I am a post graduate in biological science, specifically in Agriculture with an Advance Management diploma in Energo Cybernetic Strategy of German origin. But I am a lay man as for as medicine and surgery are concerned.
But, you will agree that a real life experience of any thing to a person is Truth and he abides by its sub conscious learning and intuition.
Diagnosed as heart burn
It was on the morning of 24, May in 1994, I asked my son to accompany me to the nearest city center of a reputed hospital to examine my chest that burns for some thing unknown to me. The doctor inquired and examined me for some time and gave medicines for soothing the burning sensation in my esophagus region. Alkaline medicinal gel and some tablets are good enough to treat my heart burn temporarily. I took the medicine only once, but the burning sensation has not stopped instantly; it continued.
Alarmed for heart attack
About 12 o' cloak in the noon, I went again to the city center hospital to get further consultation as the burning was severe. But the particular doctor was away. The other doctor who specialized in heart diseases examined me and made an alarm about an imminent heart attack. He called my wife and son and advised them to utilize the ambulance service immediately to admit me into their main hospital.
Treated for angina
I was treated for 21 days in the hospital with intensive care services for massive heart attack due to myocardial infarction. But, I know that I was not cured then also, as the burning sensation in the thoracic region continued for years. Now and then I consulted doctors in allopathic and alternate medicines.
Alternate medicines claim it is heart burn
Physicians in Homeopathy and herbal medicines claim the disease is connected to digestive system only. It is acidity and reflux of acid food into the food pipe. The doctors in English medicines and cardiac specialists wish to continue with the original finding as heart attack. They feel afraid to make a shift from treating the heart to the esophagus.
They were not practically able to differentiate between the heart attack and heart burn. Still, I get the acute burning sensation in the thoracic or chest region down the throat even after 13 years. The basic reason is that I was treated for the unconfirmed heart ailment.
Symptoms of heart attack and heart burn
I have neither experienced a chest pain called angina nor a radiating pain in the left arm and shoulder. I have not experienced a sweating or perspiration while I felt acute burning in the chest. There is no association of either vomiting or loose motion with the heart burning symptom.
However, I do have heart burning while I walk for a small distance. A small jerk or bending of my abdomen, eating a sumptuous spicy food and laying down for a sleep just after a food causes chest burning. Taking herbal alkaline or acrid preparations, butter, honey, well ripened papaya, bael fruit juice or macerating the betel leaves in the mouth reduce the burning intensity considerably.
Herbal preparations or leafy vegetable preparations for stomach ulcers or homeopathic medicines like senna 30 and carbo veg 30 are helpful in relieving the acidulous gases from the stomach.
Confusion cleared
To my surprise and shock 2.5 mg of sorbitrate (Nitrates-NYE-trates) helps to relieve the burning pain. This is an emergency medicine used to ease the heart attack or angina. This was confusing me for some time. But, internet information said that it is helpful in reducing the heart burning symptom also temporarily.
Treatment shifted
Finally, my family doctor, a general physician after hearing all my stories heeded to analyze me for heart burn disease with a barium x ray and blood analysis. He was not afraid now to go away from the thought of imminent heart attack or angina, when I am confirmed for a heart burn disease. He is willing to support my sub conscious mind's directions.
Happy I am getting cured
To my surprise, now I am getting cured with quick response to medicines prescribed for heart burn disease; more clearly for the acute burning sensation in my food pipe. I am successful in treating my mistaken heart disease. Now, I feel better while I walk, move around, bend and turn my body during sleeping. I am happy that I am treated for a disease diagnosed correctly at least after 13 years.
Use layman's experience
I do hope this layman's experience and analysis will help readers in identifying their problem with their heart, of course with the guidance of a general physician with good practical knowledge.
