Sudden Cardic Arrest
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:56 pmHi all,
On the morning of July 11th my wife noticed i wasn't breathing and immediately began CPR, my grandson (14 year old) took over but after a few minutes my wife told him to get our neighbor who continued the CPR until EMS arrived. Once EMS arrived i was found with no pulse, i was shocked three times before my pulse returned. I was in a coma for 5 days and stayed in the hospital another 3 weeks. All my labs came back normal sugar/blood pressure 117/78/low cholesterol/ clear arteries no blockages/ no sleep apnea/ and slightly overweight. According to the doctors they don't know what happen i was normal and still am but the cardiologist referred me for ICD implanted defib device in my chest. This device will shock my heart anytime my cardiac rhythm gets out of synchronization and beats drops below the established normal rate. Long story short I've been eating Dr Mcdougall's way since 2004 but with slip ups over the years, so I'm probably hardcore vegan 8-9 months out of the year and cheater the rest lol. It's my personal belief that eating strictly the way doc encourages us helped make my body strong enough to bounce back, but in the back of my mind I'm worried because there was no cause determined. Anyway I'm back in forums for recipes but stopped by health issues to share
Thanks,
Patrick
On the morning of July 11th my wife noticed i wasn't breathing and immediately began CPR, my grandson (14 year old) took over but after a few minutes my wife told him to get our neighbor who continued the CPR until EMS arrived. Once EMS arrived i was found with no pulse, i was shocked three times before my pulse returned. I was in a coma for 5 days and stayed in the hospital another 3 weeks. All my labs came back normal sugar/blood pressure 117/78/low cholesterol/ clear arteries no blockages/ no sleep apnea/ and slightly overweight. According to the doctors they don't know what happen i was normal and still am but the cardiologist referred me for ICD implanted defib device in my chest. This device will shock my heart anytime my cardiac rhythm gets out of synchronization and beats drops below the established normal rate. Long story short I've been eating Dr Mcdougall's way since 2004 but with slip ups over the years, so I'm probably hardcore vegan 8-9 months out of the year and cheater the rest lol. It's my personal belief that eating strictly the way doc encourages us helped make my body strong enough to bounce back, but in the back of my mind I'm worried because there was no cause determined. Anyway I'm back in forums for recipes but stopped by health issues to share
Thanks,
Patrick