Elvis9 Posted January 13, 2017 Member ID: 23919 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 34 Topic Count: 203 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 1002 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 1133 Achievement Points: 12159 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 01/08/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 09/19/1969 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted January 13, 2017 I don't know how many other members or players have had a heart attack. In September of 2010, I was having a numb feeling in my left arm for 2 days, I kept shrugging it off, thinking I got bit by something. One day I went to work, I work at Union Pacific Railroad, My are was still bugging me. as it got close to lunch, I decided to go see the company nurse, I walked through the diesel shop and I was having a tough time breathing, as I sat at a table , I knew something wasn't right. I told the nurse about what was going on, she said I was having a heart attack and gave me a nitro pill and called 911. I was in a backroom lying on the table with an oxygen mask waiting for the ambulance. The hospital was 5 minutes away, but the ambulance was blocked at the crossing for 20 minutes because of a train sitting there. The Yardmaster was supposed to get the train out of the way as soon as there is an emergency. I was very close to passing out by the time they got to me, the emt's gave me more nitro and rushed me to the hospital. I had 100% blockage on one artery and 85% on another. I have 4 stints put in. I was very lucky. I ended up going to cardiac rehab for three months! Anyways I thought I would share my story. Does anyone have any stories of survival? Belted, Labob, Ruggerxi and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
AyaqGuyaq Posted January 13, 2017 Member ID: 3773 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 39 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3138 Content Per Day: 0.74 Reputation: 2983 Achievement Points: 24456 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/06/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 29, 2022 Birthday: 11/03/1966 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Holy crap, Elvis, I'm glad you're still with us! I always carry a bottle of Bayer 325-mg tablets in my coat in case I, or any one else around me has heart-attack symptoms. In fact, one of my co-workers ran into my office and yelled "Paul, you have to come see Cindy!" Cindy was one of my subordinate female employees (who is older than me), and she expressed some of those symptoms; e.g., sweatiness, difficulty breathing, etc. I told someone standing by to call for an ambulance. I ran back to my office and took one 325-mg aspirin tablet from my coat and ran back to Cindy. I told her to chew it and swallow it while someone was getting her water. I told the growing crowd that I was going down to the 1st floor (we were on the 11th) to wait for the paramedics and to ask the security guard to hold an elevator for us. On the way up the elevator, I advised them that I gave Cindy an aspirin tablet. Cindy had to have emergency surgery--but it wasn't for her heart, it was to remove a golf-ball-sized gall stone from her gall bladder. When she made it back to work, our (her?) standing joke was "If you ever have a gall stone, have Paul give you an aspirin and make you chew it." Lol, you can't make up stories like that. Ayaq Damage_inc-, HellTiger , hxtr and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Elvis9 Posted January 13, 2017 Member ID: 23919 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 34 Topic Count: 203 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 1002 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 1133 Achievement Points: 12159 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 01/08/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 09/19/1969 Device: Kindle Fire Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 glad to hear she is ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Hunter1948 Posted January 13, 2017 Member ID: 1850 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 328 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 8620 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 4222 Achievement Points: 55994 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 06/19/1948 Device: Windows Share Posted January 13, 2017 I had open heart surgery in 2008. I have since had a pacemaker put in although the wife was not impressed because it didn't come with a remote for her. I also have stint put in still blocked arteries but they can't do anything with them. My lesson here if you smoke think about quitting as I was a heavy smoker and it almost cost me my life. The Dr. doesn't know how I did survive the heart attack. AyaqGuyaq, AthenA, hxtr and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Elvis9 Posted January 13, 2017 Member ID: 23919 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 34 Topic Count: 203 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 1002 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 1133 Achievement Points: 12159 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 01/08/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 09/19/1969 Device: Kindle Fire Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 I had never smoked in my life, I just had a bad cholesterol problem, I can't even imagine having a pacemaker put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted January 13, 2017 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted January 13, 2017 Glad you guys are all OK. You never know when it will be your time... it could happen Jan 20th 2017. Elvis9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadarLuv Posted January 13, 2017 Member ID: 620 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 80 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 276 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 224 Achievement Points: 2629 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 22, 2018 Birthday: 03/13/1963 Share Posted January 13, 2017 In 2002 I was 39yrs old working for a sign company, I got so stressed out at work I had a mild heart attack. I didn't find this out until 5 days later when I went to the clinic because I wasn't feeling good and when they checked me they told me I had to go to the Hospital where they took an EKG and told me that I had had a mild heart attack. So I went back to work and broke my bosses jaw and Quit. Blackbart, hxtr, Elvis9 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
EastCoast50 Posted January 14, 2017 Member ID: 25026 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 111 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 533 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 1029 Achievement Points: 7151 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 9 Joined: 09/13/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 9 Device: Windows Share Posted January 14, 2017 Very happy to hear that you're still around to harrass and kill me with small arms and artillery, Elvis. AyaqGuyaq and Elvis9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
AyaqGuyaq Posted January 14, 2017 Member ID: 3773 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 39 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3138 Content Per Day: 0.74 Reputation: 2983 Achievement Points: 24456 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/06/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 29, 2022 Birthday: 11/03/1966 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Well, @@EastCoast50, @@Elvis9's motto is "Don't be cruel . . . to a heart that's dead . . . ," or something like that. Frickin' Elvis. Lol. Ayaq Elvis9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
pwrcrzy52 Posted January 15, 2017 Member ID: 103 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 43 Topic Count: 698 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 3298 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 1604 Achievement Points: 25682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 8 Birthday: 07/10/1952 Device: Windows Share Posted January 15, 2017 In Dec 2016 i was having an ache in my chest i thought it was because in oct - nov i was really working hard outside and maybe pulled a muscle. When i finally went to the doctor and stress test then angiogram 99 percent blocked and 2 at 80 percent. So now 4 stents later feeling a lot better, but no snow shoveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Crusher Posted January 20, 2017 Member ID: 4598 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 27 Topic Count: 136 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 488 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 588 Achievement Points: 4789 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 01/01/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 11 hours ago Birthday: 01/28/1972 Device: Windows Share Posted January 20, 2017 WOW! Glad to see you all still playing after that. LOL @ Hunter and the remote.... Elvis9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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