Blood Pressure...

Felt a bit weird earlier (ironically during a phone appointment with my GP). Checked my BP and it was 170/110. Just wouldn’t go down to normal. 3 Aspirin and a spray of GTN later, and all seems well. Could have spiked because I’ve naughtily been taking ibuprofen for my back pain. Even took a quick shower in case I needed to get to A&E again. So far so good. Just a reminder that ibuprofen is BAD. Avoid at all costs if you have cardiac issues.

@Grant how are you doing now?
 
The Voice said:
Felt a bit weird earlier (ironically during a phone appointment with my GP). Checked my BP and it was 170/110. Just wouldn’t go down to normal. 3 Aspirin and a spray of GTN later, and all seems well. Could have spiked because I’ve naughtily been taking ibuprofen for my back pain. Even took a quick shower in case I needed to get to A&E again. So far so good. Just a reminder that ibuprofen is BAD. Avoid at all costs if you have cardiac issues.

@Grant how are you doing now?
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Thanks for the tip, didnt know Ibuprofen is not good for BP
 
The Voice said:
Felt a bit weird earlier (ironically during a phone appointment with my GP). Checked my BP and it was 170/110. Just wouldn’t go down to normal. 3 Aspirin and a spray of GTN later, and all seems well. Could have spiked because I’ve naughtily been taking ibuprofen for my back pain. Even took a quick shower in case I needed to get to A&E again. So far so good. Just a reminder that ibuprofen is BAD. Avoid at all costs if you have cardiac issues.

@Grant how are you doing now?
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Small update more tests and ecg indicate recent anteroseptal MI :
Anteroseptal myocardial infarctions are commonly caused by the rupture of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque in the left anterior descending artery. Delayed or missed diagnosis of an anteroseptal myocardial infarction can lead to high morbidity and mortality.
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This probably happened thurs evening around 8pm
severe chest pain, numbness of (all limbs), dizziness, blurred vision - while lying in bed.
this started off with me feeling hot and flushed (face) while sitting in the lounge watching tv.
went to lie down & everything started - lasting about 5 mins.

stay tuned for next installment :p
 
Grant said:
Small update more tests and ecg indicate recent anteroseptal MI :


This probably happened thurs evening around 8pm
severe chest pain, numbness of (all limbs), dizziness, blurred vision - while lying in bed.
this started off with me feeling hot and flushed (face) while sitting in the lounge watching tv.
went to lie down & everything started - lasting about 5 mins.

stay tuned for next installment :p
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Yeah symptoms all pointed to a heart attack. Good news you’re still with us at least! What’s next steps? Stent? Bypass?

Also, welcome to the “widow maker” club! 12% chance of survival outside of hospital! Mine was 99% blocked.
 
The Voice said:
Yeah symptoms all pointed to a heart attack. Good news you’re still with us at least! What’s next steps? Stent? Bypass?

Also, welcome to the “widow maker” club! 12% chance of survival outside of hospital! Mine was 99% blocked.
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Already have a stent.
Had bypass + valve replacement last year.

Had a 2nd MI this morning at 5am, previous one was around 8pm last Wednesday.
Got a massive injection in the stomach area when it happened. Was told the MI would have led to cardiac arrest were it not for the injection in time.

Saw a dead body being removed from ICU this morning, and watched a 2nd (elderly woman) slowly die during the course of the day.
I could see the would not make it to sunset - don't know if she was unable to talk to medical staff (totally unresponsive to verbal communication ), or simply part of the dying process.
It was a little unnerving for me, she did not take her eyes off me the entire day until her death, she looked nowhere else, at all, during the entire day - and smiled a few times. It seemed she was entirely focused on me from the moment she saw me - no reaction to anyone else in any way all day. I had a compulsion to go talk to her, but we were in diagonally opposite beds but I was attached to a whole lot of equipment so could not move.

As to what lays ahead for me, a nursery rhyme comes to mind - humpty dumpty.
Im not afraid of death in any way whatsoever, given my medical history over the last 2 years, and that of my family (mother and her 3 siblings all had invasive cardiac procedures (stents, pacemakers, bypass surgery etc - all died from cardiac arrest), I reckon I have about 2yrs left.
Since a young age I have always been fascinated as to what happen to use during the last few minutes of our life, and into the next few after death.
Unbeknown to most, clinical death is determined when ecg / eeg are no longer able to detect any electrical activity in heart or brain.
However, complete cellular death in the brain stem takes about 15 minutes after "clinical" death has occurred. Our bodies function on a cellular level and the brain stem is the "heart" of neurological activity.
While I'm a complete atheist and reject the idea of a god & heaven & hell, I do believe there is something going on during this period as medical science has yet to establish exactly where and when in our brain a sense of self awareness & consciousness begins and ends.
My personal theory given ppl report near death experiences in a similar manner across all cultures and religions all over the world - the so-called NDE is simply part of cellular death process within the brain stem - it seems the only common denominator shared by atheists and ppl of various religions and cultures.
Although I'm a sceptic of note, I have experienced one woman who claimed to have had an "out of body" experience during cardiac surgury and died.
This was when I was practicing as a perfusionist at Wentworth hospital. Resuscitation was impossible and she was pronounced dead.
After about a minute or so the monitoring equipment sprang back to life & surgery was completed. She was later able to describe in granular detail the layout in theatre. There were a couple of things in this operating room totally unique to it. She came in already anaesthetised from the induction room & left still anaesthetised to the recovery room. The cardiac theatres at this hospital are physically detached from the main hospital, and it is utterly impossible for anyone to wander into the cardiac theatre complex and then into an operating room. The science in me also rejects the notion of an out of body experience, and yet I have been part of a medical team where a person was able to describe 2 things in this theatre that no other on the planet has, while unconscious / anethetised / dead.
To this day 25yrs later, I remain conflicted.

