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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: AWMac on May 31, 2007, 12:29:16 AM
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Was told last Friday that I was going to have an Angiogram on Tuesday... Had all of Memorial Day Weekend to think about it. The weekend went by to fast. Didn't sleep a wink Monday night, worried.
I have High Blood Pressure, Diabetic, High Cholesterol, Smoke, Drink and a bit of Stress... Yer typical Poster Boy for a Heart Attack or Stroke. Was really nervous going in. The Dr. said if he found anything wrong he'd fix it at that time...so if that was the case I'd have to stay in the Hospital under observation for 3 more days... Crap.
I checked into reception, paperwork. Waiting room, scared cuz my room was a single for three days...lab work, paperwork, give blood..frikken vampires.. another waiting room and called to get prep'd.
Now getting prep'd is like yer new to the Little Leagues yet you know you want to be protected. Instead of being handed a Cup I'm offered a nose guard. I'm offered one lil white pill.. WTF is this? The Nurse mumbles "To make you relax..." Screw that! Bring on the Ball Peen Hammer, Let me run headlong into a wall...something! The Nurse does an IV into my left wrist, another nurse walks in with clippers... I knew this was coming anyways..yet I could resist the look on her face when she lifted the sheet and exclaimed "Good Lord, He's shaved already!" Hey I was bored over the weekend... was thinking of writing words with a Charpie like "Please leave the Side Burns, Just a trim please or Leave yer number on the other side." The other Nurse had to look, both smiled. Horney Nurses...Angels.
Wheeled into the OR.. other Nurses prep me... two cute females and well a wierd looking Male.. I'm keeping my eye on the Male....don't want him leaving me his number on my stuff. More drugs into the IV.. I've noticed the twitching has stopped, yet I feel there's NOT enough drugs in me for what I'm to face.
Now I realize that everyone but me is wearing a mask. Think about it. If they are worried about infections, I'm the one who is gonna be screaming and cussing...Here we go... "You only feel a sting."... HOLY JEBUS a STING??? You just HARPOONED my GROIN!!!! CHIT... "Okay you'll feel a lil pressure..." ARRRGGGGHHHH... the most sadistic thing about all of this is they have the monitor where you can see everything...you have to look to make sure it keeps beating.
Then the time comes where they inject the ink/fluid/lava.. "You might feel a slight burning sensation." If I could fart right now...... Oneside, next side... Dr stops on the left side and exclaims "Oh Whoa..." HUH??? WHAT??? Silence and then he calls the others to look on...I almost fade to Black.....
I hear the term "rare" and he tips the monitor closer to me to see... points out these arteries...like I know what I'm looking at. points out the two big ones and points to a third one. Rare case fore a third arterey, explains the fast beats and sweats. No sign of any clogs, damage or blocked flows throughout the heart, amazing do to all the warning signs I poccess. Doctor said it was a rare thing and I'm thinking well I can now eat all the fried foods I want now...Naw.
Gotta make it another 49 Years.
Thank you GOD, Jesus and all those above looking down at me. I'll become a Heart Donor when my time is passed. Just to share the Health.
just my $0.02worth.. Been a tuff few days. But I'm BaaaaaccccK!!!
:aok
Mac
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Man.. you're old.
Welcome back. ;)
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...I cringed thru most of that.
Good to hear. My goal is for my arteries to be teflon coated :)
With all the antioxidants I consume daily (pommegranate juice, green tea, vitamin C, etc etc)...its my goal to keep healthy with exercise, proper nutrition and a weency bit of paranoia of procedures like what you described.
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Damn...and I just had a double-meat with cheese whataburger.
:cry
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Yeah, it's strange to see your heart beating on the TV while strapped down to the operating table. I was there 7 months ago.
I gotta agree on the drugs. I swear all they gave me was asprin, but they charged me for morphine. I thought morphine was suppossed to frak you up.
Glad to hear your just a freak of nature and it's nothing serious.;)
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Originally posted by LePaul
...I cringed thru most of that.
