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.
Incidentally, I have had an MI about 22 year ago from which I have fully recovered. That was fixed with an Angioplasty procedure.
Prayers? You got ‘em.
Prayers up.
Ditto. Glad to hear you’re still in FReeping condition.
Prayers for your successful treatment and full and speedy recovery !
Not an Apple Ping but a prayer request for me PING. THANKS.
Oh no, Swordmaker! Glad you got to help fast, and of course I will be praying for an easy fix and a best possible outcome, back to 100% asap.
Not a Shroud Ping but a prayer request Ping for me. Thanks!
Prayers...
Prayers up, FRiend.
Not an Electric Universe Ping but a prayer request Ping for me. Thanks!
Prayers.
You may only need stents.
Prayers up for you and for those who will help you. Be well, Swordmaker!
Get well soon SwordMaker, and please Lord look over him and keep him around!
May the Good Lord provide wisdom, skill, and a steady hand to your doctor and his/her aides. May the Good Lord, and Great Physician provide healing to your body.
We are all in His hands.
I’m saying prayers for you buddy, know that you’ve got friends doing the same.
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