I am 75, female and widowed. My husband was a GP so I definitely miss the medical advice on tap!
Had PAF for 10+ years but a few months ago it became much more frequent. I have a moderately leaky mitral valve and have just been diagnosed with ischaemic heart disease. When I get AF, I also get chest, throat and neck pain. I seldom have the AF or angina separately - they always occur together.
Here's my query .... here I am on my own in the middle of the night. AF is on the go (not worryingly fast as I am on metopralol) but I have lots of chest, neck and throat pain - do I ring 111 or do I just ride it out, as I have been doing so far? I am anti-coagulated and also on statin and ranolazine.
As this is all new to me I have no way to gauge the seriousness of it. I don't want to waste people's time, but I would also quite like to wake up in the morning!
Anyone been in a similar boat and might be able to advise or support? Thank you.