Oh man, I had a doozy end of 2021! It started on Nov 12, driving to work I felt like crap, so I figured I'd stop by that one hospital that's on my way (I knew what it was, but was in denial as i drove). Turns out, I had a heart attack! It wasn't huge, at least not as heart attacks go I suppose. Within a half hour, I felt fine as if nothing had ever happened. But, they wanted to check me out. As the cardiologist who did the heart Cath told me, "your heart is really strong. However, you've got major blockages". Of course, due to shitty arteries, I was a poor candidate for stents. Four days later, I had a triple bypass at Vanderbilt.
As a funny aside, I informed my surgeon about breaking my sternum back in 1999 in a car accident. He said it had healed kind of lopsided but was hella strong.
I'm still on the couch for sleeping, but I can, at least lay down for a short while again.
So sorry to hear about your healthcare issues. Glad you sound like you are on the mend. I'm sure they've told you but it'll take a few months to get back to baseline.
Heck, they'd swear they have a god given right to vaccines in no time.
ReplyDeleteHEY MAC! how the heck are you? Haven't seen any of the old gang around in ages
ReplyDeleteOh man, I had a doozy end of 2021!
ReplyDeleteIt started on Nov 12, driving to work I felt like crap, so I figured I'd stop by that one hospital that's on my way (I knew what it was, but was in denial as i drove). Turns out, I had a heart attack! It wasn't huge, at least not as heart attacks go I suppose. Within a half hour, I felt fine as if nothing had ever happened. But, they wanted to check me out. As the cardiologist who did the heart Cath told me, "your heart is really strong. However, you've got major blockages". Of course, due to shitty arteries, I was a poor candidate for stents. Four days later, I had a triple bypass at Vanderbilt.
As a funny aside, I informed my surgeon about breaking my sternum back in 1999 in a car accident. He said it had healed kind of lopsided but was hella strong.
I'm still on the couch for sleeping, but I can, at least lay down for a short while again.
So sorry to hear about your healthcare issues. Glad you sound like you are on the mend. I'm sure they've told you but it'll take a few months to get back to baseline.
ReplyDeleteYes. The process isn't terribly different than when I cracked the sternum. Well, except I didn't have to worry about my ticker back then.
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