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01-02-2005, 06:32 PM
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the Heart Attack Thread
Anybody here ever have a heart attack? Post here if you have, or want to talk about it. I had one that started at 4am on New Year's Eve, and lasted 3 1/2 hours. Just got out of the hospital. My heart attack was ended by an emergency angioplasty, and I have a card to carry in my wallet that tells people the brand name and size of my stent.
There's more to it than that of course, I just wanted to see if I could get a ball rolling here. 
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01-02-2005, 06:45 PM
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Sorry to hear that
yes I had one 3 years ago, I had the angioplasty with no stent. I have to take the blood thinners too (I hate it)
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01-02-2005, 06:52 PM
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I'm wearing a sweatshirt so I don't have to look at my black blue and purple arms where the EMT's were litterally stabbing in the dark for a vein in the ambulance. My grandfather had his first one at 38, and I just turned 39. I'm looking forward to either two more angioplastys OR a double bypass. Not sure which yet, I really don't want surgery.
I'm thankful I lived through it (that was a painful 3.5 hours though) and it was certainly a wake-up call for me. I have not had a smoke since before the pain started. BUT I don't understand how I managed to GAIN weight in the hospital.  Eric, you should make sure you don't do anything to contribute to your chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Some people live a healthy life and still are stricken. Of course that was not me.
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01-02-2005, 06:58 PM
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Be careful. I'm telling you, it hurts.
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01-02-2005, 08:19 PM
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I'm glad you made it thru alive. I hope Amanda Love did not suffer too much seeing you in pain.
I good friend of mine's father died of a heart attack at a very young age. He was a heavy smoker, drinker and eater. My friend vowed to live a healthy lifestyle to avoid the same fate. It made very little difference. He had the same condition at roughly the same age and has had a number of operations to have stents installed. What were your symptoms? Did you know it was a heart attack? What did you do?
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