topic Re: Susan Lucci in Wellness

Susan Lucci

Shelbelle — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:11:46 GMT

Had chest discomfort twice, ignored it both times. third time was much worse, went to hospital and ended up with 2 stents put in her chest, 2 blockages. so, even someone as fit and tiny as she is can have heart issues. Lesson ot be learned here.

Re: Susan Lucci

SilleeMee — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:18:32 GMT

She may be tiny and fit...but she's also 72 yo.

Re: Susan Lucci

barb40 — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:20:36 GMT

https://people.com/health/susan-lucci-heart-disease-despite-healthy-diet-and-exercise-routine/

Re: Susan Lucci

blackhole99 — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:22:31 GMT

I read somewhere where SL suffered from Afib, sorry to hear she ended up with other heart problems as well. My doctor says a lot of it is heredity, but you can certainly minimize your risk for these diseases with a healthy life style.

Re: Susan Lucci

Trinity11 — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:27:42 GMT

I was so shocked to read this @Shelbelle. Susan had the same cardiologist that I had who gave me a second chance of living. I had previously had another heart attack and this doctor saved my life as the first failed to fix an area of my left anterior descending artery. He is a genius and I cannot say enough about St. Francis Hospital.

Like Susan I was fit and slender. I had back pain and if not for John Hckynut on this forum, I would have ignored it. John posted about how differently women present with heart disease. His posts here literally saved my life as I had just read them a few weeks before.

Re: Susan Lucci

SilleeMee — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:28:18 GMT

Even if you live a healthy lifestyle, your numbers could be bad. It's important to have your blood chemistry numbers checked often and take action to do something about them if they aren't good. Makes me wonder if SL was following her doctor's orders and if her numbers were bad.

Re: Susan Lucci

Trinity11 — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:43:06 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
Even if you live a healthy lifestyle, your numbers could be bad. It's important to have your blood chemistry numbers checked often and take action to do something about them if they aren't good. Makes me wonder if SL was following her doctor's orders and if her numbers were bad.

No @SilleeMee, her physician told her that this is strictly from genetics. There is an interview with her physician and how he told her she has the heart now of a 20 year old. Right before her heart attack she had a complete physical. All was within normal range.

Re: Susan Lucci

tsavorite — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:12:18 GMT

Wow....you just never know...I am so glad to hear it all went well and she is doing good.

Re: Susan Lucci

SeaMaiden — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:49:32 GMT

I hope this is a lesson learned for all of us. It is for me. Her story will save many women’s lives.

Re: Susan Lucci

sann — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 01:45:48 GMT

Family history can also be a factor.

Re: Susan Lucci

vsm — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 01:57:10 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
She may be tiny and fit...but she's also 72 yo.

...and her father had a heart attack in his late 40s, so there's a family history. Hopefully, her good health habits will help her recover more quickly and fully than she might otherwise given her age and family history.

Re: Susan Lucci

GCR18 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:19:34 GMT

If your body is telling you simething, you need to listen. That is the most important sentence of the article.

Re: Susan Lucci

on the bay — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:23:13 GMT

@Trinity11-

That makes me wonder wth good is a physical?!

Im so glad you are ok!

And I am so sorry to hear about Susan Lucci!

But glad she will be ok too.

Re: Susan Lucci

Trinity11 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:28:35 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
@Trinity11-
That makes me wonder wth good is a physical?!
Im so glad you are ok!
And I am so sorry to hear about Susan Lucci!
But glad she will be ok too.

Hi @on the bay. I think a physical is still a good idea because an issue that could be catastrophic is often found in the early stages and that helps a lot. I had breast cancer in my 30's and it was found early. I am still here all these years later because of early detection.

Thanks for the well wishes. Reading about Susan kind of shook me up. I met her years ago at a fund raiser when I was around 21 and then reading that we had the same kind of issues with our heart surprised me. I am a type 1 diabetic so that in and of itself is a risk factor but Susan was always healthy. Just proves that genetics do play a part. Something John has been posting about for years now...

Re: Susan Lucci

Trinity11 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 05:12:59 GMT

@blackhole99 wrote:
I read somewhere where SL suffered from Afib, sorry to hear she ended up with other heart problems as well. My doctor says a lot of it is heredity, but you can certainly minimize your risk for these diseases with a healthy life style.

