Yes, my dad's brother dead by 35 from heart, dad made 52, grandad 56. I had my first heart attack in my mod 30s but the damage was nowhere near as severe. Body feels like I'm a passenger in a shitty car but still grateful I made it. Having to keep a smile on my face while they wheeled me past my 10-year-old daughter really broke my heart.... Also when they were hurried out of the emergency room as they were starting to put defib stickers on my chest as my heart rate went orbital. And if you think a heart attack hurts, wait until the clot busting stuff starts working and your heart gets new oxygen... it is like the most painful version of a sleeping foot.
The stents also hurt like fuck... But then again they inflate those veins using about 18 to 20 bars of pressure, (about ten times more than a car tire) before they can get the stents in there. Was also interesting they went into my heart via the wrist as opposed to the groin. The groin is a load less weird feeling than someone feeding a rubber tube up your veins as they use multiple catheters for diagnostics and repair. I was treated by probably one of the two top outfits in our country... (the reason I have stayed on my medical aid despite it taking 50% of my income every month... I just had a suspicion things were going to tank, there were many small signs I tried to rationalize away).
I'll post before and after pics of my heart a bit later.... it is like 2am now but my body clock is out from being in bed for days now.
Once again thanks so much for all the support, few of you will know how much it meant to me.
