[Pyramid_Head]

Looks and sounds very painful

[T2]

Glad you are doing better now. I probably would have grabbed the dr by the nads for not knocking me out. Lol.

[Lil_Lisa]

Glad you're here to tell your story

[clarkie]

*Update*

My MRI was inconclusive (I should post some images from it, it's pretty cool!) and my nerve conduction test should be at the end of April/start of May. Stay tuned!

Sorry to bump an old thread!

[neilwatt]

Thanks for sharing your real life episode. Morphine, yeah I know what you mean WHeeeeeee

[Rocknut]

I have a stent as well, I was having pain in my jaw and tightness in my chest. I went to a doctor and he ordered me up tests right away.
before I knew it surgery. Scary shit man!

[Airbornemama]

Good stuff! Always forward, never backwards.

[bcornette]

I'm 44 and at 41 had Carotid to Carotid double bypass surgery. I was in good health and not overweight, however, I smoked like a chimney. Due to not watching what I ate and smoking, my left Subclavian artery and one on the right side were both 100% blocked, causing headaches, dizziness, vision problems, and blackouts. To make a long story short, when my entire left hand and arm went numb, I went to see my PCP immediately and was informed that I was at risk for a stroke, because the blockage wasn't allowing enough oxygen to get to my brain, because the blood flow to my brain was almost non existent, and they were all very surprised I hadn't had a stroke yet. Moral of my story...You can have a MI or a stroke at any age, due to any number of reasons. I am all healthy now, quite smoking (going on three years now) and my blood work looks like that of a 20 year old...