Heart surgery
A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well known heart surgeon in his shop.
The surgeon was there waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his bike when the mechanic shouted across the garage,"Hey Doc,can I ask you a question?"
The surgeon,a bit surprised,walked over to where the mechanic was working on the motorcycle.
The mechanic straightened up,wiped his hands on a rag and asked,"So Doc,look at this engine.I open it's heart,take the valves out,repair any damage,and then put them back in,and when I finish,it works just like new.So,how come I get such a small salary and you get the really big bucks,when you and I are doing basically the same work?"
The surgeon paused,smiled and leaned over and whispered to the mechanic,
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"Try doing it with the engine running."
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IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
The surgeon was there waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his bike when the mechanic shouted across the garage,"Hey Doc,can I ask you a question?"
The surgeon,a bit surprised,walked over to where the mechanic was working on the motorcycle.
The mechanic straightened up,wiped his hands on a rag and asked,"So Doc,look at this engine.I open it's heart,take the valves out,repair any damage,and then put them back in,and when I finish,it works just like new.So,how come I get such a small salary and you get the really big bucks,when you and I are doing basically the same work?"
The surgeon paused,smiled and leaned over and whispered to the mechanic,
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"Try doing it with the engine running."
[:D][:D]
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IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
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Headed back in for more body and fender work on the ticker, December 7th. Had some chest pain, so I went back to my cardiologist. EKG showed something he didn't like. He thinks my stent failed or something of that nature. If it did, It will be the second time and he is going to do a bypass. I feel pretty damn good, but just a little pain once in a while. Keep my nitro in my pocket, along with a cell phone just in case. Going hunting next Monday and Tuesday, for muzzleloader season. My buds are going with me to keep an eye on me. Wish they didn't treat me like a little kid, but glad they care enough to watch over me. I'm gonna be fine, as the man upstairs has my back. Oak 0 -
Geez Oak, glad you and the doc caught this. Gimme a call when ya get a chance. 0 -
Good luck and positive vibes sent your way.
Be careful out there hunting and don't push too hard. If the stent failed it could move and act like a big blood clot.0 -
prayers 0 -
If it makes you feel better, sounds like they are treating you like an old man rather than a kid! [:p] 0 -
Prayers asked from here. 0 -
good doc....good friends...GOOD DEAL 0 -
Prayers sent. 0 -
A whole new ball game between putting in a stent and doing bypass surgery.
If you end up having bypass let me give you one tip. Your choice if you want to do it or not, but it can make a world of difference in recovery.
The standard procedure is after surgery they give you a small pillow. If you feel a cough or a sneeze coming on you slap that pillow onto your chest and hold it there tightly to prevent the sternum from breaking back open.
My tip is to get an elastic belt and wear it around your chest for 3 to 4 weeks. Mine is 12 inches wide and is held in place with a Velcro strip. You put the belt on and apply a moderate amount of pressure to it - it stays on 24/7 (except for showering). I also ended up sleeping in a (mind failure -lounge chair ?) for 3 months.
My first cough after returning home gave me zero time to throw the pillow to my chest. The sturnum broke loose and three months later I was back in surgery to have the sternum re-wired.
A long and painful story follows that second surgery when the doctor decided to invite med students to watch and interact. In order to see what the bypass's looked like they put a chest spreader on me. Besides rupturing severl discs in my upper back, and damaging my rotor cup, they gifted me with a internal sternum infection that came very close to sending me to a different place than earth. (and I was in enough pain I would have went willingly) I have been in constant (cronic) pain since.
A stent would have to be a very short one in order to turn in the artery and block it. Generaly a stent failier comes from the artery shrinking at the end. Then one has to wonder if the doctor used the correct size stent to begin with. Many other things can happen to cause problems as well.
I have 5 bypasses and 5 stents (coronary artery desease). I wish you well and hope that your problem can be fixed without bypass. If not, most come through it just fine, but you will be down for awhile - don't even think about rushing back into doing stuff until you get some healing in. It is absolutly nothing to mess with .
