If you have a prayer to spare

Tour2ma
Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
edited March 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
My Father-in-Law, Jim, is undergoing double by-pass (at least) surgery tomorrow morning. He's in very good hands as Dr. Denton Cooley is doing the procedure, but still every little bit helps.

Jim is a very righteous individual and just a very nice man. Although it is not his profession, he is an ordained Minister. He presided over my wife's and my wedding last year.

Anyway, would appreciate any good thoughts you can send Jim's way...
More later,
Tour...
Vox Copuli
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2004
    may the best of luck be with him and his family!
    -Cody
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  • egp823
    egp823 Posts: 74
    edited October 2004
    May the good Lord guide the hands of Dr Cooley and heal Jim.
    My prayers are with you.
    edwin
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited October 2004
    I'll have a word with the 'big guy' on his behalf, you got it.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited October 2004
    Consider it done.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2004
    Jim's hand is filled with great cards, ante up, he'll be allright.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by egp823
    May the good Lord guide the hands of Dr Cooley and heal Jim.
    Amen. Jim, your wife, and you are in my prayers.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • dcarlson
    dcarlson Posts: 1,740
    edited October 2004
    You got it.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited October 2004
    Done.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,085
    edited October 2004
    Many prayers heading that way....

    BDT
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Tears here, guys, as in overwhelming..... something....

    Many thanks...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited October 2004
    Consider it done. Thanks for letting us know.
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  • phoneisbusy
    phoneisbusy Posts: 867
    edited October 2004
    Prayers and best wishes for your father in law and you Tour.

    regards

    Dave
    Time is the best teacher. Unfortunately it kills all its students.
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  • trubluluc
    trubluluc Posts: 2,067
    edited October 2004
    Amen.
    Make sure you surround him with the power of positive thought before and after.
    My Dad had a Quad, a few years ago, still going strong thankfully.

    all the best,

    -Luc
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited October 2004
    Let us know how everything goes.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited October 2004
    10-4 and my best for a speedy recovery.

    Dave
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited October 2004
    Sending positive thoughts your way.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2004
    Best wishes, and on a positive note: Bypass surgery usually results in a very revitalized feeling after recovery. This is due to the long, slow process of degradation of energy levels that people experience when they are in need of bypass surgery.

    It equates to a tune-up for the heart! Many people speak of feeling 20 yrs younger after by-pass surgery...23 years ago my Grandma had quadruple-bypass surgery, today she is 87 and still honry as hell.

    Again, best wishes for a speedy recovery Jimbo!
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited October 2004
    Me and my family will be sure to include your family in our prayers.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited October 2004
    Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim and family. Good luck and God Bless.

    Anthony
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  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited October 2004
    Good luck and here's to a speedy recovery for Jim.:)
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Thanks again guys...

    Ended up being a triple bypass...

    Surgery went well. Took right around three hours. Dr. Cooley was very pleased.

    Jim is still in ICU, heavily sedated, intubated and under constant observation (all normal at this point).
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2004
    Outstanding!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited October 2004
    Great News! Now for a speedy recovery!
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited October 2004
    EXCELLENT!!!!!!!
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited October 2004
    I'm a little late here. Glad to hear everything went well. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

    Maurice
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited October 2004
    Just saw this. Looks like the club has the big guys ear!:)

    Henry
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Thanks yet again...

    Jim, continues to improve. He's off of the breathing tube (pulled sometime last night) and took in a little solid food today. Leakage has esentially stopped (one of the other things I did not know about bypasses... the new connections are not "blood-tight"). His heartbeat is slightly irregular (again, not unusual) and they are medicating him for that.

    Dr. Cooley gave him the once over this AM and signed off on his being moved from ICU.

    Houston's St. Luke's Hospital had been perfect until...

    The A$$hole caridologist, a staffer not on Cooley's team, that has to provide sig #2 to have Jim moved out of ICU left for a "long weekend" before reviewing Jim's echocardiogram (sp?) test results or speaking to Jim and family.

    Now Jim is convinced he is dieing... far from the truth, but there is a LOT of family history, including a 1st wife and a very young daughter... This after Cooley and company emphasized the mental aspect of the recovery...

    But my wife is on them.. If she can't get results, the heavy artilery will be called in... yours truly... you do NOT want to piss off a Bohunk...

    Later...

    EDIT: Wife just called... the Cariologist was in the hospital and will be all weekend... Turns out Jim did suffer an "attack" (as in heart) during the procedure. Degree is unknown, but does NOT appear to be life threatening. Apparently such an event is neither normal nor unusual in patients with blockage as significant as Jim had.

    Move from ICU to CCU tomorrow is likely. And probably to private room Monday. And then more tests to follow...

    So for now the incredible Bohunk stays in reserve as the mild mannered Dr. Tour2ma......
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Last update, until Jim goes home...

    First, an apology, I sort of left out a very important word in the last post, "Not". Jim's attack is not life threatening. Sorry if I caused any undue concern... I'll blame the alcohol...

    Jim will move from ICU to CCU today. He's alert, is spending more time in a chair, the chest tubes are out... everything is going well.

    Mentally he is also much improved, much brighter outlook...

    Should go home mid-week or so, and I will post a short update then.

    Thanks again to all. This thread has been theraputic for me, and assured the deck was stacked in Jim's favor with the Man upstairs... of that I have no doubt...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited November 2004
    No apology required.:) Anything could go wrong, and that could be life threating with one mistake! I am glad to hear he is good!
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    Jim is now at home resting relatively comfortably in his own bed and watching old Errol Flynn movies.

    Damage from the heart attack that occurred during the procedure was deemed "minimal". So all is looking good.

    Thanks to all for the prayers and/or good thoughts...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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