Do Yourself a Favor!

[R1HOOLIGAN]

I'm a 58 y/o male in pretty good physical shape. I quit smoking a few months back. I had a full blood work-up last month and all areas (colesterol, etc.) were in the "pretty damn good" range. Chest x-ray was fine. So, I was feeling pretty good........Went and had a damn heart attack last Thursday . Wound up with 2 stints in my arteries.....one 99% blocked, the other 95% blocked. Absolutely no family history of heart problems. All my relatives have lived into their 80's. All they can figure is that the smoking was responsible for this. The rest of my heart is in great shape (and my lungs too), but I'll have to take meds the rest of my life to keep the stints from becoming blocked. Doctor's said it was a miracle I didn't have the "BIG ONE" that would have been "final".

Please, if any of you have any of the risk factors for heart problems...smoking, high colesterol, extra weight, etc.......get yourself checked out!

I had no hint, but I should have done a stress test I guess. That was the most painfull thing I have ever gone through! I crashed a bike a few years back and broke all my ribs and split the sternum......the pain was child's play compared to a heart attack!

Just think about this and make it a New Year's resolution to get checked out if you may have any of the risk factors.

[S1000RR ROB]

sorry to heer that mate glad live n kicking again..

just goes to show gotta live your life day by day fukin live it............

[1000RR]

Glad to hear you've been given another day (and then some). Kinda makes this Holiday Season even that much more special!

Good luck, keep livin!!

[AMRRA12]

Glad your ok!!!

[kanankeban]

Glad you made it...keep enjoying!!! thats whats all about while it lasts...thanks for the advise, sometimes we forget to tune up our selfs... and we should do that quite often...If we all riders watched for ourselfs as good as we take care for our bikes it will be other happy history!

[R1HOOLIGAN]

Thanks for the well wishes. Just because you look good and think you are taking care of yourself, remember that stress is a silent killer. Unfortunately, if you don't have stress, you aren't living. Our bikes help us relieve stress, but if you have even one "heart attack" factor in your life...smoking, not having a cholesterol check, a family history, etc., get checked out! You can be thin or ripped, but you can still have high cholesterol. Just don't ignore your health because you feel "great". Like kanankeban said, take as much care of yourself as you do your bike!

[Triple Threat]

Is there a test that can be done to see if your arteries are clogged?

Michael

[bananaman]

Originally Posted by R1HOOLIGAN

Thanks for the well wishes. Just because you look good and think you are taking care of yourself, remember that stress is a silent killer. Unfortunately, if you don't have stress, you aren't living. Our bikes help us relieve stress, but if you have even one "heart attack" factor in your life...smoking, not having a cholesterol check, a family history, etc., get checked out! You can be thin or ripped, but you can still have high cholesterol. Just don't ignore your health because you feel "great". Like kanankeban said, take as much care of yourself as you do your bike!

ay...good news you ok bud !
my attitude is that stress is unnecessary, why should we worry about something thats out of our control? If problems arise then we should get over them the best we can, worrying just makes things worse? And yes, i am a responsible, almost the same age male that enjoys a lot of the finer things in life.

[sbs]

Aaaaargh!!! I feel terrible for you Man.. I guess I had better get off and see my Doctor then.. I'm 48 and probably need to find out where I stand.

[Sal_R1]

40-50 is hells corridor for men......


How did you give up smoking?