Widowmaker and other Heart Problems Club

One of the scary things about this whole heart attach deal was going through Cardiac Rehab. Our time was divided up into the physical and mental side of having and surviving one. Depression is something to watch out for after suffering one, and we were told almost everyone goes through at least one “false alarm” thinking they are having another one. 8-10 of us gathered around a table for a discussion and we were asked why did we live when many don’t, why did we go to the hospital when many don’t. I answers were amazing because the signs of a heart attach came in many forms and aren’t always the chest pain, pain down the arm, and being tired.

I thought I had pneumonia. I had been short of breath all day and my nose was running nonstop and my throat was clogged up. I sat in a tub of hot water for hours to loosen up the crap in my throat and head. Then finally had a friend of mine take me to the hospital. They tried to say it was covid-19 and gave me the test and after four hours didn't have the results back and sent me up to the covid ward. I did not have covid I had a blocked Widowmaker. And my lungs were full of water.

The one thing that has really helped me after this was the 36 sessions of rehab.

Thru the whole thing I never was in pain. I was just short of breath.