DEAR DR. GOTT: Since last year I have had a problem and no doctor seems to know what it is. My entire back gets cold and hurts. I immediately put a heating pad on it and a few minutes later the sensation goes into my chest causing me to not be able to breathe. I went to the emergency room a few weeks ago and as I was leaving, a nurse with a laptop came up to me and said my platelet count was 600. However, when I received a copy of the hospital report, it said I had had a myocardial infarction but did not mention my platelets. I am out of my mind trying to figure out what it is.
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Strange symptoms may be related to heart attack
February 12, 2008 By