Posted on 06/13/2008 12:30:14 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Maybe exercise is overrated to some degree, especially for someone that is not used to it.To: unkusWhen you see younger people than you dying, it does tend to have an impact.Makes me want to head to the nearest gym.
To: dfwgatorMakes me want to head to the nearest gym.
Don’t over-do it.Our town had a 51 year old guy who was supposed to be in excellent shape die last week. Got off his bicycle after an easy ride and dropped dead on his lawn.
Tim Russert was on the treadmill this morning. It seems he was getting on a program to become more physically fit.
He had a stress test on April 29th.
A stress test consists of walking real fast on a tread mill for about 6 minutes. Or with drugs that open up all your veins and arteries. (quite painful)
Plus, you have to be off of your medication that keeps your blood pressure and heart rate from getting to high. (I expressed my concern to my cardiologist about the stress test causing someone to have a heart attack, and he said no. Hmmmm)
IMO, stress tests are overrated as Russert apparently passed with flying colors. About 6 weeks ago.
I wonder if his doctors gave him an echocardiogram because of the information out now that he had an enlarged heart. One of the results of an echocardiogram is finding out the size of the heart. You would think he should have had one of those, and if he did they would have known about the enlarged heart. (Maybe they did, and were treating it)
Fistalk, I'm wondering why they didn't do a heart cathertization (roter rooter for the arteries if clogged)and a stent if needed?
It also is used to measure the % of blockage in an artery.
I saw or read that one version of the problem is that cholesterol burst (or caused bursting) in his arteries or heart.
Well, I’m a lurker here mostly for the last few years, I never speak up I just watch, you guys are a great source of information for me, if I want to know the news, I always look at Free Republic first because all of you moniter the news so well. You’re better than Drudge! Anyway, I am definitely Republican to the bone, Conservative to the Core! Tim Russert has mostly been fair! I believe that he was 98% fair! He was one of the last people in this country, to let both sides speak, he obviously loved his family, his church and his country. You can’t find a better man than that. To those who say he was biased, aren’t we all, to those that say he was prefrential, aren’t we all? I can’t imagine, never letting my feelings out, so the other side can speak their beliefs. I’m really bad about not being impartial. I believe that Tim Russert was. I believe he was a good man who loved his country! I never post my opinions because there are those out there that just want to argue. People can say such hateful things when they don’t have to look a person in the eye while they are saying it. I just wanted to air my feelings, I’m glad I had a place to do it. By the way, I remember the Morning in America commerical, I was 18 years old and it made me want to vote. That ad made every American want to be a part of this country! Mr. Russert in this clip did say what we all felt!
My Dad had a massive attack one week after his stress test. It was mandatory from the FAA. He was 47.
Wow, sorry to hear that.
It’ kinda bizarre, because my Doctor wants me to take it to see if there is any problem with my heart.
Doesn’t seem very reliable if you ask me.
I’ve been putting off my next stress test.
I don’t want to ever do the chemical one again.
So I decided to “train” for it, and now have a knee problem that has to be fixed.
I think it happened so I could make the decision not to take the stress test.
Again, sorry about the loss of your Father at such a young age.
* I think Lisa Myers still works for NBC News, and she's the one who did the Juanita Broaddrick rape story about Bill Clinton. Myers showed courage and determination in getting that report on the air against a sitting impeached president who views women as his slaves.
* Chuck Todd seems pretty credible and fair on msNBC, and Russert played a major role in getting him on TV.
* Lester Holt, who anchors the Weekend Today Show and the Weekend Evening News on NBC, seems to do a pretty good job.
* Amy Robach and Michelle Kosinski are really fun to look at and don't seem to be overly liberal.
* And then there's Chris Matthews, whose mostly liberal ideology doesn't stop him from unleashing frequent zingers against the corrupt Clintons.
Having said all that, Tim Russert cannot be replaced. His amazingly tough interview of Gore running mate Joe Lieberman just before the 2000 election may have prevented a Gore triumph.
Russert was usually too soft when interviewing Bill and Hillary, but he did ask Hillary some tough questions in the last debate he moderated.
Russert was a very good role model for a lot of the reporters at NBC News. His journalistic and life legacy will live on through some of them.
It was a long time ago, but it had a huge impact on my Family. My Mother is the one that knew the correlation. She took over the Family at that point.
I saw Olbermann for the first time last night, the last five minutes of the show. He is loathesome. The way he disgustedly turns away from the camera, muttering, “Good night and ... good luck” is egomaniacal and cynical. Murrow oughta sue him from beyond the grave.
Rest in peace, Tim, and many prayers for you and your family. I often disagreed with him, but could always tell he was a decent man and a loving family man.
A cardiologist has confirmed he died from a clot that broke loose from the left anterior descending artery.
I guess the configuration of this artery allows some fairly large clots to build up without disrupting blood flow - but if they break loose, you’re pretty much SOL. It’s called “the widowmaker” and is the same condition that killed my dad when he was 50.
Unfortunate and sad. Prayers for his family. RIP.
100% correct. However, I am wondering if the cabin pressure and the long flight might have coincided with the condition giving him a PE?
good post. V’s wife.
Amazing too is that he passed a stress test in April.
[My brother died at age 42 of a massive hearty attack].
from The Cape Cod Times this morning
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080614/NEWS/806140350
Most, not all, but most, of these tragedies can be prevented. Bacon and eggs for breakfast, burgers and fries for lunch, fried chicken with potatoes and gravy for dinner, and donuts and chips for snacks, along with sitting at a desk most of the day, does not work.
Sorry for the preaching. I just feel so bad for the surving family, and it seems like such a waste that much of what we know about prevention is ignored by most people.
Rest in peace Tim Russert and may God bless him and his family.
Mt dad was a long haul trucker. They found him later in the day on the morning he died, he had been sitting at a table in a motel in the morning, drinking coffee with the eternal cigarette.
Face down on the table. The cigarette was still between his fingers, but had burned down and burned out. He didn't even have time to react, to reach out to his side or clutch his chest.
Hope I go quick.
Just not soon.
Thank you for sharing your personal story. Best wishes for a successful recovery and many healthy years to come.
thanks for your post.
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