God is good
Well gents here I am back online again. I had been feeling "off" and trying to grit my way through it, then my son came home from firefighter Academy. He's been an EMT out in the bush a few years and he was here an hour before he finally got in my business. "Dad? You know I love you and respect you. Get in the car." I tried to wiggle out of it and he put on his fireman EMT voice and said "Get in the car NOW. Not as your son, as someone who's saving your life".
He drove to the ER and they got a quick summary from him and immediately admitted me. I don't remember anything for 3 days, now I'm awake, alert, feel pretty much normal but get winded easily.
100% blockage of the left anterior descending artery, the Widowmaker. They stented it and stopped and restarted it a couple times to stop the fibrillation, have me on 10,000 medications, and are sending me home day after tomorrow.
Isn't that just like our good Lord to have my son come through town exactly when he did. Thank you Jesus.
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You are in my prayers Bob. Hope to keep you around for a very long time! Your son makes even me very proud! Blessings, Blessings, and more Blessings going out to you and yours! Joel
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The Good Lord has saved both our lives! Isn't it a wonderful feeling!! God is great!!
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Amen brother! Many of us have been saved by his hand, some in what seem like small meaningless ways, easy to blow off as unimportant.
But think for a minute. The God of all creation stopped what he was doing, turned his eye on us, and he touched us ... and changed our life.
That alone is awesome. Beyond awesome 🥲
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GOD is GOOD indeed.
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Glad you are ok!!!
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My Pop has been through 14 trips to the Cath lab since 2010, I don't know how many stents he currently has. He had a quad bypass 22 years ago.
I can't believe he is still alive, but am grateful for the blessings sent to him.
Prayers to you for a full recovery, and getting back to 100 percent.
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@Nanuq907 : are you recovering OK, sir? As well as can be expected so far?
Thanks for checking in, I'm home from the hospital, got my comfy chair and NHL game on, and my boy's plane back to Kotzebue just took off.
This reminds me of the Soldier's Prayer
I asked God for strength that I might achieve.
I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for health that I might do greater things.
I was given infirmity that I might do better things.
I asked for riches that I might be happy.
I was given poverty that I might be wise.
I asked for power that I might have the praise of men.
I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
I was given life that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am, among all men, most richly blessed.
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just another vote glad your home and doing well
I would say you son should get something wonderful for saving you but after a quick think on it .
he gets his dad , and from my view nothing could compare to that gift for both of you
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I’m glad you’re doing well and listening to God and your living son. You need to get healthy as you are going to show me around when I get back to Alaska in the near future.
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Woo hooooo!!! Adventure is a-coming! Hopefully by midsummer my plan is to be right back to “strong and ornery”
💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
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Well gents, more to report. God is even "gooder" than I thought before.
I was feeling so strong after the first stent I came home and way overdid it, and bought myself a raging case of pericarditis. Back to the hospital and they decided to place the 2nd stent. Afterward in the recovery area I coded and they had to do CPR a long time to get me back... and I was awake for most of it.
So another long hospital stay as they implanted a defibrillator, and now I'm home again, this time with a damaged ventricle and a big old clot sitting in there. Docs have me on massive meds, coumadin out the wazzoo and I have to admit I'm scared this time. I don't want a stroke or a pulmonary embolism. They're doing an MRI next week to see what they can see, and form a plan. My doc is easy to talk to, so I'm sure he'll be talking to me about my odds and treatments. Until then I'm being quiet like a dormouse.
My son sent me a verse that means a whole lot, from Psalms. It talks about the Lord lifting me out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and placing my feet on solid rock. BOY does that resonate with me.
So, that's where I've been. And just as before, God is Good.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you for a good out come
Can't loose you who would promote the old land rovers
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Prayers, prayers, and more prayers going out for your complete recovery Bob. You hang in there buddy!
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I was thinking just yesterday that I hadn't seen you post for awhile. More prayers are with you.
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Dang, Nanuq! Hope you can get things back under control.
"coumadin out the wazzoo"... That just sounds highly uncomfortable!
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Prayers for a complete recovery.
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Wow, glad you're back with us, hang in there!
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I am prone to bloodclots, they call it unprovoked clotting, I just throw them for no reason and on 2 bloodthinners permantly now, my last one was a massive pulmonary embolism right in the Y that goes to both lungs it was teeter tottering in the Y. I got a helicopter ride to pittsburg for that one. after all the doctors left I finally ask the nurse there in ICU just how big it was as I couldn't get a straight answer from any of the doctors. He told me say a normal clot is the size of a pencil lead, a big clot is the size of a pencil eraser, mine was the size of a hot dog! and it was teetering back and forth. they finally got it reduced/gone after like you taking clot busters and thinners every 4 hours for almost a week.
If you got a good doctor they know what they are doing and with the lords help will get it figured out and you back to normal, but you have to do WHAT THEY SAY AND NO MORE! they have their reasons for putting restrictions on your activity. prayers for you and yours
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Wow, I hope you guys get straightened out and back to normal. I guess I was lucky with my by-passes, I just had a little tightening in the throat before the 5 bypasses.
Just take it easy and be careful.
Joe
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I pray for my extended family every day. An extra one in for the " invincible" ones! Listen to you doctors!😉
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Prayers said for wisdom for your doctors and complete healing for you!
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Not only is God good, he is great.
Was fixin to send out a BOLO to see where you were.
MIA for sure, glad you are on your second recovery.
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Glad to hear your still hanging in there. I hope you do even better in the future.
What you said about over doing it has got me thinking now. I'm planning on starting back to doing yard work next week. I had 3 stents put in back a few months ago so I think I'll be extra careful and make a lot of rest stops in the beginning. Hey you might have saved my life with your post. God is good.
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Remember........old racquetball players never die......they just "kill it!!!".
Give it h-e-l-l !!!!
From an old "Tornado Alley " player.
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God is good..... I think you temped fate one too many times already !!! Prayers for what lies ahead, wisdom for the Doctors and peace for you and your family....
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Prayers for a speedy recovery.
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Thank you gents, it brings me so much hope and encouragement reading your replies. I decided to take myself off the throne of my life for awhile, and let God have a go at it. He has a plan and he will show the doctors exactly how to go forward. You know that verse about trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not leaning on your own understanding? I’m there, and He is making my path straight.
Thank you all.
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God is good but I sure do wish he'd be a little more proactive and head off these bad things before they happen. People say God must have been with him to survive that crash. If he'd been there a little sooner the crash would never have happened.
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Prayers continue.
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