Heart attack, Car accident, and triple bypass surgery bro's

[EZ_E]

Thank God you're still with us bro....

Your girlfriend crawling back into the car to help you...amazing...

 

[heavydutyhit]

redsamurai:

I meant not to belittle what you have been through. I respect the fact that you have your own opinions and beliefs based on personal experience. However, please do not present your opinions in a way that some may misconstrue them as factual information, just because "Dr. so and so told me so." Fell free to post as many opinions as you wish. I will continue to believe what is taught is medical school, and I will only post factual information which I can back up with well respected literature.

It will serve no purpose to argue facts vs. opinions. So to those who view this thread and wonder what the facts are, I invite you to do your own research on these topics using respected medical literature such as medical journals, medical encyclopedias, and text books. Be wary of personal opinions and biased information passed on via word of mouth, mens health magazines, and wikipedia however.

 

[redsamurai]

redsamurai:

Be wary of personal opinions and biased information passed on via word of mouth, mens health magazines, and wikipedia however.

nice passive aggressive comment there.......you must be a first year. I'm very sure there are alot of people with heart problems who consult mens health and wiki...........bush league dude. And since I now know you indeed do not have any sort of heart history I find anything further you have to say of no consequence. I've spoken with the head of cardiology at the cleveland clinic, nothing you're going to say is of any consequence in the slightest. Your perspective changes when you incure these health problems personally........so a noobie in med school means nothing. Peace.

 

[mr.nitro]

red, you are out of line. heavyduty was not agresive or even rude to you. I see nothing wrong with looking at textbook facts vrs word of mouth. you have your oppinion, and we respectfully dissagree.

 

[mr.nitro]

on another note, ive had bad cholesterol my entire life, even as a young teen. it wasn't untell I started taking supliments like fish oil,garlic,policosanol,flaxseed,and low dose asprin. that I had normal cholesterol levels for the first time in my life.

I got a small craft container that has many small chambers, like a rubermade type plastic one, even a tackle box type will work. I set up my supliments for the week and take them everyday. its worth trying and everything is available at walmart.

 

[perryscoon]

Glad you're ok bro. Good luck with your recovery.

 

[water buffalo]

Amazing story!! Glad to hear your doing well. Stories like this kind of put things in perspective. Thanks for sharing.

 

[heavydutyhit]

red, you are out of line. heavyduty was not agresive or even rude to you. I see nothing wrong with looking at textbook facts vrs word of mouth. you have your oppinion, and we respectfully dissagree.

I appreciate your support. I am done with "red". I have sent him a personal PM, so he is well aware of my thoughts. The rest of you are free to make your own educated determinations as to what the reality of these facts are. I personally have nothing to prove here with regards to my level of education. All one must do is read my posts, and I am fully confident it will not be questioned.

 

[abomb555]

Bro's I will be 41 in august.

My veins were blocked due to a build up of plaque they said, not a piece of plaque that broke loose and lodged in my heart. A build up of plaque likely occured over a long period of time.

My heart surgeon said that a 40 year old who smoked, drank, and ate fast food all his life should not have the level of blockage that I have.

I told him that I did some test, running it at 500mg for periods of 12 weeks at times, he did not seem too concerned by my statement. I did not tell him that I did other steroids. I will discuss further with my heart surgeon my future steriod usage.

I think this is a good discussion and would like to hear other opinions as well.

What happens to all the oil that we are injection into our systems?

hey bro glad your ok! keep us posted on your talks with your surgeon...very interesting

 

[guest username]

This is why syncope (passing out) is taken seriously. I get tired of people getting pissed off because I want to admit them for passing out. If you're 20 years old and everything's ok with your workup, then no, you don't need admission. If you're >35 years of age, then unless the stars are in alignment and I find a reason that you passed out (dehydration, psychogenic, etc.), then the patient is either admitted for telemetry and further workup or they sign out AMA (against medical advice).

Regarding AAS contributing to this, I'm sure it probably helped develop your stenosis, but it's not the only cause. Three cycles is hardly enough to cause an 80% stenosis. I'm betting you have a genetic condition where your triglycerides are high and your HDL is low.

Out of curiosity, what were your lipid numbers?

Everyone should have routine lipids and blood pressure screenings from time to time.