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All-In [38514]
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How was my weekend you ask?
Jan 29, 2019, 7:56 AM
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Was working on my fence Saturday and felt some tightness in my chest, similar to how one feels at high elevation. Decided to go to Doctor's Care to get checked out, figured they'd tell me it was nothing and send me home. Nope. Got an ambulance ride to the emergency room and was admitted.
Had a cardiac catheterization procedure yesterday morning and had two stents inserted. I wouldn't say that I had a heart attack (doctors opinion may vary), I look at it more that I averted a heart attack by listening to my body.
I'm home, all is well except for a painful groin from the catheter and it not wanting to stop bleededing (shocking considering all the blood thinners they'd given me).
Listen to your body, I saved myself from something that could have been much worse down the road.
Now I'll be popping a variety of pills for the near future, will have to change my diet, and can't drink alcohol (at least for the near future).
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Oculus Spirit [85362]
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Glad you alright, we got some good healthy recipes if you
Jan 29, 2019, 8:00 AM
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interested.
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All-In [38514]
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Don't think food will be too much of a change...
Jan 29, 2019, 8:03 AM
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at least meals. Will be more my snacking that changes.
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Oculus Spirit [78892]
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glad you are still alive
Jan 29, 2019, 8:02 AM
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can I get all of your beer? I will take the liquor and wine too if you got it
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All-In [38514]
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Don't drink liquor or wine.
Jan 29, 2019, 8:04 AM
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Finished the last of my beer Friday night. Guess I will save some money.
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Glad you're still upright!***
Jan 29, 2019, 8:03 AM
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CU Medallion [66100]
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Saw the Buddybook posts
Jan 29, 2019, 8:15 AM
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and, perhaps it's just me, but thought well, ####, tdrake® is just a few years older than me, and probably a lot thinner.
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Re: Saw the Buddybook posts
Jan 29, 2019, 8:18 AM
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He probably doesn't have near as many folks putting voodoo hexes on him either.
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Oculus Spirit [75738]
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Man, you sure are quite the risk taker going to Doctors Care
Jan 29, 2019, 8:27 AM
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first. They slow.
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All-In [38514]
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Not when you say you got chest pains.
Jan 29, 2019, 11:01 AM
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They take you right in. Skipped the line.
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Heisman Winner [119768]
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Have any bttwhole work done while there? ;)
Jan 29, 2019, 8:32 AM
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Good to hear yur well...
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Heisman Winner [112363]
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Take care of yourself. ******
Jan 29, 2019, 8:47 AM
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observation and general statement on your experience
Jan 29, 2019, 8:51 AM
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The fact that they made you take an ambulance ride to the hospital......wouldn't that EXACERBATE your stress and make it more likely to bring on the heart attack that you are trying to prevent? I know that's how I would have felt. I mean, was that necessary, you couldn't have just been casually driven over to the hospital in your car? I don't sense that you were in any sort of distress or extreme discomfort.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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But then they couldn't bill your insurance for the ride***
Jan 29, 2019, 9:23 AM
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All-In [38514]
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I told them my wife could drive me over.
Jan 29, 2019, 11:03 AM
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But they said that I needed to be monitored and wouldn't allow it.
So thinking that going to Doctor's Care first might save me money, it cost me more money.
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CU Medallion [73569]
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glad your ok. i have a feeling this is me in a few yrs
Jan 29, 2019, 9:24 AM
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runs in my family.
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All-In [38514]
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It's most of us after 50.***
Jan 30, 2019, 8:39 AM
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All-In [47768]
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With all the fun we have about taking a tdrake,
Jan 29, 2019, 9:30 AM
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We're all thankful you weren't taken.
Hope you feel better.
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you should write for Hallmark***
Jan 29, 2019, 10:45 AM
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Re: How was my weekend you ask?
Jan 29, 2019, 9:32 AM
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That's scary. Glad you are okay.
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Heisman Winner [138009]
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Cut to the chase, drake. Are we getting pics of your
Jan 29, 2019, 10:30 AM
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angina, or what? We're talking spread wide open, fella. Let's do this thing.
Also, nice work on not deading.
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soccerkrzyroadrashbareass.jpg***
Jan 29, 2019, 10:42 AM
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good to hear you're ok.***
Jan 29, 2019, 10:33 AM
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Lot o points [155984]
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My two takeaways from this:
Jan 29, 2019, 10:42 AM
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a) I'm glad you are ok! I don't wanna live in a world without tdrake in the lunge dreaming of Dijbouti and unleashing his ninja son on the world.
b) If a 125 pound healthy soyboy like you can have heart issues, I'm going to go ahead and forget about this extra 15 pounds I need to lose. It would seem that it really doesn't matter.
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How many times do I have to read this?
Jan 29, 2019, 10:42 AM
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you didn't die. Congrats. We are all worse off for it.
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CU Medallion [55790]
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Oy. I wish you a speedy and full recovery.***
Jan 29, 2019, 11:02 AM
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CU Medallion [55790]
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BTW, are you still in Aiken? That's where Diddy PAW lives.
Jan 29, 2019, 11:05 AM
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They seem stent happy at Aiken Regional Hospital.
Not really. I don't know. But they did admit him back in the fall and it was straight to stent land for him. Up da groin. Bleeding later, etc.
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All-In [38514]
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In Aiken. I don't know, happy to have the stents.
Jan 30, 2019, 8:42 AM
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The catheterization is not bad except for opening a major artery at the groin. I had issue in having the bleeding stop, but no issues after the fact.
The stents make me feel better about my heart, but not sure if they were the best course of action.
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Oculus Spirit [93703]
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You are blessed.
Jan 29, 2019, 12:17 PM
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The damage was slight and will probably not have a great effect on the productivity of your heart. In a few weeks you'll return to the cardiologist for a stress test. Wear sweats and running shoes and be prepared for a workout. The results will tell you the damage if any exist. I suspect your heart function has not changed.
My guess is the damage to the muscle is about equal to a briar scratch on the arm, one that didn't draw blood. I suggest you lay off the booze at least until after the stress test. Better safe than dead.
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All-In [38514]
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I was admitted because of the blood test more than
Jan 30, 2019, 8:50 AM
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exhibiting symptoms. First blood test showed slightly elevated troponin levels, ER doctor said if the levels stayed the same or went down I'd be released. Subsequent tests showed increases. So there is no real concern about significant damage.
This was all something I was not aware of. Did not realize that a minor issue does permanent damage. Or how easy it is to test. An ECG is just attaching a few sensors to the body and takes a minute and a simple blood test. I'd have not been admitted based on the ECG alone, the blood work was the alarm.
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CU Medallion [50635]
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welcome to the club,great to be able to discuss it
Jan 29, 2019, 12:20 PM
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alternative kinda sux
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