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re: My dad had a major heart attack
Posted on 10/4/18 at 9:16 pm to LSUdude247
Posted on 10/4/18 at 9:16 pm to LSUdude247
Prayers to you and your family. I'm just going to post this info as a PSA for anyone reading this. We all get so busy working and raising kids that it's easy to neglect ourselves.
1: Heart disease
Deaths: 614,348
Rate: 192.7
Age-adjusted rate: 167.0
Percentage of total deaths: 23.4 percent
The key to preventing death from heart disease is to protect the heart and know the warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. and also the leading cause of death worldwide. More than half of the deaths that occur as a result of heart disease are in men.
Heart disease is a term used to describe several conditions, many of which are related to plaque buildup in the walls of the arteries.
As the plaque builds up, the arteries narrow, this makes it more difficult for blood to flow and creates a risk for heart attack or stroke.
Major warning signs and symptoms of heart attack
Some of the following signs and symptoms can materialize before a heart attack:
Chest pain or discomfort
Pain or discomfort in the upper body, arms, neck, jaw, or upper stomach
Breathlessness
Nausea
Lightheadedness
Cold sweats
Protecting the heart
Lowering blood pressure and cholesterol can significantly lower heart disease risk. Several lifestyle and dietary modifications can dramatically reduce the risk of heart disease, including:
Follow instructions to ensure safe use of medications and any OTC drugs
Eating a diet that is low in salt, refined sugars, total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol and high in fresh fruits and vegetables
Exercise regularly (at least 150 minutes a week)
Avoid excessive intake of alcohol
Quit smoking
Take steps to reduce stress levels, or get help with stress management
1: Heart disease
Deaths: 614,348
Rate: 192.7
Age-adjusted rate: 167.0
Percentage of total deaths: 23.4 percent
The key to preventing death from heart disease is to protect the heart and know the warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. and also the leading cause of death worldwide. More than half of the deaths that occur as a result of heart disease are in men.
Heart disease is a term used to describe several conditions, many of which are related to plaque buildup in the walls of the arteries.
As the plaque builds up, the arteries narrow, this makes it more difficult for blood to flow and creates a risk for heart attack or stroke.
Major warning signs and symptoms of heart attack
Some of the following signs and symptoms can materialize before a heart attack:
Chest pain or discomfort
Pain or discomfort in the upper body, arms, neck, jaw, or upper stomach
Breathlessness
Nausea
Lightheadedness
Cold sweats
Protecting the heart
Lowering blood pressure and cholesterol can significantly lower heart disease risk. Several lifestyle and dietary modifications can dramatically reduce the risk of heart disease, including:
Follow instructions to ensure safe use of medications and any OTC drugs
Eating a diet that is low in salt, refined sugars, total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol and high in fresh fruits and vegetables
Exercise regularly (at least 150 minutes a week)
Avoid excessive intake of alcohol
Quit smoking
Take steps to reduce stress levels, or get help with stress management
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Posted on 10/4/18 at 9:31 pm to novabill
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Get him the book prevent and reverse heart disease By Caldwell Esselstyn
Thanks for this info.
Was gonna ask: if you knew 100% for certain you were gonna have a heart attack next week, what could you do this week, naturally, to never have one?
Posted on 10/4/18 at 9:34 pm to Meauxjeaux
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Was gonna ask: if you knew 100% for certain you were gonna have a heart attack next week, what could you do this week, naturally, to never have one?
Unfortunately, if you were 100% going to have a heart attack next week, it would be way to late to do anything naturally at that point.
Posted on 10/4/18 at 9:49 pm to Northwestern tiger
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most likely had the heart attack from having a child at age 16.
46-20=26
Posted on 10/4/18 at 9:54 pm to LSUdude247
I'm glad to hear he made it through. It's a big reminder that your time is too short to be mad about petty things or be too busy to take the time to spend together. I lost my dad a yr ago to a sudden heart attack at age 62
Posted on 10/4/18 at 9:57 pm to LSUdude247
Sending prayers bud. I lost my dad a year ago to a major heart attack. He was 56. He collapsed in the yard, but my mom found him and revived him. Ambulance took him to the local hospital and thought they had him stabilized. I got the call, took a shower, and started the 2 hour drive to the hospital before they transferred him. I was thinking of light hearted quips to say to him when I got there. He coded and passed when I was about 30 minutes away. Cherish the time you get with him!
Posted on 10/4/18 at 10:51 pm to Morty
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Bad diet.
100%
We kept trying to diet but never got the motivation. My brother, mom and I aren't in the best shape but aren't super overweight, but my dad and sister are. Plan is to buy some bikes soon and start this diet, hopefully it helps out.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 12:18 am to The Mick
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My wife is an ICU nurse and said the past couple years you wouldnt believe how many 30/40/50 year olds in there from heart attack.
Did she mention if there seemed to be a pattern or cause for all the younger folks having heartattacks? I'm mid 40s and this thread has grabbed my attention.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 12:24 am to The Mick
This just makes me thankful for all my blessings.
I am so very sorry Mick.
