Upper Back Pressure
Again, a heart attack isn’t always felt in the heart. Often patients say a heart attack feels like there’s an elephant sitting on their chest; but that elephant could also be on your upper back. If you’re feeling an overwhelming amount of pressure on your upper back, that could be a sign of a heart attack.
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Another sign I had was sudden weakness in my leg, I don’t remember which one now. I thought at the time it was related to a lower back problem and perhaps a pinched never. My spine doctor did some test and confirmed that that was not the case. His next step was to schedule me for some tests to shows blood flow. I had the heart attack before that happened.
One thing I noticed that came on gradually with my mom was feet dragging. Not picking them up all the way. Thought just old age and less energy but actually took a triple bypass.
Swollen ankles and legs is what got me to the doctors which ultimately found that my aortic valve was completely trashed! Thank goodness I was blessed with this warning sign before I had a heart attach! Don’t ignore this warning sign!! It can save your life!
I felt middle of the back pain – directly behind my heart.