Sunday, September 12, 2021 9:20:00 AM
I completely understand as to why the questions. I simply can not answer all of them. This is it in simplistic form:
From memory, my left valve is being repaired/replaced. I am calling the scheduling nurse on Tues. I don't know if there will be delay or if they can fit me in for other scan prior to the 24th...I don't want it delayed. Yes I was a smoker and still am. When I had my cardiac event in November...I smoked a little over pack a day. Ate unhealthy(gained weight and weighed over/at 200@ 5'-10").....drank nightly....and was under stress(of course). I waited to get checked uo and struggled until March. the reason for that was due to getting a tumor removed from my Mom(it was delayed due to covid). I started a plan to cut down smoking...setting 15 per day and getting to 5 per day by November 2021. I was struggling even taking a shower..but pressed on. After the tumor was removed in Feb 2021...the final check up was in March and she was clean. I was getting bad...and come the end of march..I had to call 911 and get ox'. I couldn't breathe. No...I didn't get transported..and stayed put. Two days later..I got some primatine mist...and everything opened up and could breathe like I could over 10 years ago. I stained the deck...power washed the siding(struggled)..etc...etc. The first week of may strated the ball rolling with a fluid build up...hit about 220 roughly...and self diagnosed myself with right sided heart failure.
I was able to see a doctor for the first time the second week of June(I didn't have one). In between...I drove myself harder and scaled the smoking back quicker....quit any and all drinking....got myself on a 1000mg of sodium intake max. No table salt....no bread...turkey, tuna, chicken only...no sweets..no ice cream..no chips..nada...nada..nada. I only eat white corn tortillas as a bread substitute..lol. I was able to drop my cig' intake to 6/7 per day. I am taking an AA and methadone approach with the cigs'..lol. By methadone I am referring to scaling back to set my max tolerance. The AA approach...the attitude being "I am not going to drink today..tomorrow maybe...but not to today". As in, getting rid of the quitting mentality and just going by the day(really smart approach by them).
I was put on 5 dif' meds...and was told my initial EF was 25. Later..the surgeon told me it was actually @ 20EF.
The crazy thing...me taking charge...response time and the right doctor(meds). The surgeon said my EF improved to 50. To an ignorant being myself...I thought that alone was a miracle. My weight is @ 164..last check in and stable. I finally sleep at night..like a baby. Haven't been able to do that since I was a kid. I am actually healthier than I have ever been(and also the sickest)...and am not damaging myself like previously. I have been hard tit' since the age of 14 ;). So I haven't behaved healthy my entire adult life.
And life goes on...
p.s. Thanks...it means a lot at this time....felt good to finally get all of it off my chest. As one of my favorite quotes from an excellent film and excellent thespian....last line of film..
"I'm finished"
From memory, my left valve is being repaired/replaced. I am calling the scheduling nurse on Tues. I don't know if there will be delay or if they can fit me in for other scan prior to the 24th...I don't want it delayed. Yes I was a smoker and still am. When I had my cardiac event in November...I smoked a little over pack a day. Ate unhealthy(gained weight and weighed over/at 200@ 5'-10").....drank nightly....and was under stress(of course). I waited to get checked uo and struggled until March. the reason for that was due to getting a tumor removed from my Mom(it was delayed due to covid). I started a plan to cut down smoking...setting 15 per day and getting to 5 per day by November 2021. I was struggling even taking a shower..but pressed on. After the tumor was removed in Feb 2021...the final check up was in March and she was clean. I was getting bad...and come the end of march..I had to call 911 and get ox'. I couldn't breathe. No...I didn't get transported..and stayed put. Two days later..I got some primatine mist...and everything opened up and could breathe like I could over 10 years ago. I stained the deck...power washed the siding(struggled)..etc...etc. The first week of may strated the ball rolling with a fluid build up...hit about 220 roughly...and self diagnosed myself with right sided heart failure.
I was able to see a doctor for the first time the second week of June(I didn't have one). In between...I drove myself harder and scaled the smoking back quicker....quit any and all drinking....got myself on a 1000mg of sodium intake max. No table salt....no bread...turkey, tuna, chicken only...no sweets..no ice cream..no chips..nada...nada..nada. I only eat white corn tortillas as a bread substitute..lol. I was able to drop my cig' intake to 6/7 per day. I am taking an AA and methadone approach with the cigs'..lol. By methadone I am referring to scaling back to set my max tolerance. The AA approach...the attitude being "I am not going to drink today..tomorrow maybe...but not to today". As in, getting rid of the quitting mentality and just going by the day(really smart approach by them).
I was put on 5 dif' meds...and was told my initial EF was 25. Later..the surgeon told me it was actually @ 20EF.
The crazy thing...me taking charge...response time and the right doctor(meds). The surgeon said my EF improved to 50. To an ignorant being myself...I thought that alone was a miracle. My weight is @ 164..last check in and stable. I finally sleep at night..like a baby. Haven't been able to do that since I was a kid. I am actually healthier than I have ever been(and also the sickest)...and am not damaging myself like previously. I have been hard tit' since the age of 14 ;). So I haven't behaved healthy my entire adult life.
And life goes on...
p.s. Thanks...it means a lot at this time....felt good to finally get all of it off my chest. As one of my favorite quotes from an excellent film and excellent thespian....last line of film..
"I'm finished"
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