Re: mother nature isn't funny
[Re: dartman366]
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Get well soon glad you are doing better....
On a side note if you need a driver I'm free new car won't be ready this year
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
[Re: 67mprfan]
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05/10/18 04:22 PM
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On the Lower Anterior Descending artery, it IS the first swing that puts you in the ground. And judging by the anecdotal evidence in the above posts, it seems like a very common blockage.
Several years ago I nearly died from congestive heart failure. My ejection fraction was less than 20%. Ejection fraction is the volumetric efficiency of the left ventricle, volume out over total volume.
My doctor put me on blood pressure medicine, heart rhythm controllers, and a statin. Within a few weeks of taking the statin my cholesterol level had dropped to around 140. I recuperated under the watchful thumb of my wife and within six months my fraction had improved to slightly over 50%. Doctor discontinued the blood thinners, thank God. Now I could eat broccoli again!
I had had a cardiac catheterization before my recovery and cardiologist saw nothing to worry about. Four or so years later my heart was throwing irregular beats and cardiologist finally decided to do a stress test. Then I did a scan like a CAT scan and the doctor showed me that one area of my heart wasn't moving very well. It's pretty weird when your doctor can show you video of your beating heart.
He ordered another cardiac cath and my LAD was blocked to an opening about 1/64th of an inch. He put in a stent and I am about fine again, although my fraction is around 44% now and I get tired more easily.
My point is in a few years I grew a blockage while my cholesterol was well into the acceptable range. It isn't just cholesterol! What angered me while in recuperation fr0om the CHF, all the advice came down to lower your cholesterol. After my blockage the advice boiled down to lower your cholesterol. It was already low!
Thanks for letting me rant. I am glad that the LAD didn't claim another victim, or two or three.
May God bless us with sufficient years to unscramble our junk for the estate sale!
R
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
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05/10/18 04:35 PM
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Glad you are okay Dartman. But am wondering why God is being called mother nature? It is okay to Thank God. We don't have a muslim president any longer. you are correct, but I guess I wasn't thinking about it that way. to all of you that have responded,, thank you for the well wishes and even a little critisizem, this was a hell of a wake up call and I have seen that, yes it can happen to me, so changes are starting to happen, like it or not, with the exception of the effect of some of the med's I am feeling better not only physically but emotionally, people are just going to have to understand that I am not going to drop everything and jump in and help and that my health and well being are going to be first priority, I will help them if I can and if I cannot then they will just have to understand, this includes family and friends.
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
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05/10/18 06:47 PM
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that track food get ya all the time....... Ron Huntley Jr. just had heart surgery, he dose a lot of announcing for norwalk thats about the only thing I wouldn't eat LOL
Light travels faster than the speed of sound,,,this is why some people seem bright untill you hear them speak.
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
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05/10/18 10:03 PM
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Get well soon Bill! Glad you are still with us. not as glad as I am LOL
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
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05/10/18 10:12 PM
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Sorry to hear about this Bill but you will come back stronger than ever. Thank God you had a wise Woman by your side and forced you to seek help. I was at work when I had my heart attach in 1999 and worked 6 more hours before finally going to the dispensary then to the hospital. I lost 1/4 of my heart that day that I will never get beck. My Doctor wanted me to go on a disability and not do any more Millwright work. I refused and told him to give me a plan to get back. He did and 4 months later I was back at it. Cardiac Rehab showed me when to stop and take a short break. Best of luck to you and I hope to see you again SOON.
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
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Sorry to hear about this Bill but you will come back stronger than ever. Thank God you had a wise Woman by your side and forced you to seek help. I was at work when I had my heart attach in 1999 and worked 6 more hours before finally going to the dispensary then to the hospital. I lost 1/4 of my heart that day that I will never get beck. My Doctor wanted me to go on a disability and not do any more Millwright work. I refused and told him to give me a plan to get back. He did and 4 months later I was back at it. Cardiac Rehab showed me when to stop and take a short break. Best of luck to you and I hope to see you again SOON. thanks John, according to my cardio Dr. I had minimal damage so I ducked the bullet on that one too, the people at the hospital are setting me up for cardiac rehab and I plan on going to it, may be a little late in life but I have to get myself back in shape, and yes round is a shape lol
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
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Sorry to hear about this Bill but you will come back stronger than ever. Thank God you had a wise Woman by your side and forced you to seek help. I was at work when I had my heart attach in 1999 and worked 6 more hours before finally going to the dispensary then to the hospital. I lost 1/4 of my heart that day that I will never get beck. My Doctor wanted me to go on a disability and not do any more Millwright work. I refused and told him to give me a plan to get back. He did and 4 months later I was back at it. Cardiac Rehab showed me when to stop and take a short break. Best of luck to you and I hope to see you again SOON. First symptom of a male heart attack is denial. lol. Kevin
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
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Damn...Glad to hear you are all right and are taking care of it.
It's not going to be easy but somthing I have to do, worse part is giving up smoking, havent had one since last Saturday partly because I ran out and partly because I refuse to buy them, Dr prescribed patches, too early to tell with them, and it's a good thing I like veggies as I see alot of them in my future. lol
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
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Damn...Glad to hear you are all right and are taking care of it.
It's not going to be easy but somthing I have to do, worse part is giving up smoking, havent had one since last Saturday partly because I ran out and partly because I refuse to buy them, Dr prescribed patches, too early to tell with them, and it's a good thing I like veggies as I see alot of them in my future. lol Bill I understand the challenge to quit smoking. I smoked for 40 years and quit at least 50 times --- Tried everything that was out there and then tried the Chantix and that was the one!!! Once started I easily was done with smoking in 3 weeks. However I continued taking the pills for 3 months as there was still the "habit" that had to be broken. You know the one where you drive down the road and it seemed like you lit up at a certain spot - you worked in the garage and then went top the bench for a smoke - after eating reaching for a smoke!!! I didn't really want a smoke but the habit was there and after 3 months all urges and habits broke. Glad to say now that I have been smoke free for 10 years!!!! You got this....
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Re: mother nature isn't funny
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05/21/18 12:07 PM
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That was a very close call Bill. Like everyone else I'm thankful of the outcome. The life style change will make a huge difference in how you feel and it might even help your reaction times and ET's. Looking forward to seeing you at Mid-Ohio 42.
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