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I had a quad bypass in 2012. I was in the hospital right after Christmas thru a few days after New Year's due to some transplants becoming available unexpectedly. The worse pain I had was after surgery lying on my back, with degenerative disc disease I was in terrible pain. I couldn't make them understand that my back was the problem. Finally one did and moved me enough in the recovery room that I was able to stand it.
Yes, the red pillow, it is a comfort. A couple of days after I got home, watching TV from my recliner, Larry the Cable guy was on a Food Network show about Fair food. He called a guy over to the food truck and offered him a funnel cake thing and after the guy took a bite, asked if he knew what it was. Guy says "no" and Larry says "it's a cow turd." I laughed so hard I had to squeeze that pillow til my arms hurt. Thought sure I busted everything open but it was OK. I tried not to watch anything funny for a while. Actually besides that, there was not that much pain involved with heart surgery. Surely not as bad as both rotator cuff surgeries I have had.0 -
Hope they can do the new Micro Surgery where they do not need to open your Sternum. If they do the Pillow is your friend. 0 -
My prayers go out for you Oakie! 0 -
Oakie - I will be in for work on the seventh as well - I will be in on my birthday too...
Stay well - be well - remember I get to die first - no line jumping.
Mike0 -
Mine was Dec 24th and this is what a bunch of Kids saw and new Christmas was not coming.[:D] 
PS the VA gives out red Pillows.0 -
Restenosis of stents is quite common in many people.
As far as CAB surgery goes, all I can tell you is my mother recovered from hers just fine. She had part of her colon removed, and that surgery almost killed her, but she bounced back from the CAB like it was a cold.
God bless her,....she's actually in better shape than I am it seems at 77![:)]0 -
Might want to check if a single CAB can be done with minimally invasive surgery. (Robotic, without cracking your chest.)
Neal0 -
Lord have mercy on Oakie. You know God Oakies alright and we need him here for a while... 0 -
Will be thinking about you Brother. 0 -
I've always been one to look at the bright side of things so here goes....knowing your a fellow UGA fan at least you'll be able to see #5 UGA take down #1 Alabama for the SEC championship on Dec. 1st. and have a few days to enjoy the victory [:D], yes there's a very good chance of it happening, my bookie says so [^]. Best wishes to you [;)] 0 -
best of luck to you Oakie
prayes it all goes well and a fast recovery
I am not truly devoted religious but when I had by-pass done 14 years ago ,
My surgeon ask If I minded If he and the support team prayed for help and guidance in my procedure ...
my response ...AHHH... sure Doc, go ahead I need all the help I can get [^]0 -
I'm having flashbacks.
Hideous nightmare.
Good luck Oakie.0 -
Prayers to you Oakie, and all of the rest of you who went thru the same thing.. 0 -
I wish you well what ever you and your doctor decide 0 -
Best wishes for a fast recovery And NO pain. 0 -
Another tip Oakie. When you get to go home, ride in the back seat. That way if your in an accident, the airbag won't smack you in the chest. I had 5 bypasses over 3 years ago, and the red pillow was with me constantly for a couple of weeks.
I was pretty lucky, I had between 85 and 95% blockage in my arteries, but it was caught early enough that there was no heart damage, and I had a fairly easy full recovery.
I've also had back problems most of my life, and I couldn't lay in bed. I requested a recliner, they brought me one and it worked out fine for me. The biggest problem I had in the hospital was that they had me scheduled for a 4:30 am x-ray every morning on the other side of the hospital in the basement. But I walked all the way down there on the 3rd day, and I also set the record (according to my nurse) of the longest walk the first day.[:0]
Good luck Oakie, I hope everything goes great for you.0 -
Damn Oakie sorry to hear of this, prayers asked for your full and quick recovery.
I wouldn't mind spending my entire life without any major surgery.0 -
Good luck Oakie.
Let?s try to grab dinner when you?re back up and at it, pretty sure we can find a diner that makes salads near you!!
Wishing you the best.0 -
You might consider some vitamin K2 taken with vitamin D3. Serrapeptase
also might be beneficial. Check out the benefits on Youtube with the
videos by Dr Berg. Best Wishes with a prayer said for you!0
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