One year ago I started to feel what was to be the reason for my quintuple bypass surgery! It was late September, early October. I was mowing the yard and starting to rake leafs. After about 6-8 passes in the yard I stopped to catch my breath. I though it may be my asthma, I had it since I was a kid! But this tightness in my chest was a little different. The location was more on the upper left side, instead of the middle of my lungs. I finished the yard work and ignored it!
Each week it was more intense. Now it was on 2-3 passes with the lawn mower. The raking of leaves was more difficult. And walking up steps at school was beginning to be more difficult! I ignored it!
End of October, early November, the tightness of my chest was more frequent. I did not tell anyone (even my wife!) I wanted to get to our next in-service day at school where I was teaching some technology courses to the teachers and maybe get to the Green Bay game in early December! I had trouble walking one lap around the school!
It is now early November. I finished the teacher in-service, got home and decided to talk my walk around the neighborhood and see how bad this was and then make a decision. I walked about half a mile and turned around to come home. I had to stop about every 50 yards to catch my breath! I made it home - called my wife and the family doctor!
The rest is history - next day family doctor, next day cadiologist, 2 days later heart cath, and I had 3 blockages - 50%, 60%, and 99%!!!!
Don't wait! See a doctor!!
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