Not Good
I’m pretty sure I have had a heart attack this evening or more precisely this morning. It was after Midnight so technically it was morning.
The pain is still there and I am very week luckily it doesn’t take a lot of strength to type, but I don’t think I can do much more than that.
It produced all the standard symptoms. The sharp pain in the chest where the heart is and the pain radiating down the left arm, difficulty breathing tightness in the throat. It was pretty much text-book as far as I can tell. I’d go to the emergency room but I can’t move around well enough right now to trust my driving ability and besides, I really can’t afford it. They always treat you so badly there and I do not want to die in those conditions. Truth be told, I’d rather die at home alone than in a hospital with a bunch of people hovering around me causing me more pain in the name of helping me.
If I can I’ll go in to the VA Clinic here in Gadsden when it opens in the morning and see if there is anything useful they can do. They sent me a letter today chastising me for not making it to an appointment I didn’t know about so I have an excuse to go in.
I’m going to put this on the blog now as the pain is coming back pretty strong and I’m not sure how much more I can do. I’ll call 911 or its equivalent if it keeps up. Since I have a voip phone 911 doesn’t work.
posted by Uncle Dave @ 2:33 AM
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Thanks for letting us know, Jen. I was concerned when he didn't answer his phone this evening.
It occurs to me as I think about it, that he was already complaining about stomach pains when I talked to him Monday evening around 8pm.
I just spoke to David, who is in the cardiac care unit at the VA hospital. Our conversation was short, because he is in significant pain. He is scheduled for open-heart surgery Monday, and will be at the hospital over the weekend.
The phone number is 205-933-8101, and he is currently in room 5825. He thinks he may be transferred to a normal ward tomorrow.
Is there any way I could send him a card? I'd love to do that- I can't call him. I'm deaf.
David says he has been moved to a different room, and his extension is now 5124. The mailing address for the VA is: 700 19th St. South, Birmingham AL 35233.
Moved again -- he had chest pains overnight, so he's back in the cardiac ICU, same extension as before: 5825.
Hi! I'm still alive. And what's more, I'm on line.....
Uncle Dave
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