Hi, I'm Keith, new member here. I tried to post this in the introduction topic but I'm obviously not pushing the correct buttons. So if this shows up both places, sorry about that. Anyway, on October 13th I had a heart cath and a stent placed in my right coronary artery which was 90% blocked. No heart attack, just some discomfort over the summer that the doctor and I were trying to figure out. Had an endoscopy to rule out GERD in late September. I'm 59, never smoker, occasional beer drinker, weighed about 190 before the stent. I never had any discomfort while exercising, weightlifting mostly. On October 10th my discomfort was worse than usual and I went to the ER. EKG, blood work, and x rays all normal. 3 days later I have a stent. Doc puts me on plavix, lisinopril, baby aspirin, 20mg lipitor, and low carb diet.
Two weeks ago I started feeling fatigue and some chest pains. Fatigue/pain got worse over a few days, until I didn't want to get out of bed or eat. Went back to my doc, new EKG, blood work, and x rays...all normal. By now I'm down to 176 pounds, doc takes me off lipitor and puts me back on a normal diet. Three days later the fatigue and pain are starting to get better. Now I'm a week after quitting the lipitor and most all the pain and fatigue are gone. Not back to 100% yet but working on it. Still have a little bit of headache. Just really strange how it all came together and I went downhill so quickly.
I feel like now, two months after a single stent, I'm where I should have been the week afterwards. This has been an incredibly frustrating, humbling, and scary experience. Reading all the comments from those who have had OHS, I'm amazed at all the great recoveries, attitudes, and encouraging words for others. I just had a cath and one stent...y'all rock!
Thanks for the opportunity to share my experience.
Keith
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Keith Martin
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