Good to hear things are going well for you Dave!
You are a lucky guy.

glad you are ok dave.you have done a lot for the trad community just in the short time i've been here.you are a good person and you deserve only good things to happen to you and yours.anything i can do you just ask and its done brother.
merry x-mas........larry

Glad you listened to your wife, got checked out and did something about it, we should always check out the little aches and niggles. Those of us that don't  'drop off the perch'.

David, hope you are doing well.  It's no longer 'macho' to ignore even the slightest aches or pains;  And most of the time we are totally unaware of heart conditions.    Enjoy the holidays.
Shick

Dave
Glad to hear you are ok, sounds like a close call indeed.  Thanks go to your wife and doc for twisting your arm until you gave in and went to the doc!

Speedy recovery to you sir, and like gatekeeper said, squirrels are easy draggin!

That's great it was caught in time!

What vermonster said.
I had my pre rockie mountain stress test on aug 19TH 2009 everything went great.
Went to co. in mid sept, camped out for a week just taking in the country-short hikes and the like.
Went to the quarter circle ranch on the 20TH to start the real hunting with the Judsons.
THat morning going up the mountain chasing a bull I had a chest pain bad enough to take a nitro.this was on sunday morning ate 6 nitros sunday night, scared to go to sleep.
Next morning i tell my hunting partner Ralph Morita  i was sorry  but take me to hospital in gunnison.'thanks ralph'.
I spent 24 hours in the hospital in gunny.
Next day we packed up and made the 14 hour drive home got home in the earley am.
Checked in to the emergency room at st. johns hospital about 10:30am  was out of the heartcath about 1:30 my cardioligist says you had 2 100%
blocked and 1 80% so after two caths i have 5 stents
Doc says somebody was surrly watching over you because you were standing in line for the widow maker.
So even a stress test does not allways cut it.
Thanks for listening.
BE SAFE LISTEN TO YOUR BODY
And for goodness sake have a merry Christmas.
Ron

A reality check for sure!  I had a medical scare back in June that at first was told would be a career ender and shooting a bow might not work out.  No where close to the journey you have just taken but it made me re-think what is important and appreciate a few things I may have taken for granted.  It's ashame that at times it takes something like this to re-focus us and get life's priorities where they should be.  Glad you took the advise and things worked out for you. I'm sure Christmas will be special this year.

Glad you discovered the problem before it revealed itself in a serious way.  Now I feel bad about not going out this morning in the o wind chill.  I'll definitely make it out this afternoon.  Good luck with the rest of your season.

Dave,glad you are OK !  Take care of yourself and hunt gently for awhile!

Getting ready to head out for the day. Life got in the way this morning. Thanks for the well wishes all. Just pay attention to what your body tells you.

Great to hear you are doing well now, Dave. I went through the stress test part a few years ago, but everything turned out fine. They finally decided I had somehow pulled a muscle in my left shoulder area...still don't know how. It was scary though. I had many of the symptoms of a heart attack. When the nitro tablets didn't seem to help, the doc said, "That's a good sign." What a relief.

Sorry to hear you didn't get off so lucky, but I'm sure glad you caught it in time. Reading a post about you being found dead in the woods holding onto a deer drag is NOT what we want to do. Hopefully they got you fixed up, and you will be able to hunt for many years to come.

Hey David, I had the exact same thing happen in Feb of this year. Glad all is well, glad they do stents now instead of by pass.  Got to take time to smell the roses........

Happy to hear you are ok we need you around to guide us with your wisdom.So your not aloud to have any more health issues.God knows how strong your heart is,He knows what you do for all the kids and how much they need you.Have a happy and healthy Holiday for you and your family.And thank you for all that you do.

Dave,

Take care of yourself and prayers from Central AR!

Wow, David.  Glad to hear you are doing okay, and thank you for the reminder.  This time of year it is too easy to get lazy...Mike

Glad to hear you are okay!

Dave,
Good to know you have come through that experience OK. I lost my brother a few months back to an undiscovered heart condition. He had some chest pain and was gone in a couple of minutes. You have had a lucky break, and your story might inspire a few fellow tradgangers to get a check up -- it may be just the nudge a few guys need to get to the doctor.
Thanks so much for sharing your story.
Joe

Take care of yourself Dave.
Every day above ground is a good day.

David, glad to hear you are OK. I know what you mean about getting out and doing it when you can. With my season being done I spent 4 hours out scouting in the fresh snow yesterday. I'm getting ready for the 2010 season already.