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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head
I went to the doctor for a regular checkup. Lots of lab work done.
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Get a 2nd and 3rd opinion and come back with some good news.
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Originally Posted by Mutt
Same thing with my dad, in hindsight he'd have been better off not knowing. He dealt with the knowing pretty well, a lot better than I would.
When people tell me that somebody they know has died of a heart attack these days, I honestly feel like saying 'Congrats, that's great news!'. You barely know what hit you. My grandfather was at our house visiting as he did most nights after a day at the racetrack betting horses, drove the short distance home, went upstairs to get ready for bed - 10-15 minutes after he left our driveway we got the call he was gone.
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My granddad went the same way but he was a casualty of the VA. He kept complaining of heart problems. They kept sending him home with pills and telling him nothing was wrong. Autopsy revealed enlarged heart which the VA seemed to not notice. We honestly thought he had just become addicted to the meds and why he kept returning..