Good to hear. My goal is for my arteries to be teflon coated :)
With all the antioxidants I consume daily (pommegranate juice, green tea, vitamin C, etc etc)...its my goal to keep healthy with exercise, proper nutrition and a weency bit of paranoia of procedures like what you described.
I do the pommegranate juice, green tea, no OJ *increases the Blood Glucose Levels*, wifey has a juicer... *no guys, Sheesh pervs* she does Kao, celery, carrots and apples... good drink and it goes straight into yer system also.
:aok
Mac
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Originally posted by rpm
I gotta agree on the drugs. I swear all they gave me was asprin, but they charged me for morphine. I thought morphine was suppossed to frak you up.
They gave me morphine after my shoulder surgery this month... it did indeed "frak" me up. :)
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Originally posted by Sandman
They gave me morphine after my shoulder surgery this month... it did indeed "frak" me up. :)
I'd agree. I found your posts politically tolerable! ;)
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Originally posted by rpm
Yeah, it's strange to see your heart beating on the TV while strapped down to the operating table. I was there 7 months ago.
I gotta agree on the drugs. I swear all they gave me was asprin, but they charged me for morphine. I thought morphine was suppossed to frak you up.
Glad to hear your just a freak of nature and it's nothing serious.;)
That's whyI like you rpm... you never candy coat anything. :D
And here I was hoping the Dr was gonna tell me I had a third testicle.
:rofl
Mac
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Originally posted by AWMac
I do the pommegranate juice, green tea, no OJ *increases the Blood Glucose Levels*, wifey has a juicer... *no guys, Sheesh pervs* she does Kao, celery, carrots and apples... good drink and it goes straight into yer system also.
:aok
Mac
Good choices
This (http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php) is one of my favorite resource sites for info on foods.
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The sadist only gave me 20 Vicodin for recovery. I ask you, how am I suppossed to throw an "I Laugh In The Face Of Death" party on 20 Vicodin?
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Originally posted by rpm
The sadist only gave me 20 Vicodin for recovery. I ask you, how am I suppossed to throw an "I Laugh In The Face Of Death" party on 20 Vicodin?
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Mix it with alcohol. Duh. :cool:
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Originally posted by rpm
The sadist only gave me 20 Vicodin for recovery. I ask you, how am I suppossed to throw an "I Laugh In The Face Of Death" party on 20 Vicodin?
:(
Hell you got Vicodin for Recovery? I was told Asperin would get me thru.... Frikken St. Fracios Pain Lovin Basstages!!!!
I want a rematch... err.. no... never mind.
This morning around 1:30 am the pain meds wore off...which I promptly woke up from a sound sleep of someone screaming.... I realized it was me.
Basstages!!!
Mac
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(http://www.selarom.com/images/emotilinks/DOH.jpg)
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Originally posted by rpm
(http://www.selarom.com/images/emotilinks/DOH.jpg)
NO CHIT!
Mac
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Originally posted by LePaul
I'd agree. I found your posts politically tolerable! ;)
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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Mac,
Glad to hear you're in one piece and with us still. :aok
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Good news mac, Get off those damned cigs! Best of luck and health to ya!
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Secret Agent Man!!!1
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Yep gonna get off the damm cigs... that's what killed my Dad last Year.
Well hate to disappoint you guys but the "Fly By" for me has been postponed. Ifluff'n in 49 Years from now Aces High is still up and running then we'll maybe schedule my Fly By...
Hmm wonder if HT will then be saying "IN Two Weeks"...
Skuzzy will never change though....
(http://www.crystalxp.net/news/img/192.jpg)
:D
Mac
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Glad you are ok SmackMaw
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Originally posted by Furball
Glad you are ok SmackMaw
So am I Bro, so am I.
Thanx Bro.
*Guess I'll never live down the name of SmackMaw?*
:D
Mac
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Too bad they did not have to go in and put in stent(s). Don't take that wrong, glad all is OK.
