Earlier this week my brother failed a treadmill stress test. Yesterday they
scoped out the arteries of his heart and found one was 90% blocked. When
they found the blockage they ballooned the artery and installed a stent to
keep it expanded. They gave him before and after x-ray pictures and the
difference is amazing.
After a precautionary overnight stay in the hospital, he's home and doing
well. He has permission to return to work Monday if he takes it easy.
The doc told him that the blocked artery is called the "widow maker". My
brother is about 1 1/2 years younger than I am.
Bruce.
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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27 Jan 2007 01:44:23 PM |
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Bruce. wrote...
Earlier this week my brother failed a treadmill stress
test. Yesterday they scoped out the arteries of his heart
and found one was 90% blocked. When they found the
blockage they ballooned the artery and installed a stent to
keep it expanded. They gave him before and after x-ray
pictures and the difference is amazing.
After a precautionary overnight stay in the hospital, he's
home and doing well. He has permission to return to work
Monday if he takes it easy.
The doc told him that the blocked artery is called the
"widow maker". My brother is about 1 1/2 years younger
than I am.
Bruce.
that stuff's scary, especially in someone younger than you. my
father had angioplasty, then a triple bypass, recently had a
heart valve replaced due to a congenital issue. his first
heart attack was when he was five years younger than i am now.
have you been checked by a cardiologist? might be a good idea,
if only to dispell some unease.
-lisa
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| User: "Bruce." |
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27 Jan 2007 02:21:59 PM |
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98C595ED8F677mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
that stuff's scary, especially in someone younger than you. my
father had angioplasty, then a triple bypass, recently had a
heart valve replaced due to a congenital issue. his first
heart attack was when he was five years younger than i am now.
Yep, scary stuff. My dad has his first heart attack at 45 and died 7 years
later. He managed to make it to age 52, 3 years younger than I am now.
have you been checked by a cardiologist? might be a good idea,
if only to dispell some unease.
Yes, but it was a while ago. At least five years I think. Maybe longer.
They did the cardiac catheterization and declared me to be fine at the time.
I have major factors working against me. My dad died of heart disease. I
smoked for 25 years. I'm being treated for high blood pressure and
extremely high cholesterol (345 before they started me on drugs). I'm
overweight and sedentary.
I'm planning on asking my doc for a new stress test the next time I see him.
Bruce.
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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27 Jan 2007 02:44:20 PM |
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Bruce. wrote...
"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98C595ED8F677mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
that stuff's scary, especially in someone younger than
you. my father had angioplasty, then a triple bypass,
recently had a heart valve replaced due to a congenital
issue. his first heart attack was when he was five years
younger than i am now.
Yep, scary stuff. My dad has his first heart attack at 45
and died 7 years later. He managed to make it to age 52, 3
years younger than I am now.
have you been checked by a cardiologist? might be a good
idea, if only to dispell some unease.
Yes, but it was a while ago. At least five years I think.
Maybe longer. They did the cardiac catheterization and
declared me to be fine at the time.
I have major factors working against me. My dad died of
heart disease. I smoked for 25 years. I'm being treated
for high blood pressure and extremely high cholesterol (345
before they started me on drugs). I'm overweight and
sedentary.
I'm planning on asking my doc for a new stress test the
next time I see him.
Bruce.
my father's first heart attack was at 40. somehow, he's made
it to 80 and is still going. the cardiologist i saw last year
said that even with a strong family history (everyone in my
dad's family until now has died young of heart disease), my
risk factors are low, though i should exercise more. my bp's
ok except when i'm on certain meds, and my cholesterol's good,
since i've been working on my diet.
maybe we should start an exercise program together :-) i'll
tell you on which days i've walked, and you tell me. maybe
that'll keep us going.
-lisa
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| User: "Bruce." |
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27 Jan 2007 02:54:11 PM |
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98C5A01713217mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
maybe we should start an exercise program together :-) i'll
tell you on which days i've walked, and you tell me. maybe
that'll keep us going.
I probably wouldn't be able to keep up my end of that bargain for very long.
I've had periods when I've done amazingly well, but I always fall back in to
old habits eventually. I've tried every trick in the books but it never
works for very long.
I find the elliptical trainer to be excruciatingly boring, and I can't walk
outside in the winter time. The cold here is just too painful and the
winter snow and ice makes it dangerous. Winter breaks my spirit every time.
Bruce.
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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27 Jan 2007 03:32:47 PM |
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Bruce. wrote...
"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98C5A01713217mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
maybe we should start an exercise program together :-)
i'll tell you on which days i've walked, and you tell me.
maybe that'll keep us going.
I probably wouldn't be able to keep up my end of that
bargain for very long. I've had periods when I've done
amazingly well, but I always fall back in to old habits
eventually. I've tried every trick in the books but it
never works for very long.
I find the elliptical trainer to be excruciatingly boring,
and I can't walk outside in the winter time. The cold here
is just too painful and the winter snow and ice makes it
dangerous. Winter breaks my spirit every time.
mall walking? at least it's warm. my local indoor mall has a
morning walkers group. they open the mall early for them.
i'm waiting for a new pair of hiking shoes to come, then i'll be
walking outdoors at least 3 or 4 times a week. that's my promise
to myself, anyway.
-lisa
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| User: "Bruce." |
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27 Jan 2007 03:55:54 PM |
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98C5A84DCC7EDmccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
mall walking? at least it's warm. my local indoor mall has a
morning walkers group. they open the mall early for them.
Probably the only time I could do that would be once or twice on the
weekends. Better than nothing though.
i'm waiting for a new pair of hiking shoes to come, then i'll be
walking outdoors at least 3 or 4 times a week. that's my promise
to myself, anyway.
That's excellent Lisa. Sounds like the result of a New Year's resolution!
Bruce.
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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27 Jan 2007 04:03:29 PM |
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Bruce. wrote...
i'm waiting for a new pair of hiking shoes to come, then
i'll be walking outdoors at least 3 or 4 times a week.
that's my promise to myself, anyway.
That's excellent Lisa. Sounds like the result of a New
Year's resolution!
actually, it's justification for buying a new pair of shoes.
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| User: "Bruce." |
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27 Jan 2007 04:24:48 PM |
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
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actually, it's justification for buying a new pair of shoes.
LOL!! Any reason is a good reason for new shoes.
Bruce.
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