Did you miss me?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

Just back from three days in hospital because of "myocardial infarction". I'd felt crummy on Sunday and Monday, but did not have symptoms that would make sense to go to the ER. After all, feeling crummy isn't at all specific or helpful to the docs.

Tuesday morning I felt so awful I couldn't get out of bed, and when I finally did, I called 911. This is the second time I've ever called them, and they are wonderful. This time I had serious chest pain, and the 20 or 30 minutes it took to get to the hospital were very difficult. But when we got there, I was well taken care of, got appropriate care, and now I'm home, lucky me.

As I was posting this, I realized that heart issues are extremely common, and so the medical field is good at dealing with them, and that got me thinking about how much worse it would be to have some rate disease they know little about.

Again, lucky me.

[Permanut]

1. Glad you lived to tell about it!

You are so correct, the things they can do now are amazing, and it seems like there's a new amazing thing every week.

[SheltieLover]

2. Glad glad you're ok!

Healing vibes on the way to you!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. Oh, and the most impressive part is a ginormous bruise on my

right arm. I'm having fun showing it to people. Everyone is horrified.

[orleans]

9. very glad you're back. sorry to hear you've got a wicked bruise. keep taking good care

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

18. The bruise does not hurt at all, which is great.

[marybourg]

4. Glad you're doing better now.

[electric_blue68]

5. Oh, dear! Glad you got help! Just saw this.

[brer cat]

6. I am glad you had good treatment and are now home.

Take care and keep us updated on how you are feeling.

[BaronChocula]

7. It's your first step

to your many more miles down the road!
Good for listening to your body.

[calimary]

8. Thanks for the update - we all love good news!

Glad you're back home where everything is familiar and cozy again. Somehow it always feels better and more manageable when you're back on your own turf.

Let us know how you're doing!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. Thanks to all of you.

Despite this, I consider myself the healthiest person I know. I recover very fast from anything. Two weeks after my first heart attack in 2020, I saw my cardiologist two weeks later, and he told me if he had not actually seen me in the ER, he would never had guessed I was just past a heart attack.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. I usually break a bone every other year or so.

Never anything major, usually a toe. Several years ago I was thinking, hmmm, it's been a while since I've broken anything. Inside two weeks I broke two toes and one arm. The arm needed a sling literally for just a day and then I was fine.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. I am also working on improving my diet.

The basics: more fruit, veggies, fresh food.

It helps a lot that I eat very little pre-prepared stuff. I do like to cook. My main problem these days is that I live alone, have a small appetite, and don't want to eat the same thing three days in a row.

[NJCher]

16. That's easy

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Make any recipe but just cut in half or thirds.

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I did miss your posts but didn’t think too much of it because sometimes you skip days without writing a post.

Glad you're ok.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

19. I'm fairly good at reducing recipes.

I do get very tired of eating the same thing several days in a row.

[yonder]

13. Good to hear you're now home after that scary event.

Rest up and stay on that positive path to a full recovery.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. The very worst part of my stay was the

stupid gowns. Whoever orders them for the hospital apparently thinks all the patients are at least six feet tall and proportionate to that weight. I am a woman, despite my screen name, and at the risk of too much information, It was awful because the gowns kept on getting in the toilet when I peed. What's the problem with having at least two different sizes?

I'm 5' 1.5 inches tall, weigh 105 pounds. The gowns kept on literally falling off me if I tried to stand up and walk at all. I'm going to organize a "go to hospital" bag with the basics, especially my denture adhesive. At least they had that in the hospital pharmacy for me.

[arthritisR_US]

15. How is this medical issue you dealt with being financed givien

the shitgibbon’s bullshit

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

20. I'm on medicare, with an Advantage Plan.

Have no idea at this point what I will eventually owe.

[lark]

17. Glad you had such a good outcome!

Hope you are following up with a good cardiologist.

I'm seeing a cardiologist now for weird blood pressure issues, trying different meds. Last night was horrible, only got 4 hrs sleep, but I learned a lesson so hopefully tonight will be better. Lesson - take the nightly Amlodopine right after dinner, don't wait and take it late.

Us older folks have to really pay attention to our hearts.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

22. I am currently living in a senior

facility here in Santa Fe. It's Independent and Assisted living, and all the old folks here are very sympathetic and I've gotten many offers of rides if I need them. That's good.

[lark]

32. Glad that you live in a very supportive environment!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

33. Yes!

Right now I don't need a lot of help with things, but we are all happy to help each other out here.

I have two cats, and having people right here who can stop in and take care of them is enormous. I did have good neighbors where I lived before, but this is better for me, at least right now.

[malaise]

21. WOW!

Take care and heal well

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

23. Oh, and another annoying thing is that I seem to be

continually finding those things, whatever they are called, they attach electrodes to for measuring various things. Good, grief! They'd pull some of them off, never got all of them, and I'm a bit sorry I didn't count or save them.

[DavidDvorkin]

24. Wow! Glad you're okay.

[blogslug]

25. Welcome back!

[CentralMass]

26. I'm glad that you are ok. Take care.

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. It's good that you called 911 when you felt so badly.

Happy to hear that you're on the road to recovery.

[KT2000]

28. If you have cardiac classes

in your area, I recommend them for good information. It is scary after one of those so the classes are good for giving you direction. I now go to the gym and do the same exercises I learned in the classes so it seems safer. Hearts can heal from those things!

[elleng]

29. OH GOOD, glad they know what they're doing!

[usonian]

30. I was going to ask about your muscle, which protects bones.

But you gave it away. I am sure you're on whatever can help with the bones and good luck keeping them intact. I read some material on preventing falls, and how to get up. I'll look it up.

Sounds like you've got fighting spirit and some helpful friends. So glad that you do.

Best wishes.

[Scrivener7]

31. That's an awesome attitude about a really difficult situation. Take good care of yourself. Glad you're back.

[ProfessorGAC]

34. Good To Hear You're Rebounding

You're Right. What the cardiologists can do with heart issues today is amazing.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

35. Thanks to all of you for your good wishes.

I really need to do as little as possible for a few days. Right now I'm having a fair amount of dizziness and I'm not entirely sure why. I just hope it's not a side-effect of medication, or that I adjust to the meds and it goes away. Meanwhile, I'm glad I am in the senior living place, as so much can be taken care of for me. On Fridays we can sign up for a lunch outing, and I always sign up for those. It's a nice change from here.

Despite this event, and occasional other such, I still consider myself the healthiest person I know, and I still have plans for my 97th birthday.