rookieshooter
05-01-2008, 07:04 AM
Just found this new forum on Health and fitness. So I thought this would be the best place to let you know of my latest journey.
Through a series of events I wound up doing a stress test. Wow! I was not ready for the results. I have been a little short of breath and pain in my back which I thought was an old spine injury. Doctor said there was something going on with my heart at the same time I got those same old pains in my back as the treadmill was increasing in angle. So now my Doctor orders a catherization. This is where they put that little flexible wire up through your veins to check out the condition of your heart and arteries. The results were not good. Seemed somewhere along the years I had a heart attack :eek:. Plus one artery was %100 percent closed, one was %90 percent closed, one was %70 closed and another was partially blocked.
I was immediately scheduled for an open heart surgery for the 14 of April.
The operation went great. While I was in the recovery room Dr Stam who was the leading surgeon told my that I won't believe the difference in my health that I will notice. And that the pain in my back might just have been from the clogged arteries. I was released 4 days later to go home. I even went to Church that Sunday and walked up the steps to the balcony were I usually set. First thing I noticed that there was no pain in my back and I was not as short winded as usual.
My blood pressure is around 116 over 68. It's never been that low before.
Other then a little weak and some discomfort where they opened up my chest, I feel like a million bucks.
Even went out Spring Turkey hunting yesterday. I did not use a shotgun which would have been bad on my chest if I did have a chance to shot a turkey. But used a 22 magnum.
So I will have a life changing diet and exercise routine.
I'm scheduled for physical therapy beginning 6 weeks after the operation.
Through a series of events I wound up doing a stress test. Wow! I was not ready for the results. I have been a little short of breath and pain in my back which I thought was an old spine injury. Doctor said there was something going on with my heart at the same time I got those same old pains in my back as the treadmill was increasing in angle. So now my Doctor orders a catherization. This is where they put that little flexible wire up through your veins to check out the condition of your heart and arteries. The results were not good. Seemed somewhere along the years I had a heart attack :eek:. Plus one artery was %100 percent closed, one was %90 percent closed, one was %70 closed and another was partially blocked.
I was immediately scheduled for an open heart surgery for the 14 of April.
The operation went great. While I was in the recovery room Dr Stam who was the leading surgeon told my that I won't believe the difference in my health that I will notice. And that the pain in my back might just have been from the clogged arteries. I was released 4 days later to go home. I even went to Church that Sunday and walked up the steps to the balcony were I usually set. First thing I noticed that there was no pain in my back and I was not as short winded as usual.
My blood pressure is around 116 over 68. It's never been that low before.
Other then a little weak and some discomfort where they opened up my chest, I feel like a million bucks.
Even went out Spring Turkey hunting yesterday. I did not use a shotgun which would have been bad on my chest if I did have a chance to shot a turkey. But used a 22 magnum.
So I will have a life changing diet and exercise routine.
I'm scheduled for physical therapy beginning 6 weeks after the operation.