[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>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
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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