From ecg earlier:
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Grant said:
Already have a stent.
Had bypass + valve replacement last year.

Had a 2nd MI this morning at 5am, previous one was around 8pm last Wednesday.
Got a massive injection in the stomach area when it happened. Was told the MI would have led to cardiac arrest were it not for the injection in time.

Saw a dead body being removed from ICU this morning, and watched a 2nd (elderly woman) slowly die during the course of the day.
I could see the would not make it to sunset - don't know if she was unable to talk to medical staff (totally unresponsive to verbal communication ), or simply part of the dying process.
It was a little unnerving for me, she did not take her eyes off me the entire day until her death, she looked nowhere else, at all, during the entire day - and smiled a few times. It seemed she was entirely focused on me from the moment she saw me - no reaction to anyone else in any way all day. I had a compulsion to go talk to her, but we were in diagonally opposite beds but I was attached to a whole lot of equipment so could not move.

As to what lays ahead for me, a nursery rhyme comes to mind - humpty dumpty.
Im not afraid of death in any way whatsoever, given my medical history over the last 2 years, and that of my family (mother and her 3 siblings all had invasive cardiac procedures (stents, pacemakers, bypass surgery etc - all died from cardiac arrest), I reckon I have about 2yrs left.
Since a young age I have always been fascinated as to what happen to use during the last few minutes of our life, and into the next few after death.
Unbeknown to most, clinical death is determined when ecg / eeg are no longer able to detect any electrical activity in heart or brain.
However, complete cellular death in the brain stem takes about 15 minutes after "clinical" death has occurred. Our bodies function on a cellular level and the brain stem is the "heart" of neurological activity.
While I'm a complete atheist and reject the idea of a god & heaven & hell, I do believe there is something going on during this period as medical science has yet to establish exactly where and when in our brain a sense of self awareness & consciousness begins and ends.
My personal theory given ppl report near death experiences in a similar manner across all cultures and religions all over the world - the so-called NDE is simply part of cellular death process within the brain stem - it seems the only common denominator shared by atheists and ppl of various religions and cultures.
Although I'm a sceptic of note, I have experienced one woman who claimed to have had an "out of body" experience during cardiac surgury and died.
This was when I was practicing as a perfusionist at Wentworth hospital. Resuscitation was impossible and she was pronounced dead.
After about a minute or so the monitoring equipment sprang back to life & surgery was completed. She was later able to describe in granular detail the layout in theatre. There were a couple of things in this operating room totally unique to it. She came in already anaesthetised from the induction room & left still anaesthetised to the recovery room. The cardiac theatres at this hospital are physically detached from the main hospital, and it is utterly impossible for anyone to wander into the cardiac theatre complex and then into an operating room. The science in me also rejects the notion of an out of body experience, and yet I have been part of a medical team where a person was able to describe 2 things in this theatre that no other on the planet has, while unconscious / anethetised / dead.
To this day 25yrs later, I remain conflicted.

From ecg earlier:
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****ing hell man that sounds hectic. Yeah, I remember the injection in the stomach. I was asleep in the word and the nurse woke me up at 05:00 and said “sharp scratch” and literally stabbed me in the abdomen. I almost screamed it hurt so much.

Have they said what they intend to do to stop further MIs?

I, too, have a family history. I lost both my parents to MIs. Luckily for them they were the first and only ones (that I know of) and went quickly.
 
I'm not sure if you stay at home alone or there is someone to look after you, but I would seriously consider getting an AED. They are very easy to use, do a few practice rounds with your partner. Also get a bag valve mask (BVM). CPR needs to be taught..

Out of interest to us, can you give us your height and weight and diet? if you feel comfortable sharing this info.
 
The_Ogre said:
The only info I have on him is he is some sort of medical professional living in Sea Point. He likely practices in one of the surrounding hospitals.
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Grant once told us that everybody in Bantry Bay knows him, he seems like a flambouyant guy so that's probably true. Anybody live in that area?
 
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