assistants running towards me.
At this point the pain had spread to the jaw and teeth. The nurses started to poke my wrist and the back of my hands with needles. A drip was connected to my right arm while at the same time a
machine that controls a small bottle of medicine was injected on my left hand. I was asked to place a small tablet of medicine under my tongue.
Half an hour later the sweating stops and it feels a little better. In the meantime, my wife who was still waiting outside was still not informed of what had happened to me. It was 2 hours later that she started to inquire what is happening and she was told that I had suffered a major heart attack.
After completing two bottles of drips, I was then pushed into the ICU. ECG/EKG was performed every half an hour for the rest of the night as well as throughout the next day. When the doctor came in the
morning, I was informed that I had suffered a major heart attack.
On the scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means alive and 10 means dead, the doctor asked me where I think I stood. I thought for awhile and said 6.5. He said no and said that it was actually about a 9.5. I was so
shocked. The doctor then started to give me a cardio 101 lesson and explained that they had injected me with the strongest clot busting drug in the world when I arrived. Clot buster thins the blood and
helped to ensure blood continue to flow but does not really solve the blockage problem.
I suppose the clot buster is almost similar to the chemical we use in our kitchen sink when it gets clogged.
After 4 days in ICU I was confirmed stable and plans were being made to move me for further observation in the general ward. An appointment was made with the heart specialist in Penang GH but I had to queue for about a month before I could even see the doctor and performing an
angiogram/angioplasty would then take another couple of months.
I decided I do not want to wait and asked the doctor whether I could be transferred to a private hospital. The doctor was very helpful and recommended a specialist for me at the KPJ hospital in Bandar
Perda. He called up the doctor (Dr Safari) and make arrangements to send me there.
At this point the pain had spread to the jaw and teeth. The nurses started to poke my wrist and the back of my hands with needles. A drip was connected to my right arm while at the same time a
machine that controls a small bottle of medicine was injected on my left hand. I was asked to place a small tablet of medicine under my tongue.
Half an hour later the sweating stops and it feels a little better. In the meantime, my wife who was still waiting outside was still not informed of what had happened to me. It was 2 hours later that she started to inquire what is happening and she was told that I had suffered a major heart attack.
After completing two bottles of drips, I was then pushed into the ICU. ECG/EKG was performed every half an hour for the rest of the night as well as throughout the next day. When the doctor came in the
morning, I was informed that I had suffered a major heart attack.
On the scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means alive and 10 means dead, the doctor asked me where I think I stood. I thought for awhile and said 6.5. He said no and said that it was actually about a 9.5. I was so
shocked. The doctor then started to give me a cardio 101 lesson and explained that they had injected me with the strongest clot busting drug in the world when I arrived. Clot buster thins the blood and
helped to ensure blood continue to flow but does not really solve the blockage problem.
I suppose the clot buster is almost similar to the chemical we use in our kitchen sink when it gets clogged.
After 4 days in ICU I was confirmed stable and plans were being made to move me for further observation in the general ward. An appointment was made with the heart specialist in Penang GH but I had to queue for about a month before I could even see the doctor and performing an
angiogram/angioplasty would then take another couple of months.
I decided I do not want to wait and asked the doctor whether I could be transferred to a private hospital. The doctor was very helpful and recommended a specialist for me at the KPJ hospital in Bandar
Perda. He called up the doctor (Dr Safari) and make arrangements to send me there.
