Post by cdseno on Feb 12, 2015 16:38:11 GMT -5
So almost 3 years ago my dad had a heart episode ( not an actual attack) and they found some blockages but nothing too major. Heart disease runs in his family. He changed his diet completely and got on board with the Forks Over Knives plant-based diet with the hopes of reversing it like they pretty much promised it would. He lost weight and his cholesterol levels are amazing. On Jan 7 he had a heart attack and they found that his blockages have actually gotten worse. He is producing tons of plaque and his cardiologist has no idea what is happening. In the past 5 weeks it has continued to get worse. His cardiologist is desperately trying to get in touch with the surgeon because she doesn't want him to wait any longer for surgery. Open heart, triple bypass surgery. We are all on pins and needles waiting for it to happen. Today my mom told me he called her because he had to take a Nitro tab because he was having chest pain, shortness of breath, and his left arm was tingling while he was at work.
I think we are all worried that he is a ticking time bomb and it is getting frustrating that it takes so fucking long to schedule a major surgery! My anxiety level is starting to go through the roof. I want to eat everything in sight, I am short with the kids, I can barely focus on school, and most days I feel like I am walking around in a haze. I am worried about both my parents. They aren't that old (65) and this is a big burden for my mom to carry. My dad is such an active man that it is frustrating to him to not be able to do anything anymore. And his dad died of heart failure at 62.
Sorry for the long post. I just have to get it out somewhere.
I think we are all worried that he is a ticking time bomb and it is getting frustrating that it takes so fucking long to schedule a major surgery! My anxiety level is starting to go through the roof. I want to eat everything in sight, I am short with the kids, I can barely focus on school, and most days I feel like I am walking around in a haze. I am worried about both my parents. They aren't that old (65) and this is a big burden for my mom to carry. My dad is such an active man that it is frustrating to him to not be able to do anything anymore. And his dad died of heart failure at 62.
Sorry for the long post. I just have to get it out somewhere.