Buddy picked up a '64 Falcon (pictures later) and one of his mechanics used to do paint and bodywork. About a month ago this guy had a heart attack at work, so he has been on light duty and not allowed to do anything; of course he decides to go through and paint my friend's car since he had nothing else to do. During this time he also has been wearing a removable pacemaker vest.
Friend picked up the car and the driver's side had a couple runs. He looked at the guy and points to them and says "WTF?"
"Oh, that's where my vest shocked me to get my heart going again."
In reply to Mr_Asa :
Sounds like he should get into performance art, I'm sure there are people who would pay to watch that.
Mndsm
MegaDork
8/29/20 9:23 a.m.
Mr_Asa said:
Buddy picked up a '64 Falcon (pictures later) and one of his mechanics used to do paint and bodywork. About a month ago this guy had a heart attack at work, so he has been on light duty and not allowed to do anything; of course he decides to go through and paint my friend's car since he had nothing else to do. During this time he also has been wearing a removable pacemaker vest.
Friend picked up the car and the driver's side had a couple runs. He looked at the guy and points to them and says "WTF?"
"Oh, that's where my vest shocked me to get my heart going again."
A life vest. I've got one of those right now. He should not be painting cars.
In reply to Mndsm :
Yeah, his doc told him not to. He is one of those guys that is literally unable to relax and do nothing
I worked with a medic whom at 73 had a heart attack on shift while unloading a patient and had to be forced into the ER. After bypass he argued with the cardiologist about when he can begin working on things again; he wanted 3 weeks and doc said 4. It was a long fight.
My dad, brother and I all have ICDs, which will defibrillate us if necessary. We all work on machines, we weld, and we live our lives very normally. We're told to avoid alternators and magnets. We're cautious, but not afraid.
Our health issue doesn't require us to be shocked or paced, though, until we die (pretty much). We're lucky like that. Some people get shocked on a regular basis.
In reply to Mr_Asa :
After my first heart attack & stent surgery my cardiologist told me at a followup office visit I should start walking regularly. I told him I'd been doing sprints on my 20" BMX bike for weeks and push mowing my lawn since a week after stent surgery. He said "allrighty then!" carry on........I've had two more heart episodes in the past year and most recent angioplasty in Feb. Painting the back of a car tomorrow.
