my dad had his first age 32. – stress induced and not helped by a 20 a day habit – although very fit and active guy. – it cleared its self naturally just as the paramedics were going to use the 1 time use drug they have to clear them. and after weeks and weeks of testing they came out with “your heart is as fit and healthy as ever” and take him off all meds.
roll on 10 years.
he has another 3 heart attacks in quick succession. – first one, then gets put on meds told not to stop them under any circumstances – then when going for scans a different doctor tells him to stop all meds as is protocol for the scans – my dad didnt question his “do not stop meds” …. cue heart attack in my car as im driving him to the scan. They sort him out , we get him scanned at a later date then they are playing with his meds again as hes always tired on his meds – and he has another. They end up fitting a stent and diagnosing a hole in his heart.
that was 8 years ago.
He still has his own building and construction business – in a hands on the tools capacity.
He climbed Kilimanjaro last year quicker than many of those in the group that trained for it.
He no longer smokes(nothing motivates you like that , he stopped over night) , his diets changed alot since and his give a shit o meter is calibrated much lower now…. its rare to see him stressed at all now its all a bit “meh so what” (thats a good thing), he took up cycling and hill walking too.
dont give up , dont admit defeat. You can still live an active life style and do the things you want to do.
and to echo what twonks said – i cannot fault the NHS at all in any of this their response and the quick response from the paramedics on all occasions is most likely the reason i still have a dad.
