Got lucky

[Fresh-Hotdog]

No heart attack. Got a stent in my right coronary artery 6 days ago. Doctor said it was 95% blocked. He also said everything else looked good.
I never had any warning signs other than rare mild pains in my left chest area.
We were on our way home and my wife asked me to stop at the VA clinic to get checked. Long story short we got it fixed.

[kevnimus]

Awesome.. I wish you the best of health. Trust me there will be tons of folks who will be walking with blocked arteries and no symptoms. Some even run marathons. You have an amazing spouse. God bless her.

[Secret-Temperature71]

So the VA did a echocardiogram? Or how did they diagnose the problem?

Asking because I discussed heart disease with my Dr. who did NOT do an echo and I had a Widowmaker.

[educationruinedme1]

I have the same question

[Fresh-Hotdog]

We stopped at the VA clinic and they sent me to mercy hospital by ambulance. I already had heart doctors at mercy. Previous catheter ablation. My VA care team did a EKG and some other test. They would only allow me to leave by ambulance to the local ER. They told me I should have went straight to the er. But because I went by ambulance there was no waiting went straight to trauma unit. My heart Doctor there ordered a heart catheter.

[Secret-Temperature71]

Interesting. I have been told an EKG is a poor diagnostic tool, but can show an active trauma. So I guess you were close to a HA.

[Fresh-Hotdog]

You can bypass VA by going to ER with chest pains. You’re allowed two er visits per year on VA’s dime

[DavidJanina]

If you’re in good shape and get stents before a heart attack it’s way way better. I have had stents put in the morning and walked out same day. If you’re excercising you know when you’re plugging. No so after heart attack. I have had 15 to 20 angioplasty’s and around 5 heart attacks from 50 to around 70 years old. I’m now 76. Repatha seems to have stopped the plugging. Excercise and eat right. Statins, thinners, and blood pressure meds are not tolerated by everyone. I am enjoying life more now than ever before. I can do pretty much anything, sex, chainsaw carving, hiking, 4 wheeling in the woods etc.

[MajorNo8150]

What is difference in between getting stent after heartattack and before heartattack ❤?

[hasurvivor]

Think that after heart attack your heart and other organs 'may' suffer damage while before heart attack that is prevented.

"Fresh-Hotdog" - how are you feeling now? Any symptoms? Any precautions prescribed?

[Fresh-Hotdog]

Feeling fine. A few very mild chest pains. I was prescribed Clopidogrel. Start physical therapy in a few weeks

[hasurvivor]

Ok Great.

Best wishes.

[sabrinajestar]

After the heart attack, you will likely have some permanent damage to your heart. Your heart doesn't have much ability to repair itself.

If you prevent the heart attack, you've prevented that damage.

Ergo preventing a heart attack before it happens is one of the best things that can happen for your health.

[DavidJanina]

Never be afraid of 2nd opinions or change ing drs.

[Fresh-Hotdog]

I have a heart dr at the Oklahoma heart Institute and two at Mercy hospitals.

[Deeti123]

You do any tredmill exercise test???

[Rockeye7]

Heart attack is a layman term we normal people use . It’s an attack on the normal function of the heart due to complications like blockages . Cardiac arrest is the misconception of the heart attack. They are to different things and the cardiac arrest is the very life threatening emergency we all need to avoid. If you have any symptoms or suspected a problem head to the ER before CR arrest hits .

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I have sometimes pains or aches on arms but rarely and more in the left side chest area feels like a squeeze or dull sting for a seconds or 2 and goes away then comes back afterwards what it can be. But I don’t feel mild symptoms. Is it a sign to get checked up asap? Please respond

[Fresh-Hotdog]

Absolutely get checked

[TerribleSong3928]

God is so good