Worry kills people
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53 had a heart attack. Not over weight, rollor blades 3-5 times a week 5-7 miles a outing would go to a paved bike trail after work. 3 days before hoof a 7 story building three times with tools because broken elevators. Drove to texas with a trailer over two days. Got there and had my widow maker heart attack. Wife saved my life with asprin and emergency room. Back to work after 8 days with shorten hour's. When i tired went home. Next time I'm going to pick different parents!
Wrong!!!Probably not a crazy thing to say you are decently healthy and the factors they are looking at don't impact you.
So watch out for runaway gravel trucks. And stuff.
With that, if you have grand and great grand parents living a long time, you will as well.
Logging trucks! Watch out for logging trucks!
They still give freaked me out since the first movie “Final Destination”
A percentage of all cancers have genetic connections, making one predisposed to it.
However, by no means does that mean you’re in the clear if you do not have a genetic connection. Even though genetic can be very significant, it’s not the the majority by any means.
For the benefit of my son and daughter (keep reading) after I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, Duke Cancer Center offered me a pamphlet which allowed me to get genetic testing done.
I signed up, they sent me a kit, all I had to do was spit in a tube and send it back.
If I had a faulty gene, I wanted to be able to alert my son and daughter so in the future, he could be proactive with testing for prostate cancer and my daughter to be proactive for testing with breast cancer.
My genetic test came back negative for a number known defective genes predisposing someone.
Are you ready for this? The same defective genes in a male that makes one predisposed to prostate cancer. Predisposes a woman to breast cancer.
Does not surprise me one bit.
Another tidbid in this circle life is estrogen is made from testosterone. The enzyme aromatase converts testosterone into estrogen. So we are not so different in many ways, and this also plays a role in BG level.
Actually, family hasn’t lived all that long, for various reasons and complications. I’m trying to avoid that. My dad died at 46, mom is still going strong.Probably not a crazy thing to say you are decently healthy and the factors they are looking at don't impact you.
So watch out for runaway gravel trucks. And stuff.
With that, if you have grand and great grand parents living a long time, you will as well.
I did an involuntary stress test yesterday - shovelled snow for about 90 minutes. Didn't drop dead or even experience any chest pain. Must be OK. 
Seriously, I did have a routine physical on Wednesday, and our doctor sent me for an ECG. Results pending. We will see ...
Seriously, I did have a routine physical on Wednesday, and our doctor sent me for an ECG. Results pending. We will see ...
Are you sure an ECG? not something else?I did an involuntary stress test yesterday - shovelled snow for about 90 minutes. Didn't drop dead or even experience any chest pain. Must be OK.
Seriously, I did have a routine physical on Wednesday, and our doctor sent me for an ECG. Results pending. We will see ...
I only ask because for decades an ECG was always done right at the office where I got my physical. Literally 30 seconds once they hook up the wires. I know things maybe done differently depending on what part of the country, just asking.
My Apple Watch will do a one lead ECG as I sit at my keyboard in less than 60 seconds. What that means is if there was an anomaly then one at the doctor with its 12 leads or whatever will pinpoint the area. But the watch will show the over heart function.
Be careful with the snow, sometimes it's not the snow, it can be the frigid cold and that constricts your blood vessels. It's how the body tries to conserve heat. I know, that was the theory when my dad died in the driveway of his home at the age of 69 after a snowstorm.
For the first time he had someone clear the snow, however he went outside to get his snowblower to clear the snow that the plow put back into the driveway but he never made it to the end of the driveway. Something to be aware of if heart function is a concern for anyone. Cold can be dangerious. My dads heart wasnt in great shape, had a quad by-pass. This all happened decades ago though.
TO make matters worse, ambulance took a long time trying to get through the snow.
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Yup, ECG - same clinic, a bunch of electrodes, and probably < 5 minutes all in.
Based on my age, the doctor recommends further cardiovascular testing, but that will be months away.
As far as the cold, I ran or cycled to work for close to 40 winters, and continue to walk and cycle all winter. I might be immune by now.
Sorry about your dad! Per my wife (retired emergency doc), the worst is men who go up on the roof to shovel snow, and have a cardiac event. Sometimes no one knows they're up there, and the paramedics have a terrible time getting them down. Very high mortality rate in these situations.
Based on my age, the doctor recommends further cardiovascular testing, but that will be months away.
As far as the cold, I ran or cycled to work for close to 40 winters, and continue to walk and cycle all winter. I might be immune by now.
Sorry about your dad! Per my wife (retired emergency doc), the worst is men who go up on the roof to shovel snow, and have a cardiac event. Sometimes no one knows they're up there, and the paramedics have a terrible time getting them down. Very high mortality rate in these situations.
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Patman
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Nobody of any age should be up on their roofs removing snow. My ex girlfriend moved to Quebec (near Mt Tremblant where they get a ton of snow) but she has this cool device that basically drags it down from the roof and she’s on the ground. It’s a small bungalow so the same device probably won’t work on a two story house (but most of my life I have lived in two story homes and never once removed snow from my roof)
I have a snow rake (probably the same as your ex has), with a number of extensions. It works well - I haven't been up on the roof in the winter for about 15 years.
