Thanks MM, we were very blessed. Again, those who have minor heart attacks are very lucky, they can make life adjustments, stints, bypass whatever to continue a normal life. Ignoring the warning signs of heart problems is the killer, either sudden death or a serious heart attack which causes damage to the muscle and will eventually lead to life altering debilitation and/or early, unnecessary death.
We absolutely need to listen to our bodies. So glad for you.
“Again, those who have minor heart attacks are very lucky, they can make life adjustments, stints, bypass whatever to continue a normal life. Ignoring the warning signs of heart problems is the killer, either sudden death or a serious heart attack which causes damage to the muscle and will eventually lead to life altering debilitation and/or early, unnecessary death.”
very, very true. i’ve got bad heart genes from both parents and all four grandparents. because of early symptoms, my cardiologists watch me like a bunch of hawks, and when i report symptoms, there’s no hesitation on their parts: it’s right into the cath lab i go. there’s been a few false alarms, but I’m walking around with seven stents.
I had one “mild” infarct and a situation where there was 100% blockage of the right coronary artery by scar tissue for months (but collateral revascularization from adjacent arteries that kept me alive, but with zero “oomph”).
My main problem has been that none of my cardiac symptoms have been anywhere close to “typical”, including the symptoms from both the infarc and the blocked right artery.
However, I’ve been lucky BECAUSE I had symptoms early and know I have heart disease and don’t fool around if I think things aren’t right. OTOH, I’ve got dear friends my age with high calcium scores who have never undergone an angiogram, so that when they do finally have “the big one”, they’re likely to just fall dead instantly ...