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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: hikerman on June 13, 2017, 11:07:43 AM
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Just thought I'd pop in and say hello, it's been quite awhile since I stopped by and caught up. I'm doing very well these days.
As some of you know, I had a massive heart attack on March 4th. I flat-lined that Saturday afternoon, took a helicopter ride, and was home by Tuesday morning! I made a LOT of lifestyle changes and was 2 weeks from going back to work, then on April 26 I was rushed to the hospital for emergency stenting....again! So while in the hospital I did some soul searching. For two months my social life was only with people in smocks wearing a stethoscope. No more...I want to live without knowing pilots and ambulance drivers on a first name basis, so I became 100% vegan. The transition for me wasn't real hard as I've always loved veggies and beans. The hardest part is the social aspect of eating together. I don't use any kind of oil so that limits our meeting our friends and family in restaurants. But happily because of my new life-diet, I'm doing great! I'm down 30+ lbs, my blood work numbers and b/p are better than I could have ever imagined. My energy level is better than it's been in years. So things are great lately in our house. I hope things are great in yours as well!
I won't be in here as often as I once was, hope you can understand, but I will pop in from time to time. I've made quite a few friends here....and that won't change! Friends are friends for life!
If anyone wants to email or pm me about anything please feel free. I've learned a lot thru this adventure, and I have learned that the corporate world of medicine does not always put our health first. So if anyone has some heart issues you'd like to talk about, etc or questions you have....get ahold of me, I would be happy to tell you what I've learned.
Be well folks!
Gene
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I'm so glad your doing well my friend. :)
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Glad you are doing great
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Congrats Gene! :thumbup:
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Great news gene! Very glad your back on as well :thumbup:
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Keep up the good work!
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Keep it up..it's all about you. .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Just read this from you and the next post was for butter basted ribeye. LOL. Take care Gene and don't be a stranger eh.
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Glad you are doing better Gene! We all miss you on here. Take care and don't be a stranger.
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Thanks for the kind words everyone!
It's good to be able to commiserate amongst the living! Lol :D
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I expect great pics of grilled veges and fruit buddy. Take care of yourself. Rest and more rest.
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Gene, I'm glad you are better. And remember, we have a whole section for healthy alternative recipes. feel free to share some of your vegan recipes.
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Glad to see you around, Gene. Be well!
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Glad you are back in the saddle Gene!! :thumbup:
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Glad to see you back as we did miss you.
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So glad to hear from you and get an encouraging update.
It takes quite a man to make such a radical change. God bless you, sir.
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Damn glad to hear from you. ;D
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Glad you're recovering well, Gene. I went through a similar thing last December and thanks to changed diet and rehab I've regained normal heart function (without having to go vegan) but I have to stay on top of it. As we age our bodies do bad things with salt and fat and if we don't allow for those, we pay the price. Thanks for catching us up on your situation ;D
Hub
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Gene and I have been staying in touch for a while now, outside the forum. It is a big step forward to see you back on the forum. We can all learn from your experience. Wouldn't hurt to learn more about cooking and eating veggies, too.
Art