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976897 tn?1379167602

Feeling much better and want to share

I feel much better today, and the cause of my heart attack was my own fault, and I think it's important to explain why, and put certain ideas about natural healing over medication to bed once and for all.
As you all probably know, my left artery was opened up in 2009, and it also had a LIMA vessel previously grafted still open too. I lost my Wife in April 2012 and I went to pieces. I stopped my Statins/Aspirin and Clopidogrel because I didn't want to go on living. About three months ago I visited my cardiologist and he convinced me to restart my Statins, but maximum dosage. It was too late. As I had got away with no meds for over a year, I felt I didn't really need them. I was beginning to wonder if they were just hype, but I can assure you THEY ARE NOT. I did start my statins but not the Aspirin and Clopidogrel. The ANgiogram done on thursday morning revealed the top stent in my LAD was blocked and so we assume I was fed by the bypass LIMA vessel. This closed up fully on Wednesday morning, giving me heart attack. My Left Circumflex and right artery are clear, and VERY luckily, after 20 minutes of the attack, collaterals sprung into action, feeding from the Left circumflex to the LAD. This is why the pain stopped. My EF is still 70% and no muscle damage, how lucky is that. I have no idea what they can do, if anything, because the LIMA is full of solid plaque, and the blocked stent at the top of the LAD is huge. It looks as though I will be very limited by exertion again. I am back on beta blockers, blood pressure meds, statins, proton pumps and various other things. I can say without a doubt that medication IS VERY IMPORTANT and please DON'T LISTEN TO SILLY CONSPIRACIES. I nearly killed myself, which is what I wanted to achieve in April 2012, but not anymore. I have come to realise my three children (although adults) need me around. It isn't easy sharing my stupidity but I really want others to learn from this.
Thank you for your kind messages.
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976897 tn?1379167602
Thank you everyone again for your very kind comments and I feel so honoured to be a part of this community with you all. It is so good to be among understanding and caring people.
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212161 tn?1599427282
so glad your ok was shocked when I read you had a heart attack plz take better care of yourself ,   Heart
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Thank you for sharing what you've been through, and I'm sorry for your loss. I read this forum everyday and your wisdom is appreciated and needed.
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612551 tn?1450022175
Welcome back many benefit from you living.

Hum, Clopidogrel and Aspirin,

I'm old fashioned (and old) and use Warfarin and Simvastatin (sp?) and a low dose aspirin.  Blockage has not been one of my problems.

I ran a total cholesterol around 240 until the age of about 50 when I started taking very effective, for me, statin drugs.  The first one I was on was taken off the market because of some unintended problems - I escaped with no damage, yet, 24 years later.  

I think stopping smoking and taking my meds is key to my being alive today.
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Sorry for what happened, but glad to see you posting.  Will continue to pull for you.
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63984 tn?1385437939
I've emailed you privately...
I'm glad you are still standing, Ed34, and agree with you, there are silly conspiracies out there regarding medications for the heart.  Like you, I quit taking Clopidogrel, and like you, my bypasses failed.    
Do stay in touch, it will be interesting to know what your doctors suggest.  I'll send you the procedure report that the wrote regarding the clearing of my native arteries to give me some relief, that includes equipment used.
Do keep us informed.
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I'm glad you're feeling better and very importantly, that you suffered no muscle damage.

Thanks ever so much for the update on your health--and for the very sensible caution about using the brain when it comes to medications.
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