Jim....
My Dad was 80 years old when he had a quad bypass. He was out of the
hospital within a week and recovered just great. Those doc's really have
this process down pretty firm now. Good luck and will pray for a very speedy
recovery.
73,
Tom - W4BQF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid@verizon.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:53 PM
Subject: [TenTec] You Never Really Know.........
> There I was late last week, enjoying my "other" hobby, happily
practicing
> away on some new theatre organ pieces (electronic organ set up,
> Miditzer and Hauptwerk).
>
> Oops, what was that? A little tug in my chest...........
>
> In the morning I will be flying to Honolulu via Hawaiian Airlines and into
> Straub Hospital by 9 AM; from there into the Cardiology department
> for a "fast" heart catheter process to provide a map to the surgeons
> who are expecting me around noon time!!! I have no idea how all
> this will turn out, but am told that now my left ventricle is not getting
> enough blood into its' lower parts....learned via a bunch of testing from
> late last week through to Tuesday morning.
>
> Fortunately for us out here, Straub is a top rated hospital for heart
> operations, a significantly low mortality rate both on the operating
> table and for the months following the procedure; others out here are
> not as highly rated, at least not as based upon Medicare patient
> statistics for we "older" folks! And the surgeons there are doing
> :"minimally invasive" work on hearts NOT requiring cutting the
> "breast bone" and laying you wide open, and NOT requiring
> the use of a heart/lung machine. They can now operate on a
> beating heart IF all the plumbing problems are on the front
> (anterior) side of the heart. If on the back, then on to the full
> deal "open heart" operation (heart/lung machine, stop the heart's
> beating, etc.).
>
> So, I am going to miss a period of radio and organ time! But
> soon will get back to them. Prayers appreciated for the cardiologists
> and surgeons decisions and skills tomorrow, thank you!!
>
> Best to all and 73, Jim Reid KH7M
>
>
>
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