OSU Photographer has heart attack after the game, saved by UM hospital

Awesome story - there is still room for him to join the victors on the bandwagon

Very scary stuff. Glad he's ok. A friend of mine's husband had a triple bypass today after having some burning in his chest. He went to the emergency room last weekend and they discovered the three blocked arteries. He's in great physical shape so it was a total surprise. 

Great story.  As the heart goes, glad he left here with only heartbreak and it didn’t end with something far worse. 

Well done, Michigan Medicine.  

We never see allegiances, we see people that need help.

I have a friend that had the perfect storm. He should by all accounts be dead as I type this message. 

He had a massive heart attack at work. Luckily he worked at a place where his coworkers immediately saw it happen and called 911 in addition to administering CPR. 

The next part of the perfect storm was the fact there was an ambulance bay practically across the street from his place of work.

Next add in the fact UM hospital was a 20 minute ride. The ER further saved his life, then an additional ~30+ days in the ICU and Cardiac units, plus PT in the hospital. UM hospital saved his life. We were convinced he was not going to survive, the outlook on arrival at the hospital was very bleak and he was in a coma for I think almost 2 weeks. Miracles happen there daily. 

Leaders and Best

That's great. Wishing him well.

I hope he's taking care of himself because he's going to watch the bucks lose again next year.

When do we get the picture of the stents w/ the Block M on them to show he'll forever have Michigan in his heart?

Wasn’t there another game? 2021 OSU? Where someone on their side was having a heart attack and UMH saved his life? 
 

Proving again that life is much greater than sport. 

But please tell me the blood for the transfusion was Blue. 

It's been 5 years since my heart attack.❤️

Our healthcare system and its professionals saved my life.

I'm sure God had a hand in it, too.

Wow great story.  I feel like the investigation thing unleashed some negative karma on the program.

The entire team.. from the Stadium through the Cardio unit at the hospital - does great things - every day.  So glad their reaction resulted in a “win”.. for the Buckeye fan / photographer.

Hoping he’s back on the sideline in two years… 

Go Blue!

I'm a regular donor to OSU's hospital, in memory of a good friend of mine, an Ohio State alum who spent his final days at the hospital there. His parents asked for donations to the hospital in his memory.

Rivalries extend beyond sports, but they end far before hospitals.

It appears that some of those reading this post are dealing with similar problems and sharing their resolve with hopes of improving their own health. Here's my story.  Ten years ago I had my first physical exam after starting Medicare.  Through testing, my doctor discovered that I had heart disease as a result of a silent heart attack that happened who-knows-when.

The result of that was a trip to a cardiologist in Lansing, whom I later discovered had been Mark d'Antonio's cardiologist for his unfortunate heart attack.  He recommended that I take a statin drug in order to improve my cholesterol counts to the best possible (they were already pretty good).  I didn't like the idea of taking statin drugs at that time so personally decided to lose weight in order to take stress off my heart.  

I checked weight loss websites and found the caloric intake that would help me lose weight, and proceeded to drop 50 pounds in about six months. I did that by monitoring my food intake by recording what I ate and keeping track of all the nutritional elements, ie, calories, protein, sodium, cholesterol, saturated fat, etc.  My goal was to meet or exceed the RDA of each component each day.  I set up a spreadsheet and have recorded the results daily since that time.  I also started an interval walking routine of 30 minutes or more of daily activity.

At the end of the first year, not only had my weight reduced and has stayed there since then, but my cholesterol readings were actually better than the cardiologist wanted them to be.  After that time, I have followed the same regimen.  My weight has not changed.  My annual blood work has had good results ever since.  My blood pressure is normal.  My current doctor suggested that I take lipitor for other reasons, since my age has progressed, but that is the only prescribed medicine that I take.

After my physical activity, I usually consume a protein-fiber shake that consists of almond milk, a mangosteen supplement, fiber, and some fruit juice.  It is almost impossible to meet or exceed the RDA for soluble fiber without intention or some supplement.

I didn't eat a hamburger for a few years after starting my regimen.  Minimal desserts.  No soft drinks of any kind.  No cow's milk, minimal salt-free butter.  It's impossible to reverse engineer what is eaten at some restaurants (or family meals outside the home) but that is so infrequent it doesn't impact the overall results.

Good luck to all of you trying to improve your health!  Go Blue!

I'm sure that this guy was not worried about where he would receive appropriate treatment for a heart attack.

Other than that,

GO BLUE MICHIGAN HOSPITAL!!!!!!!!

HELP AS MANY AS YOU CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!