Janine MayHamler, OH, United States
Nov 27, 2023

I just looked and the last time I updated was in April.. Just finished my chemo for the 3x and so glad.. It was very hard this last time an I am so glad it is behind me. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.. We was invited to 3 different homes and I said No I am staying home and cooking my own Thanksgiving meal (so I have left-overs, yum!!) and then we went before and after and visited.. We got home around midnight and was exhausted, lol... It was good though.. My niece usually would come with her 2 but her son was having his graduation from the Air Force Basic Training so they flew there to see him..  We have made some major changes since I updated last.. I hinted at them in the last update but we since moved back home.. Arkansas was beautiful but didnt work out for us.. WE had so many difficulties with Doctors and with my health problems we needed the drs.. It took 13 months to get into a good dr. Went there I think 3 months and he informed me he was getting married and moved away. The drs I needed just werent around where we had moved and we couldn't drive 3 hrs away to see the drs. I needed so we decided it was time to come back home and we did.. We found a home here that we know will be our forever home and just love it.. Do I regret moving to Arkansas.. NO... If we never had went we always would of wondered what it would of been like and now we know.. Under different circumstances we probably would of still been there. We met and made some nice friends who we will always remember.. So we made it home here in August. Had lots of unpacking to do so little time to really get outside an enjoy the last of summer here.. We just seemed to get unpacked and another health scare and if I thought the cancer was enough well I was in for a surprise.  I was always told I had a good heart so it was never in my radar I would ever have any problems.. I have had surgeries and always before they would do all kinds of tests on my heart and tell me I had a strong good heart.. WEll in September we was in town and my sister inlaw called and wanted to meet us for lunch then come see our place so we said sure but they werent going to be ready for awhile so we came home. I went upstairs to change my clothes and felt so strange and I sat on the bed then kind of laid my head down thinking what is going on.. I thought I better get up and go look for the hubby.. I started for the stairs and I got dizzy so I held onto the rail for a bit then made it to the stairs. I went down a few and sat down and my hubby looked up and asked me if I was ok.. I shook my head no and told him my chest was starting to hurt and I needed air.. I was struggling to breathe.. So I came down and headed to the door. I just keep thinking if I go outside and get air I would be ok.. So he followed me and we went out and I sat down and it got worse then I got the worse Jaw pain.. I knew from medical classes that if you get jaw pain (woman) to get help immediately.. So I told my hubby we better go.. WE live way out in the country and I knew he could get me to the hospital before a ambulance even got to our house. So he got me to the car and off we went.. This was at 1:00.. WE got there and they hooked me all up and pumped all kinds of meds in me and they just kept observing me.. My tests all came back everything was fine.. So I said to the dr. What is wrong??? He said just because the tests came back ok doesnt mean you didn't have a heart attack.. Something about the first time they run the test the enzymes dont show there are any problems so this is why they keep observing you.. I told them my symptoms and forgot to mention the jaw pain.. Well at 9:00 I told the nurse I had to use the bathroom and she took me down the hall and when I came out I said to her I am feeling bad again and the jaw pain is back.. She said back and I said oh i forgot to tell you i had it at 1:00 when we rushed here.. she had me back to the room so fast and yelled to the dr.. He came in and they ran the tests again and sure enough I had just had my 2nd heart attack.. He said we are transporting you to Toledo..They got me stable and called Toledo heart drs and they told them what to give me till I got there.. Finally at 6 in the morning i arrived in Toledo..They got me up to a room and was telling me how they was putting me in line to have a heart catherization done.. They was figuring that afternoon i would get it done.. She no longer told me this when I said I am starting to feel bad again and I was clutching my chest..  Next thing I knew I was downstairs prepped and they had me on the table. So I just had my 3rd heart attack in 24 hrs.. They went in and found 2 blockages. I was 100% and the other 99%.. They put 2 stents in and kept me in ICU for 5 days.. Wow, for someone who was always told she had a good heart I was stunned.. Never dreamed I would be there.  I really wanted to get this update out to let women know that the signs of heart trouble is so different from men.. Men have the regular signs when they have heart trouble. The chest pain, clutching of the chest,thinking it is heartburn and etc. Women have the shortness of breath, the chest pain, the jaw pain (that is a big sign for woman).. Men will have the numbness down there left arm where with woman if you have any numbness it will be in the right arm. Never the left.. Signs and symptoms are so different for men & woman.. I hope at some point after reading this you google it. The difference between men an woman an heart attacks and read up on it.. If not for you but it could be for someone you know or around and they are having heart trouble. I wish I could say I am doing ok.. I came home and never felt better..Usually I never sit I am always up moving and doing things.. Well I came home an I am still out of breath and exhausted.. so I went about 3 weeks ago the the physician assistant for the heart dr.. He thought they had me over medicated and cut back on my meds. Well I didn't get better and the day before Thanksgiving I went and saw the heart dr. He's worried I might have another blockage so  today is Tuesday and Friday I go and have another Heart Catherization done and if there is something else going on they will fix it.. He said to pack a bag I might end up in ICU again.. I know there is something going on.. I just have no energy.. Just to go from one room to another I struggle to breathe an exhausted so I am ready to see what is doing this. So want to get back to my old self where I keep busy and start planning some things on my bucket list.. If you find time from now till Friday could you keep me in your prayers. They are planning on taking me down to do it around 9 in the morning.. Worried, yes a little!! Like I said Heart problems was never in my radar and I just don't know what to expect.. So if you could I would appreciate all the prayers I can get.. I believe in the power of prayer and I just want the drs to see what is going on.. I will up date when I get back home..  I hope this finds all of you doing ok.. Here is a email addy if you ever want to write or keep in touch.. Especially if you ever have had heart trouble and if you have experienced anything like I have going on now I would love to hear from you.. write to janine135@gmail.com         Take care and always be kind and smile for you never know that person you see may be having the worse day of there life..  Janine          P.S. somewhere on here it will ask for you to donate for my cause or something like that.. Please dont because I never see a dime of that money and I dont know where it goes or what they do with it.. I had just realized awhile back people was donating it thinking i was getting it and I dont.. Also if you can share this please do. i am trying to get this built up. for the new ones here if you go back and read the original post I am fighting for women who cant afford the Hi-Pec surgery for Ovarian Cancer and insurance companies wont pay for it.. They will take notice if we keep this petition out there...Thank you and take care!!!

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