Layton 0 #1 November 27, 2004 i spent my thanksgiving in the hospital.i had been having what i thought was indigestion or heartburn.never had it before but that's what i thought it was.monday morning i had a really bad bout of this stuff.i called my dr. and got me an appt. for tuesday.i went to the dr. and he asked me some questions and listened to my chest.he then tells me that i am going to the hospital. now he says.right now.dont dilly dally around get to the hospital.so i go to the hospital and they admit me and set up a stress test,which is basically walking on a treadmill.well i made it about 20 seconds on the treadmill and i started spiking on the ekg and my chest was killing me.the dr. said stop lay down and take this pill.nitro.that is a whole nother story.so i was whisked to the heart cath room and they found out that the 2 arteries in the front were 90% blocked.a stint was placed in one and the other was opened with a baloon.now i have all these little pills that i get to take every day.yes i smoke yes there is history of all this stuff in my family and it dont make me feel any better.well i do fell better actually.and i found out that my bad cholesterol is high too so i have a pill for that as well.so i spent my thanksgiving hooked up to heart monitors iv bags and being thankful that i havn't had a heart attack and there was no damage to my heart.the dr.says that i will be jumping in no time.so take care of yourselves and be thankful for what you have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #2 November 27, 2004 you got damn lucky. Many people don't get the warning signs you did, and many don't go to the doctor when they get them. I'm glad they caught the problem in time to fix it before there was any permanent damage. I genuinely hope you're going to take the hint your body gave you and stop smoking, eat a healthy diet, and exercise... There have been two people in my family who got the same hint you did. One revised his lifestyle. The other didn't. One is still here. The other is not. Every christmas my family lights a candle for him at the dinner table. It's a nice way to remember him, but I wish he were still here so we wouldn't have to just light candles and remember, we could make new memories. Please take care of yourself, ok? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #3 November 27, 2004 Wow..............that was a close one. Didn't have to look far for what you are thankful for huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
