It`s my Heart now...does it ever end ?!!

beardog03
beardog03 Posts: 5,550
edited December 2008 in The Clubhouse
I have been having bad heart defibs and shortness of breath...I connect it with the stress I`m always under, so I go to the doc...

He set`s up more tests , as I already take high blood pressure meds..

I go in yesterday for test...the radioactive dye tests and a test that is supposed to simulate a treadmill test, as the last time I did the treadmill, two minutes into the test the made me stop nad within 45min. I was haveing an angioplasty done...

For those who don`t know....they cut the main artery in your thigh, by your sack(kinda), and shove a tube up into your heart and expand it to open the artery up...hurts like hell !!

anyway, yesterday they give me this chemical that your body produces in small doses on it`s own...when it produces too much...heart attack !

well they give it to you according to body weight...I weigh 262 lbs, and just under 6ft (5'11.5")

it takes 5 min to slowly administer by machine.....I made it for about 4.5 min !!

they self induced a heart attack !!

then freaked out, and ripped the tubes out, and started oxygen..

you body will absorb it fairly quickly, so they just waited for me to come around..

Thank God I did !!

I think my wife and the nurses were more freaked than me...I just thought I was going to die...right there

it feels like the inside of your brain is filling up like a balloon, hearing goes away 9mostly), the fire is being pumped through your heart (hot !)...then somebody is standing on your chest ...real fast heart rate, breathing fast ...can`t catch up with it...then your lungs keep fiiling until you can`t draw a breath....pain in the heart like you can`t imagine...

as I wa sstarting to come around, I saw the horror on the nurses faces, and my wife was in shock...tears running down her face (tears of joy maybe ?!)

anyway, today I find myself sitting here with a monitor strapped to me and all these wires stuck to my chest, running out the bottom of my shirt , to something that looks like a MP3 player , or a walkman !!

Doesn`t get any channels, but my wife wants to plug it into the wall to see what happns !!

I told them if they try to implant anything, I want some mullard tubes instead of SS...that`s how I roll...:cool:

Good to be here today !

And just when ya ythink life sucks and things couldn`t get any worse..

BAMM...they try to kill ya !!
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited December 2008
    Oh man, that's scary stuff! Glad you pulled through that one. Take care of yourself and quit scaring everybody around you.

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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited December 2008
    Thoughts and Prayers are with you in this troublesome time. Wishing you the best, keep your head up positive thoughts are best in time of need.

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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2008
    :D:rolleyes:

    I haven`t gotten my SACD player and my dream system together yet !!

    I aint checking out until I get my Rig together !!
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,151
    edited December 2008
    beardog03 wrote: »
    ...
    Doesn`t get any channels, but my wife wants to plug it into the wall to see what happns !!

    I told them if they try to implant anything, I want some mullard tubes instead of SS...that`s how I roll...:cool:

    Good to be here today !

    And just when ya ythink life sucks and things couldn`t get any worse..

    BAMM...they try to kill ya !!
    Yeah ... but you made it, dude, and both you and your wife are joking about it, so I think you'll be around to pester us all for a while longer yet ... You both seem to have a really nice sense of humor BTW. It's nice that you can be on here to joke about it just a day afterwards.

    Happy recovery, and Merry Christmas to both you and your wife.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2008
    Thanks guy`s...

    It`s good to be here...really !
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2008
    OMG! Robert, I'm so happy you pulled through. Please take it easy, and let your body recover.

    May you and your wife have a restful, safe Merry Christmas.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2008
    How did they get to that artery with those elephant balls you have?
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    How did they get to that artery with those elephant balls you have?

