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Re: Just had a heart attack

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Post by dhimes »

rottyguy wrote: post #20
M4v3R wrote: post #4

Can someone with some medical experience write about what are exactly the warning signs for a heart attack? While it's definitely wise to call 911 when in doubt, it's good to have own understanding first so we don't ignore the symptoms AND don't flood 911 with false problems.

Thanks for your response. I was always curious about something. My father inlaw was admitted a few years ago for bypass surgery. Upon inspection, they found (I'm doing this from memory so apologies if I get some of the numbers wrong) that 4 of his arteries were partially blocked, some up to 85%. In fact, his body produced a natural bypass on it's own because one artery was so clogged up (it literally created new conn…

This is a great question- I believe from family history that I'm at risk for this.

Re: Just had a heart attack

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Post by padho »

ck2 wrote: post #13

Glad to hear you survived and are getting better. When people say "start feeling chest pains" do you mean like WOW that really hurts, or hmm that doesn't feel right kind of pain.

I would immediately call if the pain would last for over 1-2 minutes, even if its a light pain.

Re: Just had a heart attack

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Post by mindcrime »

thret wrote: post #23

Once you realised you were having a heart attack, what did you think about?

Putting on clean socks and underwear for one. Feeling fortunate that CHFD has a station a block from my apartment.

Thinking that I should have called my mom more often.

Not much fear, to be honest. I have a pretty stoic outlook by nature, and I was almost killed a few times as a firefighter. And as an atheist with no belief in any afterlife, I don't fear death too much.

Re: Just had a heart attack

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Post by turnip1979 »

rottyguy wrote: post #20
M4v3R wrote: post #4

Can someone with some medical experience write about what are exactly the warning signs for a heart attack? While it's definitely wise to call 911 when in doubt, it's good to have own understanding first so we don't ignore the symptoms AND don't flood 911 with false problems.

Thanks for your response. I was always curious about something. My father inlaw was admitted a few years ago for bypass surgery. Upon inspection, they found (I'm doing this from memory so apologies if I get some of the numbers wrong) that 4 of his arteries were partially blocked, some up to 85%. In fact, his body produced a natural bypass on it's own because one artery was so clogged up (it literally created new conn…

I have the same question. I knew someone in their early 40s who had a heart attack recently. He seemed healthy otherwise - well ... he is borderline overweight compared to me. Why don't we have better diagnostics for this?

Re: Just had a heart attack

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Post by huehue »

dontdownplease wrote: post #9
atko wrote: post #5

Glad you're okay and thank you for the warning. Could you provide any information as to what could be the possible cause of your heart attack? Your age, habits etc?

Looking at the picture on his LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/philliprhodes it does look like he may have been overweight. I suspect that is a huge contributing factor in this. I'm sorry if anyone get offended by this, but it does look like mindcrime could have been more proactive in looking after his weight. Now it's completely possible that mindcrime has some other condition which limits, or at least r…

Hate to be that guy, but Phillip you really have to sort this out. Take this as a wake up call. You only live once.

Re: Just had a heart attack

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Post by mindcrime »

dontdownplease wrote: post #9
atko wrote: post #5

Glad you're okay and thank you for the warning. Could you provide any information as to what could be the possible cause of your heart attack? Your age, habits etc?

Looking at the picture on his LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/philliprhodes it does look like he may have been overweight. I suspect that is a huge contributing factor in this. I'm sorry if anyone get offended by this, but it does look like mindcrime could have been more proactive in looking after his weight. Now it's completely possible that mindcrime has some other condition which limits, or at least r…

Yes, I could have been more proactive. I made a lot of sacrifices in terms of not working out, overwork, stress, etc., in the quest to get this startup going.

Re: Just had a heart attack

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Post by vegancap »

hereonbusiness wrote: post #29
vegancap wrote: post #12

Get well soon. One of the biggest causes of death, especially for males is being too stubborn or too scared to get things checked out. Me included. Have a speedy recovery!

Stubbornness :) https://i.imgur.com/gXdTZ1z.jpg

Haha very, very appropriate!

Re: Just had a heart attack

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Post by vegancap »

mindcrime wrote: post #27
vegancap wrote: post #12

Get well soon. One of the biggest causes of death, especially for males is being too stubborn or too scared to get things checked out. Me included. Have a speedy recovery!

This. I was so reluctant to call 911 at first, but i've been a firefighter and 911 dispatcher, so knew how important it was!

I think people are scared it will turn out to be nothing and they'll be embarrassed or something. But the fact is, no one knows that it's nothing, until a medical professional checks it really is nothing. There's no shame in that.

Re: Just had a heart attack

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Post by jbb555 »

Are there any symptoms that indicate that it's probably not a heart attack? I recently had "stabby" pains in my chest area and as I didn't know what it was went to urgently get checked out and it was basically muscle pain (chest wall pain they said, I think?) and said that intermittent very brief "stabby" pain in your chest wasn't the most usual symptom (But that getting it checked out was still a very good idea).

Is that correct?

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