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Type 2, 55, walk 3 miles every day and gym 3 times a week. All cholestrol and other numbers where they should be.
Despite that on 9th July I had a heart attack - I felt unwell at home (turned out to first minor attack), got into to see doc a few hours later who put me on an ECG and then called an ambulance to take me to A&E.
Just as they were hooking me up to the machine in A&E I had a biggie, taken to cath lab where I had a stent fitted (left artery descending). Was told later by cardio guy that they call it the widowmaker and only 1 in 20 survive so guess my luck was in that day.
When I was first diagnosed type 2 and warned of various complications including coronary artery stuff I thought yeah, yeah, I'm fit so I'll be fine.
A couple of points:
If coronary artery problems are common with type 2 why is there not routine screening at diagnosis and at regular intervals? Or is there and I didn't get it?
Secondly I'd urge anyone, no matter how fit they think they are, to visit the doc if they feel they have any symptons and get it checked out.
John
Despite that on 9th July I had a heart attack - I felt unwell at home (turned out to first minor attack), got into to see doc a few hours later who put me on an ECG and then called an ambulance to take me to A&E.
Just as they were hooking me up to the machine in A&E I had a biggie, taken to cath lab where I had a stent fitted (left artery descending). Was told later by cardio guy that they call it the widowmaker and only 1 in 20 survive so guess my luck was in that day.
When I was first diagnosed type 2 and warned of various complications including coronary artery stuff I thought yeah, yeah, I'm fit so I'll be fine.
A couple of points:
If coronary artery problems are common with type 2 why is there not routine screening at diagnosis and at regular intervals? Or is there and I didn't get it?
Secondly I'd urge anyone, no matter how fit they think they are, to visit the doc if they feel they have any symptons and get it checked out.
John