A series of tests followed, each one seemed more urgent than the next, and finally, an angiogram confirmed I had a serious blockage in one of my main arteries.
I was sitting in his office, gripping the arms of the chair a little too tightly, as he explained that one of the main arteries in my heart was dangerously blocked, and could have failed at any moment.
This was news to me, and if I hadn’t had been in the doctors following up on my health MOT results, they would have never taken a closer look at my lungs.
To learn that the damage had already been done from smoking, even though I had given up 25 years ago, felt like a huge blow.
I walked my dog every day, I’d quit smoking years ago, and hadn’t experienced any major health issues.
