I SHOULD BE DEAD.

battan1120
battan1120 Posts: 310
edited March 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
I went to the hospital last Wednesday thinking I had pneumonia......instead my BP was 212/159 I had a silent heart attack.I am not out of the woods yet.I will live another day to hug my kids and grandson,see the Dead next month and PJ when they go on there next tour.I took life for granted for a long time.So if your an older head like me...take care of yourselves,I thank God today that this was'nt my LAST EXIT!!!!!!
The bus came by and I got on!!!!!
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  • Wilds
    Wilds Posts: 4,329
    Congrats on being "Alive".


    But seriously, glad you made it through that. May you stick around for PJ's 2035 show!
  • Cinnamon Girl
    Cinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    edited March 2009
    Sometimes it's events like this that make us realize how much we take our health for granted! I'm so glad you're okay. Please take everything you can from such a frightening experience, cause your grandbabies need you.

    You better not be a smoker!! :evil: ;)
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  • Fifthelement
    Fifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,965
    Thank goodness you survived. I wish you all the best.
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  • battan1120
    battan1120 Posts: 310
    Cinnamon Girl wrote:
    Sometimes it's events like this that make us realize how much we take our health for granted! I'm so glad you're okay. Please take everything you can from such a frightening experience, cause your grandbabies need you.

    You better not be a smoker!! :evil: ;)
    I quit smoking 15 monthes ago.Thanks for all the GOOD VIBES!!!!!!!! :)
    The bus came by and I got on!!!!!
  • Cinnamon Girl
    Cinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    battan1120 wrote:
    Cinnamon Girl wrote:
    Sometimes it's events like this that make us realize how much we take our health for granted! I'm so glad you're okay. Please take everything you can from such a frightening experience, cause your grandbabies need you.

    You better not be a smoker!! :evil: ;)
    I quit smoking 15 monthes ago.Thanks for all the GOOD VIBES!!!!!!!! :)

    Good for you! :D

    The in between is yours, my friend!
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  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    silent heart attack?!??! now i have another thing to fear.....

    glad you are okay.
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  • milarso
    milarso Posts: 1,280
    Glad to hear you're still with us and kicking.
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Wow I bet that was a wake up call of epic proportions :shock:

    Glad you're still with us dude! :mrgreen:

    {{{{Good vibes}}}}
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    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • spat
    spat Posts: 644
    holy crap thats scary, glad you made it! so what exactly is a silent heart attack anyway?
    My favorite Pearl Jam song: "Corporate Greed Boat Asshole Behind a Counter in the Oval Office"
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    wow, I'm so glad you're ok... that must have been seriously scary :shock: take it easy and take care of yourself :)
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  • InHiding19
    InHiding19 Posts: 2,385
    Glad your not!!!
    Out of the Blue and Into the Black................Uncle Neil Philly 08 here I come!!!!
  • dawng
    dawng Posts: 644
    glad to hear you're OK!

    My oldest brother had a silent heart attack at 42 :( Thank goodness he works at a hospital so when he complained of mild chest pain, one of the nurses put him on a monitor and saw that he was in the middle of a heart attack. Big shocker for all of us siblings (he's the oldest of 6) and an eye opener for us all.

    Get better - and take care!
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  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    battan1120 wrote:
    I went to the hospital last Wednesday thinking I had pneumonia......instead my BP was 212/159 I had a silent heart attack.I am not out of the woods yet.I will live another day to hug my kids and grandson,see the Dead next month and PJ when they go on there next tour.I took life for granted for a long time.So if your an older head like me...take care of yourselves,I thank God today that this was'nt my LAST EXIT!!!!!!

    I'm glad you are still with us. Is this situation described what they are talking about on the Bayer Aspirin commercials? I looked up silent HA and they mentioned aspirin. Did you take one? I carry them with me b/c we have a long history of HA's in my family, but it could be due to their weight or smoking. My father in law had a burning sensation in his throat like he ate onions and upper left back pain. He went to the hospital in a hick town and immediately, they made him take an ambulance ride to Georgetown (near DC) to be explored via catheterization. While they were exploring, they determined he had a heart attack (scar tissue) except he did not know when it happened. He had triple bypass surgery. He smoked though and he was kind of skinny. Now that he quit smoking, he's really overweight. You can't win!

    With blood pressure like that you are lucky you did not have a stroke.
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  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    battan1120 wrote:
    I went to the hospital last Wednesday thinking I had pneumonia......instead my BP was 212/159 I had a silent heart attack.I am not out of the woods yet.I will live another day to hug my kids and grandson,see the Dead next month and PJ when they go on there next tour.I took life for granted for a long time.So if your an older head like me...take care of yourselves,I thank God today that this was'nt my LAST EXIT!!!!!!

    p.s.

    did you put down the salt shaker? there's a new cook book out by a guy that nearly died of a HA. I rec'd it for christmas and I really need to start cooking like that. my mom is really big and she is on BP meds and when we took her out to dinner the other night, she salted her salad and then ate salty italian dressing. she said her blood sugar was high, she shot up her insulin in front of us and enjoyed eating many carbs. I'm wondering if she even cares any more.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more

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