[TenTec] You Never Really Know.........
Ed and Janet
janed at burgoyne.com
Tue Sep 21 23:15:19 EDT 2004
Good luck Jim. Ed K7UC
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From: "jack" <jfriend31 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] You Never Really Know.........
> God Bless you Jim, Jack AK7O
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid at verizon.net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:53 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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