Had a stent put in to "Ukulele Songs"
We All Believe
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Without question, the weirdest place the band has ever come up in my life lol.
I'm in poor shape, and I've never made my health A priority, never mind THE priority.
Had a heart attack a few days ago.
Major pain in my left arm and chest, unlike anything I've ever felt before.
Went to the ER. EKG was abnormal, and the cardiac enzymes in my blood were spiking, doubling over the course of 3 hours.
Before the cardiac catheterization started, the nurse asked me if I wanted to listen to music. I said "Normally, the music I listen to isn't conducive to relaxing lol, so how about Eddie Vedder's Ukulele Songs?"
She said "Excellent choice, that Eddie Vedder."
I was barely sedated. Fully aware of the whole thing. Took less than an hour.
It was odd to watch them poke around and hear "Walk the dog and pay rent to ya..." lol.
No one had any reaction to Hey Fahkah, not even the tech that had to shave my groin.
One artery was 70% blocked, hence the stent.
Another is completely blocked, but apparently has been for years. Blood vessels have grown around it, and the other arteries have been compensating for it for a while. Either going to get another stent, or just leave it alone. Depends on what the doc says.
Ultimately, no damage to any heart tissue, and I won't need major surgery. Won't be a life-altering thing. LifeSTYLE-altering, however, is another story.
If I go back for the other one, I wonder if they'll let me listen to Vitalogy, or something like Ride The Lightning lol.
Take it from me, since I've been seriously examining my own mortality for the first time over the past few days:
Don't take your health for granted.
Time for me to obey the law of the heart.
I'm in poor shape, and I've never made my health A priority, never mind THE priority.
Had a heart attack a few days ago.
Major pain in my left arm and chest, unlike anything I've ever felt before.
Went to the ER. EKG was abnormal, and the cardiac enzymes in my blood were spiking, doubling over the course of 3 hours.
Before the cardiac catheterization started, the nurse asked me if I wanted to listen to music. I said "Normally, the music I listen to isn't conducive to relaxing lol, so how about Eddie Vedder's Ukulele Songs?"
She said "Excellent choice, that Eddie Vedder."
I was barely sedated. Fully aware of the whole thing. Took less than an hour.
It was odd to watch them poke around and hear "Walk the dog and pay rent to ya..." lol.
No one had any reaction to Hey Fahkah, not even the tech that had to shave my groin.
One artery was 70% blocked, hence the stent.
Another is completely blocked, but apparently has been for years. Blood vessels have grown around it, and the other arteries have been compensating for it for a while. Either going to get another stent, or just leave it alone. Depends on what the doc says.
Ultimately, no damage to any heart tissue, and I won't need major surgery. Won't be a life-altering thing. LifeSTYLE-altering, however, is another story.
If I go back for the other one, I wonder if they'll let me listen to Vitalogy, or something like Ride The Lightning lol.
Take it from me, since I've been seriously examining my own mortality for the first time over the past few days:
Don't take your health for granted.
Time for me to obey the law of the heart.
May your days be long, til kingdom come.
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Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Gremmie Out Of Control (BAM!), Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Whale Song (DOUBLE BAM!), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Amongst the Waves, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, Got to Give, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
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Best wishes with your new lease on life.
Take good care.
Glad to hear there was minimum damage to the heart.
Take care of yourself.
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Gutted: London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023