Doctors p*** me off.
My best friend just keeled over and died on the golf course...The doctor missed it.
You should consider joining the "Michel Jazy Society." Jazy was a very good French middle distance runner..he won a silver medal in the 1500 meters at the 1960 Olympics. He smoked TWO packs of Gauloises, and drank 3 LITERS of wine, EVERY DAY..
Of course, there are those quacks who would dare to ask....how good could he have been if he didn't drink and smoke?
There is no way that a sudden blood clot can be accurately predicted.
Years ago, I suffered a heart attack that literally came out of nowhere—no symptoms at all. Luckily, I made it by ambulance to a local hospital in time and the cardiologist on call knew exactly what to do. I was in the operating room before I knew what was going on.
The doc placed 3 stents in my heart at that time. That was 8 or 9 years ago. In the intervening years, I have had stents placed in my legs due to slow blood flow, but have been healthy otherwise.
Doctors certainly don’t p*** me off, though I don’t have the need to visit them often. There’s a GP here in our little town that I see maybe twice a year.
Now that I’m in my late 70’s, I think I am very blessed.
PS—I think it’s all a matter of what’s in your genes..
Same thing happened to my dad on the way back from a fishing trip. He’d just been to the doc.
Tests are only so good
Many cardiac events remain relative spontaneous and due to many unpredictable stimuli
Many otherwise fit folks have cardiac threatening events
Last year my dad was diagnosed with fairly advanced prostate cancer, by accident. He had been seeing a doctor every 3 months and getting PSA ‘tested’ for years.
Wow. Sorry to hear it. Best friends are very hard to come by. Prayers with you and his family.
Tests don’t mean you can’t have a problem in the future.
In 1990, when I was 44 years old, I had open heart surgery to replace a blown Mitral valve. The doctors found my arteries to be as clean as a new born baby’s.
Then in 2006 I started having chest pains, and they found a blocked heart artery so a stent was installed. The rest of my arteries were again, as clean as a new born baby’s.
That is, till I get the nest chest pains. I am of the age most of my ancestors died of “Cronic Indigestion”, which mimics a heart attack, so the wrong medication was prescribed.
The doctor treated me for indigestion for a few weeks before they found it was really a blocked artery.
My best friend just keeled over and died on the golf course...The doctor missed it.
That is why they call it a practice
Sorry to read of your loss. Same thing happened with my sister @11 years ago. Unless you already have a history, I don’t think docs check blockage until you achieve a certain age. With a POTUS, I’m sure that’s tested, but blockage can occur after a few years. I’m glad they caught “W” issues early.