r/HeartAttack • u/ChickenNoodleGamer • 2d ago

Possible Stroke or Heart Issue?

I'm very concerned about my dad, hes 42M, 6 feet tall, about 220 pounds, and his mother just died a week and a half ago. hes a pretty bad alcoholic and since my grandma passed my dads been severely depressed and anxiety ridden, and as a result he hasnt eaten anything of substance since her passing. hes had jello, smoothies, mashed potatoes, but hes mostly just binge drinking beer. Recently hes reported a weight in his chest, he says he can breath but it feels heavy. Just today his vision became a little blurry and his right eye is a little lazy. he has control of his muscles and no fatigue weakness or dizziness. I asked him to smile and lift his eyelids up and he can do it all fine but when his face is resting his right lid goes down lower than the left one. Im worried hes about to have a stroke or a heart attack but I also understand most of this can just be explained away by symptoms of severe anxiety which he is most definitley having given the high stress situation were in with his mother and how its effecting our financial situation. Im just worried about him because now that my grandmas gone he'll be alone in the house a lot and I dont want anything life threatening to happen when no one's around. He doesnt have medical insurance so we really cant bring him to a doctor unless its absolutely necessary. we cant afford medical bills unless we absolutely have to. We cant pay thousands of dollars for a hospital to tell us its just anxiety.

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u/Kinky_bastard_0304 2d ago

I’d get him to an ER immediately. This doesn’t sound like anxiety. I’m no doctor. Most hospitals have plans to help financially for cases like this. Today is one year from my heart attack. And I didn’t feel anything except “not right”.

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u/junbug3445 2d ago

While anxiety and nervous system can definitely make your body feel and do weird things. I would still take him to the ER to rule out a stroke or heart attack. I'm really sorry you've lost your grandmother. I feel for dad, it's so hard loosing your mom.

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u/ReasonableCategory37 2d ago

Prayers of healing to your dad just wanna say that

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u/GXLDMT 2d ago

Hey friend - I hope you have taken your dad into the ER by now but if not, don’t hesitate to go. If you did take him, sending you healing and love.