I will be praying for you Alan!! Everything will turn out just fine, I will be thinking about you tomorrow.
How did they find the blockage?
Love ya my dear friend!!
"Cheesey" wrote:
Thank you Hedder! Love ya too!!!
Actually.......i went to my regular doc, told him how i've been have chest pain and shortness of breath since December. He knows my family history. My dad, mom and brother all dying from it.
So he set me up with this cardiologist to get a stress test on a treadmill.
My first time meeting him was Wednesday. He said that with all the symptoms i have, family history, high blood pressure, diabetes, memory loss and so on that he didn't feel a stress test would give him any pertanent information. He said they are only about 85% helpful.
When i asked him WHY he felt 80% sure i had at least one blockage he said "I have been doing this for 17 years, have seen hundreds of cases. With what i see, and what you have told me, thats what i'm basing it on. Now, we could get in there and find out i was wrong. But with what you have, it's more important to find out for certain whats going on in your heart. This test will do that. Plus, we will know when you have the test what we need to do. One or two blockages, we can probably do angioplasty or a stint, and that will be it. More then that, then open heart will be the next thing." So he was honest, and up front with me. I like that with a doctor. No "game playing".
I don't like that i have to have this, but it beats a major heart attack.
Who knows though?
It may prove to be clear, and i won't have to worry about the ol' ticker at least.
Either way, i will know, and thats good.
Tonight my wife told me....."You can't die! Who will take care of Seth (our chihuahua) while I'm at work?"
I busted out laughing and said "Pack my bags! I'm going on a guilt trip!!!" LOLOL!!!
LJ took me out for supper tonight. I had ground sirloin, done rare. Man....it was GOOD! Made me relax for a few hours.
I know i shouldn't be scared.......this is a "normal" procedure. But cutting into my groin and shoving a tube from there up to my heart.......NOT my idea of a "fun time!!!"
Guess i'm just a "wussy!!!" :thumbleft:
I don't know if they will let me come home, or if i have to stay over night. I know i won't be able to sit up for awhile.
I'll try to get back here ASAP, but it may be a few days.
(Longer if i "kick off") LOLOLOL!!! :thumbleft:
Hey.......still "Cheesey", after all these years!
"Heatherthepackgirl" wrote: