Immediate First Aid for Heart Attack (by one who's been there.)

Life's experience ^ | July 15, 2002 | basil

[MrConfettiMan]

Wow, basil, that was quite an ordeal. I'm thrilled to see you're back posting to FR so soon after your visit to the ER and that you are recuperating so nicely. I enjoyed your account and read the entire article. I especially liked the following sentence as I felt it had a Dr. Suess sing-song sound to it. :)

I did not feel like I was floating in the air, and I did not see a shinning light.

Thanks for the aspirin advice. Stay well. Joe (MCM)

[ironman]

Glad you're back. You can lots of great exercise out walking that springer. If you need any more advice on exercise, drop me a FReepmail. As you know I'm a pretty serious triathlete and train quite a bit.

[Demidog]

Amazing story. Thanks for sharing it. Do take care of yourself.

[blackie]

Prayers on the way...

[Syncro]

God bless you Basil, I am glad you came through this so good and thanks for the execellent advice.

I've been praying for you since I heard about it.

Yer an onery ol' trooper, we need you around; I have always enjoyed sitting around talking with you and your husband.

[christine]

oh, dear woman. i have goosebumps all over my body after reading your experience. god love you!

thanks so much for sharing this with us, mari.

i'm so glad that this had a happy ending.

prayers continuing for you,

christine

[bribriagain]

Is there a possible link between using a Mac and heart attacks? Just kidding.....

[christine]

About that Prempro---four days before my attack, I had read the new info re prempro, and quit using it!!! What do you suppose that proves?

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hhhmmmm...that is very interesting! what do your doctor's advise about taking the prempro now?

[afraidfortherepublic]

THank God you have survived this one. I wholeheartedly condur on the aspirin advice -- it can help with blood clots too. My daily aspirin probably saved my life last year when I suffered a pulmonary embolism.

...if all else fails, I can just wear a burka to the wedding, and won't scare any of the little kids.

A word of advice -- try a large, distracting hat and lots of makeup.

I suffered a fall similar to yours last spring a few days before mother's day and the Christening of my youngest grandchild. My fall was just caused by stupidity in wearing a pair of floppy sandles and tripping in my driveway, falling headlong to the pavement. I broke my glasses, cracked my cheekbone, bruised my eyesocket -- really did a number on myself.

I fell on Thursday -- the Christening was scheduled for Sunday. Heavy makeup and a fancy, widebrimmed hat disguised the whole thing -- for the pictures, at least. Everybody will be looking at your hat and at the bride and will be so happy you are there that they won't notice your bruises.

Good luck and God bless you and yours. (Love that dog!)

[afraidfortherepublic]

Prempro? I was on that too when I suffered my pulmonary embolism. I'm certainly not on it anymore!

[Republic]

I am in awe of your terrific recount of this experience. Boring? Hardly. This read is terrifying and informative and captivating and motivating. I will take your advice on the aspirin and hope you will keep us updated regarding your complete recovery. God Bless you basil, and your family.

[christine]

A word of advice to anyone reading this: If you've rushed to the hospital because of a relative's emergency, even if the surgeon has said they probably won't make it, don't stand outside the door and argue about funeral costs, property, and assets. Hearing is the last to go.

oh no! you are teasing us, aren't you? your relatives didn't do this? ;)

[maxwell]

Hey basil, welcome back! Keep that ol aspirin bottle handy!

Check THIS out, bro... I better remember this... You ever hear about Jim Fixx?! ;)

[maxwell]

I survived a heart attack in 1982 when I was 22 years old.

Holy CRAP. Just outta the blue? No preexisting conditions or whatnot?

[redhead]

Gosh, Basil! What an experience! Thank you for sharing this with all of us. I can't even imagine the terror you must have felt. I am thanking God for leaving you with us a while yet. God bless you and your steadfast family. (((basil)))

[McGavin999]

Welcome back basil, we were sure worried about you.

[Askel5]

Hey ... by the way ... I do have another handle: ThanksBTTT.

I don't use that to talk either ... simply registered it the night I realized we'd no longer be able to type whatever we pleased in the "to" line.

The homepage is stocked with articles about the Robinsons and Free Republic, features and stuff like that.

Forgot all about that.

[scripter]

Holy CRAP. Just outta the blue? No preexisting conditions or whatnot?

No pre-existing conditions. I'm not sure it would be right to say "or whatnot" - I was experiencing a lot of stress from quite a few different angles, plus I had pnuemonia. At 22 years old that's still very rare.

[basil]

All you guys are simply the best! Thanks so much for all the prayers and well-wishes. I'm grateful to everyone of you.

[Howlin]

You're the best, kiddo. And I'm grateful you are here posting!