A hospital worker felt healthy. Then he had 3 heart attacks in 4 days.

HealthWatch A hospital worker felt healthy. Then he had 3 heart attacks in 4 days: "What have I done to myself?" .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-healthwatch.jpg'); } By Kerry Breen Kerry Breen News Editor Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. Read Full Bio Kerry Breen May 16, 2026 / 8:00 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Tommy Bell knew he hadn't always had the best diet, but when he started working at a Florida hospital over 10 years ago, he learned a lot about how nutrition contributes to health and started eating better. At 62 years old, he felt like he was in good shape: He didn't smoke or drink, he ate well and walked over 10,000 steps a day in his job transporting patients around AdventHealth DeLand Hospital. When Bell started to feel some mild pain in his chest while driving home from work the day before Thanksgiving last year, he decided to go back and get checked out in the emergency room. Tests showed he had a blockage in his "widowmaker" artery and calcification around his heart, putting him at risk for a cardiac event. Doctors scheduled a procedure to place a stent in the artery. Bell spent Thanksgiving in the hospital and received the stent the next day. But shortly after the procedure was completed, he was struck with severe pain. "I went into a fetal position, and I could not straighten back up," Bell said. "I could remember people saying 'Tommy, you need to straighten back up so we can fix this.'"  Tommy Bell and his wife. Tommy Bell Tests showed Bell had had a heart attack. Doctors quickly placed another stent, and Bell's condition stabilized. He was discharged on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The next morning, he started to feel something like heartburn. His...