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I had a bit of a heart attack Thursday evening. dang thing kinda slipped up on me over a couple of weeks. Called 911 and went to ER. Got a stint and finally back home. This was on top of the Mrs who fell and broke her femur just a month ago. She is still in inpatient rehab.
 
What a time you and your wife are going through. Stress can build up w/o our knowing what's really going on, and then burst out when we least expect it.

Is there someone to check on you while you recover from the attack?

Tom M.
 
When you've recovered from the heart attack, would you mind sharing the symptoms that told you "this is serious"?
 
Wishing you both a speedy recovery. Glad you were able to get help.
Hang in there.
 
Sorry to hear that! Wishing you both the best and a speedy recovery!
 
Bayless said:
I had a bit of a heart attack Thursday evening. dang thing kinda slipped up on me over a couple of weeks. Called 911 and went to ER. Got a stint and finally back home. This was on top of the Mrs who fell and broke her femur just a month ago. She is still in inpatient rehab.
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What is a 'bit of a heart attack' like?
I always thought it was either one or not one.
Get better soon and give us old farts all the details.
 
Thanks so much to all my friends here for the best wishes. Now for the details. As I said it slipped up on me. Probably started with her fall that broke the femur. That is a really big and important bone, by the way. At first it just felt like a slight ache in my left bicep that usually went away within a few minutes. Then that arm pain started being accompanied by another under my jaw. At first they seemed to be associated with maybe a little physical exertion but soon they just happened for now reason. I could still blame it on stress since they still lasted only a few minutes. It has been 25 years since I had a triple bypass so maybe I was thinking I might be immune to heart problems. So this happened may five or six times. That couldn't be all that bad and I have an appointment with my cardiologist in two months. I should able able to wait until then. Well, Thursday night after no more exercise than walking from the bedroom to the kitchen, another one hit and I went back to bed thinking it would go away. Thirty minutes later it had not gone away and was probably getting stronger if anything. I called 911 and by the time I got off the phone, my breathing was getting harder. Fire truck was here within about three minutes with the ambulance not far behind. By that time I was have a bit of a problem answering the many questions they had. They gave me nitroglycerin three time in the ambulance and it all went away. Blood tests in the ER indicated I needed to stay overnight. Got the arteriogram (sp) Friday and a stint. Doctor said I am good to go for now but declined to guarantee I have enough time to finish my car projects..

Bottom line is, it is unwise to ignore the signs and think it will just go away. I did suffer at least a little permanent damage that might have been avoided if I had responded to the first or second one instead of waiting until I was sure. My wife's situation and the extra load it is putting on our daughter taking care of both of us was not sufficient excuse for waiting. I hope this might help one of you younger fellows reconsider ignoring such events.

I should add that it never hurt bad, maybe 2 or 3 at most on a scale of 0 to 10. And I never had any chest pains although it did feel like some pressure on my chest about the time I determined to make the call.
 
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Well I'm glad you are on the mend.
I'm also glad my wife is a retired nurse, with a cardiology specialty.
But I also have a DNR on file with my medical team.
 
Bayless said:
Thanks so much to all my friends here for the best wishes. Now for the details. As I said it slipped up on me. Probably started with her fall that broke the femur. That is a really big and important bone, by the way. At first it just felt like a slight ache in my left bicep that usually went away within a few minutes. Then that arm pain started being accompanied by another under my jaw. At first they seemed to be associated with maybe a little physical exertion but soon they just happened for now reason. I could still blame it on stress since they still lasted only a few minutes. It has been 25 years since I had a triple bypass so maybe I was thinking I might be immune to heart problems. So this happened may five or six times. That couldn't be all that bad and I have an appointment with my cardiologist in two months. I should able able to wait until then. Well, Thursday night after no more exercise than walking from the bedroom to the kitchen, another one hit and I went back to bed thinking it would go away. Thirty minutes later it had not gone away and was probably getting stronger if anything. I called 911 and by the time I got off the phone, my breathing was getting harder. Fire truck was here within about three minutes with the ambulance not far behind. By that time I was have a bit of a problem answering the many questions they had. They gave me nitroglycerin three time in the ambulance and it all went away. Blood tests in the ER indicated I needed to stay overnight. Got the arteriogram (sp) Friday and a stint. Doctor said I am good to go for now but declined to guarantee I have enough time to finish my car projects..

Bottom line is, it is unwise to ignore the signs and think it will just go away. I did suffer at least a little permanent damage that might have been avoided if I had responded to the first or second one instead of waiting until I was sure. My wife's situation and the extra load it is putting on our daughter taking care of both of us was not sufficient excuse for waiting. I hope this might help one of you younger fellows reconsider ignoring such events.

I should add that it never hurt bad, maybe 2 or 3 at most on a scale of 0 to 10. And I never had any chest pains although it did feel like some pressure on my chest about the time I determined to make the call.
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Thank you for your very descriptive and informative post. I lost my dad when he was 55 for ignoring the signs.
 
"a bit of a heart attack?" wow, you've got balls of solid rock, but good for you for recognizing the signs and getting help. my prayers are with you and the wife. i broke a femur 2.5 years ago (i was 50 ad in good health) and they "let" me rehab at home but it was no fun. wishing you the best.
 
Bayless, I'm sorry to hear about this. Please keep us updated.
 
I used to work in a motorcycle museum and one day when just two of us there, the curator started to feel a little tired and he decided to lay down. In five minutes, he was having trouble breathing and I called 911. They were there in less than five minutes and it was just in time. His heart stopped in the office and they were able to bring him back. His heart stopped two more times in the ambulance and each time they got him back. It stopped again at the hospital, they installed a stint and stabilized him for the night. The next day, he had surgery and he is now doing well. I am really glad that you are doing well and I wish you a full recovery. For the rest of us, don't mess with your heart. Sometimes there are no symptoms before something terrible happens. All the best to your wife as well.
 
Something I've learned from Bayless' thread here - sometimes there are no symptoms, or symptoms that don't seem related to heart problems until it's almost too late.

Before my mother died from heart failure, all she noticed was "feeling a bit chilly". She was gone in less than 15 minutes.
 
Sorry to hear of that,but it sounds like you did the right thing
by calling 911.I hope it goes well for you.
I've noticed that when something like this happens,you just
want to be normal (whatever that is),& do normal things.
 
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