3 Stents Podcast

A routine ER visit takes an unexpected turn, leaving Fred with a sobering warning from his doctor and a new fear he didn't see coming. Despite doing everything right, something is still missing — and the clock is tickThere's more to the story. Follow @readbeforeyoueat on Instagram. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs to hear it.

After my second heart attack in 2023, I was determined to figure out why this kept happening. I tried going vegetarian. Experimented with intermittent fasting. Kept running religiously. Lost weight. Worked with my trainer twice a week.On paper, I was doing everything right. My weight was down from 230 to around 205. I was more active than ever. More careful about food than I'd ever been.But there was one thing I didn't change. One piece of the puzzle I completely missed.From 2023 through early 2025, my wife and I had a routine. A couple of vodka sodas most nights to decompress from stress. More on weekends. It was just our way of dealing with life.I didn't connect it to my heart problems. I mean, I wasn't drinking that much. And everything else was under control... right?Then in April 2025, I ended up in the ER with what I thought was heartburn. Turns out it was. But they ran a routine test that came back with unexpected results - and started me down the path to finally understanding what I'd been missing all along.There's more to the story. Follow @readbeforeyoueat on Instagram. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Different pain. Different location. For four months, I convinced myself it wasn't my heart. Then my trainer saw something during a workout that made him stop me. Three days before my scheduled procedure, everything changed. When they opened me up, the doctor found something he wasn't equipped to handle. I had to be transferred to another hospital. Here's what doesn't make sense: they told me the one thing that saved my life was the same thing that was supposed to keep this from happening. So what was I missing?There's more to the story. Follow @readbeforeyoueat on Instagram. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs to hear it.There's more to the story. Follow @readbeforeyoueat on Instagram. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs to hear it.