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An update from jbow posted on the 2nd page...........

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Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"

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I had a physical a week or so ago and I mentioned to the doctor that all the men on both sides of my family die from heart attacks and I have not had a stress test in ten years or more... don't remember. He listened and heard a slight murmor. He sent me to get a stress echo test, it's a sonogram under stress from walking on a treadmill. They saw a bi-cuspid valve that was slightly leaky and the EKG dropped a little at the end. Neither would lead them to do a heart cath but due to family history they decided to take a look. The doctor put the cath in and injected dye. He was shocked and said that I should not be alive. He said I had a 99.9% blockage in my right main artery. They left the sheath in and called for an ambulance, sent me to a larger hospital and did balooned and added two stints that night, Monday. The cardiologist there called it a 95% blockage with another 85% blockage in the same artery and a 70% blockage in another artery but they didn't do anything with it because it wasn't a main artery.

So, according to the doctors I should be dead but I was never in any danger because of the lovingkindness of out Lord. Jesus, the God of Jacob. We are alway's safe in His care. I feel I have a new lease on life because of His mercy and grace. I am going to approach life differently from now on. I have been self centered way too much in my life, it is so easy to be self centered, at least for me.

So, I am at home now recouping... life is good but God is better. I know He has spared me. I had no symptoms and was right on the verge of a massive heart attack but God... How many times in our lives can we look back and say, "but God..."


Thank you Jesus.

Julien
 
thank you mike! i know jbow from some of the other forums. did not know he was going through all that. JBOW, take it easy and get better. you are very blessed!!
 
according to my families history;EVERY ONE of my family that had heart disease and died from it,EVERY ONE OF THEM smoked-My Dr. told me thats the #1 reason of arteries going south...I work with a lot of long term smokers-Most of them are younger than me-A LOT of them have had to have stents put in arteries to open them up.Im on cholesterol and blood pressure drugs-everythings fine,feel great-I recently had my eyes examined by my eye Dr.,she told me they can spot high blood pressure;high cholesterol,diabetes;and a host of other problems in your eyes LONG before the problems show up.Thankfully,my eyes are A-OK.I got a Drs appointment coming up in December-A 6 month check up for blood work,etc..
 
that no matter what I do or dont do - I would have heart trouble if it ran in the family. Sure enough, I did, steve in so az
 
I have had to sit here at home all week. I'll be glad to get out!

As for smoking, I did smoke when I was younger but haven't smoked in probably 25 years. It's the heridity that get's you..


Thanks again,

Julien
 
Real glad that things are going better! :)
 
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