In the hospital; AMA

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 05/08/2018 at 17:03 • Filed to: None

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So it is confirmed. Sometime between Saturday and today, I had a heart attack. This is a wakeup call that some lifestyle changes need to be made.

I felt chest pain and some other symptoms, buy but I thougbt it was indigestion and flu. I took it easy on Sunday, and by coincindence I happened to have a doctor appointment Monday, so I told her my symptoms, as I was still having chest pain. She did an EKG, which was “abnormal” and referred me to a cardiologist, telling me to call if I did not hear from them in a week.

I felt bad last night and this morning, and the chest pain persisted. So I went to urgent care, who sent me to the hospital for more tests. They verified that I had a heart attack, but now they are trying to figure out if it is finished or ongoing. I will get an angiogram tomorrow, and possibly additional procedures if needed. I am looking at 2-4 days in the hospital as they monitor me and come up with a treatment plan.

This is scary stuff Oppos, and I should have come in earlier in these symotoms. If ypu have chest pain, do not wait and see if it gets better. Call 911 and go.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 17:36

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gaah... take care mate

WilliamsSW > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 17:36

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Yikes! There’s a lot that can be done for you in this situation, and I imagine the doctors will have some advice, perhaps medications and/or lifestyle changes. Follow their orders !

This should be a wakeup call to help you live a very long, happy, healthy life - best wishes!!!!

Wacko > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 17:38

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Take care of yourself old chap.

3-4 days in the hospital gives you lots of time to research and buy car parts online.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 17:39

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I wish you the best of luck, be excellent to your body without compromise.

AuthiCooper1300 > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 17:42

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Good you decided to get yourself checked, excellent call. Also now we all know you are being taken proper care of.

Methinks more time devoted to enjoyment of your manifold, wonderful pets and magic machine aka Sunchaser would be an excellent idea from now on!

Hang on in there, lad. Get well soon, OK?

Svend > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 17:44

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Bloody hell man you don’t do anything by halves.

I hope you’ve caught it in time before any lasting or long term damage.

Do what ever your told to get well okay.

$kaycog > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 17:48

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Just wow. Thankfully, you had that doctor appointment Monday.

CaptDale - is secretly British > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 17:59

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Fuck dude! My grandfather had a heart attack and 3 bypasses and is still kicking it. You need anything let me know.

ttyymmnn > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 18:02

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She did an EKG, which was “abnormal” and referred me to a cardiologist, telling me to call if I did not hear from them in a week.

Perhaps I’m overreacting, but this seems borderline malpractice to me. She took an abnormal EKG and sent you home with as much as a week (and likely more) before you see a specialist? Seems to me they should have admitted you yesterday, based on your symptoms alone and even without the EKG.

I think you are VERY fortunate, and I am thrilled for you and your family that you took your symptoms seriously and didn’t wait to hear from a cardiologist.

Now, relax, take your blood thinners, and start planning your new life, with lots of leafy greens, low fat foods, and exercise.

razorbeamteam > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 18:05

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No good, but glad you’re in good care. You got lucky that they caught it and good for you for wanting to make changes. Hell, I got food poisoning and it caused me to take a look at my terrible diet. Best of luck to you and try to enjoy a few days of rest. The rest of us will try to make oppo as interesting as possible.

Officer Jim Lahey is not a real cop > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 18:05

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Scary stuff! Glad you’re being taken care of. Get well soon!

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 18:05

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Jibbers! That is scary, but at least it seems like you’re getting taken care of.

My Dad had something similar (stroke) when I was 18 or 19. He wasn’t feeling great, but we went shopping for a few hours and on the way home he casually asked if I could swing by the ER and drop him off. No lasting damage, but scary AF.

As for the AMA: If you were about to go on a 2200 mile road trip in the Sunchaser, what spares, tools, and supplies would you bring? How about if you were limited to no more than $500 in spares?

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 18:07

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Glad you went in. Please get better.

Maybe that move to Colorado is coming sooner than planned?

ttyymmnn > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/08/2018 at 18:13

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Back in 1984, my grandmother came for my HS graduation and stayed for three months. She had a heart attack overnight, and ended up having a triple bypass. Then she lived for 20 more years. And medicine is only 30 years better now.

OPPOsaurus WRX > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 18:25

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Brb gonna go have a salad. Get better. That’s an order.

TheRealBicycleBuck > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 18:31

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Dang. Take care of yourself. My grandfather passed from a heart attack. I never got to meet him. Don’t do that to your grandkids. Stick around for a while longer, someone has to fly the Sunchaser flag around here.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 18:32

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I know what it’s like to be very afraid of a heart attack.

My brother had a heart attack, and his heart simply wasn’t capable of keeping up with his body. He’s now got a tiny turbocharger (impeller) stuck in his heart to help move blood around.

It’ll be a while before he’s on the transplant list, but it was a year or two before he was finally able to come home. It’s rough enough being the family member, I can’t imagine what it’s like to be the one having the heart attack and wondering just how your life hangs in the balance.

