I'm glad to hear everything is OK and that you were able to get the excellent care you needed!

I was just reading this morning how millions more are uninsured in America since Trump took office, thanks to Republican policies of strangling Obamacare.

I've read stories of people going bankrupt from medical bills even when they have insurance! This is such a disgrace in a country like ours.

I, too, scratch my head .... why don't Republicans want all Americans to have health care? It's totally unacceptable. And, it's not like they have any different ideas or proposals .... all they want to do is get rid of Obama's crowning achievement. Because, Obama.

It's mind boggling, isn't it?

I feel very lucky and fortunate. Now I have to change my eating habits. I guess I'll learn to like kale!

Then get fired 2 months after your surgery and know if you let your insurance lapse you will never be insurable again and that $350,000 bill that was just paid would have wiped your family out. It happened to me in 2002 before Obama care and almost broke me anyway trying to pay my bills on unemployment along with COBRA so I would continue coverage for 9 months. I've still never recovered finacially.

I know whereof I speak.

Bad enough you have to deal with it, and then on top of all that, worry that you can't pay your medical bills. This is a travesty. Every other country in the world has it figured out except us. (well, mainly the dumbass GOPers who feel as though you have to prove you are worthy to be able to see a doctor). The more I think about it, the more it makes my blood boil. NO ONE should be financially crippled for the rest of their life just because they got sick! And, COBRA is a joke.

I never had an employment problem in the previous 30 years of my career before then. After being fired and the fear of being found I was a cancer survivor and maybe getting fired again, I became too defensive and would end up being my own worst enemy. I could never keep another job for over 2 or 3 years and actually had 3 experiences where I had panic attacks and was fired on the spot. I've finally reached retirement, but I still have dreams about all the terrifying employment experiences in my life... it's weird..

I'm glad you recovered your health, PeeJ52.

Hope you have a good weekend.

A Democrat is someone who, when she or he feels grateful for something very important to them, immediately has empathy and concern for those who don’t have access to that thing. A Democrat starts thinking about how much these things matter and why things are so unequal and unfair.

It’s the opposite of “Screw you, I’m all right.”

So glad you had such good care and are feeling better!

I've voted in every election I could since 1976 and only once have I voted for a Republican, (he was an excellent local judge and he was unopposed!). Except for that time, I've always voted a straight Democratic ticket.

Enjoy your weekend, enough.

I never wanted anyone to experience what I had to go through. It didn't matter to me any more. It was others that might not be able to cope and do something stupid.

There is no reason anybody should have to go through what you went through when we have science that shows it’s preventable. The only reason you don’t know about it is that people’s health is considered less important than the health of the meat, dairy, and egg industries.

Watch the videos linked from this article:
https://nutritionfacts.org/2017/03/28/how-to-prevent-a-heart-attack/
and:
https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-heart-disease/

Thanks for the links, athena.

I'm fairly certain my condition was caused by my eating habits which have often resembled a teenager's! This experience will not go unheeded.

Congratulations for following up on the first symptoms instead of going into denial like so many of us would have.

All my best wishes for you and your family!