Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Dear Bob, So glad you're still around to tell the story and offer words to the wise! Cheers, L [ ] A Day of Change 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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