Hi Jen, this morning I have my arms around you. I know exactly how you feel for the same thing happened to me. Years of high Triglycerides (over 400) caused my blockage and my heart episode even though when I had the episode they had been well in check (66) for over 2 years. The truth is the plaque caused by high Triglycerides (blood fat) is the type of plaque that hangs out inside your arterial walls forever. It hardens inside the walls and is the cause of the term, "hardening of the arteries" In my experience the hard plaque started to soften and swell causing a closure inside my LAD "left anterior descending artery" I was told by my cardiologist that stress is a major cause for this type of plaque to suddenly soften and swell. At the time I was building a house and yes... there was plenty of stress...Thanksgiving dinners also cause stress
By the way stress doesn't need to be negative stress...it can also be positive stress. You may be having a good time but your body still may be stressed. The LAD is an artery which flows blood into the front of the heart through a series small branches and capillaries. It's only the size of a bic pen insert....very small, so it really doesn't take much to create a 95% blockage which is what I had. The symptoms which convinced me to go to the hospital started with strong "heart burn" and a pain in my neck.
I don't want you to be scared Jen. You've acted on your symptoms quickly and are now in the hands of the doctors. Believe me when I tell you this, the medical community has come light years dealing with this kind of stuff and they really consider much of it routine. My best advice for you is to stay as calm as possible, keep yourself educated on your particular issue and make certain you have the best of the best cardiologist.
Most people don't realize that any doctor can hang a shingle out front calling themselves a cardiologist....even if they have no special training! The only group of doctors who actually specialize in cardiology are doctors who are members of the
Cardiology Fellowship. Here's a link to one of the schools participating in the program-
http://cvmedicine.stanford.edu/education/gen_fellowships/It's going to be OK Jen, please click here and download this article I wrote to read the rest of my heart story
A Divine Mission Ordered By GOD, the spiritual story of Doug Varrieur CLICK-
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