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@LemonWedge I'm Glad you're still here to tell the tale...
a couple of years ago now
My dad kept burping, had indigestion constantly
just before my dad went in for a quadruple bypass
a few months prior, he's a stubborn SOB
He's 5'-8" 165#
with all the crap he ate for years I don't know how he kept thin
he had smoked for 40 years,
filterless Lucky Strikes & quit,
eats a big bowl of Ice Cream probably every other day, a qt a week
eats like 4-5 cookies the days he doesn't eat Ice Cream
always at night like 9:00pm
eats fat literally, like the fat on a prime rim/t-bone etc.
(when he's away)
eats fried foods a lot, red meat like it going out of style
(when he's not here)
eats sweets & chips etc./junk food
(he's the polar opposite of me)
whatever he does it's compulsive, it's overdone
(replacement I assume for Booze & cigarettes)
A compulsion to put stuff in his mouth constantly,
a hand to mouth syndrome
just like most people, have with smoking & drinking issues
He's drank a quart min. or more of rotgut whiskey for 60+ years/daily,
still recovering Alky (not very successfully)
I'm surprised he has made it as long as he did...
(I assume)
He didn't think he could die, even with me constantly warning him...
At one time they did attempt a stint,
it was no go arteries were way too hard
& collapsed they couldn't get it thru,
they went thru the groin...
He had just come home from an RV trip
I know he drinks binges every time he leaves here
I don't allow alcohol in the house for that very reason,
he can't control it...
He was sleeping one night after getting home, from a 2 week trip
looked like ****, all worn out,
I asked; "if he was OK"
he said; "just tired after driving"
he kept burping constantly
(after his binges he does that often)
& later got up said;
"he had bad indigestion, was having trouble breathing"
(he has COPD so that part wasn't anything new, life long abuse)
I wasn't taking any chances
I got him dressed, loaded him up & took him to the ER,
when they were taking his pulse that said;
"he was going into cardiac arrest", rushed him into a room
they did echocardiograms/exrays etc. etc. etc.
Nurse/Dr. came out & said he was going into surgery immediately
7hrs later, a quadruple bypass & a replaced valve with a pig valve...
6 months of rehab, had to learn how to somewhat talk, chew, walk again
the anesthesia was/is really bad on the humans' brain/neurological system
they had to 'keep him under' for more than a week,
he had the shakes like you can't believe, it was sad to watch & see
(all self-induced BS)
because he was going thru major detox from alcohol abuse,
long story...
he's doing fine almost 2 years later he's 85 now
he's my perfect example of 'how not to treat your body'
he lucky to still be alive
-------------------------------------------------------
I'm no lil' guy I'm (or was) 6'-2" & 240-250#
I have a good BMI mass index even at that weight,
'Big Boned Norwegian/German' (my dad was the runt)
been that way for most my adult life, fluctuate between 225 & 250
since I was 18 y/o
I get checkups "usually" the past 10 or so years, once a year
or min. every 18 months to 2 years, prior
I get an "all good from the Dr."
knock on wood
I try to keep busy & stay in decent shape, work out some, walk some
I don't eat fats, drain of fats when cooking,
I don't even drink alcohol much (for obvious above reasons)
I don't drink sodas, or eat a lot of sweets, chips or junk foods,
I try to eat veggies/fruits often,
I do like a lot of veggies/fruits, so that helps
I eat way more fish, a lot more chicken & turkey,
than beef or pork now etc.,
that last part was hard, I love red meats
I'm going to be 62 in July... so far so good
I hope I didn't just jinx myself
you only have one body, treat it well
a couple of years ago now
My dad kept burping, had indigestion constantly
just before my dad went in for a quadruple bypass
a few months prior, he's a stubborn SOB
He's 5'-8" 165#
with all the crap he ate for years I don't know how he kept thin
he had smoked for 40 years,
filterless Lucky Strikes & quit,
eats a big bowl of Ice Cream probably every other day, a qt a week
eats like 4-5 cookies the days he doesn't eat Ice Cream
always at night like 9:00pm
eats fat literally, like the fat on a prime rim/t-bone etc.
(when he's away)
eats fried foods a lot, red meat like it going out of style
(when he's not here)
eats sweets & chips etc./junk food
(he's the polar opposite of me)
whatever he does it's compulsive, it's overdone
(replacement I assume for Booze & cigarettes)
A compulsion to put stuff in his mouth constantly,
a hand to mouth syndrome
just like most people, have with smoking & drinking issues
He's drank a quart min. or more of rotgut whiskey for 60+ years/daily,
still recovering Alky (not very successfully)
I'm surprised he has made it as long as he did...
(I assume)
He didn't think he could die, even with me constantly warning him...
At one time they did attempt a stint,
it was no go arteries were way too hard
& collapsed they couldn't get it thru,
they went thru the groin...
He had just come home from an RV trip
I know he drinks binges every time he leaves here
I don't allow alcohol in the house for that very reason,
he can't control it...
He was sleeping one night after getting home, from a 2 week trip
looked like ****, all worn out,
I asked; "if he was OK"
he said; "just tired after driving"
he kept burping constantly
(after his binges he does that often)
& later got up said;
"he had bad indigestion, was having trouble breathing"
(he has COPD so that part wasn't anything new, life long abuse)
I wasn't taking any chances
I got him dressed, loaded him up & took him to the ER,
when they were taking his pulse that said;
"he was going into cardiac arrest", rushed him into a room
they did echocardiograms/exrays etc. etc. etc.
Nurse/Dr. came out & said he was going into surgery immediately
7hrs later, a quadruple bypass & a replaced valve with a pig valve...
6 months of rehab, had to learn how to somewhat talk, chew, walk again
the anesthesia was/is really bad on the humans' brain/neurological system
they had to 'keep him under' for more than a week,
he had the shakes like you can't believe, it was sad to watch & see
(all self-induced BS)
because he was going thru major detox from alcohol abuse,
long story...
he's doing fine almost 2 years later he's 85 now
he's my perfect example of 'how not to treat your body'
he lucky to still be alive
-------------------------------------------------------
I'm no lil' guy I'm (or was) 6'-2" & 240-250#
I have a good BMI mass index even at that weight,
'Big Boned Norwegian/German' (my dad was the runt)
been that way for most my adult life, fluctuate between 225 & 250
since I was 18 y/o
I get checkups "usually" the past 10 or so years, once a year
or min. every 18 months to 2 years, prior
I get an "all good from the Dr."
knock on wood
I try to keep busy & stay in decent shape, work out some, walk some
I don't eat fats, drain of fats when cooking,
I don't even drink alcohol much (for obvious above reasons)
I don't drink sodas, or eat a lot of sweets, chips or junk foods,
I try to eat veggies/fruits often,
I do like a lot of veggies/fruits, so that helps
I eat way more fish, a lot more chicken & turkey,
than beef or pork now etc.,
that last part was hard, I love red meats
I'm going to be 62 in July... so far so good
I hope I didn't just jinx myself
you only have one body, treat it well
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