Did he feel pain for long?

My 35 year old former husband and the father of my 7 year old son died on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 from heart failure.  The autopsy revealed arteriosclerosis and a major blockage.  He had not gone to the doctor in years and we did not know this was coming.

He died very suddenly and I need to know, for my own peace of mind, if you have any information on how long he may have felt pain for during the attack?

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

so sorry for your lose, i know how that feels, i lost my first husband he was 33, he passedaway sudden to, he was gone as it started so no he did not suffer, but cant say others dont . i hope and pray he didnt but you need to try and not dweall on it, its over and your here to carry on for you and your son, i had two babies at the time a 2year old and 13 month old, so i carried on and made a life
for me and my two boys. its not easy and will take a long time to get over it. God was good to me and 6 months later i meet the love of my life ,we have been married now 23 years and life is great with him , so i pray for you that you have peace of mind and can make a life for you and your son. God bless you two . barbara

[fearfactor]

I am so sorry for your loss.

[dmil241]

I am so sorry for your lose. I will say a prayer for you. God bless.   -Diana

[Jack54]

So sorry to hear of this. I had a heart attack of the classic Hollywood type and was unconscious after about 15 minutes due to a light stroke. Even though my pain was really bad, it still is not like pain such as we all know of, like passing a kidney stone. It is surreal and comes with feelings of doom. Then you realize that you are dying and things get better for you mentally.

This was my experience. Your friend may have passed in an instant with very little pain or thought. What is so damn tragic is that he did not have to die. When you have heart disease, you have to see your doctors routinely and  sometimes see them in the emergency room.

I am so sorry for your loss.

[viennaustria]

I am  very sorry .

Please tell your little son , no his dady did not suffer, most likely  he  did not felt pain.
  
When I was in heart failure and very near dieing it was a very uncomfortable feeling but not painful at all. I was extremely tired and felt had heavy stones on my back and most parts of my body. It was like when you have a bad case of flue and just cant hold your body, you must sit down. NO PAIN ! I was lucky to get a phone call from an ECG technician who just had seen the image of my heart, that was made a day ago . She told me better if I do not wait a minute,but go to admit myself in the hospital ..only then she gave the result  to a cardiologist who wasnt awailable and she did not want me to die...they kept me in...she (they) saved my life...I was told I had blood clots ... Only after 2 weeks of aggressive  treatment in the ICU  they gave me the cath and the arteries were clean ...there and then while the cath was done I was told also that if I was a smoker I would not survived that heartfaliure I was in. I was only lightly overweight. It was near 3 years ago. Now I do well on medication.

Hope that helps.
All my simpaty for you and your little boy.

[often]

You say he died very suddenly.  If it was truly suddenly, it was most likely a massive event of some kind and he probably felt nothing.  My sister passed away a few years ago...suddenly.  One second she was walking toward the sofa, the next she was on the floor.  It was the day after Christmas so her whole family was there.  There was no sign of pain...just she was there and then she wasn't.  It is very possible that he never even knew it was coming, let alone happening.  

[FLBrat]

Oh Jake, I am sure that your Daddy's only pain would be in knowing that he would not be there physically with you anymore.  Remember everything good he taught you and keep him with you in your heart and your actions.

[maggiemag]

I think the most common cause of sudden death from coronary artery disease is from arrhythmia as sustained v tach leading to vfib during the event.  And that would be fast so he may not have had much pain.  I am so sorry for  your loss.

[jakeandmommy]

Thank you all for your heartfelt comments.  You don't even know us and you care - there truly are good people in the world.  Jake said goodbye to his daddy at a private viewing on Sunday and there was lots of tears.  But it helps to know that he probably didn't feel a lot of pain.  I would hate for him to go that way.  My appreciation to you all.