CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
Jesse Patterson has always been more
of a self-treatment type of guy when it comes to dealing with his
health. So, when the normally active 73-year-old New Holland resident started getting short of
breath and felt his lungs burning when he walked any distance, he
figured he just needed to exercise a bit more.
But Jesse, who lived in Chillicothe at the time, realized his problem
was more serious one day when he experienced what felt like really
bad indigestion across his entire chest and the antacid he took
wasn't having any impact on the pain.
"I was getting really strong pressure in my chest and a lot of
pain and I was getting weak and couldn't do much," he said. "It
kept getting worse and worse and I started thinking this felt like
'the big one' coming on, so I thought I'd better go to the
hospital. I could hardly get around, though, because it hurt so
bad, so I had to call 911."
Jesse doesn't remember much of what happened after being loaded
into the ambulance, other than after being given some medication,
everything felt very surreal to him and he recalls everyone at the
emergency room moving around very quickly to help him.
"It was sort of a blissful feeling, I just thought I was dying
or something and I just didn't seem to care at that point and
couldn't figure out why everybody was so excited about getting me
taken care of," he said. "The next thing I remember that wasn't
surreal was Dr. (Hafeez) Hassan
telling me that everything worked out OK and they were sending me
to the intensive care unit and I was going to be all right."
Jesse learned that he'd had a massive heart attack, and he is
very thankful interventional cardiologist Dr. Hassan and Adena
Regional Medical Center were close enough to provide him with the
care he needed when he needed it most.
"Dr. Hassan was very reassuring," he said. "I just think about
how grateful I was and how I felt like he was the best doctor in
the world. I had a lot of confidence in him because he was so
confident."
Jesse entered the ICU on a Saturday afternoon following his
procedure feeling very weak. By Monday morning, however, he said he
was ready for discharge and by Monday afternoon he was back driving
his car.
Since then, he has returned to his lifelong hobbies of working
on and riding motorcycles and is back to painting, getting some
pieces ready for an art show this spring. He also advocates not
waiting to visit the emergency department if you fear you may be
having a heart attack.
"Don't put it off," Jesse said. "From what I understand, I
barely got there in time for them to even save me. I didn't really
have any time to spare, the way the doctor put it, I maybe had
minutes at the most. It seems like everything just really came
together to work out right for me, and Adena Health and Dr. Hassan
were big parts of that."
Time is of the essence to get treatment for a heart attack, as
each minute untreated can result in more heart tissue becoming
damaged or dying. The first hour following an attack is critical in
improving the odds of a patient's survival.
Having essential cardiac care close to home, therefore, is
important when experiencing symptoms such as shortness of breath,
fatigue, nausea, lightheadedness or sudden dizziness, significant
heartburn or indigestion, chest pain and/or pain or discomfort that
spreads to the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw. Those symptoms
may indicate a heart attack.
Adena Health provides essential cardiac services, whether you
need emergency care, treatment of a chronic condition, or if
something simply does not feel right. For more about Adena's
cardiac care, its providers and full range of services, visit
Adena.org/heart.
Adena Health
Adena Health is an independent, not-for-profit and locally
governed health care organization delivering on its mission,
"called to serve our communities," for more than 125 years. A
regional economic catalyst, Adena Health is composed of more than
4,200 employees – including more than 200 physicians and 150
advanced practice providers. With hospitals containing a total of
341 beds, regional health centers, emergency and urgent care
services, and primary and specialty care practices, Adena Health
serves more than 400,000 residents across nine counties in south
central and southern Ohio through
its network of more than 40 locations. Its hospitals include the
266-bed Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe and three 25-bed critical access
hospitals—Adena Fayette Medical Center in Washington Court House; Adena Greenfield
Medical Center in Greenfield; and Adena Pike Medical Center in
Waverly. Adena Health specialty
services include orthopedics and sports medicine, heart and
vascular care, pediatric and women's health, and oncology
services.
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