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.
Went rough a lot of that with my Dad. Prayers to you.
Prayers sent. And will continue.
Get well Swordmaker
You are in our prayers, Swordmaker. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Prayer is going up, concern is high, God’s Love is certain!
prayers for this and anything else God knows you may need help with
Prayers up.
Prayers sent
Prayers bro! See you back on the threads!
You’re in my morning prayers today...God bless!
You got it buddy, let’s get this problem fixed. Let us know how you are doing soon.
Thinking ‘boutcha.
Prayers Swordmaker
Prayers for you!
Prayers going up, my friend.
Blessings coming down.
I'm a big baby and I came through fine - you'll be OK.
Be nice to your nurse - they've got a tough job.
Prayers up!
God bless you, Swordmaker! May he give you strength, comfort, and a speedy recovery.
May you soon be back here giving grief to the Windows fanboys! ;-)
Wow! Detailed report. You were blessed to get good response. Prayers up for successful future procedures!
Rest assured of my prayers.
Prayers here, Swordmaker. Only on FR would someone write a sit report from the hospital. God bless you and give you strength.
Prayers your way!
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