Heart Issues Get Checked!

[Feathers and Fins]

I am 43 years old and thought I was in good shape, I am in construction very active and eat good. Heck I have been trying to quit smoking for 6 weeks even and doing very good with that. Went 4 weeks without a smoke until I wrenched my back and got laid up for awhile and started again, but only 3 a day! This from what the docs are thinking might be hereditary.

Anyway Monday I was working on the computer for some work and started feel a little pain in my chest it progressed over a couple hours to my left arm and then hand. I got worried so I had a friend come get me and take me to the ER. You all see where this is going. Heart issues! They have not yet called it a Heart Attack as they are still waiting on more test results to come in. I am finally home, I look and feel like a pin cushion and druggy. I had blood drawn every hour on the hour for 2 days straight and an angiogram (sp) chest x-rays stress test and so on.

Guys this has been a serious wakeup call and I just wanted to urge everyone to go get checked up. I thought this was something to worry about a lot further in life than 43. I am lucky to have caught it this young is how I am looking at it. Diet change and exercise along with completely quitting should work is the Docs feelings right now, but still waiting on all test results which we should get next Tuesday.

Just wanted to post this up and say go get checked. Have the stress test and blood work done, It would be nice to keep reading your post and fishing with you guys for years to come. Like I said I am just 43 and it happened to me.

[Jerry Rapp]

great advice F&F. Three years ago at age 52, I came down with congestive heart failure. 1st major problem that I had had in basically my entire life. Ankles swolled up like balloons, couldn't breath, it was bad. It was sort of a comulnation of things, losing dad, mom in law in the same month after both being in hospitals and nursing homes for a year+, and just basic life things. I went into the ER finally on a sunny, Sunday afternoon because I thought it wouldn't be crowded. They diagnosed me real quick, got me on lasiks for 3 days, plus other meds, and I lost 20 lbs of fluid in that time. And the biggest thing was that I was a salt aholic. I salted everything and anything. Went to No Salt Substitute with no problem. Since I have had no issues, but I get checked by both a cardiologist and my regular MD twice or year or more. Now, let's not even get into the Dermotologist.......... LOL! Sunscreen kids!

[BilletHead]

Mrs. BilletHead and I will be thinking good thoughts for you Scott. Man your just a pup too:) You know there is lots of waterfowl to take down in the future. I had my wellness physical today and I'm basically good to go for another year. Get that 3 a day stopped my friend,

Billethead

[Feathers and Fins]

Marty I am working on it 1 today and hoping to get completely stopped soon. Its given me a new outlook on life, I took my health for granted being young and what I thought was in perfect health. I plan to be around a great many more years. My goal this year to be there for all of us to have the hunt we talked about last year. But even more I was told today my son is getting married so now I have even more to look forward to.

I look at this as a blessing, to catch it this soon in my life and be able to correct it... But man my arm looks like im a druggy, I dont get how people could want to give themselves shots lol.

[Bird Watcher]

Man, I'm glad to hear you're ok. hang in there. We all want to read along with your adventures for a long time.

[tho1mas]

F&F - you better not check out on us. I REALLY LIKE YOUR REPORTS.

Need to figure out your decoy setup before fall.