Post by 1ranger49 on Dec 10, 2023 22:02:34 GMT -5
This past year I have been noticing signs of shortness of breath and some chest pains when doing strenuous work, going up flights of stairs, or walking some distance. I like most guys try to blow it off as getting older or just out of shape. Well my daughter-in-law, who is a nurse, kept insisting I get a checkup. I finally went in for a stress test and the treadmill part about did me in. The doctor told the nurse to slow the treadmill down and bring it to a stop. Once I stepped off the treadmill the doctor told her to place a nitro tablet under my tongue as I was getting close to having a heart attack. The doctor looked at me and said you failed.
By now I figured the getting older or plain out of shape theory wasn’t going anywhere. Next thing I knew they scheduled a catheter appointment for me the next morning and up to a hospital room I went.
Early in the morning I got a free ride on a cart to the catheter room. Once on the table they somehow put this tiny scope wire in a vein in my wrist and snaked it up the vein to my heart. Found out I had 3 blockages in my artery. One 99% another 85% and one more at 75% closed.
In less than an hour they were finished placing stents in those areas and sending me back to the room. After a few hours of waiting for the spot to coagulate where they entered the vein in my wrist they said I would be discharged and could go home. This all played out from 8:30 am till 7:00 pm and I was headed home.
So don’t be bullheaded like me and do get a checkup if you feel something isn’t quite right.
By now I figured the getting older or plain out of shape theory wasn’t going anywhere. Next thing I knew they scheduled a catheter appointment for me the next morning and up to a hospital room I went.
Early in the morning I got a free ride on a cart to the catheter room. Once on the table they somehow put this tiny scope wire in a vein in my wrist and snaked it up the vein to my heart. Found out I had 3 blockages in my artery. One 99% another 85% and one more at 75% closed.
In less than an hour they were finished placing stents in those areas and sending me back to the room. After a few hours of waiting for the spot to coagulate where they entered the vein in my wrist they said I would be discharged and could go home. This all played out from 8:30 am till 7:00 pm and I was headed home.
So don’t be bullheaded like me and do get a checkup if you feel something isn’t quite right.
