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10-23-2014, 9:02pm | #1 | ||||||
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My dad suffered a major heart attack today.
For those that do not follow on facebook..
About 3 years ago, before he retired my dad began suffering from bouts of chest pain and shortness of breath...local doctors could find nothing...sent him to the big VA hospital in Biloxi. They performed a barrage of tests over the course of 6 hours...and found that his heart, lungs, and arteries were clear...and he was probably just getting old, and needed to slow down. He was 61 at the time... So, it continued to happen off and on, since then...but if he rested a bit, he would be fine... This morning about 10am, he was doing some welding on a trailer, and it happened after he bent over to pickup a grinder. He walked it off, came in..sat down...and over the course of about 3 minutes, turned jaundice....whiteish, his skin lost its tightness on his face...got dizzy, I called 911... Ambulance got there...git him to the hospital and took him directly into the cath-lab, he had 2 arteries blocked...100% and 98%, and 2 others that were about 50-60%, but were near branches and are not of any concern. 2 stents later, they restored 93% blood flow...and he is better, in CCU overnight. Doctor said..it was not a massive attack, but it was major... When I asked her, how long he had, she said.."LEts say, in this line of work, we classified him as imminent, and you can take from that what you will...but he was in a very bad way" Hug your loved ones tightly...you never know how far you, or they are from this kind of thing. His GP gave him a clean bill of health 1 week ago today...his BP was 124/72 yesterday..no kidding. |
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Damn man. That sucks.
I hope for a speedy and full recovery. |
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Prayers for you're pops Tommy.
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Doctor said he has 1 valve in h is heart that is leaking, she said if it gets worse, they may need to operate to repair it...but that if it gets any bette,r he can probably live a full life with no ill effects..considering that 64 year olds tend to not run marathons, or tag football...things that are very very hard on the heart.
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Thanks for letting us know, Red. I will keep him in my thoughts. Hope he has a full and speedy recovery.
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Sorry to hear that. I hope he recovers quickly and fully. Glad you were there to get him squared away. |
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JB told me about this via text earlier today.
I know we don't agree on......pretty much anything.. That said, I wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy. I hope he pulls through. Sorry Tommy. Stay Strong. |
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Prayers for him and you Red.
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Prayers for a full recovery!
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Hoping for the best.
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Prayers sent for your dad, Red. And for you as well.
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Prayers given for your dad, you and family.....
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Prayers for your dad and your family.
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All my prayers for your dad tonight, Tommy. Mine never made it.
Tell him how much you love and respect him every chance you get. |
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Boy, I'd be really pissed at the VA hospital for missing those blockages. Those kind of problems don't just pop up, they take years and years to develop.
I hope he changes his lifestyle (diet and exercise) and recovers fully. He's still a young man. |
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