re: Update page 7 Widow Maker/Stemi Heart Attack

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I bet they ran ONE. Then it was “get in the truck gramps”. Then they GTFO there.

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Naw they ran two they were dealing with a dull tool that was arguing. I'm fine this is BS I drove myself here I'm going to drive myself back to the house. They took my phone asked me who my FD friend is called him from my "Recents" and asked if he would talk some sense into me. Not proud of it just honest. Don't be a wrongRob

Thanks to a fireman I am alive and kicking today. I was coaching a youth baseball game and blamed my indigestion on the pizza from the night befort.

A fireman came up to me in the dugout and insisted I let him take me to the hospital. He said he was sure i was having a heart attack after watching me leaning forward and holding my chest so frequently.

I told him no but ten seconds later I felt like a piece of hot iron was in my throat. I told the fireman they could put me in the psych ward if this pain would got away. He took me to the emergency room and after ecg a cardiologist met me in the operating room and did his thing. Later I wrote a letter to the paper and credited the fireman by name for saving my life.

You guys are the greatest.

Glad you are still here

Keep us posted

Maybe getting the wake up call now was better, even tho it sucked. Your organs do not get better with age so the sooner you keep them healthy the more you slow down what will happen as you age.

We all find out own pace and place but some things that might be on your radar as you heal.


Seems intermittent fasting is good for your heart but bad if you have sugar issues

I love real Southern food but not much is good for you as you age


My primary "lifestyle" (not a diet, what you do now will be for the rest of your life) is no more restaurant food (over salted and over sugared) or processed food from the grocery.

I miss fried foods but you adjust. Fortunately I can eat catfish 24 / 7 / 365 so that is my primary protein now, followed by local lamb and local goat.

I still consume lots of breakfast food (porkbelly instead of bacon) (local farm eggs not grocery) (stone ground grits, not instant) (fresh fruit instead of bread) so I have not changed the food, just the source.

If you smoke or drink, you are probably done with that.

Biggest thing is the mental side. I do not go to the gym but I garden. Get rid of "drama" friends & family and focus on calm. Make sure you are laughing at something daily. tell folks you love now, it is too late when you are dead.


2 things to think about

#1 Make sure you have an advocate when dealing with modern health care

#2 Make sure you have the best heart person you can but also make sure they have good staff. Long term support staff (like nurse and pharmacist) will get most of your work done.

It was mushroom that mentioned the book

Glad you’re ok

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Your stents will serve a an accumulation point for plaque leading to further problems in the future.

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I will be sure to discuss this with my cardiologist certainly a concern I have. One of the medications they have me on is to combat plaque buildup where their located. I appreciate the heads-up

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Consider yourself lucky. Darth actually sorta died kinda

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Thank you who is taking over the babe threads?

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Cheese Grits

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Should I call you "stone ground cheese grits :) Thanks I appreciate the info. I think I'm a little like you when it comes to eating referring to your catfish comment. I can eat the same thing every day no worries. keeping things calm is a mandate I made years ago and telling those I love them comes naturally telling others how I feel comes naturally as well. My wife has been in the oral surgery business for a lifetime which makes things super easy when dealing with health care and insurance issues. I'm more than fortunate. We may shop cardiologist although my Dr luck of the draw is top notch his office staff is not. Follow up first then I'll make some decisions.

Take Repatha and eat what you want

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