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In reply to the discussion: So I had a heart attack last week (Feb 1) [View all]SeattleVet
(5,582 posts)After I had my heart attack thy put in 2 stents, and I'm on basically the same meds they gave you. They took me off of one of them last year.
I had bene feeling a pain in my left arm for a day or two, and was working at the computer at around midnight when I started feeling chest pains. I woke up my wife and had her tale me to the ER. When I walked in and told them my symptoms I was immediately taken in and tested, and given a nitroglycerine patch. That hospital did not have a cardiac unit, so they popped me into an ambulance and sent me to one that did. The care there was outstanding. Had the heart attack on Thursday night, the did the angioplasty and determined where the blockage was, but didn't have the proper stent for the location (it was right at a branch in the artery, and they now have a special type that lets them stent that location) so I had to spend another 2 nights waiting for one to be delivered, but walked out of the hospital and pretty much resumed my normal life and activities almost immediately.
The 6-week series of cardiac rehab classes was very informative and helpful, and paid for by insurance as type of 'preventative care'. I particularly appreciated the one on diet...it started out with, "There are no bad foods." Went into detail about how the body uses things, and that I could eat pretty much what I had always eaten, but remember to keep everything in moderation.
(The doc did make me stop smoking pot, though. I was doing a couple of hits of a high-CBD strain once a week the night before a volunteer shift I have that keeps me on my feet for several hours, and the CBD kept my knees from being inflamed. He was OK with me switching to edibles or vape.)
Have not had any chest pain or other symptoms since the event.
Good luck with the new house, and stay healthy!