My brother had a heart attack...

[dogzr#1]

This morning, he called my parents because he woke up with a really sharp pain in his chest and his left arm was hurting. They left work and went to pick him up from his house. They took him to the hospital, hoping it was nothing serious. By the time they go to the ER though, he was drenched with sweat, and was having shortness of breath. They did all sort of tests on him and found out he was having/ had a heart attack. His heart wasn't pumping correctly and wasn't giving enough blood to the rest of his body. He is only 22 years old. Now he has to be on medicine for the rest of his life. Luckily they got to it in time and he's fine now, but another scary thing is that the doctor said that this isn't his first heart attack. He's had others in the past but not as 'bad'.

This one was pretty minor, but it could've escalated into something really bad if it wasn't treated quickly enough. It was so scary when we first found out because we didn't know if he was going to be o.k or not. My brother told me after they were sure he was going to be o.k, so I'm thankful for that. But my mom called him when they just first found out that he was having a heart attack. She didn't know how bad it was or anything so she was super worried as was everyone else in my family. Please send prayers for our family. Thank you.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Oh no! That's really scary. Prayers for your brother and your family.

[Karen]

How scary, but good that it was caught in time. Will the rest of your family be screened for heart issues just in case?

[BCollie_Kelly]

Oh no, I'm so sorry. Your brother and family will be in my prayers!

[Toby's my baby]

Wow, that is really scary. I hope he is ok now, and he doesn't have anymore! Prayers to your brother and the rest of your family.

My really close friend had a stroke a couple weeks ago, and he's only 17.

[kimlovescats]

Gosh, he is so young to have a heart attack! I am so glad that he didn't fool around and pass it off as nothing! Prayers coming that his medication will help!!!

Hugs,
Kim

[Catty1]

Prayers that he will be ok...a lot of apparently healthy people have heart attacks...light ones can be mistaken for indigestion.

If he has any diet or weight or smoking issues, I hope he cleans up. His heart can go back to a really healthy state in no time.

I'm not saying your brother IS...I just hope he gets better and will be ok for a long time!

hugs

[Marigold2]

Sending you prayers and good thoughts.

[elizabethann]

OMG. Twenty-two? I'm so glad he had the smarts to call your parents and they in turn picked him up. So many people would have shrugged off the symptoms. I will say a prayer for him.

[caseysmom]

Thank goodness he was smart and called. I am so sorry he has to go through this at such a young age.

[shais_mom]

yikes - that's scary -
will send thoughts and prayers...

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear this and he's so young. I'm glad that he took the pain seriously and got the help that he needed. I hope he'll be okay now. He'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

[4 Dog Mother]

I was so sorry to hear this. Thank God, he and your parents took his symptoms seriously. A lot of people would not have because of his age. I will keep you and your family especially him in prayer.

[dogzr#1]

Thank you for all your kind words. My mom said when he first called she didn't even think of a heart attack because he's healthy, not overweight and he doesn't smoke at all.

The doctor said that it could be some sort of virus that caused it, or genetics. He asked if my parents' family members had any sort of heart problems. My dad a few relatives that had heart problems, so the doctor think that MAY be it. They're still not completely sure. The had to do this thing where they would insert a tube from his leg all the way to his heart. Then they injected some sort of dye to help the heart. I'm not completely sure what it does though.

On a lighter note, he's been moved from the ICU to a normal room. He feels a lot better and likes to joke around with the nurses. They gave him some medicine, but it makes him fart a lot. So my mom had to take a bottle of Febreeze in there because it smells so bad!

[ramanth]

So scary and so young. I'm glad he was able to get to the hospital in time. And I hope the meds help.