A Nearly Broken Heart

Dave,

Glad to hear you are doing OK. :rainbow :hot Now, let's just keep it that way. :thup :thup is better than toes up anytime. Looking forward to seeing you on the water in '10 and especially that river cruise next year.

Prayers for you for a good rest, and you and family for many years of boating ahead.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
Dave ignore Jim, I was trying to be nice. My younger friends are always telling me how good I'm doing for my age and my older friends keep telling me how good it much be to be young.

I'm not tall, short, rich, poor,ugly or good looking. I am all around average.

Hope you are felling better.
 
starcrafttom":boki6gzk said:
What do you think was the cause of the blockage?
Susan will be praying for both you and Carol.
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Many thanks to all of you for your comments and best wishes!

Tom, I've always prided myself as "being in shape", however, I've not always been the most "health conscious" in my diet, that being said I've never really carried any extra "pounds" as those who have seen me know.
As far as blood lab results etc., (with the exception of my PSA being "out of whack" when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 6 years ago), I've had great "returns" with the results. Cholesterol levels have always been good...much to the chagrin of wife Carol, because of the copious amounts of Ice Cream I've indulged in in the "past".

There are two "most likely culprits"......As a firefighter, I've had an inordinate amount of exposure in the past to the by-products of fires during the overhaul stages of a fire. In former years the fire service was not as stringent in wearing proper respiratory equipment during the overhaul phase, even though we have worn proper respiratory equipment during the actual fire extinguishment. In the aftermath of a fire a tremendous amount of harmful pollutants/chemicals are in the air as we search for hidden "hot spots" and without proper protection are ingested in our systems.

The other "most likely culprit", is the "family I was born into".....more commonly known as "familial history". My dad and his two brothers both suffered heart attacks in their mid 60's. Dad survived the heart attacks in his 60's, however died of cardiac arrest at age 72. His two brothers (my uncles) suffered cardiac arrests in their mid 60's.

The reason that I am sharing all of this information with "my C-Brat" family is for educational purposes and I'm reasonably certain that most of you know the "risk factors" of heart disease, but reminders are always good as we often feel invincible.

One question that I particularly ask of my younger "chest pain" patients is "what is your familial history". Because that is a huge contributing risk factor, if there is a history of less than stellar "heart history".

Thank you all for your prayers and concerns......Carol probably needs them more than me, because I now feel quite "frisky" after having the stents inserted..... :wink :mrgreen:
 
I'm sure glad you're back to frisky, Reverend Dave! We wouldn't have it any other way. Just wouldn't seem right. Sure was a surprise.

Thank you for sharing your experience, explaining risk factors and prompting health-conscious conversation from fellow Brats.
See you on the water.
:love
 
I saw Dave at the Larkspur GT and he said he's had his final tests and got the go-ahead to return to work on Monday. He looks great, maybe a little leaner and meaner (if that's possible). I heard the guys at the station have been working overtime to bring things back up to his standards. All the best to you Dave.
 
dotnmarty":1o3bovnq said:
I saw Dave at the Larkspur GT and he said he's had his final tests and got the go-ahead to return to work on Monday. He looks great, maybe a little leaner and meaner (if that's possible). I heard the guys at the station have been working overtime to bring things back up to his standards. All the best to you Dave.
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He did look good, didn't he? Dave, I am very happy for you that the outcome was so favorable. :thup :love :thup

Warren
 
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