Heart Attack #3 & Heart Attack #4 ..Stent #9 6 Years P 0

Just arrived home from the Hospital and posting my continued journey  6 years P O....  Heart attack # 2 Dec. 22, 2012 was caused from too much calcium build up in my heart Arteries..Heart Attack # 3  April 21st, 2013 was caused from too low Potassium. Heart Attack #4 Happened While in the ICU with Heart attack # 3 from mixing Grapefruit and Medications.I know, I Know it dosent make sense but thats eactly what happend..

I was one that always got my lab work done once a year, results came back normal range, so they said..I am one that ate plenty of bananas and lots of fruits and vegetables in my Nutri Bullet..

I have never had any real complications from the wls itself but my little heart sure is taking a beating..ICU sure isnt what it used to be.. ALL nurses left the room while in the middle of heart attack # 4..i'm like wth is this these hospitals coming to. I did get the highest dose of Nitro thru my I V.I was on Nitro, Heprin, and Integrilin thru my I V.  Well I am home now, still having pain in my heart while eating.. Gosh will it ever end.. Well have a good day,  good luck on your weight loss Journey's...I've still maintained my weight loss but having troubles.. PeaceV Love& Joy...Wendy

Sorry to hear about the heart attacks.  I hope you feel better and get your strength back soon.

So sorry Wendy what is their game plan to try and prevent another one?

Wendy - so sorry to hear about this, but I think you need to get with a good nutritionist and maybe talk with the pharmacist more about your meds.  I know -- they drill it into us that we need to take the calcium.  That's not really true in all cases, and too much calcium, as you found out, can lead to a heart attack.  I take a potassium supplement and a magnesium supplement about once a week.  I can't eat bananas because they are too high in sugar for me.  Actually, I can't eat many fruits at all.  You should have been warned about the grapefruit juice.  Many cholesterol and high blood pressure meds carry that as a warning -- no grapefruit, either the whole fruit or the juice!  If your docs won't look after you, you'll need to do a lot of reading and take things into your own hands.  That's just too scary.

Oh, Wendy! I've been following your journey, and so sorry to hear about this. Thank God you're OK, you must be made of some strong stuff, my friend! Hang in there, and know that many of us here think of you and pray for you. (((HUG)))

I've really never been given any plan from any of these doctors and surgeons. I have been on my own since day 1 wls..I just called Dr. Whites nurse the nutritionist..and made an app to see her in 2 weeks.She mentioned she thinks the doctors arent listening to me..

I'd agree with her. And I would want knowledgeable doctors who would listen, work together and create a plan to avoid additional issues.

Gosh, I sure hope you can stop having heart attacks and getting stents.  Can you get to a better hospital for aftercare/follow-up so that you can avoid these serious episodes.  I think Dick Cheney had around 9 heart attacks.  It all depends upon the severity.  Some are extremely mild and only detected through our now super sensitive blood tests.  These attacks do not cause damage to the heart.

 

Feel better hun

So sorry to hear about that.

BTW you should look into taking vitamin K2. There are lots of reports about it preventing calcium build up in the heart.