My Heart Attack Story - Symptoms, Angioplasty & Recovery

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  • @darktoadone5068
    @darktoadone5068 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just had quadruple bypass the last week of April and I'm so lucky to be here. When I woke up in ICU recovery there was a man standing beside me with all the doctors and nurses but he left once I came around. Two days later I asked the nurse looking out for me about him. She said he was the senior Chaplin of the hospital and he performed last rites on me because I coded twice and that shook me up really bad and I'm really not an emotional person, the nurse held my hand and she say there is no shame in crying, get it out of your system. I spent seven days in ICU, my last day I thanked all the nurses and doctors who saved my life and I broke down crying while doing it like a child. It was a very emotional experience for me, especially since I had no support, it was only me.

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish you all the best with your recovery. Stay strong and follow all guidance of your Cardiologist and you will do well.

  • @inflatabill
    @inflatabill 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for taking the time to make this. Glad you're still around to tell the story.

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Inflatabill thank you for the nice comment. Glad to be here too!

  • @dpcsfecmcc2679
    @dpcsfecmcc2679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm 43 an had a heart attack and cardiac arrest on 22nd Feb 2022. They have told me there was minimal damage done too. I know it's only been just over a week from mine but my emotions are all over the place. I'm really trying to process all this. Thank you for this and hope you're doing well. ♥️♥️♥️

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am sorry you had to go through this! I am happy to tell you that I am doing great. I had a stress test done a few months ago and my heart of in great shape! My best advice is to take your prescribed medicine, make the necessary dietary changes to lead a heart healthy life and you will be fine. It sure is a life changing event.

    • @truewishes7255
      @truewishes7255 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What dietary changes should i make? My mother had 2 blockages 100% block and had a heart attack few days ago she undergo angioplasty

  • @nancyallen8596
    @nancyallen8596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so glad u are here to share your story!! To take the time to make this video ,to maybe help someone else is wonderful .You never know you might be saving my life or anyone who watched this video or shared your story with family and friends.Thank you!!!!!!!!!Thank you!!!!!!!

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching Nancy. Hopefully it has helped others for sure!

    • @nancyallen8596
      @nancyallen8596 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GioandJC awwww!!! Thank you for replying back!! It means a lot!!!!!

  • @mizzyride
    @mizzyride 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much for this. Your experience is putting me at ease for my Angioplasty tomorrow.

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All the best on your Angioplasty!

  • @F371C1A_R
    @F371C1A_R 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im @ 6:40 (had to pause & comment)
    I pray that you are healed from that, or doing a lot better!
    I know the trauma bay/emergency room inside of the er.
    There’s a whole team working on you & they’re moving very fast.(The team who runs the code) They each have their own task. They put you a couple of IVS.and then ask about Advance directives for…it’s a little scary. !!

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and I am happy to report I am recovered and doing very well with my heart health. Several months after my visit to the ER, I was able to reach back out to thank the nurse that stood out to me and helped calm my nerves during that scary time in the Trauma Bay.

  • @stevejelly3161
    @stevejelly3161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad you survived and that you are well !!!
    ...
    The hospitals do a fantastic job !!!

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very thankful for the great medical care I had!

  • @davidtanaka1261
    @davidtanaka1261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m catching up on your channel….but I wanted to say thank you for sharing your experience. Glad you have fully recovered and living life!

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you David! Appreciate you checking out our channel.

  • @MrPerugja77
    @MrPerugja77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for your video. I just had a heart attack recently and your comments were very encouraging and helpful.

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alberto, wishing you the best in your recovery. I am glad my video was able to give you encouragement. Be well!

