a tendon injury for the last 2 years, which has been frustrating. A friend loaned me her Peloton to use to manage stress at home (my mom had a stroke and I was caring for her). It was life changing, and […]
October 17, 2020
I have been struggling with weight gain and hormones since having my third and fourth child at 40 and 42. But that was three years ago. I was finding my groove again. Working out. Eating well. A busy mom of four, enjoying my career and family. August 18, 2020 I was tired. I still went […]
October 7, 2020
On September 2nd, 2020, I had a life-altering experience. I had a heart attack. As I continue to recover physically, I’m still trying to wrap my head around what just happened to me. I’m a 58 year old woman with no history of heart disease in my family. I do not have plaque-clogged arteries, no […]
September 9, 2020
My SCAD was on August 24. Crazy how 1 day you are walking 2-3 miles and the next day in the hospital with a heart attack. I really did all the wrong things when I experienced my chest pain because I figured it was something else and I didn’t have time to deal with that […]
July 25, 2020
I was playing tennis on a beautiful summer day, when I started experiencing pain in my chest and left arm. I played a bit more until my tennis partner noticed I didn’t look well. We sat in the shade and after 15 minutes the pain subsided. I resumed playing but immediately the pain returned. I […]
July 10, 2020
I travel monthly to visit and offer child care for my now 4 year old granddaughter. I travel by air and have had 2 knee replacements,so am aware of moving my legs during the flight. The trip I returned home from in March was at the start of COVID-19 awareness. My trip to help out […]
June 23, 2020
Hi, I’m a physician and eye surgeon living in Orange County, CA. Two weeks ago, I celebrated my 40th birthday. I didn’t feel over the hill. I was running 20+ miles per day and I still haven’t grown my first gray hair. I eat a healthy pescatarian diet (vegetarian diet plus seafood), I have no […]
June 8, 2020
I just completed a physical and was given a clean bill of health. I walked every day and ate healthy food. I am a married mother of 3. I had lunch at home and went back to work at a dental office at the front office coordinator. Just back from lunch, I cracked a joke […]
April 29, 2020
Hello, I am a new member and wanted to share my story, as I have just had my second SCAD event. The first was three years ago and looked much different than the one I just had.. The first was very mild, with minor chest pain, but when it started down my arm I went […]
March 28, 2020
I had my first SCAD heart attack at age 47, four years later I had my second and four years after that – 2 weeks ago I had my 3rd heart attack. Each heart attack involved a different artery, each resolved itself, each required a transradial Catheterization. The last cath I had they actually saw […]