    (cover your eyes Ms. Frizz !)

    two nurses held them back while the Doc shoved !!
    I had to keep reminding one of them that that wasn`t a tube, and not an artery that she was going into :eek:




    Thanks Ms. Frizz....hope you and yours have a safe happy one also
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2008
    It's going to take a lot more than a bunch of docs with some tubes (the plastic kind) to kill you Robert! Get better soon.
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited December 2008
    Phew-I have a headache just reading about the pain-:eek::(
    Here's to a quick recovery-Happy to hear you made it though. :)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,986
    edited December 2008
    beardog03 wrote: »
    I told them if they try to implant anything, I want some mullard tubes instead of SS...that`s how I roll...:cool:
    Gotta love that sense of humor! Man, sorry to hear about this. Heart attacks ain't cool. Best wishes for a speedy, healthy recovery man.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2008
    Thanks guy`s !

    I appreciate all the well wishes

    Gotta keep your sense of humor....if you can laugh at it , you can live with it

    The bad thing is......more meds
    I don`t want to be dependant on meds for the rest of my life

    it cost too much !
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited December 2008
    Glad you pulled through Bear, freaking scary story there for sure. Well wishes and prayers sent brother. Try to relax when you can and go easy.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited December 2008
    happy you're still around!! Good luck from here.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2008
    Good to hear that you are recovering.I know exactly what you are talking about,, we perform the same procedure,, fortunately,, out of about 1000 of these tests,, we've only had a few reactions,, however,none as significant as yours,, get well/better soon.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited December 2008
    Robert glad you pulled through ok bro. Thats some scary shite. Dont hesitate to call on your polk brothers and sisters if you need anything.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited December 2008
    WOW, you and your family will be in our prayers. Take it easy bro and get better.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2008
    Glad to see you psoting after that. Get well soon.

    Damn....two heart incidents in a couple of months...you guys are getting old ;)
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2008
    Hey bro I just wrote you down on my prayer list. You take it easy. You are on my short list of good guys here.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,456
    edited December 2008
    I told ya to stay away from those quacks.

    Glad you're still here, bro.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2008
    HOLY **** ROBERT!!!

    Holy effen ****!!!

    I'm speechless.

    Thank God you are still here on earth.

    If they had told me they want to induce a heart attack on me, someone would have gotten stabbed right then and there in the throat with the biggest sharpest thing within reach. ;)
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  • SBrown712
    SBrown712 Posts: 202
    edited December 2008
    I know what you're going through. Went through most of it myself back in August. I was having the pre-testing done so that I could have back surgery. Failed the EKG, had the stress test and failed that too. Then had the angioplasty and they said that my problem wasn't bad enough to do anything else at the time.
    That stress test was scary as ****. I did think my heart was going to explode. Luckily the feeling didn't last too long. For the angioplasty, they went in through my wrist because I couldn't lay flat on my back. That was a really weird feeling. I was awake and could feel that thing going up my arm.
    The real stress test came when I got the bills. I really did think I was going to have a heart attack when I saw the bill.
    Anyway, glad we both made it though these things. I'm just waiting for the time when "it will get better".
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited December 2008
    ....Positive Thoughts your WAY !

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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2008
    Take care of yourself Robert. Here's to 2009.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited December 2008
    Damn beardog, my bp went up just reading about your experience. Glad you lived through it, hang tough man!
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited December 2008
    Jeeezus... what an ordeal. Get feeling up to snuff and Merry Christmas to you and your's.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited December 2008
    Take it easy on the eggnog this Christmas, Robert. Glad to hear all is getting better, considering.
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited December 2008
    Believe it or not, you have completely motivated me to get my fat **** in shape. I'm glad you're feeling better no doubt!
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2008
    Thanks for all the well wishes !

    I just got back from the doc`s and they took off the monitor, but wouldn`t tell me much until the other Doc finishes his part..
    Should hear something soon...

    ...no news is good news , right ?!!

    I should rest and kick back this week, but....
    Back to work tomorrow....if I`m away too long hey will probably find another slave !!!!
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited December 2008
    Man do everything th DR says and if that means stay home a rest. STAY HOME AND REST. We want to keep you around for a while longer man.
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