Coronary Heart Disease Support Group

Ok im POsting this because i have and i belive this Has Happened to me ...and how?..why i feel about it because i listen Carefull to my Old & New Family Dr...
I believe? that from what i been heariing ( not in so many words )this comes from my Own heart ..that SOME!! not all Cardio Drs Are in it for the $$$$$..Big cause of the expensive homes and classy Cars they drive ect: I believe? i didnt have a Heart Attack my Family Dr Doesnt believe it either Maybe ! Just Maybe i had ( from the pictures he seen of my heart and Arties ) i was 70% Blocked while i went to the E.R with upper G.I Pain cause of the Prilosec Otc i was direct where my Pain was ..i was direct to tellthem in the E.R i suffer from Acid reflux disease ...That was issue was totaly Ignored!! ..a Cardiologist Came in to talk with me ( as they where Hooking me up to an I.V and taking Blood work and Hooking me up to a Heart Monitor..and ?..did a EKG & Chest x-ray this all was taking Place less thne 5 mins when i walking in the E.R i had a crowd around me digging at me Poking at me ect: ( which i understood why ) then they Gave me some Nitro..under the tongue ..to ease the Pain...i was asked 5 mins Later stillhave it ?..Yep still there ..thne they Gave me another 1 ..Again 5 mins Later still Have it Up...well the Nurse went Back to the Cardio and told her i still had this i over heard Him say lets wait until the Blood test comes Back ...so there i Laid for Hrs 3 Now all the sudden im being Addmited it was about 2Am so they wanted to Keep me for Precaution measures But soon as the I.V got into my system i was fine AFTER I DRANK LOTS OF WATER..it finaly went away after an Hr ..So im sent up to the Cardio floor 2nd fl..in my room i went to sleep 8Am rolled around the Cardio Doc Came in and said ( while family membersare there ) Yep Barr you had a Very,Very, Mild H/Attack , well No one wants to hear that , so i asked whats next ? he said test stress, Eckogram, well he said that all came Back P and the one artie thats to left side of your heart its a dead end Artie was 90% Blocked posative for at least 70 to 80% Blockage ok he said i want to do a Catherization to me i ask "WTF" is that ..it was explained and then he said your cholerestral is at 291 High and the good was good well off to that Am at 10..im Off to get this crap done ..but in my Mind i wanted to go Home well i passed the stress test the dr that did it told me i had good flow well that was i sigh of relife , but beings i was disabled? ..i knew my ass was in trouble because i wasnt Active so i had the stent done , after that i felt like a New Man !! Like i want to go run a Marthon or something No Pain No Nothing I never felt so good i felt years younger at the age of 42 ( i have you know i still Look 28 ) not a grey insite for a 44 yr old ..lol ) but over all they made me do Cardio rehab to steenth my heart ect: for 2 months 3 X's a week until Medicare stopped Paying for it well by this time i didnt relize my left leg since 1997 was in delayed union ( no wonder i couldnt walk with out Pain ) and from that point i did change my diet ...ect: But my point is sometimes i thingk (SOME) of these Cardiolgist make it out to be worse then what you realy are so every year i have to have the stress test done , Last one i had done was 9/2005 thats because Again i ran to the E.R this time with chest Pain and soon as i got to the E.R and i got a different Cardio... he talked with me he said ("Barr i have exactly what you have Hi Choles, hes a stent Patient as well. and you know when he told me i wasnt alone all that pain out of the Blue went away but again they wanted to Keep my ass there And they did So ..they found Nothing i wasnt blocked where the stent was , My heart rythem was Normal and even has an extra Beat ..thats because ima warm hearted Person,But Now this Past Augest my femur Rod Broke because over the years it took a beatin But i never seen super man Bend or break a tituim 14MM 12" Long rod ...Mine did because my leg was never healed , since augest i am on the road to recovery "ONCE AGAIN"... By the spring of 2007 Hopefully !! it will be completly healed this time ..after they put new Bone fragment around the fracture and implant Electric Bone stimulater, But as Far as my heart goes ?..It beats strong for everyone on this Board because i know im not Alone No matter what Mild health issues i have ..God Bless us all ..your Friend in Mine Barr
Posted on 12/04/06, 08:12 am