My dad, 78, just had bypass surgery (he had 99% blockage I think on a major artery) This was his 2nd time. He had one done over 20 years ago. The recovery has been difficult, but I'm thankful he made it through. It's been almost 10 days since his surgery. His surgery was like 6-7 hours long.. longest day ever.. I started to ask for prayers on here, but I know so many people have so much going on..
To the OP, I am so very sorry, but glad he has made it through. I know a 40ish year old woman who also had a heart attack and was a smoker.
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Same here unfortunately, and same age 74. My dad went in for bypass surgery and had heart attack in the ICU while recovering
I am so very sorry Mick.
My dad, 78, just had bypass surgery (he had 99% blockage I think on a major artery) This was his 2nd time. He had one done over 20 years ago. The recovery has been difficult, but I'm thankful he made it through. It's been almost 10 days since his surgery. His surgery was like 6-7 hours long.. longest day ever.. I started to ask for prayers on here, but I know so many people have so much going on..
To the OP, I am so very sorry, but glad he has made it through. I know a 40ish year old woman who also had a heart attack and was a smoker.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 12:53 am to LSUdude247
I'm sorry to hear about your Dad. My Dad had a sudden fatal heart attack when he was 42. I was 15. If there were warning signs or anything like that, he kept them to himself. I was angry as hell for a long time. Too many people go their entire lives with no idea what it's like to have a decent father for even one day. For fifteen years, I got the best one I could hope for. Decades later, I miss him every day. Even now, I sometimes have such vivid dreams about him that I wake up and have to remember that he's gone.
Make the most of the time you have with people. In the long run, it's never enough.
And just go get a checkup every now and then. You owe it to your family.
Make the most of the time you have with people. In the long run, it's never enough.
And just go get a checkup every now and then. You owe it to your family.
This post was edited on 10/5/18 at 12:54 am
Posted on 10/5/18 at 12:56 am to WildManGoose
After reading this thread, I realize how lucky I am to still be able to hang out with my dad and I'll appreciate every moment more. Im sorry for all your losses.
This post was edited on 10/5/18 at 12:57 am
Posted on 10/5/18 at 7:02 am to LSUdude247
Man, prayers for your dad and you, too.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 7:06 am to LSUdude247
My dad passed away in January. He had a quintuple bypass, wore a pacemaker, beat prostate cancer and had a broken back from an accident as a fireman and was in a back brace for several years.
It was the Alzheimer's that finally did him in, though. Nonetheless, with his history, I get checked every six months.
It was the Alzheimer's that finally did him in, though. Nonetheless, with his history, I get checked every six months.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 7:13 am to LSUdude247
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it truly made me want to spend more time with my family.
Do it, don't talk about it. My dad went in for back trouble, they couldn't figure out what was causing it. They performed a CT scan and found cancer. He was diagnosed August 8th, and passed away on Sept 27th. Funeral was this past Monday.
ETA: Glad your dad will be ok.
This post was edited on 10/5/18 at 7:19 am
Posted on 10/5/18 at 2:55 pm to JPLIII
Wow, crazy how that can happen so fast
Posted on 10/5/18 at 2:55 pm to Meauxjeaux
Heart attack is simply a vessel being blocked and keeping blood from flowing.
I think it may be difficult one week out, but I would start the Esselstyn eating plan right away. An Oil free plant-based diet. I would include lots of beets, drink a lot of water take a baby aspirin per day likely give blood.
Another killer here is inflammation. I would do all I could to reduce the inflammation in my body.
Also, I was able to reduce my cholesterol from 223 to 97 and get off of my BP meds in 30 days after my HA by making dramatic changes to my diet. I decided I wanted to live more than I wanted to eat the way I always had.
Fighting Inflammation
I think it may be difficult one week out, but I would start the Esselstyn eating plan right away. An Oil free plant-based diet. I would include lots of beets, drink a lot of water take a baby aspirin per day likely give blood.
Another killer here is inflammation. I would do all I could to reduce the inflammation in my body.
Also, I was able to reduce my cholesterol from 223 to 97 and get off of my BP meds in 30 days after my HA by making dramatic changes to my diet. I decided I wanted to live more than I wanted to eat the way I always had.
Fighting Inflammation
Posted on 10/5/18 at 3:38 pm to gumbo2176
Damn gumbo, sorry you had to see that. My grandfather slumped over during Sunday lunch one afternoon when I was 14. Heart attack. They said he probably didn’t suffer (that provides me some comfort, I guess). It fricked me up for a long time, he was one of my best friends. I can’t imagine seeing that as an 8 year old and it being your dad.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 4:03 pm to LSUdude247
That's scary man.
Both my dad and his dad (my grandfather obviously) both died from heart attacks in their 50s. It actually scares me a little.
Enjoy all the time you can with him.
Both my dad and his dad (my grandfather obviously) both died from heart attacks in their 50s. It actually scares me a little.
Enjoy all the time you can with him.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 4:25 pm to LSUdude247
quote:
My dad had a major heart attack
Prayers for your father
Not sure your relationship with him, but me and my father are like best friends, and then father and son. I cannot imagine not having him in my life.
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