Back from my heart attack
 

Well, on May 19th I was cleaning my kitchen floor and had massive chest pains, left arm pain and my breathing was painful. It went away and came and went and came, so I called 911 and hit the emergency room.

Had xrays, catscan, MRI scan, plenty of blood drawn to check enzyme levels and all the fun stuff.

Turned out one of the 4 major vessels was blocked. They did angioplasty and inserted a stent. I got out Tuesday the 22nd and have been just taking it easy since then.

PR_Dave and everyone at PimpRoll and AdultElite have been great. I'm sure most havent noticed any change, as the folks at the office stepped right in and have taken care of emails and ICQ support :)

Extra double special thanks to my LadyB, who I couldnt have pulled through it without the love and support. :wetkiss

I wanted to just let people know I'm semi-back, and to thank everyone for their well wishes. And special thanks to Greenguy for the lovely get well gift :thumbsup

I'm not back to the 9 to 5 grind yet or on ICQ support yet, but hopefully Monday.

Thanks for reading, and pay attention to your health before it forces you! :Oh crap :pimp

glad to hear you're on the mend Tom! :thumbsup

Stay well :)!

Dude that sucks, happy to hear you're well.. I had "pericarditis" one time when I was 16, felt like an elephant was standing on my chest.. not cool. :)

Now here's some negative reinforcement for your ass. ;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/14...c99c8f28bf.jpg

I'm glad to hear that you are fine and recovering dude.

:)

Here's to a speedy recovery...glad you are ok.

Mike

Good to hear you are on the mend! LadyB will take good care of you I'm sure :) Glad to have you back Tom!

lol, thats too much meat and eggs right there! I'm sure the sauce is none too healthy either, hehe.

My diet has not been BAD to start with. The heavy smoking and extremely sedentary lifestyle was far far more of contributing factors in my case.

i'm due for a heart attack any year now.

no joke.

awww, no thanks needed! I'm just very glad that you've been taking such good care of yourself since this happened. :)

You'd better.. or else! :zzwhip

hehe

Good to hear you made it through alright.

feel better, man.

nice to hear that buddy!!!..take care...

So glad you're getting better. Horrible thing!

I'm glad to hear you're better, Tom

As the widow of somebody that didn't survive his heart attack I can't say how glad I am for you and your family that you did. Take it easy on yourself for a while!

glad you're doing better

Damn took ya 11 days to get back the the board your really slacking:) Seriously though glad you are getting better and hope this is the last heart attack for ya:)

Dayum Tom!! :(

Glad you're doing OK. That must have been QUITE a scare!!

lol xclusive, I posted on another board over a week ago and got scolded because it was too soon :)

Yes Peaches, quite a scare but I'm doing well and my blood is flowing better than it has in a while! :)

Thanks again everyone!

What He said, glad to hear U pulled thru take good care yourself so it doesn't happen again...

Wishing the best man :winkwink:

Just curious, how old are you?

Welcome Back Tom!!

So glad you are doing well.

I'm 42 years old. My father passed away of a massive attack at my age, and my mother had a stroke at 67. My younger sister has been on blood thinners already for some years now. So it's definitely an issue in my family.

However, they did tell me it's not my whole system affected. Looks like I'll probably just be on aspirin and lipitor daily for the foreseeable future. Which is good, because I dont want to be on lots of crazy drugs.

Don't forget all the heart healthy benefits of red wine :upsidedow

Tom I am so glad you are back and on the mend. Scary stuff for sure. Please take it easy and don't rush back :)

Welcome back! Glad to hear you're ok :)

Sorry to hear about that bro! Bad glad it was not fatal! Your lucky! How old are you anyway?

I'm 42 with a family history of heart troubles. Grand parents and great grandparents all lived very long. Parents didnt though, and my siblings have various issues.

We'll see how the old heart holds up once all of the bills start rolling in! (I dont have health insurance).. doh.

I had no idea...I'm sorry to hear about your horrible experience however it's good news because you're here to tell us about it. Now take it easy and take care of yourself. :thumbsup

Oh, and welcome back hun!

nice to hear that :)

Nice to know your doing better now!

Did you give up the smoking?

Be extra good to yourself and a speedy recovery to you! :thumbsup

jesus tom - THANK GOD you're ok now!!!!!!!!

Glad to hear you are doing better, make sure to add some fish into your diet.

Although this was a scary experience for sure. The good news is that your back

Smoking is history for me. Just packs in the poison, and robs the blood of oxygen. If I hadnt been a smoker for about 30 years, I wouldnt have had the problem.
Plus I could probably lose 40 pounds (at least 30 anyway).

Right on Tom! Glad to see you're doing well. :thumbsup

Glad to hear you are doing better.

I'm glad you're back on the attack.