By Rob Basso on
3/8/2011 1:01 PM
My name is Alan Powell. I am lucky to be 38 years old. You see, last December I was just not feeling myself. I felt like I had indigestion all the time no matter how many antacids I took. On December 28th I was having trouble catching my breath as I tried to run on the treadmill. Still ignoring the symptoms, I went to work that afternoon where my symptoms only got worse. I was nauseous and in a cold sweat when my friend and co-worker brought me to the emergency room. That is when things got really interesting.
First, I was shocked to hear that I had a heart attack. Then, a catherization showed I would need bypass surgery ASAP. Bypass surgery took longer than expected as my cardiologist performed eight bypasses, yes eight!