  • @bonniebellows2305
    @bonniebellows2305 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much. I have had almost a parallel experience ( STEMI three months ago). You have done a great job of explaining your experiences. I have needed that reassurance because my recovery has brought great gratitude, along with loneliness and anxieties. When you described the Whoosh I stopped in my tracks. That was exactly what I remember but wasn't sure was ❤real.
    One big takeaway from my experience (I waited three days to seek help and almost didn't make it) is Call The Ambulance, Call the ambulance. They want you to if you are having symptoms. They know the dangers you are in and can triage you to the front of the line if you are runnin😂g out of time for intervention and survival.
    I waited too long to call and almost died. Call for an ambulance.😊😊

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Bonnie, thank you for taking the time to comment. You are the 4th person to tell me they also experienced the "whoosh" sensation during the procedure. Continued good health to you going forward and be sure to follow your cardiologists recommendations.

  • @DavidFoster1967
    @DavidFoster1967 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gio, I'm so glad to hear you are recovering and doing better. Thanks for sharing!

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you David. Big hugs to you and your family.

  • @theretiredlifewithsteve
    @theretiredlifewithsteve 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for sharing your story and for the heads up. I’m glad you caught it in time and that all is good now. 😲

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you Steven in Palm Springs! The old ticker is doing well thankfully.

  • @irisumolharcolorido5620
    @irisumolharcolorido5620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gio, the video was great and quite informative. I hope you have a great life and enjoy good health!

  • @tomv4876
    @tomv4876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dear Gio I am so glad you are ok, please take care. Sending you much love

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Tomasz!

  • @timothygenewong
    @timothygenewong 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for sharing your story. Really informative.

  • @katherinebarbery1762
    @katherinebarbery1762 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I had heart attack 4th nov 2018,urgent angioplast,stents fitted,death of part of left ventrical,internal bleed in groin post op,4 days on my back not able to move ,very scary,still have flash backs of cath lab,glad you came through

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry to hear you had a Heart Attack as well and post Angioplasty complications. Glad you too are recovering. Thank you for watching.

    • @truewishes7255
      @truewishes7255 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How are you now?

    • @katherinebarbery1762
      @katherinebarbery1762 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ok,just breathless everyday,but still here

  • @Buttie2003
    @Buttie2003 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gio it’s a long recovery but your family with be so grateful you have recovered.
    I had a heart attack last year by the time l reached hospital l was in a coma. I had been feeling unwell for over six months been to the hospital a few time but kept saying l was fine. I had two stents flitted and now have heart failure l know how lucky l have been. My Brother passed away six months before my heart attack. It taken me over a year to recover but suffer fatigue and sleep over 12/15 hours at night. ❤️

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thankfully, I am fully recovered since my heart attack. With the exception of the multiple pills I now take daily, my life has returned to normal. I was very lucky that mine was detected early and I ended up with no noticeable damage to my heart muscle. I now focus on eating healthier and moderate exercise to help prevent it from happening again. I wish you all the best in your continuing recovery from yours. Be well ❤

    • @truewishes7255
      @truewishes7255 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So sorry for you how are you now?

    • @cathyweaver1449
      @cathyweaver1449 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can you specify what pills you are on and how long you have to take them?

  • @OrangeSkyMusic
    @OrangeSkyMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for sharing. Your story is similar to mine. Thank God for the life savers. We are alive because of them. Have a wonderful life. 💖

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! You too!

  • @deepcool5497
    @deepcool5497 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice video, i had a similar event, but i kept it under the wraps till one month which started after 7 days home treadmill excercise and on 8th days my chest pain started which i never had in my life and started occuring regularly even after stopping the treadmill. My treatment got delayed because i thought it could be due to the trademill excercise. But after 27th day i faced a life threatening freeze in between while going to my office car parking from office desk. That moment i realised its my heart, and was also 99% LAD in the test.

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Happy you made it to the other side as well. Be well...

  • @DewayneGore
    @DewayneGore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you good sir for sharing your story.

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Dewayne.

  • @katherinebarbery1762
    @katherinebarbery1762 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sorry 2017,now recovery

  • @simoncorreia5686
    @simoncorreia5686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thx for sharing

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching.

  • @margittasaager7238
    @margittasaager7238 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Find the woman to thank her!!!!! Please!!!❤

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  ปีที่แล้ว

      I sent a letter to the hospital asking they share it with the team that worked on me that day and hopefully she got to read how grateful I was!

