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EIGHT DAYS IN HELL

By Michael John Moynihan
Saturday, May 9 2009, 05:33 PM

One April 27, 2009 I had a heart attack.
My second heart attack.
The blocked artery was the same artery that was unblocked by an angioplasty in July of 2006.
News to me that I would "need" two angioplasties, two stents, in the same artery.
Must be crowded in there.
I look like I got beat up badly by a gang.
Many bruises, holes and wounds in my body.
Plus rashes, courtesy of my eight day stay in the hospital. on my chest, back and legs.
And now 10 medications, taken at three different times a day are required to keep me "alive".
Plus a home nursing visit and a blood draw required to monitor the medication, which could also kill me.
I fact one medication, being mainlined into me during my stay, was a bit too much, and my heart actually stopped beating for 7-8 seconds. A nurse rushed in and turned the IV off, and my heart kicked in again.
Talk about the cure being worse than the disease...

More later.
Maybe...

 

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About Michael John Moynihan

Michael, who lives in Bay View with his two daughters, is the co-founder of the Milwaukee Public Theatre with extensive experience in the arts.