Mitch

by Mitch
(Orange County california)

I am a 60 year old avid exersizer.I visited the gym 5-6 times a week and was proud to get my heart rate to 150bpm at least for few minutes most visits.I ate pretty well and didnt smoke.I thought I spent the past 30 years preparing NOT to have any issues.One day durring a normal exersize day I was on the stair stepper when I startted to feel as if i had just run 100 miles.I slowed down and decided to go to the treadmil thinking I would just work through this.The next day exactly the same thing happened,i continued to act as if it wasnt a problem.The very next day I walked across the street to get a subway sandwich and was out of breath crossing the street.That afternoon I visited my interenst,the next day I was having a heart stent placed.Turned out the stent was to small and the following week I had three more stents imbedded in my chest.and three weeks after that I was on the operating table having a tripple by pass...the good news...the operation took a little less than 3 hours,i was in ICU for less than 12 hours and out of the hospital 3 days later.Doctors said that had i not been exersizing I never would have known about the blockage in my front main artery and in their opinion would have caused a major heart attack very possbly being fatel.I have no heart damage and am hoping for a full recovery.I have been out of the hospital for three weeks now and of course have some discomfort but for the most part i feel pretty good.