Airboy Will Keep Flying

[BanzaiCat]

+1 to all of the above!  8)

[panzerde]

Glad to hear it! Be well!  O0

[Boggit]

Good to know they sorted it, but I thought you'd already been given the thumbs up after your last run in hospital? Must say I'm glad you got your stent in time. :)

[MikeGER]

uuuh 90%,  a close call! Get well soon  O0

btw: did you felt any symthoms before?  and so went for a cardio check up avd they send yout to the cath,
or was it discovered by a routine checkup?

[Nefaro]

Sorry I missed this.  Hope you're back up to snuff soon.   O0

btw: did you felt any symthoms before?  and so went for a cardio check up avd they send yout to the cath,
or was it discovered by a routine checkup?

I'm also curious as to how it was detected early, if you don't mind sharing some more.

[airboy]

uuuh 90%,  a close call! Get well soon  O0

btw: did you felt any symthoms before?  and so went for a cardio check up avd they send yout to the cath,
or was it discovered by a routine checkup?

During my normal exercise routine or when I was walking at a reasonably fast pace my heart rate would speed up to the point where I could not move.  This started occurring more and more frequently.  Not jogging - just a fast walk.  This starting happening most every time I went up 3+ flights of stairs. 

My wife ordered me to get it checked out.  There are a number of things that can cause this.  Asthma was almost immediately ruled out.  Now you are down to heart issues.

Test 1 = all good news with some ambiguous results.

My doctor argued with the insurance people for a month before they allowed Test 2 (I was just going to pay for it out of pocket).

Test 2 = clear blockage & blood clots in the lungs.

Test 3 = heart cath and then putting in a stent at the same time.  Could not be a more optimal outcome.

If you find that your normal exercise routine or normal daily activities sometimes become impossible due to a heart rate that requires you to stand still or it is impossible to get enough oxygen to keep going - then you probably have something very serious.  Only other time I tended to fell this way was when I was very sick (say a major sinus infection), but the shortness of breath & uber elevated heart rate kept happening when I was not sick.

My wife and I both noticed that my condition was starting to deteriorate pretty rapidly in the last 3 months or so.

So all of this started when the wife and I noticed something was really, really wrong - not during an annual physical.

[LongBlade]

Blood clots in the lungs - wow.

Glad you caught all that.

[MikeGER]

THX for sharing that private info with others Grogs, Airboy   O0

Well, you know some of us are from the 'shake it off'-type when it come to symptoms, and hate to see a doc anyway ...until its to late.
So your example from a fellow Grog is good not to gamble to high when the body sends first early warnings

I will take that to my heart too :)   (no pun intended)   

[Windigo]

I am very happy to hear that you beat the house with the stent and subsequent blockage removal.... but 90%?!  geeze you're a tough bastard...

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

I'm glad you are well Airboy. The early detection is awesome.

[airboy]

This will seem odd - but small changes can catch you unawares.  It has been a week since the surgery.  I now have pink color on the tips of my fingers and toes.  My nails have turned pink.  I have a lot of color back in my face. 

[Windigo]

Your Cialis will last longer too.  O:-)

[LongBlade]

What cialis? This is AIRBOY we're talking about!

[OJsDad]

Glad your doing well Airboy.

I've been installing IT systems for Cardio departments in hospitals for a year and half now.  I've gotten to be in the Cath Lab control rooms for many procedures.  Always amazing to watch.