Reply #7: You beat me to it!

[mtnester]

But see, I was over in another thread having taunting Nutella sex in front of some guy named Husb2

I so feel his pain, but at least I know he may be having Sangria Slush!

We are just in the beginning of the same kind of diet here. My hubby's brother a couple weeks ago had a heart attack and got some stents in while he was in Vegas with his annual boys watching MCAA tournament mess....the kicker is, he is incredibly fit, plays basketball each week and in tournaments all year (he actually holds a small college record when he was in school for 3 point buckets, his name and face was on ESPN..we were all really excited to watch that show)...ANYWAY, the real scary point is his age...he is 38..and he had his heart attack one year to the day after his mother did, and SHE had her heart attack around the same age her father did (he died from his)

My husband's brother's cardiologist said based on the type of heart attack he had and the blockage he had, that the other siblings ought to be get the doctor on a treadmill right away, because it was one of those genetic things. My hubs, who is fit as a fiddle from the belly button down, is balking at a cholesterol test and a stress test. Says he wants to get a little more fit before he does. I argue that fitness level mean squat on a stress test, all they want you to do it hit some target heart rates and they watch that and how your blood pressure works...etc. PLUS, he has never had a fasting blood test. He has no problem having his colon looked at, and I THINK his resistance to this is fear. It has become a bit of a contentious issue between us, so I used myself as a special case to change his diet for the better. Of course it is good for me too.

My hubs is the greatest, but I tell you, I am frightened that he will not do this. I really do understand he may be afraid, and now I am starting to sounds naggy about it. I have actually enlisted the aid of his brothers in this (they are appalled too that at my hubs age of 46 he has never had blood work done for this stuff) The one that had the heart attack is scheduled to contact him next week...god I hope he talks some sense into him.