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2nighthawks
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I'm Back! (...sorta')

Post by 2nighthawks » Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:29 pm

Got a real "surprise" two weeks ago. Went in for my annual "treadmill stress test" like I've done since 2 heart attacks in 1984. Cardiologist said my test this time was somewhat "abnormal" and scheduled me for whatever they call the test whereby they go up into the heart through a major blood vessel to take a look! When I was again alert enough to somewhat understand an explanation, I found out that I was already scheduled for open heart surgery!

Triple by-pass on July 26th, week in hospital, home again now for last few days, and at a "follow-up" appointment at the cardiologist yesterday,...he says I'm doing fine! Of course I'm thankful for that, but I can't really say I feel "fine"! I seem to have this "A-fib" problem that he says is common to about 40% of all by-pass surgery patients whereby my heart seems (to me) to be pounding very heard, very fast and very irregularly. Not a good feeling, but it comes and goes, and when it goes away after a couple hours, I really do feel pretty good again. I truly thank God for modern medicine and the good care I've been getting, and I say a prayer of thanks to God every time I think of it that I've got some more good years ahead of me! But I guess it'll be sometime around Christmas before I'm back to anything like normal, but I'll be "hand-crank'n" Model T's again with the best of 'em next year for sure!

As I guess everybody knows, I usually can't keep my mouth shut on this forum, and just thought I'd at least attempt this little "blurb" so all my forum friends would know I'm still around,.....harold

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Steve Jelf
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Re: I'm Back! (...sorta')

Post by Steve Jelf » Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:37 pm

Wow! That's some major plumbing. Glad you're still with us. We geriatric cases need to cheer each other on. :)
The inevitable often happens.
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Post by RustyFords » Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:35 pm

Glad to hear you and your medical folks caught that.
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Post by Wayne Sheldon » Wed Aug 07, 2019 4:10 pm

CRIMINY! That is a rough road you've been on! Glad you and they caught it. Take some time, mend well, then get out there and enjoy it!

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Post by Quickm007 » Wed Aug 07, 2019 4:34 pm

Glad to see your back. Open hearth surgery it is something not an easy task. I would say; take notes how many hour per day you are in AF and let know your cardiologist when you will see him again. You will need probably a blood thinner agent, you may already have one. If you fill again some AF, just lying down on your back on the floor and raise your legs on a chair, that will be really helpful. Wish you a nice recovery.
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Post by Jem » Wed Aug 07, 2019 5:38 pm

Had the triple bypass, had the fast irregular heartbeat after...it does settle down and go away. My doc said, get yourself a glass of wine and sit under a shady tree and reelaaaax.

BTW that was 25yrs ago and I'm still here. Still taking the glass of wine under a shady tree - purely a preventative measure, you understand.

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Post by perry kete » Wed Aug 07, 2019 7:09 pm

Wishing you a speedy recovery
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Post by otrcman » Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:35 pm

Harold,

Glad to hear that your plumbing job came out well. I have a friend who had a triple, probably on the same day that you had yours'.

I forwarded the comments about the "A-fib" sensation on to Lane. I don't know if he's in the "40%" or not, but it sounds like useful information for anyone who has had a similar procedure.

Dick

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Post by DLodge » Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:09 pm

2nighthawks wrote:
Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:29 pm
... I truly thank God for modern medicine and the good care I've been getting, and I say a prayer of thanks to God every time I think of it that I've got some more good years ahead of me! ...
I suspect that, if it weren't for modern medicine, many of us who are here wouldn't be. I never cease to be amazed by what they can do these days.

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Post by DLodge » Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:13 pm

Jem wrote:
Wed Aug 07, 2019 5:38 pm
... My doc said, get yourself a glass of wine and sit under a shady tree and reelaaaax.
Jem, my grandfather once remarked in 1958, "My doctor said that I should drink one shot of whisky every day. Right now I am on March 27, 1966." :D


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2nighthawks
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Re: I'm Back! (...sorta')

Post by 2nighthawks » Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:50 pm

Thanks guys,......the encouraging words mean a lot!

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