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The Honorable Mike Fisher,
Mayor of Roanoke
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IN MARCH 2015,
Mike Fisher, Mayor of
Roanoke, experienced unusual pain in his chest. He
chalked it up to indigestion. At night, he also had
pain in his shoulder blades. After a few days, when
the pain did not subside, he made an appointment
with his primary care doctor, Michael Robinson, DO.
Following an office exam, Dr. Robinson suspected
more than indigestion and referred Fisher for a
stress test with Mohammed Kamran, MD, cardiolo-
gist. Only minutes into it, Dr. Kamran stopped the
test and sent Fisher for a cardiac catheterization
at Regional Medical Center (RMC) in Anniston. His
cath on Friday, March 27, showed 90 percent block-
age in one artery and 80 percent blockage in two
others. He was a “heart attack waiting to happen.”
Fisher had open-heart surgery at RMC on Monday, March 30. Four
weeks later, after recovery and rehab, he returned to his office, thankful
to be alive, and with important advice for others.
“If you’re experiencing indigestion, shortness of breath or if you are a
little overweight, have a stress test,” says Fisher, who is now exercising
and eating healthier. His heart issues took him by surprise, as he's been
athletic for many years.
Fisher gives Dr. Robinson credit and kudos for pushing him and tell-
ing him truths he didn’t want to hear. He knows now how important that
care partnership is to his health, and his life.
“My favorite way to spend time right now is with my dear 91-year-old
friend in the nursing home,” Fisher says. “I help him with activities of
daily living and remember just how precious life is.”
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