Apparently I have had a heart attack

[Bhu]

Had an ekg done this week cause I felt sick at work (I am diabetic). Got told I've recently had a heart attack of some kind. Find out more tomorrow.

[Xyk]

Now I'm no cardiologist, but that seems like something you would notice.

[Eurus]

Wow. I've heard that you can actually have a heart attack and not realize that it's anything more than a chest pain, but never actually heard someone say that it happened to them. Good luck, and hope it was a one-time deal.

[Eldpollard]

Wow. I really hope everything you hear is positive.

[Xyk]

Wow. I really hope everything you hear is positive.

Oh yeah, this too.

[Eon]

Hope it turns out okay!

[TheThan]

Now I'm no cardiologist, but that seems like something you would notice.

my (limited) understanding is that if its a really mild one you might not notice. But it'll make you feel weak and sick.

Also good luck with that, health conditions suck so very much.

[CoffeeIncluded]

Woah. Uh...Well, you're alive!

[The Rose Dragon]

Woah. Uh...Well, you're alive!

How can you tell? Maybe he's, like, a vampire or something.

Obviously we should check if he sparkles in sunlight. If he does, we stake him. If he immolates instead of sparkling, well, problem solved.

[SurlySeraph]

I hope all goes well, and that there isn't a recurrence.

Also, since I spent most of yesterday talking to patients with diabetic ulcers, I'm going to urge you to be careful about your feet just on principle.

[The Dark Fiddler]

I can't help but be reminded of the opening to a speech by a certain memetic badass...

I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.

But yeah, joking aside, I hope you're perfectly alright. You should be if you didn't notice it, but... (alright in the long term, that is. Heart attacks don't qualify as 'alright' ever, really).

[Bhu]

It would explain why I've felt so 'meh' lately...

[Copacetic]

How can you tell? Maybe he's, like, a vampire or something.

Obviously we should check if he sparkles in sunlight. If he does, we stake him. If he immolates instead of sparkling, well, problem solved.

If he's a vampire, how can he have a heart attack? No pulse, ya'see.


Although I wouldn't but anything past Bhu. If he can have a heart attack and only feel "meh"...

[The Glyphstone]

How can you tell? Maybe he's, like, a vampire or something.

Obviously we should check if he sparkles in sunlight. If he does, we stake him. If he immolates instead of sparkling, well, problem solved.

I thought you test for vampirism by tying them down, driving a wooden stake through their heart, then removing the stake. If they get back up, they're a vampire and you burn them. If not, they weren't a vampire.

[Umael]

I am reminded of a story of man who was very depressed and suffered a heart attack. He survived, but figured he could commit suicide by over-exerting himself.

So he went running until he dropped.

No heart attack.

He tried it again the next night.

Still no heart attack.

He tried again, and again, and before too long, he noticed that he was healthier and wasn't depressed anymore.

Anyway, thought I would share that. Good luck to you, Bhu.

[Rawhide]

The medical training I've received always identifies several misconceptions about heart attacks. Primarily, that someone clutching their chest and falling to the ground is actually rather uncommon and that it is possible for someone to have a heart attack and not know it.

I hope all goes well for you and, regardless of if this was a heart attack or not, you use it as motivation to improve your fitness and live a healthier lifestyle.

[Bhu]

The doc is pretty sure it was one. He said the EKG scan he saw indicates damage, so I follow up tomorrow with a Cardiologist.

[Trog]

*bhu hugs*

[Ranger Mattos]

So sorry to hear, Bhu

Primarily, that someone clutching their chest and falling to the ground is actually rather uncommon.

Being uncommon didn't stop it from killing my uncle this year, though But this thread is about Bhu, not me.

So, hope you never have another heart attack again.

[Starfols]

Well, if you didn't notice, it sounds like it's not gonna kill you anytime soon.

Hope that was all you're gonna get!

[Cealocanth]

Uh, I don't know what to say Bhu. Sorry you had a heart attack, glad you didn't have to notice it.

[Tirian]

Well, if you didn't notice, it sounds like it's not gonna kill you anytime soon.

Alas, that's not the way it works. The first heart attack is often free, but it damages the heart. The second one ... that can be an issue.

So here's to hoping that they keep you from getting a second one!

[factotum]

Good luck, Bhu! Here's hoping it's not serious--or at least, as not-serious as a heart attack can ever get.

[Lycan 01]

W... du wubba?

Wow, man. I mean, I'm glad it was a minor one instead of something serious. I mean, it sucks you had a heart attack, but at least now you know to get healthier and take care of yourself so you don't have another one or something...

[Zeb The Troll]

Yikes! It sucks that it can sneak up on a person like that.

I've actually been having the reverse problem for years. I have frequently recurring chest pains in the area that would be alarm worthy. However no one has ever been able to tell me why I have them. I recently underwent several cardiologist tests which confirm that it's not a heart problem, but that doesn't help me figure out what it is.

[Temotei]

Heart attacks aren't good.

Profound statement there.

Hope you feel better and nothing serious comes of this.

[Crimmy]

The medical training I've received always identifies several misconceptions about heart attacks. Primarily, that someone clutching their chest and falling to the ground is actually rather uncommon and that it is possible for someone to have a heart attack and not know it.

I hope all goes well for you and, regardless of if this was a heart attack or not, you use it as motivation to improve your fitness and live a healthier lifestyle.

Exactly what I was gonna mention. Most people think that only if your left sides hurt (arm, leg, and the left side of the chest.) it is cardiac arrest. But for several people, it's simply feeling like you're missing breath, for others it's sleepyness, and the such.

Hope all's right now.

[Lord Loss]

I hope it's something not very serious and that you get well soon.

[Jarawara]

A cautionary tale...

Well, if you didn't notice, it sounds like it's not gonna kill you anytime soon.

A friend of the family, by the name of Dave, went to the doctor's just the Friday before last. He seemed to be having serious heartburn and a little trouble breathing. He thought it might be asthma, or the flu.

Doc said it was a heart attack. They checked him out, found that one artery was 60% blocked, another 80% blocked... and a third was 100% blocked. He went in the following monday for triple bypass.

He didn't survive the surgery.

So take it from the guy who just went through yet another funeral -- just because you didn't notice it before, take notice of it now. Something like this could kill you in a week.

[Mr. Moon]

o.o
Oh dear.
Good luck with the doctor, Bhu. Hope everything goes well. I'll keep you in my thoughts.

Edit: =/ Sorry to hear about that, Jarawara.