Glad it turned out good for you.......
I am one lucky man
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Glad you caught it in time!
2 1/2 years ago I didn't have to listen to my body. It was shouting through a bullhorn. One morning I was sitting on the edge of my bed when suddenly it felt like somebody slugged me upside the head. My legs felt wobbly but I managed to stumble out to the dining room to check my blood pressure and it was through the roof. Knowing some of the family medical history I called 911 immediately and was taken to Hanover (PA) Hospital and spent three days there.
I didn't have any cardiac symptoms but I got put through about every imaginable test and procedure to make sure I wasn't having a stroke. Happily the neurologist in Pittsburgh reported that I didn't have any organic damage.
When the neurologist reported to me by Closed Circuit TV or whatever system they had, I saw a wall full of pictures of heads with the brain displayed. I figured I'd never have a better chance, so I asked the neurologist if I could see the picture of my own head. And so I got to see a picture of my own brain. So now if anybody says to me, "You're an idiot, you don't have a brain in your head" I can say to them, "Yes I do, and I've got the pictures to prove it!"
Heart attacks, strokes and the like are nothing to fool with. Get help immediately.
OP
I have a coffee cup attributed to Bette Davis that says, "Old age ain't no place for sissies."
Glad you made the right choice about something you never experienced. The rehab is a good experience getting people to think about exercising that DON’T and changing your diet. Stents are a great thing going from a highly blocked artery to wide open.
Had 2 stents May of 2022 and last December (6 months later)
I had more signs of something going on. My body rejected the stents, only less than 1% reject them. Lucky me!!
One stent was 50% blocked and 2 more stents were needed. The only option was quadruple bypass, December 27th I had surgery. Went back to cardiac rehab again. Everything is OK but afraid of blocking up again, I inherited the problem. Been 8 months.
If you block up again you can get more stents, I know someone with 9 of ‘em. If I block again, it’s another bypass surgery. GOOD LUCK, eat healthy and exercise daily. Wife and I walk 2 miles a day with a big hill. If it rains we have a treadmill or elliptical. We did this for at least 20 years. Picture of my second shirt, Larry
Had 2 stents May of 2022 and last December (6 months later)
I had more signs of something going on. My body rejected the stents, only less than 1% reject them. Lucky me!!
One stent was 50% blocked and 2 more stents were needed. The only option was quadruple bypass, December 27th I had surgery. Went back to cardiac rehab again. Everything is OK but afraid of blocking up again, I inherited the problem. Been 8 months.
If you block up again you can get more stents, I know someone with 9 of ‘em. If I block again, it’s another bypass surgery. GOOD LUCK, eat healthy and exercise daily. Wife and I walk 2 miles a day with a big hill. If it rains we have a treadmill or elliptical. We did this for at least 20 years. Picture of my second shirt, Larry
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