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Rosie O'Donnell: I Had A Heart Attack

Rosie O'Donnell: I Had A Heart Attack
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Rosie O'Donnell had a heart attack last week, she revealed in a blog post on Monday.

O'Donnell said that, after she helped a heavy woman get out of her car, she began developing chest pains:

i became nauseous
my skin was clammy
i was very very hot
i threw up

maybe this is a heart attack
i googled womens heart attack symptoms
i had many of them
but really? - i thought - naaaa

...

the next day i went to a cardiologist
the dr did an EKG and sent me to the hospital
where a stent was put in

my LAD was 99% blocked
they call this type of heart attack
the Widow maker
i am lucky to be here

O'Donnell didn't offer any further details about what had caused the heart attack, or what her recovery plan will be. It's the second harrowing medical story that she's blogged about in recent weeks. In early August, she revealed that her fiancee was suffering from a rare kind of disease.

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 03: Rosie O'Donnell hosts a special edition of her SiriusXM "Rosie Radio" show live from Radio Row during Super Bowl XLVI Week in Indianapolis with guest A.J. Calloway at the JW Marriott on February 3, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) (credit:Getty)
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 03: Rosie O'Donnell and Jenny McCarthy invade Mad Dog Radio and tackle Tim Tebow live on SiriusXM from Radio Row at Super Bowl XLVI Week in Indianapolis at the JW Marriott on February 3, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) (credit:Getty)
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 03: Rosie O'Donnell hosts a special edition of her SiriusXM "Rosie Radio" show live from Radio Row during Super Bowl XLVI Week in Indianapolis with singer Jordin Sparks at the JW Marriott on February 3, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) (credit:Getty)
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 03: Rosie O'Donnell hosts a special edition of her SiriusXM "Rosie Radio" show live from Radio Row during Super Bowl XLVI Week in Indianapolis with Jenny McCarthy at the JW Marriott on February 3, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) (credit:Getty)
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Actor Forest Whitaker, actress Rosie O'Donnell and Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey, attend the Corey Booker Panel At Bing Bar on January 23, 2011 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Bing) (credit:Getty)
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Rosie O'Donnell and Whoopi Goldberg attend the Broadway Opening of 'American Idiot' at the St. James Theatre on April 20, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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Rosie O'Donnell attends the after party for the Off Broadway opening night of 'Love, Loss and What I Wore' at Bryant Park Grill on October 1, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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Actress Fran Drescher (L) and Rosie O'Donnell (R) attend the 2008 Rosie's Gala at the Marriott Marquis on November 24, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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TV personality Rachel Ray (L) and Rosie O'Donnell (R) attend the 2008 Rosie's Gala at the Marriott Marquis on November 24, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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The couple had four children together.
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O'Donnell reportedly dated Tracy Kachtick-Anders for about year.
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