Posted on 01/07/2017 11:27:36 PM PST by Swordmaker
Friday morning, just after midnight as I was turning off the TV from watch a movie on Netflix, I felt a sudden pressure and pain in the center of my chest. This pain went through my chest to my back and a bit in my left upper arm. There also, for some strange reason an ache in my right elbow, and later radiatingup my back to both side of my rear neck.
I woke my girlfriend who is an RN. She took my blood pressure which is usually normal, but this time was 189/129. The next important number was 911.
My girl friend gave me four aspirin to chew up. Ten minutes later when the EMTs arrived my BP was down to 180/119 and they gave me four more aspirin because their protocols required it be their aspirin. Theirs tasted better. The pain and pressure were not letting up. They started popping nitroglycerin sublingually and that started to help a bit. They transported me to the OR in an ambulance which had completely worn out shocks. It felt like riding in a cart of a wooden roller coaster, there was so much road chatter.
Starting an IV while on the move in all directions must have been fun for EMT Chris, but he did it. I think the driver located every pothole and crack on the way. . . and the roads seemed to be rough between them!
At the ER my EKG looked good but the blood enzymes started low and began to climb with every subsequent draw, from 0.1 to 0.9. . . that showed my heart had experienced something which damaged the cardiac muscle, but the don't know what. These are not super high, but anything at all indicate damage. Over the next several hours, they got the pain and pressure down with morphine, an IV nitro drip, and an anti-coagulation drip. The enzymes are now down to 0.7.
Kept me overnight in ER, then to a regular room for two hours, then transferred to ICU. Today I was transferred to another hospital because although they can do a catheritization at the first hospital to diagnose a problem, they aren't allowed to fix the problem they find there. Seems silly to do it but not be able to do a balloon angioplasty or place a stent.
So tomorrow they're going to cath me and if this hospital find a problem they can fix, fine. Otherwise, I get to be transferred to ANOTHER hospital for bypass surgery. Let's pray that's not necessary, please.
God bless you, Swordmaker! Prayers up.
It’s now just minutes into Monday, and I’m seeing your post for the first time. I will pray and assume all went well with the cathertization on Sunday and that you are well on the mend.
DUDE!!!! No Bueno! But at least you got help quickly. I’m praying all has gone well and you are on your way to a full recovery.
Hang in there, Swordmaker, and do what the docs ask. You’re lucky to have an RN as your GF to help you thread the needle! My prayers are with you for a speedy and complete recovery!
I’m late to the thread but God is NEVER late. My prayer is health, healing, a body lined up with God’s perfect image and GOOD reports in all.
Prayers sent for God’s comfort and your complete recovery.
Saying a prayer for you Swordmaker.
PRAYING !!!
prayers
Prayers Up, God Bless.
Prayers.
Prayers going up.
Thanks to all of you who emailed me and posted with prayers and advice. I had two 99% blockages and they installed some stents. This was complicated by my being infected with a hospital acquired bronchitis. RATS! That I have not yet gotten over, but it made it real easy to cough when I was told to. STOPPING coughing was another question.
This is the first time I have been able to respond to the wonderful response to my prayer request. I am certain it worked!
Thank you for the update, prayers for complete healing.
thank you, Dear FRiend, for the update. A lot of times on FR we pray for folks, and never hear the outcome.
Sorry you picked up an infection in the hospital. Prayers that will be healed and resolved soon, leaving you with a brand new immunity!
Praises for the good outcome of your procedure. Continued prayers for healing and speedy recovery.
Hallelujah! Glad you are over the worst part!
Glad you’re doing better... prayers answered. Just for the fun of it I’m keeping you in my prayers a little longer... it’s rough going through what you’ve done... I’m praying for comfort and happiness now...
Prayers for healing.
now thanks be to God!
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