Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

I was rounding, I was in the cardiac ICU.

I was the senior resident.

I was the senior resident.

I had just finished a really brutal call where we had a lot of patients that we admitted to the hospital.

I had just finished a really brutal call where we had a lot of patients that we admitted to the hospital.

And I was finishing up in the morning, just checking in on every patient before I headed home.

And I was finishing up in the morning, just checking in on every patient before I headed home.

And I suddenly felt like a stampede of wild horses across my chest.

And I suddenly felt like a stampede of wild horses across my chest.

Never happened before.

Never happened before.

It felt like, you know, knocked the wind out of me.

It felt like, you know, knocked the wind out of me.

I sat down immediately, profusely sweating.

I sat down immediately, profusely sweating.

The nurse and I, she and I had worked together a lot.

The nurse and I, she and I had worked together a lot.

She gave me some orange juice and I drank it quickly and then the feeling passed within seconds.

She gave me some orange juice and I drank it quickly and then the feeling passed within seconds.

And we both kind of laughed it off.