Lucky to Still be Alive and Part of the WA Community

Hi Guy's,

It has been a bit of a strange 7 weeks, I had 4 cardiac arrests on the 4th October, long story, sorry. I went to the hospital with chest and arm pains, had all the tests and found out that I had had a heart attack as my enzyme count was 169 when it's apparently supposed to be under 14.

I was taken to ICU and ended up with a stent in an artery near my heart. About an hour after they had performed that surgery I had 4 cardiac arrests in the space of an hour. Strange scenario but I don't really remember much about it apart from one time seeing the paddles on my chest and feeling and hearing a big bang.

After I had recovered for an hour or so they took me straight back into the operating theater and put another stent in, this time through my groin. The surgeon had already shown me live onscreen where the damage was during the first procedure but had said it would be fine at the moment as the artery was still performing at around 65%.

The second procedure wasn't too long which is a blessing for me as it was done through a local anesthetic (I have on numerous occasions passed out and had some sort of fit at the slightest touch of a needle, big brave boy that I am, I always have to lay down on a bed just in case when needles are anywhere near me lol).

The surgeon apologized after the second procedure and told my girlfriend that I must have a really sensitive heart, strange that as I actually thought it was made of stone....lol.

Anyway, I'm well on the road to recovery now and taking 9 pills a day, to thin the blood etc. No alcohol till next April, which strangely enough doesn't worry me.

The whole thing was caused by cholesterol, which I found out after that it runs in the family so it's a big diet change for me. My girlfriend and I love our food so that's the hardest part, although I did go for an Indian curry on Friday , that was pretty much my first non-diet meal since it all happened. I'm allowed to eat what the hospital consider unhealthy food occasionally but only in moderation, I find it really odd watching my girlfriend count out and give me 7 grapes, as that's all I'm allowed per day.

One of the plus points is I've lost over a stone and a half (around 10 kilos) already .

Anyway, after a little time recovering I have just finished the first 2 courses of training today, have one website up and running although light on content at the moment, published my second blog last week, and have re-vamped my LinkedIn and Google+ accounts.

Things are moving in the right direction as far as WA, my online business and my health are concerned and I'm now feeling even more positive.

I have, to a certain extent been rebuilt, not quite the $10 Million Dollar man (for those of you who remember the series) but with today's less invasive surgery and the excellent nurses and doctors my recovery has been very quick, I am feeling stronger than before.

With a bit of luck and a healthy diet I should be around for a while yet.

Sometimes luck is with you and maybe if I hadn't had pains in my jaw around a year ago, and read on a blog that it could be signs of a heart problem and to keep an aspirin by the side of your bed, which I took when I felt something was not quite right I may not be here now writing this way too long blog...

Thanks for reading and enjoy life to the full.

Good luck to all WA members in all you wish to achieve.

Cheers

Tony