    • @margittasaager7238
      @margittasaager7238 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GioandJC How lovely of you to answer. I am delighted. I gather your health is continiously well. For this I am comforted. And your reaching out to the Team was so vital for the fact that, as you may be well aware of, the emphatic side of this world has slid to a dangerously low level and all attempts of conveying sympathy and thankfulness carries so much more weight than ever before. God Bless you and stay safe. ❤

  • @sw6118
    @sw6118 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This guy is lucky that he woke up from his little nap.

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For sure! Thanks for watching.

  • @sameeremerald
    @sameeremerald 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I went through every single thing you mentioned . My heart was very severe and had a stent inserted , it’s been more than two years ago and I was 34 then . I still experience and pinch here and there . How about you ?

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not quite sure what you mean by "pinch here and there" but I find myself overly concerned every time I have the slightest of chest pain or real heart burn. Thankfully though, I am doing great and my heart is strong according to my Cardiologist.

    • @srinathbangaru6750
      @srinathbangaru6750 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi how ru now ? Iam Srinath and iam just 32 years, i got mild heart attack this year March 21st 2019. And I got 2stents. Since then I feel too tired and weak and heart burn also

  • @ratclifferob
    @ratclifferob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same shit different story but went into my wrist for the stent. Blood pressure tablets? Are they Beta blockers ? Iam not happy about taking them as I don't have high blood pressure and stattins are a bit controversial. Iam wondering what life is going to be like from no tablets to 4 tablets. Going home today from hospital this is my 5th day. Just a thought was you having a heart attack or did you have a heart attack ? I the same thing as you and you look well , i can't get my head around the medication.

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I too wasn't too happy about the medication post heart attack. However, now that it has been a few years since my heart attack the daily medication has become part of my routine. I take 1 Low Dose Aspirin, 50mg Plavix (blood thinner), 125mg Atorvastatin, 10mg Lisinopril, 50mg Metoprolol and 25mg Zetia along with extra vitamin D and multi vitamin pack. So, I am on blood thinners, 2 statins and 2 BP meds. The main thing that annoys me is that I can barely bump into something and I will bruise (blood thinners). Aside from that no other side effects.

    • @Buttie2003
      @Buttie2003 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GioandJC l am on 16 tablets a day as,l have Bronchiectasis and l am diabetic. I have lost 3 1/2 stone in weight.

  • @antonioguerra7154
    @antonioguerra7154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your story. I'm going in for and angioplasty with stent in 5 days. Did you have water retention in your legs and tingling on your left arm. Thanks and God bless.

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the best with your procedure! I did not have water retention in my legs and it was a dull ache in my left arm that prompted me to go to the hospital that evening.

  • @cadbury4you1
    @cadbury4you1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hi gio how many stents u had

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello! I had one stent. Thanks for watching.

  • @svenruano2233
    @svenruano2233 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Plss help aim filipino my 2d echo said i have suspicius left coronaray blockage my cardiologist said me we need angiogram i dont have money for angiogram plss help me aim 25yrs old male not smoker drinker i have high blood preassure since 19yrs old i have high cholesterol plss help me sorry for my english any amount i also depression anxiety panick attack and fear of blood

  • @ferozemalik7171
    @ferozemalik7171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How are you feeling now?

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thankfully I am feeling great! Thank you for asking.

    • @ferozemalik7171
      @ferozemalik7171 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you have operation?

    • @ferozemalik7171
      @ferozemalik7171 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you have 100 percent blockage?

    • @GioandJC
      @GioandJC  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had an Angioplasty for a 99% blockage.

    • @ferozemalik7171
      @ferozemalik7171 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @GioandJC is angioplasty painful and is it scary?

  • @ramakarishnamavilayi4834
    @ramakarishnamavilayi4834 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Actually I disappointed when hear this incidents. But now it is silly problem. But you must take disciplined life ok .it is your well wisher