Heart attacks and such....

So, this past week has seen it's share of difficulties for me. It all started off with one of the few friends I have here in Denver not being able to hang out with me for awhile because he's going out of town. Anyways, I have had so much on my mind lately that I guess, culminating with this last Monday night, it just got to be too much.

I was over in Lakewood, Colorado (about 20 minutes from where I live in the Denver(Stapleton) area) visiting another friend at about 7 p.m. when a very unusual pain started gripping my chest. I've always had some form of heart problems, and I thought this was just more of that. It became very difficult for me to breathe, and then it felt like my heart was going to leap out of my chest. I actually had to grip my chest and groaned like I've never had to. It was quite unusual. Anyways, that lasted for about 4 minutes, and my friend became super worried for me, and I said it was nothing. I WAS worried, but thought it was just an intensified pain like I had experienced so many times before. Anyways, about 45 minutes went by and I decided to go home where it happened again! This time for about 5 minutes.

I told my friend, who I was now talking to online, and he wouldn't take no for an answer this time, and called 9-1-1. I never, EVER like a fuss being made about me, so this wasn't entertaining. The ambulance finally got there, and took me to the University of Colorado Hospital. I was attended to by several doctors, none of whose names I can remember unfortunately. I tried describing the pain to the doctors and nurses when guess what...it happened for a third time! This was the longest one, and while ti was happening, I distinctly remember the Dr. saying, "Carter, you're experiencing a heart attack right now etc...". They never ended up needing to use the defibrillator which I was thankful for. After it was all said and done, and they had done as many tests as they felt they needed to, they put me on Bayer heart aspirin, and an ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor called Capoten. I've been moderately ok since, although it does feel like my heart is significantly weaker and I only say that because now when I go up and down the stairs, it just feels like it takes a lot more. I'm really not trying to feel sorry for myself.

I'm glad I was able to receive excellent medical care, and am trying to get on the Access system which will pay for some things retroactively. Hopefully that will work out. I am honestly just thankful to be alive. I've been calling them 'mini' heart attacks, only cause once again, I don't like a fuss being made about me. I honestly don't know how small they were though. They felt pretty big.

I'm thankful to have wonderful parents, and some friends here who care for me. I'll be taking it easy till November 10th when I start my new job at United. :)

Denver

So, blogs are a lot better with pictures, which unfortunately, I don't have right now. My camera is working fine, but no cord to connect it to the puter. Anyways, so I was in Ohio a little over a month, and lost my job due to a work-related accident that really wasn't my fault anyways. Some CuCN, or Copper Cyanide was spilled all over me due to the fact that the place I was working didn't require me to be wearing an apron. Long story short, I had to go to the hospital that night and the next day, they told me I was too much of a liability. Now, I could've fought it by saying it wouldn't have happened had they just required me to wear an apron, but I lacked the motivation.

So here I was , back at square one with no lease, and no job and could literally live anywhere. So I decided since I had a couple good friends in Denver, and that it was closer to home, that I'd go there.

I love it here so far, as the weather is ideal (although a little cold) and I was able to get a job with United Airlines like I wanted to. I live in a nice house with two moderately cool roommates, and start work on November 10th. I'm pretty excited, especially for the fact that I'll be able to fly home for the holidays for free like I really wanted to!

The drive out here to Denver was pretty interesting. I started leaving Bellbrook, Oh at about 10 in the morning on September 30th, and got about 5 minutes away from home when my steering and tires started acting really funny. Long story short, I had to buy two new front tires, costing me $200. About an hour later, when that was done, I hit the road. Not much to tell in between, because I drove all the way through the night while talking to people on the phone, and listening to NPR on the radio. I got to Denver at about 4:00 a.m. the next day which was of course October 1st. I went to visit someone before going to my new home, and ended up getting home at about 5:30 a.m.. I was exhausted, went right to sleep, and woke up in the afternoon in my new home and have loved it ever since.

I'm trying to get a new cable for my camera to my computer so I'll be able to upload pictures once again.