My Husband Had A Heart Attack On Saturday

[hodge]

Thank you, Gizmo :hug:s!

 

[seedling]

My mom had a similar experience with her heart attack. Fortunately my brother was visiting and when she got up in the morning and said she didn't feel well he called the ambulance (she was put out and said she didn't have time to spend sitting around the hospital all day!). They told her she wouldn't be in the waiting room, she would go right in because she was having a heart attack.
The doctor put in one stent and she said she could feel the blood flow through that spot in a big rush.
The next day she was at home. A little tired but feeling much better without the blockage.

Glad he is doing well and they resolved the blockages quickly. Sounds like he is good at taking care of his health:)

 

[hodge]

Oh, Seedling, I'm so glad your mother did okay, too. Wow, and amazing she got to come home the next day! Thank God your brother was there!!!

 

[scout86]

Thank heavens for autopilot! And well done for calling 911. A lot of people don't think to do that and it's the best way to go most of the time. An ex-bf of mine (still friends) had a heart attack a couple years ago. Similar family history and diet. He emailed after a recent checkup to say they could find no issues. Hoping for the same for your husband!

 

[hodge]

You know, it's funny how sometimes in life situations you have these kind of oddly special encounters with people you don't know. At the hospital I kept running into this really nice young woman in the hallways. (I was restless, as usual, and walked around a lot.) One time, Saturday night, we got to talking. She was there for her father, whose situation is not good. We said we'd pray for each other's loved ones and each other. I wish I had run into her today before we left. I'm thinking about her and praying for her and her father, anyway.

 

[hodge]

Amen, Scout! I'm so glad your friend remains okay. I am really hopeful my husband will, too. We're making the necessary dietary changes . He's on five meds that will help keep his heart well, and he's committed to doing the rehab and whatever it takes. Now, if I could just get him into swimming, lol, but that's always been a no go for him because he's self-conscious about his legs and feet, though there is nothing wrong with them! Also he doesn't know how to swim, but who knows? Maybe this summer he'll think about it :-).

 

[hodge]

Just got done helping hubby settle into bed and will be following soon aside from checking on him before.

I also just remembered that early Saturday morning when we were in the ER at our local hospital, at some point I realized my face was literally dripping sweat, when some dripped onto my husband. My hair on all sides of my face was soaked, as if I'd been in the shower. I went to the bathroom soon after and saw that. It was very weird. Friends later told me it was anxiety. God knows I've experienced plenty of anxiety throughout my life but I have never sweated like that before, ever, without exercise. And I didn't even have a panic attack, even though I've been off Ativan for a couple months now. Really weird. Very, very grateful for no panic attacks, though!

 

[The Albatross]

Sending well wishes for you both Hodge.

 

[hodge]

Thank you, Albatross.

 

[Sammyiam]

Hodge I'm so sorry all this has happened, my friend just had four put in at age 43, he was very lucky walked into the docs and said I think I'm having a heart attack. Talk about alarm bells ringing. My mum had one also. Now days isn't it amazing what they can do. He will have the best or care and it's great that they could fix it. Take care of yourself as well as your husband. Thinking of you

Sammy

 

[lostforgottensoul]

Oh gosh @hodge! Im so sorry to hear but Im so happy he's ok!!

It is amazing what medical science can do these days!

That must of been so scary! Gosh, so very glad he's ok! Keep us updated!

 

[hodge]

Thank you, Sammy. Omg, I'm so sorry about your friend -- 43 is so young! And your mom. It is so amazing what they can do now. I am so incredibly grateful. I don't know what I'd do without him. And yeah, I'm going to try to have an easy day tomorrow. Got all the running done today, getting his meds (which turned out to be really inexpensive, thank God!!!), getting foods for his new diet modifications, etc.

I feel so lucky and grateful that I've been on autopilot and managing so well, but I know that now that the crisis is over I've got to take it easy or else I'll crash pretty bad. I got his nighttime meds organized and he took them and organized his morning meds so he knows what to take, because I probably won't be up yet, lol. So I think things are pretty much under control now. He's pretty out of it with exhaustion. I hope that's all it is. While he was in the hospital they were testing him constantly for stroke symptoms and he came out fine, so I guess he's just really worn out.