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Re: When I died

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Post by aarongough »

maryrosecook wrote: post #10

Thank you very much for all the well wishes.

You deserve them! It must have been incredibly traumatic to go through something like that out of the blue...

Best of luck! I hope the rest of your recovery goes smoothly!

Re: When I died

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Post by mynameishere »

maryrosecook wrote: post #6
frossie wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No kidding - it sounds like House MD was on the case. She was lucky to survive. It is interesting that she had cardiac surgery as an infant. It does remind me of the situation of an acquaintance where the patient had cardiac problems as an infant/toddler that were fixed and then essentially moved on until they suddenly dropped dead (while apparently fit and healthy) in their early twenties. One one hand you'd think g…

I'm terribly sorry to hear about your friend. I have had cardiac check-ups at least once a year for my whole life. In several instances, new problems were found at one of the check-ups and the wheels were set in motion to mend things. Further, when I was in hospital for the cardiac arrest, the bulge in my aorta was discovered by accident. I live in the UK. Perhaps the NHS are more will to keep tabs on people than pri…

Doctors in the US usually over-test people due to lawsuit fears.

Re: When I died

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Post by [deleted] »

edw519 wrote: post #3
maryrosecook wrote: post #2

I posted this because I thought the HN community might find the doctors' problem solving approach interesting.

I glad you posted because I'm human and it's a great story. Just get better and write some more.

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Re: When I died

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Post by cdr »

mynameishere wrote: post #13
maryrosecook wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm terribly sorry to hear about your friend. I have had cardiac check-ups at least once a year for my whole life. In several instances, new problems were found at one of the check-ups and the wheels were set in motion to mend things. Further, when I was in hospital for the cardiac arrest, the bulge in my aorta was discovered by accident. I live in the UK. Perhaps the NHS are more will to keep tabs on people than pri…

Doctors in the US usually over-test people due to lawsuit fears.

Getting paid more for over-testing probably has something to do with it too.

Re: When I died

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Post by pwmanagerdied »

mhb wrote: post #11

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Re: When I died

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Post by jacquesm »

Hello there Mary,

I'd never even heard of you before today but your account has moved me quite a bit.

It's really nice to see you hanging in there and having the strength to go out and tell the world what happened.

Is the disorder you have a genetic one ?

best regards, & I hope you'll be back to your old energy level soon.

   Jacques Mattheij

Re: When I died

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Post by maryrosecook »

jacquesm wrote: post #17

Hello there Mary, I'd never even heard of you before today but your account has moved me quite a bit. It's really nice to see you hanging in there and having the strength to go out and tell the world what happened. Is the disorder you have a genetic one ? best regards, & I hope you'll be back to your old energy level soon. Jacques Mattheij

Aww, thanks very much. I have a few heart defects, but things had been quiet for about five years until I had the cardiac arrest.

Re: When I died

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Post by old-gregg »

Fascinating.

On a side note: if that happened to me I suspect I'd be ruined financially. Even though I have an insurance: they would have decided to pay for only one or two of those MRI scans and angiograms, because they'd think that should have been enough for a doctor to figure it out.

I have a couple of friends involved in cardiology and I suspect those are pretty accurate predictions.

Re: When I died

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Post by lvecsey »

maryrosecook wrote: post #2

I posted this because I thought the HN community might find the doctors' problem solving approach interesting.

I was struck by how half way through the article, the foreign object is revealed. Shouldn't something like that be kept in check by regular checkups? Maybe an MRI scan?
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