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There are some here who know that I had surgery 2 years ago ,but many dont know why .This is my story about it and how it all came to be . Sometime in the summer night of july of 2009, I suffered a mild heart attack in my sleep. at the time I had no idea what was going until I woke up in a sweat . I never seeked medical attention after because i seemed ok other then feeing hot and sweatty on a hot summer night. It was around the 19th of January of 2010 that I started to feel sort of strange and weak . i had gone to our mall and the whole time i had trouble walking a certan distance ,I would go from bench to bench and I thought i was just coming down with something . I had made an apointment with my then GP and he was unshure of the cause and perscribed the "nitro spray " . On the way home I got thinking about the spray and I confermed with my mom that its for "heart " problems. with that In mind I drove to the nearby hospital EMG department and I was admitted for observation and a stress test . It was from that moment on my life changed and my wants and needs had to be put on hold. The outcome of that test was not good and it confermed I had indeed suffered a heart attack . the big question was when and how bad was the damage to my heart. I was not til afew days leter in another hospital in and other city did i get to find out how bad . I was sent down from the 8 th floor to have whats called "agipast " and stint . after exploring the cause it was shown to me on 3 huge monitors that i had blockeges of 70 % and a porsion of my heart not working . one of the blockege was in a tricky spot hehind the heart and having a stint installed would only shorten my lifespand to 2 to 5 years. I was told had i not chose to do the triple bypass and did the stint only a major attack was very possible and death would of occured. After beeing told that my life was hagging by threds alot of things raced thru my mind in that hospital room . One of the most heart renching thoughts was that I had no way of contacting any of my GS sisters here . for those 3 weeks it tor at me that i could not let anyone know of the situation at hand until I could return home . On Thursday Febuary 4 th at 2 pm I was sent down to the surgecal floor for a 6 hour bone freezing surgery . i want to let everyone know thats im a strong willed person and I will fight to the end . When I came home 3 days after surgery in major pain but alive . Coming home for me was bitter sweet and the first i did was hug my cat !! . With him in my arms I totaly fell apart from beeing so home sick from beeing away so long.
I would like at this time to dedicate my story to my Dear sister "brook Rose " who like me had heart trouble and never made it home . This one for you my dear friend and sister .
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