When the clot hit, it hurt. It kept getting worse so I drove to the ER. Not real bright. I was in Oklahoma and this Texas boy wasn’t about to die in Oklahoma! It was a 6 mile drive to Texas.
Thanks for the feedback. That chest pain was your first symptom.
I’ve seen some patients who just don’t fit the profile, with normal cholesterol, active lifestyles, non-smokers, etc., and have begun to wonder about some connection with a flare of inflammation due to stress, injury or infection.
My 72 year old daddy had an incidental finding of a 6 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm, which led to a heart cath showing single blood vessel disease with 90% occlusion in the Right coronary. Daddy smoked 3-4 packs a day for 60 years - still about 1/2 to 1 ppd, on and off. (Even an aortic aneurysm repair and a new bride won’t deter him for long.)
LOL on the state pride. Glad everything worked out for you.
Thanks so much for your service!