Happy Saturday!!
Ain't it great to be alive?
So here is most of the story.
Tuesday, I worked a 4-4 day, got home and mowed the rest of the yard. Which involved only the front yard and side hill. When I was done and putting the lawnmower away, I felt exhausted, and just hot as hell. It was very humid out, so I thought I was having heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
Then I started having serious chest pain, like it was wanting out of my chest, not the signs of pressure.
Still thinking it was heat related, I walked up the hill, back into the house for a cold drink. I was so hot, and the pain was terrible. I kinda passed out on the living room floor. Heard a car door shut and immediately sat up on the stool and drank half the bottle down. I told my wife I wasn't feeling to good and needed a shower. Went to the bedroom and didn't come out till after I told her to drive me to the Hospital. Probably not the best of ideas I've ever had..lol.
Stupid slow people driving in front of us. We hit the main street and sure enough, this lady was driving slower than the speed limit. I told my wife to go around, but she too was freaking out. So I started pushing the horn..lol. The biatch went even slower then. Once we hit the part where it became one way..we went around her as I was flipping her off.
Got to the hospital and no one was around to help me, even tho 911 let them know I was coming. Once in there, they hooked me up with leads, IV, Nitro and morphine ν ½νΈ. The staff was in touch with a Cardiac Hospital to determine whether I was going by Ambulance or Helicopter. Well, once the morphine wore off the pain came back enough to warrant life flight.
Once I got there, they stripped me down, knocked me out and I woke up with a heart Cath in my groin and 2 stents in my heart's arteries. From then on, the staff came in every 15 min, checking vitals, not knowing I had been up since 1:30am Tuesday morning. That afternoon, my wife found the hospital. Yes, she got lost..lol. The doctor came in and told me that I had 2 stents put in, in arteries that were clogged 99 and 95%. He also explained that I will have another stent put in on Thursday. Also told me about needing more in the future.
Thursday came and instead of 1 stent, new doctor, there were 2 more new stents. So 4 total.
Can't lift anything over 7 lbs, off of work another week. I am hoping VA picks up most of this bill.
Side note...I stayed in a humourous mood the whole time. Telling jokes and just trying to keep my spirits up.
Yesterday when I got my first shower, since 1:30 am Tuesday morning, it finally hit me that u almost died. Yes, I broke down and cried like the big boy I am..lol.
Thanks for all the thoughts, prayers and support. Don't personally know any of you, but love you all as if I did ν ½νΈν ½ν±ν ΌνΏ»ν ½ν²ͺ
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