[TenTec] You Never Really Know.........

[Tommy]

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 at verizon.net>
To: <tentec at 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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