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Paramedic saves heart attack patient's life while having a heart attack himself
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<blockquote data-quote="Belthos" data-source="post: 2288225" data-attributes="member: 24944"><p>I would add that I never had a heart attack, I was just on the fast track to one.</p><p>Trust me it's rough enough recovering from open heart surgery, you don't want to add in damage to the heart muscle on top of that.</p><p>They cut your sternum in half and spread your chest like a turkey.</p><p>They wire you up with stainless steel wire similar to baling wire and it takes a minimum of 3 month for the bone to heal.</p><p>It's common for people to crack it apart in the early days by sneezing hard or exerting themselves.</p><p>I spent the first couple of days after surgery learning how to breath again, that sounds funny but trust me it's not.</p><p>The pain wasn't fun but it reminds you that your are still alive and that beats the alternative.</p><p></p><p>Nearly 2 years later I have recovered 85% of the feeling on the left side of my chest, when you first come out it's totally numb for months.</p><p>I have no restrictions and my recovery has been, so far, better than my cardiologist had hoped for.</p><p>I'm physically capable of doing anything I could do before and my odds of dropping dead without warning are vanishingly small.</p><p></p><p>I asked the surgeon for the extended warranty but they laughed, I'm stuck with the original lifetime warranty on my heart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Belthos, post: 2288225, member: 24944"] I would add that I never had a heart attack, I was just on the fast track to one. Trust me it's rough enough recovering from open heart surgery, you don't want to add in damage to the heart muscle on top of that. They cut your sternum in half and spread your chest like a turkey. They wire you up with stainless steel wire similar to baling wire and it takes a minimum of 3 month for the bone to heal. It's common for people to crack it apart in the early days by sneezing hard or exerting themselves. I spent the first couple of days after surgery learning how to breath again, that sounds funny but trust me it's not. The pain wasn't fun but it reminds you that your are still alive and that beats the alternative. Nearly 2 years later I have recovered 85% of the feeling on the left side of my chest, when you first come out it's totally numb for months. I have no restrictions and my recovery has been, so far, better than my cardiologist had hoped for. I'm physically capable of doing anything I could do before and my odds of dropping dead without warning are vanishingly small. I asked the surgeon for the extended warranty but they laughed, I'm stuck with the original lifetime warranty on my heart. [/QUOTE]
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