now its me..........

[glenn57]

  who else!!!! back in 2011 i had a 4 by heart bypass.

now it looks like in the near future i'll be getting another plumbing job. i've had a heart murmur for a while.....looking like a valve replacement!!!

funny though...........the cardiologist i had i've known him since about a year after mom and dad bought the cabin. he grew up there in the sticks. spent about 45 minutes with him..........spent a fair amount of it reminiscing about our parents and the times up there!!!!

[mike89]

going to crack you open!??!!  WOW!!!  long layup if so...  good luck Glenn!!!   

[glenn57]

going to crack you open!??!!  WOW!!!  long layup if so...  good luck Glenn!!!

nope minimal invasive,  up thru the groin area.

I asked how long, maybe a week,  just take it easy that week

[mike89]

going to crack you open!??!!  WOW!!!  long layup if so...  good luck Glenn!!!

nope minimal invasive,  up thru the groin area.

I asked how long, maybe a week,  just take it easy that week

holy moly that's awesome!!!   no more crack jokes for you!!!   

[mike89]

they keep you awake for that???  my stints were done that way and just a local pain killer was it... 

[tangle tooth]

      Let us know where and when and we'll have a party in the lobby when you get out. I might even bring a bottle of ketchup. Or bourbon.
      Best of luck to you, Glenn.

[roony]

Hope he don't laugh too much at your groin.
Good Luck forum buddy

[Dotch]

Good luck glenn. Maybe if they keep you over at the hospital, they'll give you buttered noodles. 

[Jerkbiat]

Glenn, my dad had that same procedure done 5-6 years ago. Went good. Hope it goes well for you too.

[Gunner55]

Good luck glenn. Maybe if they keep you over at the hospital, they'll give you buttered noodles. 

If they keep him over, they could find a lot more wrong with him & want to fix that too while he's there.                              j/k Good luck, bud.

[LPS]

Man that is great that they can do it that way instead of opening you up.

[markn]

Good luck Glenn. Its amazing what Drs. can do now compared to 20 years ago.

[LPS]

Darn right, good luck Glenn. 

[Jrasmussen]

Good luck Glenn. Take it easy on the nurses 

[glenn57]

  Roony.........i'm just worried them nurses will take advantage of me when i'm defenseless.

Mike i'm requesting to be knocked out.

dotch that'll be A Special request meal!!!

at the moment there isnt any timeline. guess i need some kind of scan on my neck........and mayhaps stents there first???

John.......not a chance!!!!!!

anyway.....thanks all!!!!!!! 

[mike89]

 

[Leech~~]

Hope all goes well Glenn, pretty sure the doc will make some suggestions to your diet.    

[Jerkbiat]

 

[glenn57]

Hope all goes well Glenn, pretty sure the doc will make some suggestions to your diet.    

good thing it be a suggestion.......not another prescription!!!!!

[Leech~~]

Hope all goes well Glenn, pretty sure the doc will make some suggestions to your diet.    

good thing it be a suggestion.......not another prescription!!!!!

I would just be concerned if he also suggests he gives you a Colonoscopy twice a week, in his office!   

[mike89]

 

[LPS]

 

[tangle tooth]

      Kind of a medical question. Can they use ketchup as an IV?

[mike89]

      Kind of a medical question. Can they use ketchup as an IV?

mixed with beer you could I'll bet!!!!   

[glenn57]

      Kind of a medical question. Can they use ketchup as an IV?

  sure glad you aint my doc!!!!!

[dakids]

Good luck Glenn!!

I had heart surgery 3 .months ago.  Only stayed 1 night.  No lifting anything heavier than gallon of milk for4 days. Blood thiners for a while as well. 

You will get shaved from your knees to your shoulders. 

I know some women that would wax you and video it for us.

[glenn57]

Good luck Glenn!!

I had heart surgery 3 .months ago.  Only stayed 1 night.  No lifting anything heavier than gallon of milk for4 days. Blood thiners for a while as well. 

You will get shaved from your knees to your shoulders. 

I know some women that would wax you and video it for us.

wonder iffin they could plant that hair on my head!!!!!!!

yea no wax job reqiured.  not going to be open heart though!!!!!

and Thanks!!!!!

[mike89]

so how do they replace a valve and not open you up????   

[glenn57]

so how do they replace a valve and not open you up????

its kinda hard to explain but they go up through your main blood vessel near the groin area. Dr. Aplin do a superb job explaining it to me. to the extent he had a clean sheet of paper and drew pictures on both sides. he even explained what the heart surgeon did with my bypass!!!

thats how they were going to fix me up prior to the bypass..........they figured they'd put stents in...............until they got in there. 

[mike89]

ok clear as mud, but thanks!!