@blackhole99...Susan Lucci does not nor ever has suffered from Afib. That would be her husband that has the Afib and that is why she knew the interventionist who placed her stents. Susan had just had a physical and blood work.. she was very healthy. Her dad had heart disease and she was told her issues stemmed from stress and heredity.

Re: Susan Lucci

hckynut — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:30:11 GMT

@blackhole99 wrote:
I read somewhere where SL suffered from Afib, sorry to hear she ended up with other heart problems as well. My doctor says a lot of it is heredity, but you can certainly minimize your risk for these diseases with a healthy life style.

@blackhole99

I saw her interview on a morning show about her events. While she did have 1 artery 90% blocked, and another 75% blocked, she avoided any damage to her heart. She did not say anything about having A-Fib, or any other problem related to her heart.

Genetics has been a known reason for Heart Related Disease for many decades now, this is not something new. If one has genetic predisposition to heart disease it does not mean having a heart attack is not preventable.
Anyone can easily find the Major Risk factors pertaining to Cardiovasular Disease. Reading them is 1 thing, but removing or lessening all the ones possible, takes a willingness to do so, and a lot of dedicated work to accomplish it.

That is why is so important finding the blocked arteries, before having a heart attack. You lose none of your heart muscle. Early detection saves heart muscle damage caused by a heart attack, the damage is permanent.

I unfortunately have had 2 heart attacks, both caused by a 100% blocked Right Coronary Artery. Now the lower portion of my heart muscle no longer fully functions. When heart muscle is lost, it is permanent.

Just another very strong reason for the ladies, and men, to follow through with annual blood lipid tests, and even a stress test, if approved by your Physician. I have been telling the ladies here, for years, to insist if going to an ER, that they get treated the same way as males when they say "I think I may be having a heart attack"! I saw a Stat today that said: "More women die of Heart Disease than all Cancers Combined". That should be an eye opener for all ladies.

If in doubt? Get to an ER ASAP!!!!

hckynut

Re: Susan Lucci

hckynut — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:49:13 GMT

@Trinity11 wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
Even if you live a healthy lifestyle, your numbers could be bad. It's important to have your blood chemistry numbers checked often and take action to do something about them if they aren't good. Makes me wonder if SL was following her doctor's orders and if her numbers were bad.
No @SilleeMee, her physician told her that this is strictly from genetics. There is an interview with her physician and how he told her she has the heart now of a 20 year old. Right before her heart attack she had a complete physical. All was within normal range.

Hi @Trinity11,

First, I hope things are getting better for you. Second, thank you for your kind comments in your other post.

Unless I misunderstood Susan in her interview, she did not have a heart attack. I mentioned in my other post how important it is to find the blockages "before" one suffers a heart attack.

I really hope things are getting better for you as you have several things you are dealing with now. You are a very strong person and with your positivity, it can make a big difference.

My very best to you my friend,

JOhn

Re: Susan Lucci

AngelPuppy1 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:13:17 GMT

Looks can certainly be deceiving, that's for sure. She's lovely and fit for her age, but you can't fight the genetic factor. It's scary because we, as women, can exhibit so many different symptoms with heart problems, not just the typical pain that men usually get, so it's much easier to assume it's something else, or just decide it's something that will pass and not to be worried about.

Re: Susan Lucci

cuddlesmama — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:52:38 GMT

I was shocked when I heard about her attack. I knew she exercised and ate well but I didn't know her father had a heart attack in his 40's. This is so scary as my father had a physical and was always healthy and a week later had a massive heart attack and died at the age of 48. This is such a wake up call.

I was also shocked about about Bob Harper on The Biggest Loser when he had a heart attack also ate well and exercised and he had a attack when he was at the gym. A few years ago.

Re: Susan Lucci

on the bay — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:59:24 GMT

Ok What is disturbing to me to read here is that many of these examples including Susan had a physical, AND blood work and were "healthy" and a week later had either a heart attack or blocked arteries.

So again, I'm not getting what a physical did, why didn't it detect anything?!