My husband is in his 40's, is a bike-rider, and in good health, but he's been having chest pains for the past year and his blood pressure has been high. A year ago he went to a cardiologist and they did a stress test and echocardiogram which showed no problems. This weekend he had a heart attack. His 3 main arteries were all blocked, and they put a stent in each one. The doctor said if this was 5 years ago he would have been having triple bypass surgery.
In a way I'm glad they found out there actually is a problem so we can deal with it and move on. But it's also a very scary time until they get everything balanced out. He will be in the hospital at least one more day.
While in the waiting room I went to call relatives from my cell phone and there was a crack in my cell phone display and the whole screen was black, so even though it was working I couldn't see to dial numbers. Have no idea how I broke it, but the past couple of days have been a bit of a blur.
The kids and I are on our way back to the hospital now. I'll keep you posted with how things go.
The Bad Luck Continues
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As terrible as my dad's recent heart attack was (very similar) we were relieved to find out why his health had been going downhill. He had all sorts of medical tests and EKGs just before his heart attack - was given a perfectly clean bill of health. But that said, he is doing great now that he knows what the problem is. A mixed blessing of sorts. Hang in there!
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