OT: Heart Attack

[Tandem Rider]

Originally Posted by BobO

In my case, reducing the stress may not be all that hard. For the past eighteen months I have been taking on every project that came down the pike and working every day of the week 12-15 hours a day. Once something went sideways it became impossible to manage. This way of living is gone, I'm not doing it anymore.

This is it right here.

After some life changing discoveries in the last couple of years I had to realize the same hard fact. Nobody on their death bed has ever said "I wish I had worked more and spent less time with my family".

[BobO]

Six months later I was able to do a solid set of intervals, including 20 minutes at more than 290w. It's not fully recovered, but it's a big indication of moving in the right direction.

[weisan]

Originally Posted by BobO

Six months later I was able to do a solid set of intervals, including 20 minutes at more than 290w. It's not fully recovered, but it's a big indication of moving in the right direction.

Nice to hear that, Bob pal....how's the coffee...and the stress?

[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by BobO

Six months later I was able to do a solid set of intervals, including 20 minutes at more than 290w. It's not fully recovered, but it's a big indication of moving in the right direction.

Right on Bob. A little better every day.

[BobO]

Originally Posted by weisan

Nice to hear that, Bob pal....how's the coffee...and the stress?

The coffee is under control. Stress is a process, working hard to learn some tools to cope.

[weisan]

Originally Posted by BobO

The coffee is under control. Stress is a process, working hard to learn some tools to cope.

Good to hear, Brother! Same here.

[BobO]

Originally Posted by weisan

Good to hear, Brother! Same here.

For me it's keeping a focus on what really matters, family.

[Dekonick]

Hang in there - just be smart and listen to the doc's. Try to find a cardiologist who rides... or at least does some endurance cardio work. That way they 'get' what you do and can give objective advice, not just medical advice.

I was just put through the ringer myself. Every year we get a comprehensive physical including a (bull**** in my opinion) BRUCE protocol stress test. Well, this year I forgot to skip the coffee 24 hours before exam... and I threw a few extra runs of stuff on my ekg during my stress. Still passed no problem to the NFPA firefighter standard, but off to the cardiologist...

Well, I picked a cardiologist I know from years of working together... and he threw everything at me. No fun. 30 days of ekg monitoring, echo-cardiogram, another ekg, (no coffee this time), and a nuclear stress. Everything short of a catheterization. I tried to get him to cath, he wouldn't do it. Result - I drink too much coffee. Heart is healthy, but when I drink 10 cups or more of coffee and exercise it throws lots of extra premature ectopy... I figured as much. Damn... Now I limit myself to 9 1/2 cups in the morning.

Moral - It is hard to do what we should, even when we know it.



Best of luck

[Big Dan]

Great news..!!

[wallymann]

wow! makes my 3-4 cups a day look like childs play.

Originally Posted by BobO

I was at 10-12 up to 15 cups a day.

[redir]

Great news, glad to hear it!

[BobO]

Well, round two complete. Stress induced coronary artery spasm caused MI. Different source of stress this time.

This time doc wants me to go the route of a calcium channel blocker to prevent the stress induced coronary artery spasms. Separate the stress component from the heart attack. It remains to be seen what impact that will have on power and endurance.

[Robot870]

Had a scare a few months ago and definitely changed my ways ! Sry to hear this!

[BobO]

Originally Posted by Robot870

Had a scare a few months ago and definitely changed my ways ! Sry to hear this!

Glad you're ok. It is eye opening when it happens.

[Dekonick]

Did your doctor mention prinzmetal angina or prinzmetal syndrome?

Glad you are O.K. It sucks to have a scare like this but it sure beats the alternative.

Keep us up to date and wishing you the best.

Dek.

https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/di...variant-angina