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Edgel 3T WIS 
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Some of you may have noticed that I havn't posted or been on the forum for the past several days. Well, Tuesday night after watching the Olympics, I went to bed about midnight. I began to feel some pretty severe heartburn so I got up and took an antiacid. That didn't heip any at all; in fact it got worse. I decided to call 911 and a squad came to check me out. The EKG looked OK but they decided to transport me to the ER anyway. Five minutes after arriving at the hospital, I coded and they had to start CPR and shocked me twice. I was gone for 3 minutes before being revived. I had a very vivid "dream" while dead but came to with a nurse standing over me asking if I knew what had happened. I thought I had only been dreaming and didn't know anything they had been doing to revive me. I was immediately taken to the heart cath lab and a double stent was put in to repair a 100% blockage to my circumflex coronary artery. I recovered quickly and came home last night. I would have to say that "time" has a new meaning to me after the experience but I am sure glad I am able to post with my buddies once again. |
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murphy j 3T WIS 
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Glad you made it and best wishes for continued good health . |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Dang! :shock: that is scary. :? So glad your OK man. I have that reflux and it spooks me some times. You just never know as you found out. You take care man. And yea I bet time is something much more special now. Keep on keeping on now brutha. ;) |
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canadajo 3T WIS 
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Edge ol buddy it is good to hear that they got it in time .... your experience would be of great interest to me as I am a believer that there is something else .... 3 minutes is a long time to be "gone" .... I am sure that you wont be taking time for granted anymore, eh ? |
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Willieboy 3T WIS 
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Wow, one hardly knows what to say, except I'm glad your back home. It's a good thing you reacted as you did and called 911. If you haven't heard it yet, I'm sure you will...diet and exercise are really important. Glad you're back with us Edgel. |
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chris s. 3T WIS 
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Glad your alright Edgel |
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KenC Admin 
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WOW! Stay Healthy! |
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Edgel 3T WIS
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Many thanks, guys. It is great to be back home and keeping up with everything happening here at my 3T home. And CJ, I now am convinced there is something else. A private call some time would be the best way to explain it. |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Last November my Mom flat lined for 2 minutes. She says the same thing. Convinced there is something more. She had always been religious but had her doubts now she says the doubts are gone. My dad was right there the whole time too. Scared the heck out of him. I had never heard him say he was scared of anything before. Maybe I should put 911 on speed dial. Living alone if something were to happen it could be days before someone figured it out. Mom also said her's felt like a real bad case of heart burn. What a reality check huh? |
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tny795 3T WIS 
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Oh, Edgel.... Thank God you're back with us and doing well. :) |
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KenC Admin
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Skipdawg wrote: Last November my Mom flat lined for 2 minutes. She says the same thing. Convinced there is something more. She had always been religious but had her doubts now she says the doubts are gone. If you have a cell phone, program one of the easy ones (like 1, 5 or 9) for 911...then make sure the GPS is on! |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Thanks Ken. I have it on the home phone and now thanks to you just added it to the cell phone too. GPS is on. ;) Surprised I had never thought to do that before. :) hand6.gifhand6.gif |
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JDBuckwell 3T WIS 
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Wow! Glad you're back with us... take care! |
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Ablejack 3T WIS 
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Godspeed fellow. |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Wow Edgel I am so glad to hear you decided to stick around with us. See what happens when you retire? I see cardiac cath patients everyday and I can tell you that you should start to feel a lot better as long as your stents hold. You'll know if they don't. And if you and CJ are getting a call together, let's make it a 3-way. I would like to hear more about your experience. Again... I can't tell you how happy I am to be typing this message to you and not just wondering what happened to Edgel! |
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max 3T WIS 
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Glad you are still with us. You were very lucky as was I. I put off going to the Doctor with my "heartburn" because I had no insurance. Got insured and 6 days later had a quad bypass, too far gone for stents. Dr said I probably wouldnt have lasted 2 more weeks.:shock: I didnt have any religious experience during surgery or before. Wish I had. Now watch your diet, fat intake, exercise and go out and buy a new watch to celebrate life. |
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teddyhanna Guest
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Edgel really glad to hear you are alright. Wow what a story or I should say an experience. Glad to see you still here....... |
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scottran 3T WIS 
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Glad to har you are still with us. Hope you have a speedy recovery. Hearing you had an "Experience" gives me hope and peace of mind. Take care. |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Hey Edgel, happy to hear you are OK, spent 20 hours at Riverside about a year ago, all kinds of test and poking, luckily mine was not a "cardiac event" as they called it, probably just stress. Did they take you to Riverside or the new Dublin hospital? If the new hospital fails as a hospital it would be really easy to turn it into a hotel....it's amazing. |
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Edgel 3T WIS
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I asked to be taken to Riverside, Nick. My sister works there and I used to be engaged to the director of Heart Services there. A hospital shouldn't be so opulant as the new Dublin branch! |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS 
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Jeez, Edgel, I am shocked and very happy they brought you back! As I starting reading your description, I thought at first it was the same thing that happened to me about 16 months ago. My situation was MUCH better, though, as I only had a gallbladder attack and had the damned thing removed! It was a scary pain, but your ordeal was the real thing. Welcome back! |
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Edgel 3T WIS
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Once again, thanks everyone. You all are he reason I hang out here. Bouncy.gif |
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bluther2 3T WIS 
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 This is what everday is now I bet. Congratulations on the positive outcome and sharing the symptoms and signs with us. |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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I am happy to hear you are OK Edgel!hand6.gif.....don't know what I would do without one of my oldest WIS Buddies....stay away from those fried foods and drink more beer...or is that wine for the heart! |
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steve6387 3T WIS 
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Edgel, know that you have been in my thoughts today and I'm glad your here to tell us about it. --Steve |
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Edgel 3T WIS
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oagaspar wrote: I am happy to hear you are OK Edgel!hand6.gif.....don't know what I would do without one of my oldest WIS Buddies....stay away from those fried foods and drink more beer...or is that wine for the heart! Thanks, O. Guess I'll just have to try both to be sure! woohoo.gif |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Edgel, A little slow following these threads..........Want you to know I'm glad everything worked out well buddy. Stay the course to recovery and make the changes needed to stay healthy. |
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slinky469 3T WIS 
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edgel glad to hear everything is ok. just makes you think how fast something like that can happen and life is way to short. stay well and take care. |
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Chick Hazzard 3T WIS 
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Speedy Recovery! My prayers are with you! |
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