06/26/2024
It started off as just being tired/exhausted/slowly having no energy or desire to do anything. Progressively got worse over time to not being able to sleep at night and then came the loss of appetite. I chalked it up to side effects from working too much, pushing myself too hard, being overly burnt out. I continued pushing myself to get out and work everyday with the help of 4 and 5 monster energy drinks daily just to give me enough drive to be somewhat productive, but it was just masking the problem. After having to call the EMS out twice, once to my job and once to my home, they finally convinced me that something was wrong and that it wasn’t just exhaustion and very adamantly
Recommended me to see a cardiologist. Sooner rather than later. Save yourself some of the trouble and heartache that I put myself and my family thru over these last several months to a year and go get checked out and have a blood panel done if your feeling worn down or not quite yourself. Finding yourself more interested in the couch then throwing a ball with your kid. I had no idea how bad off I was and how what I had chalked up to being exhausted and worn down from working so much was actually nothing to do with working hard whatsoever. My blood pressure was extremely high, causing hypertension and it was progressively getting worse, not better. Ignoring the problem for as long as did in return caused the left valve of my heart to become enlarged and overworked. Trying to keep up with pumping all the extra blood due to the swollen chamber in my heart overworked my system and the cardiologist said another six months and I would more than likely had a massive heart attack. All stemmed from high blood pressure. I had no clue how serious blood pressure was, but this sure woke me up. So if your like me and stubborn about seeing a dr, please do yourself a favor and at minimum have your blood pressure checked. Sure wish someone would have told me that months ago. I haven’t worked in going on a month now, the meds I’m currently taking have me feeling like a man back in my twenties again. Slowly been getting my neverending appetite back and back to being able to sleep 6-8 hours a night again. But it’s been a long road. Not quite to the finish line, but can see the rope from where I’m currently at. Just wanted to share what I had going on in my life right now so it maybe save someone else from going thru through same, or worse, having a major heart attack and not pulling thru. God bless. Thank you for taking the time to hear me out.