Matt Nichelson > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 18:55

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I ignored the signs last year before I had my stroke, so I understand what you are going through. Right now, just be thankful you’re still here. I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery my friend.

AfromanGTO > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 19:04

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Damn dude! You need to light a fire under those doctor’s ass! Make sure you don’t have any damage to your heart. Holy shit, they should have treated you immediately for a heart attack. I hope your ok, but fuck those doctors are so fucking stupid and lazy.

Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 19:13

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WOW, at least you can “enjoy” the fine dining... LOL. Take care.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 19:16

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So sorry to hear this friend....you’ve not had it easy these last few months, and I imagine this may be, at least in part, a culmination of this.

Please get well soon, so glad to hear you’re OK and being taken care of!

Urambo Tauro > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 19:21

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Scary stuff. You’re probably right- I bet this does call for some inconvenient lifestyle changes. I hope everything turns out to be treatable/manageable.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 19:31

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Know that I (and many other anonymous internet strangers) care about your long term health and am thinking of you. I need my supply of Toby and Sunchaser updates.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 19:39

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Hospital, eh? On the upside...there are worse places to be. Well done on avoiding one of them...

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 20:15

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........ just....damn. Get better. Seriously.

aquila121 > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 20:29

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Best wishes for recovery and take care. Your family and friends love you a lot, so they want you to be around a very long time.

For anyone in your life who doesn’t, fuck ‘em. Live out of spite!

nermal > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 21:07

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Glad you caught it when you did - Hope things heal up quickly!

LastFirstMI is my name > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 21:40

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Fortunately the heart is like the Toyota of organs. Just need a tune-up and it’s good for another couple hundred thousand miles! Luckily it wasn’t your brain- that’s like the exotic supercar of organs- sophisticated and cool but nobody knows how to fix it.

Seriously, get some rest and feel better soon.

Joe6pack > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 22:37

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Sorry to hear mate. I’m in my late 40's and I’m starting to worry more and more about these types of things. I quit drinking a couple of years ago and recently took up Yoga. I think the next step is working on the diet - not so much quantity as quality. This processed shit has got to go.

Think about yoga and meditation. It has really helped me detach.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 23:43

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Oh wow. I sure hope you’re feeling a bit better. As someone of a similar age and, um, dimensions, this is the kind of thing that has me concerned about my own longevity, particularly after my hospital visit last week. It sounds like they caught this in time, so with any luck your recovery will be quick and the damage minimal.

I am experiencing chest pains right now, albeit muscular, but that’s a continuation of last week’s problems. It seems I had an adverse reaction to my medications and they made a rather hasty exit from whence they came whilst I was at work yesterday. At least it’s my weekend right now so I have a chance to approach normal before returning.

I guess this might accelerate your retirement plans, no? I just wonder how well the Sunchaser will fare in CO. I, too, have been thinking of retirement, but then again, I’ve been thinking about that since I was 16. Even though I’m not a big fan of the desert having spent the first 45 years of my life in the LA/OC area (yes, I know it’s a Mediterranean climate and not a desert), I fell in love with New Mexico whilst moving and could see myself out there. CO is probably quite nice, but I could do without the snow...

Agrajag > ImmoralMinority 05/08/2018 at 23:56

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Hope it’s a speedy recovery!

Stef Schrader > ImmoralMinority 05/09/2018 at 00:21

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Oh my goodness. Get well soon!

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > ImmoralMinority 05/09/2018 at 00:49

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This isn’t good, but it sounds like it could’ve been a lot worse. Get better, and you’ve got an oppo in New Mexico pulling for you.

My grandfather had his first heart attack at about your age. He quit smoking cold turkey that day. About 10 years later he had another one that resulted in a triple-bypass surgery. After the second one, he got real serious about the lifestyle changes (was retired by then, ate better and started walking several miles per day). 20 years later, his ticker is still going strong.

pip bip - choose Corrour > ImmoralMinority 05/09/2018 at 05:54

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dude!

take care.

time to reset your priorities.

E90M3 > ImmoralMinority 05/09/2018 at 06:39

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Get better soon, otherwise Toby might abscond with the Sunchaser.

CalzoneGolem > ImmoralMinority 05/09/2018 at 07:17

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ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > ImmoralMinority 05/09/2018 at 09:54

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Hope your recovery goes smoothly. My dad had a heart attack about 18 months ago. His was a pretty big one and he was in rough shape for awhile. Good on you for deciding to change your lifestyle. It was the wake-up call my dad needed too.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > ImmoralMinority 05/10/2018 at 09:45

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Scary shit indeed. My grandmother suffered a minor one back in February. We’re all wishing you a full and speedy recovery!

DipodomysDeserti > ImmoralMinority 05/10/2018 at 10:22

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Shit, just saw this post. Heal up.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > ImmoralMinority 05/10/2018 at 11:59

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Get better. it’s convertible weather!

Mercedes Streeter > ImmoralMinority 05/10/2018 at 13:13

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*Hugs* Omg I’m glad you’re okay! Take care of yourself and remember, you have a lot of friends here to help you through this long winding road. The journey is not over yet!