Taking A Leave of Absence
peter4jc
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Some of you know a little bit about what's going on, but now everyone will.
I've been seeing a caardiologist because of fatigue and chest pain when I exert myself too hard like pushing my lawn mower. She put me through a stress test and an echocardiogram in early November that showed some abnormalities. That brought me to this morning, undergoing an angiogram to have a look-see at my coronary arteries. The doc doing the angiogram said I couldn't go home but needed to take an ambulance ride to a hospital that does heart surgery. Tomorrow, bright and early they're doing bypass surgery on 4 arteries and replacing the aortic valve.
2-3 days in ICU, 2-3 days in a regular room and I can go home. No lifting more than 10# for a couple weeks and no driving for 8 weeks.
It kinda sucks. But in 8-12 weeks I'll be a lot better off than I am now, and have a nice scar to show the grandkids. And if things go very wrong and I wake up in heaven I don't think I'll be doing any complaining. So it's all good.
2-3 days in ICU, 2-3 days in a regular room and I can go home. No lifting more than 10# for a couple weeks and no driving for 8 weeks.
It kinda sucks. But in 8-12 weeks I'll be a lot better off than I am now, and have a nice scar to show the grandkids. And if things go very wrong and I wake up in heaven I don't think I'll be doing any complaining. So it's all good.
I appreciate your concern and will update this thread in a couple days.
Cheers!
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A lot of us have had bypass surgery - mine was in 1994 and my child bride’s in 1995 - and are still around enjoying life.
Naturally, our prayers will all continue on your behalf and we’ll look forward to hearing from you again when you’re able.
God bless.....
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Well the good news is they caught it early before anything major happened. Good luck Peter I am sure everything will go just fine. I will be praying for you buddy.
My Sis is praying for you as well. She still remembers u.
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It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
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I'm not normally a praying man, but I will put one out there for you.
Best wishes on a speedy recovery too.
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