Waiting on the cardiologist to see what the next course of action is, possibly a stint. Trying not to freak out, but this is a major wake up call for him, for both of us. He is only 41.
UPDATE. He is going to need open heart surgery. Tentatively scheduled for Monday unless the surgeons can get him in this weekend. I'm having a hard time holding it together, I almost fainted when the cardiologist told us. I'm trying my hardest. T&P's please.
Thanks everyone... He left the house by ambulance at about 2:30 am with chest pain and pain in his left arm. He has a family history of this, so they will likely be admitting him to the cardiology floor to run more extensive testing. His dad died of a massive heart attack at 63. We will be making some lifestyle changes after this, so maybe the silver lining is that is has served as a major wake up call.
I am so sorry. I'm glad someone recognized it was a heart attack and he got to the hospital. My dad had his first at 40, I was home alone with him and it was awful. BTW, my dad lived to 72. His heart problems didn't kill him, diabetes that was discovered after the 1st heart attack contributed to it but it was kidney failure. I'm just mentioning all this so you know people can get past this and live a long time. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Write down what medical staff tell you, it will be confusing. If they put him on medications, create a chart of what they prescribe, the dosage, who prescribed it and when. When my mom became ill (at 72), different doctors had prescribed different conflicting meds. By my taking my chart each time we saw a doctor, we were able to get that straightened out.
I am so sorry. I'm glad someone recognized it was a heart attack and he got to the hospital. My dad had his first at 40, I was home alone with him and it was awful. BTW, my dad lived to 72. His heart problems didn't kill him, diabetes that was discovered after the 1st heart attack contributed to it but it was kidney failure. I'm just mentioning all this so you know people can get past this and live a long time. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Write down what medical staff tell you, it will be confusing. If they put him on medications, create a chart of what they prescribe, the dosage, who prescribed it and when. When my mom became ill (at 72), different doctors had prescribed different conflicting meds. By my taking my chart each time we saw a doctor, we were able to get that straightened out.
Thank you for this, I appreciate the advice. His dad had his first heart attack around this age, and unfortunately changed none of his habits, which contributed to his death. I will definitely use the chart idea, thank you again, this was really helpful. I'm sorry for the loss of your dad.