At age 49, I was in better shape than most guys in their 20s. I ate healthy, never smoked, exercised. I even still had a six-pack. So a heart attack is the last thing I thought would ever hit me. Then I had the "widow-maker". In the 6 years since, I've had a second heart attack along with several emergency room visits when I felt like I was having another heart attack but turned out to be nothing. As I'm sure everyone here can attest, life post-heart attack can be very frustrating, especially for someone like me who was always a hard-charger. I've been forced to slow down and take it easy, which hasn't always been easy. But as I've just had my first grandchild, I want to be around for a long time and am trying to do what I need to do to stay healthy.
Question for the group: One of the symptoms I had in the weeks and months leading up to both heart attacks that I've never seen listed anywhere else for signs of heart disease/heart attacks is night sweats. I would wake up in the night lying in a puddle of sweat. It went away after the stents were put in and the blood was flowing again so I'm sure it was related. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Brett Temple
Project Manager
Sarasota FL
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