Share ko lang buhay buhay for the the past 14 days na naging turning point para sa akin hehehe naka-angio-plasty nako, 1 stent set sa main artery last October 26 Saturday..
October 24 driving home along edsa between 5:30 ~ 6pm from gym, I experienced numbness sa left arm with accompnying ngalay sa likod.. analyzing and slow cruising sa traffic, I took several deep breath and guminhawa kaunti.. pero bandang Guadalupe to JPRizal parang bumalik uli so I planned to go to Makati Medical Center.. kept my composure, I tried coughing kasi baka heart attack.. pero walang chest pain (I've seen late Dad ung 1st attack nya about my age din 56 talagang chest pain na parang may naka dagan) in my case hindi nmana ganun.. so in-denial pa rin ako, prayed to God to spare me kung ano man.. I dont know how but I made it to Makati Med, naghanap pako ng parking and texted my wife nasa elevator nako "dumerecho ko EQ not feeling well kasi" (grabe later ko nalaman wrong spelling pa dapat ER hehehe).. dumaan pako CR para wiwi kasi makulit mga tao pag nasa ER nko..
so yon I was attended to nman agad, I recalled previous night I had a bad tummy 5x ako na cr after having zagu.. and then that morning puro meeting so I was not able to rehydrate.. tas nag-gym pko.. so initial suspect nila was electrolyte imbalance, I how I wish yon na nga.. kaso symptoms of numbness meron na sa right hand ko.. Then dumating na sina mrs ko and so they ran an ECG ayun.. mukhang heart irregularities na, so blood test nkita may cardiac enzyme.. I had to be admitted sa ICU and worked up and walang vacancy sa Makati Med I had to decide fast pa ambulance sa Cardinal Santos Med Ctr dun kasi ung dating cardio ng father ko..
Sa CSMC ICU nawork out nman and doctor decided my case Friday as a non classic heart attack.. instead major arteries blockade ang problem and suggested nga angiogram tuloy angioplasty kung 1 or 2 stents lang, if more open heart by pass na, wowww.. pinagpa-sa-Dios ko na lang.. fortunately nakahabol pa ng schedule Friday (long weekend nun bec of the barangay elections hehe) and I was just lucky and God has always been good.. 6 mos old pa lang ung bagong machine sa CATLAB ng CSMC,Saturdy 11am to 1pm tapos nako.. Thank God had two blockades, 1 required stent and the other mkukuha pa sa meds.. napaka modern pa ng approach sa right wrist ko idinaan lahat ng wires, stent and probes.. (in most cases I heard sa groin area where matagal ang healing)..
I was discharged Tue Oct 29.. bill totalled P497K grabe pa mahal ng meds (hindi pa nga ako tapos sa maga loans ko from my wife's case of Guillain Barre Syndrom (eto recent sakit ni Kim Atienza, where ung abnormality sa immune system pinapatay ung peripheral nerves sa spine which could lead to total paralysis and death) last year na inabot almost 1M, ewan nga kung pano nkakaraos sa mga loan hehehe.. complete rest until Nov 5 doctor's appointment.. bago pa lang ako nakaka-adjust sa meds and am sure am having a new set of meds to deal with..
So yon nung matapos lahat in-denial pa rin yata ako ng mga pangyayari, told my doc ingat nga ako sa pgkain and medyo regular ako nasa treadmill sa gym.. kaya lang he insisted nasa genes ko raw, as in ung anatomy ng arteries un bang darating ang time at magbabara din gaya ng father ko (ung case ng father ko open heart sya nung 1997 with sextuple by-pass, as in 6 arteries barado)..
So ingat lang talaga tayo Golden Boys brothers, esp kung nasa lahi ang heart ailment.. be wary of your diet and iba pa rin ang nag-iingat. Salamuch sa pag-basa, God bless..