A Day of Change

[Guest guest]

Today (9/26) is my 22nd anniversary of my " pretty good " heart attack. " Pretty

good " is the term the cardiologist used. I think it was good for his

pocketbook.

Back in 1986 I was a heavy smoker and when the heart attack symptoms hit me I

thought it was a sudden onset of lung cancer and, quite frankly, was afraid to

tell anyone about it. So, I waited around for about two and a half hours having

the chest tightness, sweating, pains in my jaw and neck, and the like, thinking

that it would either go away or I would keel over dead. Neither happened

(obviously) and I finally went to the doc's office where he did an EKG on me,

stuck me in an ambulance, and off I went.

The only reason I report this is that I'm quite sure that others out there have

had symptoms of a heart problem and ignored them. Not a smart thing to do. Had

I got in right away I probably wouldn't have had heart surgery, atrial

fibrillations, a pacemaker, and a general change in life.

Of course, I would have kept on smoking and would have eventually died of lung

cancer.

Bob , Granger, Indiana

[Guest guest]

Thanks a lot Bob for sharing that with us. You sure have been put through the

mill over the years.  I thought I was having a heart attack one night, but

wasn't sure if it was that or heart burn.  So, I took an aspirin for the heart,

a tums for the heart burn, a valium to calm down,  and went to bed, with the

cordless phone..  I decided I would give myself 5 min. and if I still had the

pain I would call 911.  Within 5 min, the pain went away, good thing, because

when I got up I realized I did not have the cordless phone, I hade the TV

remote!!!  Bobby

 

a (Bobby) Doyle

 

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02/2000 - Gleevec Trial/OHSU

06/2002 - Gleevec/Trisenox Trial/OHSU

06/2003 - Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial/OHSU

04/2004 - Sprycel Trial/MDACC, CCR in 10 months

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From: Bob <bob-stewart@...>

Subject: [ ] A Day of Change

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Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 4:42 PM

Today (9/26) is my 22nd anniversary of my " pretty good " heart attack. " Pretty

good " is the term the cardiologist used. I think it was good for his pocketbook.

Back in 1986 I was a heavy smoker and when the heart attack symptoms hit me I

thought it was a sudden onset of lung cancer and, quite frankly, was afraid to

tell anyone about it. So, I waited around for about two and a half hours having

the chest tightness, sweating, pains in my jaw and neck, and the like, thinking

that it would either go away or I would keel over dead. Neither happened

(obviously) and I finally went to the doc's office where he did an EKG on me,

stuck me in an ambulance, and off I went.

The only reason I report this is that I'm quite sure that others out there have

had symptoms of a heart problem and ignored them. Not a smart thing to do. Had I

got in right away I probably wouldn't have had heart surgery, atrial

fibrillations, a pacemaker, and a general change in life.

Of course, I would have kept on smoking and would have eventually died of lung

cancer.

Bob , Granger, Indiana

[Guest guest]

Bob

Your sense of humor really colors this list! This email reminds me

that there are forces bigger than us in charge of our lives... and

without you, this list would suffer!! I think that looking back on

those moments in life where we have been at death's door, provide

the motivation for all of us to live life to the fullest! Thank you

for helping us all to do that.

Many more years my friend!

Barb

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> Today (9/26) is my 22nd anniversary of my " pretty good " heart

attack. " Pretty good " is the term the cardiologist used. I think

it was good for his pocketbook.

>

> Back in 1986 I was a heavy smoker and when the heart attack

symptoms hit me I thought it was a sudden onset of lung cancer and,

quite frankly, was afraid to tell anyone about it. So, I waited

around for about two and a half hours having the chest tightness,

sweating, pains in my jaw and neck, and the like, thinking that it

would either go away or I would keel over dead. Neither happened

(obviously) and I finally went to the doc's office where he did an

EKG on me, stuck me in an ambulance, and off I went.

>

> The only reason I report this is that I'm quite sure that others

out there have had symptoms of a heart problem and ignored them.

Not a smart thing to do. Had I got in right away I probably

wouldn't have had heart surgery, atrial fibrillations, a pacemaker,

and a general change in life.

>

> Of course, I would have kept on smoking and would have eventually

died of lung cancer.

>

> Bob , Granger, Indiana

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