Stuart, what an amazing story. Glad you survived!! Curious, did you have any scans or tests done before the heart attack. For example CT scan of heart, aka calcium score? And blood work? Or was this a complete surprise? Again, so glad you are here to tell others about your experience.
Brian, apologies for the delayed response. I'm new to Substack and not up to speed with all the tech yet! I didn't know it at the time but for years I was in the perfect storm of stressful work, family history of heart disease and familial hypercholesterolemia. In July 2022 found out my cholesterol was very high 7.2 mmol/L (278 mg/dL), was offered statins but said I would modify diet for 6 months and report back. In Oct of the same year, had a heart attack with no previous symptoms. I'm writing this blog to help those going through similar experiences and, to everyone else, - don't be like me! Grateful to be here and share my story. Thanks so much for reading and commenting. 🙏
Stuart, what an amazing story. Glad you survived!! Curious, did you have any scans or tests done before the heart attack. For example CT scan of heart, aka calcium score? And blood work? Or was this a complete surprise? Again, so glad you are here to tell others about your experience.
Brian, apologies for the delayed response. I'm new to Substack and not up to speed with all the tech yet! I didn't know it at the time but for years I was in the perfect storm of stressful work, family history of heart disease and familial hypercholesterolemia. In July 2022 found out my cholesterol was very high 7.2 mmol/L (278 mg/dL), was offered statins but said I would modify diet for 6 months and report back. In Oct of the same year, had a heart attack with no previous symptoms. I'm writing this blog to help those going through similar experiences and, to everyone else, - don't be like me! Grateful to be here and share my story. Thanks so much for reading and commenting. 🙏