Aewsome site!!

[pusher]

Hey everyone. Stumbled across this site awhile ago. What an excellent site for information. Will be here often, thats for sure.
A little about me. Im into martial arts....Godan ( 5th degree black belt ) in Wado Kai karate, brown belt in Judo, and injuries over the years to go with them as well. The latest being 2 heart stents put in. Should have had this done 20 years ago........breathing is soooo much easier now.
So..with that being said....lets pick up the pace eh ?? ( Yup, Canadian )

[koltz]

what's a heart stent?

[pusher]

Thats exactly what I said, when the nurse came in, and started explaining things to me. Basically I had 2 arteries in the heart, that were 90 % blocked. ( I did not have a heart attack....thanks to much cardio work over the years ). What they do, is insert a small balloon in your femoral artery, go to the area where you are blocked....inflate the balloon, , and a metal sleeve goes in, to allow for proper blood flow, then they deflate the balloon, and go to another spot. ( This is all shown on the monitor by a x ray, I would assume ) You are not out, when they do this. I was watching on the screen somewhat, and relatively painless. The only thing I can highly recommend to anyone, is to listen to your body......carefully. The only warning I had of this, was an itchy throat and slightly short of breath for a week and a half. I then decided to get it checked out. If not, it could have been disasterous. As it stands now, I feel great, and work out. Hope this clarifies it a bit......???

[Drunken Panda]

Welcome to the site, pusher! I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. I'll be looking for your contributions!