Monday, August 11, 2008
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THANK YOU!
I feel very lucky and very fortunate! I have wonderful family and friends and co-workers and doctors and nurses. After four days of the unknown, we are finally getting some answers. It was indeed a heart attack. A week before my 35 birthday. The first day was the scariest. When I woke up, I thought I had slept wrong. My neck was VERY stiff and I had a pain in my chest and my back. It would not loosen up. When it increased to my neck and my jaw I got scared and knew something was WRONG. Then my left hand went numb and began to tighten into a fist. Maggie would not leave me. She also knew something was wrong. Looking back we probably should have called 911. But I was trying to keep myself calm and alert. I talked to carl and my mom on the phone until he got there.
We are now finding out that they are calling it a heart attack.But the good news is the arteries were totally clear. The bad news is there was damage done to my left ventrical wall. They don't know if it will regenerate it self. What do we do? Hope and pray it doesn't happen again - I have to start taking medications three times a day everyday. My diet and my wieght were good so they weren't too concerned with that. My legs are very sore, mostly my right leg from the heart cath. I can't do much walking. My arms are black and blue because they were poking me every 6hrs. I told them this morning they were going to have start using my feet because I don't have any viens left in my arms! But man I sure missed having cheese and salt for four days!! I was the youngest person in the entire wing of the hospital. They all kept telling me I'm WAY too young to be havin a heart attack! I was the only person in the entire wing of the hospital watching cartoons!! HA HA! I also was able to watch a very good portion of the Olympics.
I feel very lucky first and for most for Carl. My mom (who made record time driving from Salt Lake to here in less than 10hrs only briefly stopping in Flagstaff to sleep for a few hours!)my family who's been calling and sending flowers and cards and visiting. The doctors and nurses (especially my night nurses) were awsome!
Please please if you have chest pain of any sort call 911! My situation could have been a whole lot worse! I was very lucky. Someone is definately looking out for me!
I feel very lucky and very fortunate! I have wonderful family and friends and co-workers and doctors and nurses. After four days of the unknown, we are finally getting some answers. It was indeed a heart attack. A week before my 35 birthday. The first day was the scariest. When I woke up, I thought I had slept wrong. My neck was VERY stiff and I had a pain in my chest and my back. It would not loosen up. When it increased to my neck and my jaw I got scared and knew something was WRONG. Then my left hand went numb and began to tighten into a fist. Maggie would not leave me. She also knew something was wrong. Looking back we probably should have called 911. But I was trying to keep myself calm and alert. I talked to carl and my mom on the phone until he got there.
We are now finding out that they are calling it a heart attack.But the good news is the arteries were totally clear. The bad news is there was damage done to my left ventrical wall. They don't know if it will regenerate it self. What do we do? Hope and pray it doesn't happen again - I have to start taking medications three times a day everyday. My diet and my wieght were good so they weren't too concerned with that. My legs are very sore, mostly my right leg from the heart cath. I can't do much walking. My arms are black and blue because they were poking me every 6hrs. I told them this morning they were going to have start using my feet because I don't have any viens left in my arms! But man I sure missed having cheese and salt for four days!! I was the youngest person in the entire wing of the hospital. They all kept telling me I'm WAY too young to be havin a heart attack! I was the only person in the entire wing of the hospital watching cartoons!! HA HA! I also was able to watch a very good portion of the Olympics.
I feel very lucky first and for most for Carl. My mom (who made record time driving from Salt Lake to here in less than 10hrs only briefly stopping in Flagstaff to sleep for a few hours!)my family who's been calling and sending flowers and cards and visiting. The doctors and nurses (especially my night nurses) were awsome!
Please please if you have chest pain of any sort call 911! My situation could have been a whole lot worse! I was very lucky. Someone is definately looking out for me!
Great big {{{HUGS}}}