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Apr 17, 2010, 06:43 PM
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Member Since: Jun 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 5,518
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Hi Chaosrob 
You are a still a young man, and those numbers are dangerously high. I think you should care enough about it to take your medication on a regular basis and talk with your doctor about lifestyle changes that might help you.
Here's one reason you should care. A heart attack HURTS....hurts really bad.
Here's another reason. A really bad heart attack might not kill you....you might even long for the days when your blood felt like slush.
My next door neighbor (in his 40s) was in good health. He was working out at the health club, stopped for a moment to catch his breath, and suffered a massive heart attack. It took a long time for anyone to notice and call 911, and they didn't use a kit on him. By the time he got to the hospital, the surgeons were able to fix his heart - but he was completely comatose due to lack of oxygen to his brain. His body recovered enough, so no plugs needed to be pulled - but his brain never came back. His wife brought him home "as is."
This happened to him during the summer of 2004. He's STILL in a completely vegetative state - can't speak, can't move, can't eat, can't respond to stimulation, can't even see because his eyes keep rolling up into his head.  His wife swears he's in there, but who really knows? It's possible he could life like this for another 20 or 30 years.
It's your life, Rob, and it's your heart. Be kind to your heart, even if it makes your blood feel slushy. 
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