My Father died from a heart condition when I was about 6 or 7. I later found out it was called "coronary thrombosis" which is hardening of the arteries around the heart. As I was later to learn, it's hereditary.
I suppose I always tried to shut out the possibility it might happen to me, but hey ho, I was wrong. I have been a smoker for most of my adult life, which hasn't helped things, but in 2016 things came to a head health-wise. I had a chest infection that never seemed to clear, got really short of breath, was struggling to walk anywhere near as far as I could and started to get chest pains. you might say I was a little scared....
I stopped smoking and went to see the doctor, and the next step was off to hospital to the chest clinic to see a specialist and have the basic tests done. I was told that in all likelihood I had some form of heart condition, and was booked for a CT scan. This took forever to come about, due to a couple of cancelled appointments.
My basic health improved (got rid of the nagging chest infection), and was put on statins as a precaution. But pretty much went into my shell, afraid to push myself in case I triggered anything. I still struggled to walk distances and was wheezy on top of that. I struggled to carry anything heavy and was afraid to try until I really had to.
In mid 2017, I finally had my CT scan. It confirmed I had a heart condition, with partial blockages of some of the arteries around the heart with a build up of Cholesterol. I was lucky in that it was early enough to be controlled with statins and that not all the arteries were affected. However, I was still stuck in my shell, afraid to push myself in case.... 😔
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