They shave you near the family jewels. After the operation, they clamp you, and a small sand bag over the incision made in the artery, to the table.
Interesting watching the end of the probe wind its way to the heart.
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Originally posted by AWMac
So am I Bro, so am I.
Thanx Bro.
*Guess I'll never live down the name of SmackMaw?*
:D
Mac
You will always be SmackMaw to me, honey xxx
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Originally posted by MiloMorai
Too bad they did not have to go in and put in stent(s). Don't take that wrong, glad all is OK.
They shave you near the family jewels. After the operation, they clamp you, and a small sand bag over the incision made in the artery, to the table.
Interesting watching the end of the probe wind its way to the heart.
No stents, all was clean and clear. Had me amazed too. Removing the cath from my groin took a slow and uneasy 20 minutes by the Nurse. It's now a timed practice to prevent excessive arterial bleeding. Then a guaze/sticker marking the exact spot/covered in a celophane tape.
The whole area was covered in a lime green antibacterial solution... I asked my 8 Year old Son in the recovery room if he wanted to see Shreck.... once he seen the side of my right hip he declined quickly... :rofl
Humor in All Things in Life,
:aok
Mac
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Did you happen to ask the medical team there to vote for you? How about at least explaining your platform to them??
Glad you were clean, that's not a procedure I want to undergo. So far so good now.
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Glad you're well. Good, funny read. Thanks for sharing
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Wtg, Mac, interesting report. You have a promising career as a medical reporter. Kinda helps keep your mind off some of the needle procedures, right?
Good way to stay in control (well, at least somewhat) and participate instead of just being done to.
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Glad to hear things turned out, Mac. :aok
I am sure your squaddies on our forums would like to know things are OK (hint hint). You know we have all been worried about you.
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Glad you're doing well Mac :)
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A couple things were different about my angioplasty. I had an airbag clamp gizmo they strapped to my leg to prevent bleeding. I think it was called a cathclamp. No being sandbag strapped to the table after surgery, but I had to wear it for 8 hours.
I could be very wrong, but I don't remember it taking 20 minutes for the Doc to remove my cath. It was all very bang-zoom. I was in and out in under an hour.
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Glad all went well Mac.
Had one back in 1989 after a small heart attack, they found a cardiac bridge.
[Knock on wood] No problems since.
When my late Father had one his incision leaked badly. I even called the nurse to get the surgeon back in but he didn't think it was much to get worried about.
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Originally posted by rpm
A couple things were different about my angioplasty. I had an airbag clamp gizmo they strapped to my leg to prevent bleeding. I think it was called a cathclamp. No being sandbag strapped to the table after surgery, but I had to wear it for 8 hours.
I could be very wrong, but I don't remember it taking 20 minutes for the Doc to remove my cath. It was all very bang-zoom. I was in and out in under an hour.
The NURSE!!! geez no child left behind.
rpm it was a nurse in the room that I was preped in that removed the Cath.. I asked her why it was taking so long to remove it too...
The lil sandbag I had to wear for 48 hours and was removed in a shower...
Can someone kiss my Boo~Boo?
Mac
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Are you talking about a Foley or the cath used in the angio? I didn't get a Foley. I turned that little bit o' joy down. If a nurse removed your cath used for the angio call a lawyer now.
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Had a Cath Bro... asked her why she was watching the clock...
She replied it takes a bit to remove it... I asked her how long and she said 20 minutes, slowly.
Hell I was ready to rip it out when the Dr claimed it was all over...
Wish I had the Vicidin... I was screwed over.
Mac
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Originally posted by fuzeman
Glad all went well Mac.
Had one back in 1989 after a small heart attack, they found a cardiac bridge.
[Knock on wood] No problems since.
When my late Father had one his incision leaked badly. I even called the nurse to get the surgeon back in but he didn't think it was much to get worried about.
Fuzeman Dammm glad it went well for you Bro!
I did drive before I was allowed to.. a short distance and it frikken hurt.
Man, sometimes ya gotta listen to Doctors.
Mac