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Post by Satchmo on Oct 2, 2020 15:07:05 GMT -6
Me too! A lot of things went right to beat the “Widow Maker”. Just out of curiosity, no need to answer if you don't want to; did you have high b.p.? High cholesterol? Were you doing a baby aspirin a day? My maternal grandfather died of a massive heart attack in his 40s. I've always worried I got some of his "bad" genes I did have high bp and was on just lisinopril & baby aspirin, but I was pretty damn lax about taking them. Cholesterol has always been good. Nbsp? My father and uncle (his brother) both died of heart attack/stroke at 70. Grandpa lived to 93 though. Guess I was counting on that. |
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Post by biglakebass on Oct 2, 2020 15:40:44 GMT -6
Any surgery? Or just medical attention?
Any damage?
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Post by Satchmo on Oct 2, 2020 15:58:12 GMT -6
Any surgery? Or just medical attention? Any damage? I had a second heart attack on day 10, a stent put in, and defibrillator implanted. If it happens again, this thing is supposed to kick like a mule. Minor heart scarring, but no long term physical or mental issues thank goodness. |
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Post by biglakebass on Oct 2, 2020 16:11:23 GMT -6
Well, the mental part was already scarred long ago wasnt it?  JK. |
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Post by Satchmo on Oct 2, 2020 16:34:39 GMT -6
Well, the mental part was already scarred long ago wasnt it? JK. Yes, but I don’t need any further depreciation. 😁 |
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Post by gsquared23 on Oct 2, 2020 16:55:23 GMT -6
Just curious as to what diet they are recommending going forward
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Post by Satchmo on Oct 2, 2020 17:57:54 GMT -6
Just curious as to what diet they are recommending going forward High fiber, low salt, few processed foods. I will be doing a little cheating on a couple things. In the hospital, they let me eat anything I wanted once I was off the tube food. They just wanted me to take in more calories than my body was using. Still lost 20 lbs in 5 weeks. |
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Post by nhmountains on Oct 2, 2020 18:50:44 GMT -6
Glad to hear your doing better Satchmo. Hang in there and stick with the diet they gave you. I’ve been on a low protein diet for 3 weeks. I’m still getting used to it.
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Post by terrifictom on Oct 2, 2020 20:04:01 GMT -6
Glad to hear you are on the mend.
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Post by Freeborn on Oct 3, 2020 6:14:34 GMT -6
Just curious as to what diet they are recommending going forward High fiber, low salt, few processed foods. I will be doing a little cheating on a couple things. In the hospital, they let me eat anything I wanted once I was off the tube food. They just wanted me to take in more calories than my body was using. Still lost 20 lbs in 5 weeks. When I first met my wife, I was just out of college and 100% meat eater. I did not want or care for almost anything else. To my credit I was and still am a vitamin taker, I work out and partake in outdoor activities like biking, hiking, and walking. During Covid my wife and I try and walk every day. My dad who is 88 use to walk 3 miles a day starting when he retired at 63, he eventually reduced that to walking for 40 minutes which he still does. Luckily my wife continues to be a positive influence on my eating habits. Fruits and vegetables are a daily part of our diet. If you are on a high fiber diet, I recommend cooked cruciferous vegetables. I don’t love the taste of them so I typically put some type of sauce on them. I started with simple hot sauce like sriracha because I needed something to help me choke them down. There are allot of different sauces on the market I would recommend trying a few and at least once a day have a big bowl of cruciferous vegetables. I know allot of people think vitamins are a waste of money but I think they are cheap insurance so we take them. Multi, Calcium, Fish Oil, and .81 aspirin each day. Also, I am not a big fan of medications, only if you have to be on them. I married into a family of pharmacist, 4 Dr. of pharmacy in my wife’s family and to a person they don’t like medications and always recommend finding a solution without them. |
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Post by Reagan on Oct 3, 2020 7:36:26 GMT -6
I now try to eat mostly plants and animals. Yes, I cooked the kids waffles today and I ate them. But most meals most days are not out of a box. I take fish oil and fiber. The only medication I have taken in years is NyQuil when I have had a cold.
I had to look up cruciferous. Yep, I’m into that.
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Post by Freeborn on Oct 3, 2020 7:54:25 GMT -6
I now try to eat mostly plants and animals. Yes, I cooked the kids waffles today and I ate them. But most meals most days are not out of a box. I take fish oil and fiber. The only medication I have taken in years is NyQuil when I have had a cold. I had to look up cruciferous. Yep, I’m into that. Sounds like you have a smart approach. In my opinion grains cause cancer so I minimize them. That also goes along for dog food, any dog food that has a high portion of grains (above 5-10%) will give your pet cancer. Grains are a way to feed the masses but not healthy as a major portion of your diet. Pharmacists are science based people, they use those terms. I also had to look it up and I have a hell of a time pronouncing it. |
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Post by smallchunk on Oct 3, 2020 11:40:36 GMT -6
Glad to hear you’re doing better!
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Post by chummer16 on Oct 3, 2020 18:04:58 GMT -6
Scarry stuff. Take it easy getting back. I know I am a ticking time bomb but I eat what I want. Past time to start worrying about the next 30 year.
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JK.
